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Manga Sarutobi Sasuke is a 24-episode anime series about the young Sarutobi Sasuke, a legendary ninja. It was first aired from October 9, 1979, to April 29, 1980 on Tokyo 12 Channel, and was later dubbed in several languages. The whole 24-episode run was aired in many European and Arabic countries. It is best known to the American fans as Ninja, The Wonder Boy: a highly edited, highly condensed feature-length version of this series. This version, dubbed in English, was produced by Jim Terry Productions of Force Five fame. The names of several characters were changed, with Sarutobi Sasuke becoming "Duke Hayakawa", his female companion Sakura being changed to "Blossom", and the villain Devilman became "Dragon."

A race car driver competes around the world in a race car left to him by his father.

A comedy about a group of kids forming a school baseball team, with the leader being very stubborn and argumentative.

Strange phenomena is causing creatures to awaken in ancient ruins all over the world. It's up the 5 members of Team Tansar to fight against these enemies of humanity. The show combines drawn animation with real models.

The story of Banner, a young orphaned squirrel raised by a kindly mother cat, and his adventures in the forest.

When Huckleberry runs away from his orphanage, he teams up with an escaped slave. Together, they travel the Mississippi on a raft, encountering all kinds of people and adventures.

Temple is a lovely girl who enjoys music. One day she climbs on board a balloon and is excited by the aerial journey, until she realizes she's drifting away from her home. While she's distraught, she is encouraged by a drummer boy and animals who play music for her and help her find her way back home.

The Adventures of Pepero or The Adventures of Pepero the Andes Boy is a 26-episode anime TV series created by Tatsuya Ono and Sumio Takahashi and aired on the NET Network from 1975-10-06 to 1976-03-29 in Japan. It has since been then translated and broadcast in several languages worldwide. The story follows the young boy Pepero as he searches for his father who has gone missing while seeking the mythical golden city of El Dorado. The theme songs for the series are Pepero's Adventure and O Wind, Please Carry My Message, both composed by Takeo Yamashita and arranged by Hiroshi Tsutsui, with lyrics by Kazuo Umezu and vocals by Mitsuko Horie.

Mechander Robot was an anime series aired in 1977 in Japan. There were 35 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. It is also known as "Gasshin Sentai Mechander Robo", "Mekander", "Mechander", "Gasshin Sentai Mechander Robo", "Combiner Battle Team Mekander Robot", "Combining Squadron Mechander Robo", "Mekander Robot" and "Mekanda".

Toshinta Tomoe decides to join the high school judo club to follow the footsteps of his mother, Teruko, a former judo champion.

Sarutobi Ecchan is a magical girl manga series by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was originally named Okashina Okashina Ano Ko, but was changed in 1971 when Toei Animation adapted it into an anime called Sarutobi Ecchan. The anime lasted 26 episodes. It has been recently released on DVD as a part of the DVD ANCIENT SERIES.

Based on Fujio Akatsuka's subversive family comedy, the series follows naive 10-year-old Bakabon and his folks: Papa, the patriarch and idiot supreme, Mama, Bakabon's darling mother and voice of reason, and Hajime, the newly-born baby boy who, due to being in the womb for an extended period, gained super-intelligence and an extensive bevy of worldly knowledge. Much of the comedy revolves around the idiotic natures of Bakabon and his Papa, and the people who have to put up with it.

Raised since his birth by his aunt, the little Hutchi will learn one day that he is actually the son of the queen of bees, who disappeared shortly before giving birth. The orphaned Prince then sets out to find his mother, wherever she is, and goes on an adventure. He will take notice of a hostile and dangerous environment and face many joys and sorrows, and face a thousand dangers while discovering the life around him.

Based on Ooyama Masutatsu's early years. After having survived the war as a Kamikaze pilot, Ken goes on a path to become the strongest martial artist in the world. Fighting bears, bulls and countless other martial arts such as Muay Thai, Tai Chi and many more around the world.

The mischievous antics of a ghost in an ancient village.

Nishiyama Satomi (nicknamed "Limit") is the daughter of Professor Nishiyama. One year she was mortally wounded during a plane crash. Her father was able to revive her, by making her a cyborg. As a cyborg she is gifted with “Miracle Powers” and several different accessories that aid her in solving different problems. Her red beret can be used as a radio to contact her father, and her boots have super speed. She is also able to transform with her pendant. Limit-chan also has a robot pet dog named Guu. Limit keeps her cybernetic powers a secret, as she fears being shunned by society. She keeps to herself, and sometimes keeps distance from others. Her secret is only known by her father and his assistants. In the final episode she reveals her secret to her teachers.

Nippon Animation presents the mid-century adventures of Lulu Moppett, a brazen young girl who loves to play with dolls just as much as she loves to get even with her frenemy Tubby Tompkins and his gang of "fellers". Adapted from the American comic series of the same name, a daily slice-of-life of little girls and little boys unfolds in a cozy small American town, with the only problems to worry about being the trouble the kids get up to!

Chobin is a cute little alien prince from another planet, who crash landed on earth. Looking for his mother, he has a magical bracelet that will help him on his quest.

The residents build a new school called Shinsei High School. Shingo has lots of charm, and it seems all the girls cannot keep away from him, he sings off key and waters flowers. Matsuki Tenpei the teacher introduced the students to the game of football.

Based on a novel by Fumio Ishimori and a song by American songwriter Stephen Foster (1826-1864). The song was written with his wife, Jane McDowell, in mind.

