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Old anime on AXN or Animax in the 90s or 2000 Anime
This was a very old and super generic heroes-trying-to-save-the-world show I watched sometime from the 90s to 2000.
The MC is a sword-fighting red haired boy and is said to often get mistaken as a girl. I mean I remember thinking that he looked feminine enough that he could pass as a girl. I know he's a guy because he and (maybe) some others had to swim across a river so he took off his shirt.
The heroes (MC included) each had a mystical ball of power with a kanji or something on it and travelled from planet to planet. They are not really special in any way; they were just selected to be heroes as they had the ball.
I remember they fought human-sized robots (which I guess was to lower the age rating as the MC cleaves his enemies into pieces). It was not a mecha anime.
The main(?)/last villain had a ball of mystical power too. I recall near the end (I know because the show ended soon after) that he killed his attendant with a sword to increase the power of his ball (The sword had a socket or place for the ball).
The villain’s ball was crushed in the end, and a blonde or brown haired girl was the only survivor of the heroes.
The world is saved.
P.S. I. I could have sworn the blond/brunette's name was Isabelle, Isabella or something similar. But Anime-Planet had nothing.
II. My sis recalled that the title of the anime was pretty long. She also found the show poor.
Edited by Nick4117Alien Girl Anime
A long time ago, I remember going to my local library (back when you could go to libraries, ugh I miss going) and reading a manga about an alien (who looks like a cute human girl, predictably) who lands on Earth. I think there's also something involved about a school club, who either she organizes or they get involved with her shenanigans. It was a comedy, I think.
Horror Manga I can't remember the name of. Anime
It was a manga written in Japan, and it was an anthology series, with most of the stories in it not having anything to do with one another, but taking place in the same world. The basic story is about these mechs that resemble naked human women, and are used as vehicles by this society. As it turns out, these mechs are all cloned from the remains of a fossilized human woman, and the people that pilot them are actually Liliputians, being only a few inches tall. Later in the series, a group of humans from the present day reawaken from stasis, and it is revealed that this world is a post apocalyptic Earth in the aftermath of some catacylsmic event. Also, the little people were created by this scientist, who mentally connected them to a giant computer. In the end, the normal sized humans managed to destroy the computer, and while the manga doesn't show this, it's presumed that all the little people end up dying from this. I remember this manga being very disturbing, with lots of body horror and brutal death scenes. I also remember it once being on the site, in the Liliputian trope section, but for some weird reason, it's gone now.
"You're [#]% Uglier When You Cry" Anime
I'm not 100% on all the details, but I'm fairly certain the anime focused on the usual kind of whiny, crybaby-ish school girl (maybe there was character development? or maybe I'm remembering the character wrong). Of course there was also the apathetic, cool friend with dark(?) hair. The biggest thing I remember is when the friend said something along the lines of: "You're [#]% uglier when you cry." And at the end (I'm not sure if it was The End, or End of an Arc) there's something about time(?) travel because the world(? the protag? or her (male) love interest?) is in danger, and the friend volunteers to go (or maybe she was the one who had to). As I said, not 100% on the details, but other than the quote I'm pretty sure the friend kisses the protag before leaving, and says something snarky to the love interest.
Thanks in advance!
Some anime style show I used to watch Anime
I don't know if its actually Japanese anime since its a show I used to watch when visiting family in Korea, I watched it in Korean so I don't know the title, there were 4 "kids" or maybe teenagers who I'm pretty sure fell into a different world or something and befriended small creatures, each had 1 as their partner or something. The creatures could all turn into a specific animalistic, giant mech and also "fuse" with each other in their mech forms The creatures were:
A red dino looking thing that turned into a tyrannosaurus
A round supposedly feathered yellow "bird" that turned into a eagle
A furry blue and white thing that turned into a wolf
And finally a shy blue thing with a slightly cubical head and big appetite with one single horn on its forehead I don't remember what it turned into but I suspect a rhino or elephant
Then they all went on a typical adventure where the kids ended up back in their world but I don't know what exactly happens around the end
No its not digimon
Recent anime (within 3 years) horror/supernatural Anime
Vaguely remember some parts, guy/girl gets attacked at the start of the episode at a construction highrise at night, by a vampire girl/monster. Lots of fighting, one of the villainess is a foul-mouthed scythe wielding young girl. Other characters notice her swearing a lot, I think she flys on a broomstick? It's quite recent as well
Many thanks <3
Town guys have to carry the body of the shrine god? Anime
I don't have a lot to go off here, but I"ve tried a few forums over the years, and I'm kind of desperate.
