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openTown 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!
openComedy 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?
openAnimation 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!
openAnpanman 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 FriedBakaopenShonen 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.
openAnime 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 hpw5openmaybe 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.
openWhat 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
openAnime/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.
openClown 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 EmeraldDigimonopenromance/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 wwwdotmrtopenSelf 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 papyru30openDoujinshi 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.
openAnother 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.
openAnime where a girl inhales opponent's spirit energy or something. Anime
I remember seeing a scene from an anime where a girl was fighting in some kind of arena and she used some kind of Vacuum Mouth technique to absorb her opponent's spirit energy or something similar(possibly actual spirits). It briefly left her really fat until the strain made her release everything she had absorbed and then she was back to normal.
openAnime that I vaguely remember Anime
I had a friend who was really into anime tell me about a show years ago, about girls who were sisters, and there was a girl who's name was Mint (or so I recall) and one of the sisters was named Letuce (pronounced Leh-Toose, again could be misremembering). I can't get this out of my head until I remember it

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