Mahou Tsukai Chappy or Little Witch Chappy is an anime series that debuted in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in 1972. It is the fifth magical girl anime in history, and the fifth produced by the Toei Animation studio. While the show was fairly popular, it was not as popular as Toei's earlier magical-girl series, and is relatively obscure compared to its predecessors. In addition to its success in Japan, Chappy has been dubbed into Italian, French, and Spanish and broadcast on TV in Italy and in various Latin American nations such as Mexico, Peru, or Chile. A manga adaptation of the story was drawn by Hideo Azuma, who later became more famous for his manga-turned-anime works, Little Pollon and Nanako SOS. Chappy, along with other Toei magical girls such as Akko-chan, Sally, Cutie Honey, Megu-chan, Lunlun, and Lalabel, is a playable character in the Sony PlayStation game Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs. The series was released on DVD in Japan in a box set in December 2005.

This work focuses on environmental issues from the viewpoint of insects. In a refreshing twist, the central character miniaturizes, unlike the conventional hero who grows ever larger. From this perspective, the world looks different and unfamiliar. This work enables the reader to see that the world around is quickly moving towards destruction.

An alien woman named Maya crash-lands on Earth. Her homeworld was destroyed by the Blasters, a cruel alien race who steals the natural resources from other planets. She falls in love with a scientist and gives birth to a human boy named Kentaro. When the Blasters invade the Earth, Kentaro must defeat them by fighting with Astroganger, a robot made from living metal.

Heroine, Hiromi Oka, has just entered a high school famous for its tennis club. She has started playing tennis yearning after Madam Butterfly. She was expecting to enjoy playing tennis with her best friend, Maki, but the situation changes when the new coach, Mr. Munakata, suddenly picks out Hiromi to be one of the players for the upcoming tournament and starts giving Hiromi tough lessons. She strives under any circumstance. The more the new coach gives her training, the better she seems to get. Finally she becomes the representative in the junior match tournament.

When Ryuu is born his tribe tries to sacrifice him to a Tyrannosaurus named Shirano because of the color of his skin. He is however saved by a monkey who raises him as her own son. Meanwhile Ryuu's mother has left the tribe and is out on a quest to find Ryuu. 16 years later Ryuu meets a girl named Ran who was sold to the tribe Ryuu originaly came from. The tribe is not happy to see Ryuu alive and tries to sacrifice him again, this time by burning him alive. Before they can get the deed done the tribe is massacred along with Ryuu's adoptive mother by Shirano. Ryuu then sets out on a quest together with Ran to find his mother and Ran's brother Don.

This series centered on Melmo, a nine-year-old girl whose mother is killed in an auto accident and has to then take care of her two younger brothers (Totoo and Touch). While in Heaven, the children's mother is given one wish. Her wish is that Melmo (the oldest out of her 3 children ) will be allowed to grow up more quickly than usual, since their lives as children will be difficult without their parents.

The story is told by the cat-eyed boy, hated by humans and demons, who engages in tales of terror, including monsters and children.

Set during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, Isabelle Laustin is a 15 year-old girl, born in a noble French family living in Paris. When Napoleon III' army loses the Paris siege she escapes to London, fighting as a secret agent for France.

A goofy comedy series with various stories featuring the same set of characters.

An arrogant karate master named Tadashi Sawamura enters the kickboxing ring to prove his superiority, only to be beaten into a coma by a practictioner of the new art. After recovering, his trainer Endo convinced Sawamura to study kickboxing in order to regain his honor.

A collection of children's stories and tales from traditional Japanese folklore.

Eleven-year-old Julie Braun lives in the lush green mountain pastures of Austria's Southern Tyrol. Her parents are killed by Italian soldiers, and she is sent to Vienna to live with her relatives, the Clementes. She befriends cousins Johan and Tanya but has trouble adjusting to life with Uncle Karl and Aunt Klara. As Austria is plunged into World War I, Karl is fired from his job at a glass factory, and Julie's new family is forced into a life of hardship.

A wacky comedy about a man from a noble ancestry of long ago, but who in modern times is just a lowly salary man that is constantly being humiliated by his family and co-workers.

A remake of the 1969-70 Moomin series. This version is more closely based on the books by the Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson.

A young swordsman finds himself involved in a plot to overthrow the shogunate.

The non-athletic head of the school newspaper department participates in various club activities, including a number of sports clubs, with disastrously hilarious results. (Source: AniDB)

Groizer X is an anime series aired from 1976 to 1977. There were 36 episodes. It is also referred to as Gloyzer X and Gloizer X.

The adventures of a witless boy who finds a time machine hidden in a cave near his house. The 5 minutes episodes aired during the morning television show "Ohayo Kodomo"

Temple the Balloonist is an anime created by Tatsunoko Production.

Fables of the Green Forest is an anime adaption based on a series of books published in the 1910s and 1920s by Thornton W. Burgess which ran on the Japanese network Fuji TV from 7 January 1973–30 December 1973. It consists of 52 episodes and was created by the animation studio Zuiyo Eizo. The series has been aired in many countries outside Japan, such as Germany, Spain, Romania, Portugal, Venezuela and Canada. The release of the series into Canada was done through Ziv International in 1978.

From Genghis Khan to Thomas Edison, each episode in this series focuses on the life and achievement of two of history's greatest and most important persons.

A fairy tale program by the shadow puppets of the theater company Kakashiza.

Nell is a young girl living with her grandfather, Mr Trent, the owner of a shop in London. As he couldn't payback a loan he made, he has to flee with Nell. They decide to search for Nell's mother, who is living somewhere in Great Britain...

Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family that she is sick, her letters stop coming. So Marco decides to go to Argentina to look for her. He travels across Argentina to find her, meeting many wonderful people, and having many adventures during his journey.

A short series based on volleyball at the Munich Olympics. The series features a mix of live action blended with animation.