A while ago - sometime before 2017, probably - I remember seeing an anime (could be a series or a movie) where a group of teenagers was talking about how a summer festival was coming up. The guys in the group started complaining, because they knew they'd have to carry the body of the shrine god (the Mikoshi - you know, like you see in festival episodes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoshi ). Sure enough, the festival comes, and the guys are all carrying it. The only other detail I remember is I think they were wearing blue happi. I'm not sure if that's enough information, but thank you!
think i've already posted about this before but Anime
it was an anime clip of a pink-haired guy holding a baby with pink hair as well and the baby tried to pull the guy's hair while a girl in the bg said something like "he rlly likes your hair!!"
i think from the little context i remember the kid he was holdin was his younger self??
Edited by jellygelly13Comedy About a Guy Testing a Suit Anime
Some time ago, I remember there being an anime series on Amazon Prime where the basic premise was that a young guy got a job testing a purple Ultraman-esque suit for a toy company or something. It's since left Prime and for the life of me, I can't remember the title. Anyone have any idea what show I'm talking about?
Animation with airships and planes Anime
I’m operating off of extremely few details because I saw this a long time ago and I was young-
I saw it on an obscure US TV channel some time at or before 2013 if that helps too.
The only key details I remember is there was a kid who flew an airplane or airplane-like vehicle who used an airship as a base of operations. There’s also one scene where he starts sliding when he’s landing so he has to run out of the plane as it’s landing and he lays on his back and laughs about it on the hangar deck once he knows he’s safe. Last detail I know is there’s a scene where the main character works with an old man to fix his airplane’s engine and then goes to fight a deformed bad guy.
I watched Last Exile because the visuals fit the vibe but it wasn’t it ... I’m going to watch the sequel to Last Exile but I’m less optimistic it’s that one I’m think of.
I know these are not a ton of details, but if anyone could lead my in the right direction then I’d have an answer to a question I’ve had for a while!
Anpanman Educational Specials [FOUND] Anime
I've found mention of the Anpanman educational specials on both this site and another, but I can't seem to find them mentioned elsewhere. Would anyone happen to have titles for these specials? EDIT: Also read about "kindergarten movies" on here? Like, where Anpanman and Baikinman are full on friends?? I just want some good old friendship content! That one in particular, if anyone knows the name!
Edited by FriedBakaWhite haired guy with psychic headaches Anime
I watched a fairly mature anime (there was smoking, drinking, blood, etc) on SBS anywhere from late 90s to the 2000s. Key points I remember:
- This woman goes to this private detective-type to find her brother
- The brother has white hair and he was having these massive headaches that cause him to kill people with Psychic Powers against his will
- When confronting the brother another guy takes off a cloak(?) and he is a man in military uniform with white hair. The military man reveals that the brother is actually a clone of him and he was sort guinea pig for the process for giving Psychic Powers. The military man boasts that the experiments on the clone allowed him to have the powers without the headaches
Shonen Anime + MODOK? Anime
I remember the intro to a late nineties anime, probably a Shōnen series, with artstyle a bit similar to Toriko. Thing is, it was trying to cash in on the Pokemon craze, so the main character had a Mon, a creepy-looking circular thing with a human face and tiny arms and legs, kind of like a miniature version of Marvel's MODOK. I think holding it gave the guy fighting powers. I never actually watched the thing because it looked so weird for my childhood self, but now I grew curious.
Anime about some social media? Anime
I watched a bit of this anime back in school during film club or something similar. It's could be a series but I'm not 100% sure. There was this part where someone sent out a mass email with a long encryption code which one of the characters solves in his closet or something then sends the answer back. Later a popular social media gets hacked and said before character realises it was him who did it.
I also remember there was some kind of family conflict as this guy walks in and people seem to dislike him, like there was some kind of past incident.
Also all these events took place in one of those traditional Japanese houses.
Any help would be appreciated!
Edit: It was Summer Wars. Thanks Randallw 201238!
