When you find yourself trying to remember a show (or any works) that's on the tip of your tongue but just out of reach, come here - the collective brain of the TVTropes community can probably help. Post all the details you can remember (examples help). If you're looking for a trope, head over to Trope Finder. Have general questions about tropes? Visit Ask The Tropers!
Find a Show:
openNeed help!!!!!!!!!!!! Anime
Been annoying me for years now. Its a tv cartoon show. Sort of like avatar the last airbender cartoon, with the same graphics and mystical land aura. The humans can turn into beasts of some sorts. All i can remember is that there was some floating islands and the beast bits. It was on tv around 2010ish. Cheers
openSomething related to Peter Pan or Robinson Crusoe, Anime
It was an anime, violent and with some mild nudity, the main character was a redhead dude, traeré was a blonde girl as companion. That’s all I can remember since I saw it around the 2000s although this one seemed to be dated between the 1980s and the 1990s
openZodiac Race Anime/Manga Anime
So I can't for the life of me find this anime/manga I saw a while back. Yet I can remember a bunch of the details. It's placed at a high-school I believe and it's set in typical today era. Essentially this girl has a scrapbook filled with cut out photos of her favorite children's show character, typical anime power-rangers copycat, but it was the red ranger and they were zodiac rangers. Anyway, a mean girl makes fun of her for it and somehow in the first episode, she becomes partnered with the Dog zodiac in this new race to reestablish the line of who gets what year and it's up for grabs for any animal. So she has the Dog and then ends up in a fight with this mean girl who has the Rat and they kick the rat's ass. Then in later episodes the Snake is partnered with this amusement park owner who looks pretty young and had the characters from the children's anime the girl likes to perform there. They don't fight and end up friends because they like the same kid's show. Oh also the zodiac creatures when they don't look like people can hide as their animal versions, the girl has the Dog stay a dog as much as possible. The Monkey is partnered with a librarian at her school who is pretty chill and then there's the chicken who in his animal form is just this fuzzy black chick but when human is huge and buff, is partnered with this little boy. The cat came into play in the last episode I watched and he escaped from some kind of prison thing I think? The girl was out buying more dog food ran into him and was nice to him so he decided she would be his human partner for the race and that's all I remember at this point. PLEASE help me find it every time I try to google it I just get Fruit Basket or Juni Taisen.
Edited by maddyits2amresolved hero network Anime
I'm looking for a manga from the '10s. It's about a group of hero's, all from different worlds who give each other advice and help through a computer network.
openAn anime/cartoon about a honeybee raised by a bumblebee, probably from the 80s. Anime
I honestly cannot remember if it was a Western cartoon or an anime (maybe it was one of those European-Japanese co-productions), I can't even remember if it was a movie or the pilot episode of a series.
But it was about a honeybee. The show begins with a swarm of hornets or wasps attacking a hive of honeybees. The queen flees crying as she witnesses the wasps eating her eggs. After the attack, a bumblebee mother stumbles upon a single egg laying in the grass and takes it back to her hive, alongside her own eggs. The honeybee egg is the last to hatch, and reveals the derpiest looking honeybee, with droopy eyes and buckteeth. I've forgotten the middle section entirely, there was something about general "why am I not like my siblings" angst? And in the end, the bumblebee admits that he's a honeybee, and he flies off as the narration yams about "somewhere out there his real mom was waiting".
The version I saw had a Swedish or German voicetrack with Finnish subtitles. The main character was named Hans, but that might've been a product of a dub. It was NOT Maya The Bee, no matter how Google keeps suggesting it.
Edited by SayaAenslandopenAnime show that had a girl with a gun Anime
Years ago, I stumbled upon an anime on Netflix (it's no longer on there). The title either started with a "k" or had a lot of "k's" in it. The cover had a young-looking girl on it, wearing a red dress (I think) and holding a gun. I can't remember much about the show's description, but I'm pretty sure it mentioned that the girl had a male classmate who was seen as a troublemaker and she was supposed to keep an eye on him. It was something alone those lines, at least. I'm sorry this is so vague, but I have the least reliable memory ever, and I can't remember this show for the life of me! I could have sworn the show was called "Kodoka" or something similar, but I've looked that up (along with multiple variations) and haven't been able to find anything. Thanks, guys!
openHelp me find this anime !! Anime
I saw a student in my class watching this anime, and the anime mostly took place in a school with uniforms and I kept seeing this little boy with black spikey looking hair and another older teen with yellow spiked hair. It looked like a clean (appropriate) show does anyone know what I’m talking about ?
Edited by MWA16openAnime/Cartoon about a lost child. Anime
I saw this one scene from a show but I don't remember too much about it, all I remember is that a young child is lost in a big city on a train or bus surrounded by adults and they were crying or teary eyed. The adult faces around them are blurred or out of shot as well.
openAmerican anime about 3 kids that used instruments to fight or compete in some way? Anime
I remember watching a TV show in possibly the late 2000s on CITV. I seem to remember it was about three kid/teens that had musical instruments- 2 boys and 1 girl?- to either fight in some way or compete. One of the teens used a set of electric drums. It may not have even been anime-style but it's what my brain remembers.
openShow for kids about villains airing around 2000s Anime
They were villains, or at least wannabe villains. They lived in an ugly house in a normal neighborhood. The leader of them was small, but grumpy. There was a big buff guy, but he waa dumb. There was also the smart one, but I don’t remember anything about him. Only episode I can remember is the last one, in which they save the world.
As for channel, I think Jetix or Disney. Not sure though
openCar Shows Anime
There is this kids tv show that I used to watch when I was young. The only thing I can really remember is the intro scene. It starts showing a real life kids room, it eventually pans to a city street rug like many kids had back then. It begins to zoom in on the street rug or something like that and it transfers to the animated tv show about cars. I remember one character is a blue beetle bug and in one episode he/she goes into a haunted house. It reminds me of something hot wheels themed but when I tried to find it I couldn’t. Please help it’s driving me insane.
openLooking for Character Name Anime
Who is http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/maou96/media/cGF0aDpBbmltZS9BbG9uZS5qcGc=/?searchTerm=Aloneanime&page=2 This? Thanks in advance.
Edited by BenthelameopenAnime with a Simple Cute Style and Blue-Haired Character? Anime
I'm trying to find this one character that has blue hair (but toned-down). I can't tell if she's a girl but I believe she is, because she has a red ribbon. Link to a screenshot here: https://sta.sh/0wttl6ufkyt basically this character has: -blue hair -cowlick (on her right side) -a weird mechanical looking thing on her head (a hair accessory?) -red ribbon -white shirt with necktie
this anime doesn't do hair highlights. let me know if you recognize this character or anime, thanks!!
openFantasy show with characters that have special powers? (I think?) Anime
I used to know this anime's name but I forgot about it. All I can remember from some clips I've seen is this supporting/minor character.
This character is an 11-13 year old boy who has some type of special powers. I think the special powers is at least psychic related; if it's not telekinesis, it might be some type of ability to see spirits. I don't really remember what type of power it is, but it's somewhat similar. In the scene I watched, I think there's the motif of a bell hanging or some type of string (maybe on a tree? or was it a kite? I don't remember). The boy meets a middle-aged man. I know the boy dies.
The boy is voiced by a female seiyuu. I'd like to say the seiyuu might be Yuko Sanpei but I heavily doubt it. However, I know that the show received an English dub. It may not be a mainstream anime show. Pretty sure the show is about spirits and people with special powers. Part of the setting takes place in a city in Japan. I know these hints may not be helpful, but anyone who has an idea of what show it possibly is please let me know thanks!
open2000's anime that aired on Nickelodeon Anime
I'm pretty sure it was a kids show... it was similar to Teen Titans. I only saw one episode, which is why I'm having such a hard time figuring out the show. So basically this character is stuck in this world/universe where all these monsters live and I'm pretty sure the monsters can teleport. From what I remember, the monsters are like giant spider-like creatures, but there was some weird relation with the monsters being people. I also remember the color scheme being mostly white and black. I'll add more if i remember anything useful.
openKung Fu Cartoon/Anime? Anime
I remember watching this show late at night on Disney Channel (The Asian network to be exact, since I live in Asia) and it's about three people, 2 guys and one girl who I remember wore pink. I remember it being pretty dark for a cartoon and had some mature themes. The only episode that I remember from it is when their Master died (the way they showed it was pretty terrifying, white lifeless eyes) and they have to try to revive him I think. I think this may be a Chinese cartoon dubbed into English for other asian audiences but I think it might be western or even Japanese. The chances of it being Japanese is a bit high since Disney Channel has some anime in it at least in our part of the world. For western, it's a possibility since it was in English but that doesn't mean it's outright western. Chinese, we don't really get lots of chinese stuff here since there is a separate channel for that kind of stuff BUT it started premiering waaay after I saw this so I really did see this on Disney Channel.
EDIT: One or all of the three characters can be seen multiple times in this video specifically at 0:20, 0:29, 1:04, 1:11. The Master can be seen at 0:35 (i think thats him) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy0uTxW9tCQ I tried reverse image search but nothing comes up.
Edited by agatorgoeropenTV early 1960s, boy captured, heated silver band around his head, tossed him in the snow Anime
I saw this on the local ABC/CBS/NBC affiliate in Buffalo NY . Animated feature or an episode of a TV show, late 1950s early '60s, a boy taken prisoner, they put a heated silver band around his head and toss him out in the snow, it cools, shrinks, he screams. I also remember there was a tiger in the story, it was set in the mountains in some Asian country.
I've asked all over, no leads yet. Any help most appreciated.
Thank you!
openOld Anime about a Water Drop Anime
Ok so this is very obscure, I only remember seeing the ending when I was a kid, and I can say is an anime because the text was in japanese, It was the first and only time I saw it but I couldn't forget it for some reason. So what I remember is this water drop with eyes and mouth I don't remember if it had arms and legs, and a beautiful woman with white hair, typical 90's anime style... and that's it..
Thanks for previous suggestions. But no prevail sadly. The show has the same quality as avatar. Like people looked the same and animals as well. It had a mystical feel. There were people and beasts living together. They may have turned into the beasts a bit hazy tho so might be wrong. Scenes i have some recollection of are a house on a floating island. A fight between monsters at a temple. It may have been aired on Cartoon network or nickelodeon about 8-9 years ago. One of the characters had short curly hair may have been blue. Tbh, just looking for a hail mary. So any suggestions or websites you can offer to help me find it would be great.
Cheers