Edited by hpw5maybe 2000s anime style show Anime
i remember only one scene and parts of it. a group of maybe 5 students probably high school age are walking around and then i think 2 of them get stuck in one room. they are obviously upset about this but don’t panic too much. after awhile it starts getting hot in the room and they start sweating. it keeps getting hotter and hotter and they have to start taking their clothes off to keep cool. the characters are one boy and one girl. they are friends so they are a little uncomfortable doing this but then accept that it just has to happen. i think they might’ve liked each other too. i think just before it got so hot that they had to take their underwear off someone was able to open the door and let them out. i have been thinking about this scene for years because i want to watch the rest of the show but i have no idea what it was called. i think it was on in the later 2000s maybe early 2010s on cartoon network or similar station. please help me.
What 3D anime (cartoon?) is this? Anime
It goes from 0:05 to 0:09 in this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XomzhIgk-Ao
Anime/cartoon about fighting animals Anime
My dad watched a cartoon or perhaps anime when he was younger, about animals that fight each other. It's not Thundercats or TMNT. It was most likely an anime. It aired during the 80s and 80s because my dad was born in 1976. What show is this? It has to be underground animals, like groundhogs or gophers. I don't know if this is real or my dad just imagined it.
Clown mech and another mechanical fighting Anime
So I saw on TV 2 mechs fighting and one of them looked likeba clown and it summoned theyes winged bells that hovered over the other mech and it began to fall asleep and the clown mech walked over to it but the other mech destroyed it with its sword. The other mech was controlled by one person and the clown mech was controlled by a group of people one who kinda looked like an ape. Anyone know this one
Edited by EmeraldDigimonromance/comedy/possible fantasy anime show/moment Anime
all i remember is one scene where a clumsy,possibly arrogant but i dont remember too clearly, girl messes something up in a class room and has to dance in the hall saying jingle bells over and over in an embarrassing outfit as punishment by her angered classmates. she meets her crush this way. iirc it also had something to do with demons and/or magical energy.
i found the show via a trope here that i can not find and might have been deleted a long time ago.
Edited by wwwdotmrtBiopunk-ish manga revolving around harvesting giants?? Anime
I know nothing about it other than what the cover looks like and that it has a page here in tv tropes. It's supposedly a really disturbing manga I think. The cover shows these bald naked giants, eyes closed, who are in a crouching position some are inside these glass cube "cages" i think? they're [the giants] wearing these sort of helmets with tubes or something, and a bunch of scientists are on the ground.
Self aware tropey anime Anime
I found a video on this site from an anime that seems pretty interesting. In the clip a girl is giving a heartfelt goodbye to the guy, who freaks out because characters who say goodbye like that typically die shortly afterwards in stories. The anime makes it seem like the girl is about to be hit by a truck... only for it to be a small toy truck so she's fine. I can't find the clip anymore. Does anyone have an idea of what anime this is from?
Alternatively if there's a way to check what videos I've rated on the site that would work as well.
Edited by papyru30Doujinshi about mute girl, not Komi Anime
Way before Komi-san, but not so way before, i read a doujinshi about a girl, who was a young woman, not a school girl, who couldn't speak. It was perfectly safe for work too -_- However with the release and massive success of Komi-san i can't seem able to find it. I don't recall much about this work except that, and that she used a computer to communicate rather than a notebook or something like that.
Another 90s cartoon Anime
Got an answer to my first one quickly So ill do another.
This one i think is an animated movie and i only remember the final scene.
In the final scene 2 giant mech things one blue and one red are destroying a city as they do. I believe they were very round. There is some people shooting at the mechs from a gun on the back of a truck.
Someone releases a weapon that basically destroys the world and then it is revealed i think that it is a god or something telling the story to her daughter.
I remember an earlier scene where the protagonist is in his first fight with a smaller mech/alien but has To retrieve a sword before he can defeat it.
Vampire anime Anime
Its an anime that has this like vampire theme... There is a doctor? (brown hair) i remember he has like stubbles but he wears a long white coat... The main character has blue hair and they live in like a small town... there are vampires... It has this specific style with the hair of the characters being ribbon like and by that i mean the ends of their hair is like the tips of ribbons (W shaped)... I think the town is trying to get rid of the vampires and stuff