Anime requests
Disclaimer: We might choose something that's not even on the request list for the next project due to various circumstances. Additionally, we do not moderate this list, which means that there are going to be titles that were already started by other groups and that's okay.
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Belle to Kaijuu Ouji (Movie, 1 episodes, AniDB)
Requested on Sept. 10, 2022, 9:36 a.m.
This title has no synopsis.
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Pinocchio yori Piccolino no Bouken (TV Series, 52 episodes, AniDB)
Requested on Dec. 22, 2020, 7:44 p.m.
* Based on http://anidb.net/cr10162 [Carlo Collodi]`s famous story of Pinocchio. Old Jeppet the carpenter is terribly lonely, and yearns to have a son of his own. One day, a puppet he is carving out of wood begins to speak even before he has finished shaping it. The old man names the puppet Pinocchio, and treats him as the son he never had. The puppet is dreadfully naughty and causes trouble for the old man, but his heart is in the right place and he earns Jeppet`s love as though he were a human son. However, tragedy befalls the pair. Pinocchio is deceived by the wicked fox Dino and his sidekick, the cat Witch, while on his way to school. Pinocchio and his friend Gina the duck are sold to the master of a puppet show, with little hope of ever reuniting with kind old Jeppet. The naughty puppet eventually runs away in order to search for his surrogate father, and finds himself in the middle of adventure after adventure, matching wits with the crafty Dino and Witch. His efforts to stay out of mischief never seem to work, and misfortune always seeks out our wooden hero. If Pinocchio can only manage to stay out of trouble, his ultimate wish will be granted and his dream will become a reality. Delighting and entertaining, The Adventures of Pinocchio shows us that a pure heart and good intentions are rewarded, and that true love can indeed create miracles. Source: nipponanimation.com/catalogue/006/ Note: The character is actually called "Piccolino" in this adaptation.
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Chou Denji Robo Com Battler V (TV Series, 54 episodes, AniDB)
Requested on Oct. 25, 2019, 10:54 p.m.
The first of Tadao Nagahama`s Romance Super Robot Trilogy. (#2: Chou Denji Machine Voltes V, #3: Toushou Daimos) Thousands of years ago, the people of the planet Campbell decided to leave their planet and seek out new worlds to inhabit. One group, lead by the scientist Oreana, landed on Earth, but was delayed from their mission. In the early 21st century, Oreana`s group reawakens and begins their plan to conquer the Earth. The only effective defense against the Campbellians` giant biomechanical slave beasts is the super-electromagnetic robot, Combattler V and its pilots.
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Shin Don Chuck Monogatari (TV Series, 73 episodes, AniDB)
Requested on Oct. 25, 2019, 8:54 p.m.
More adventures for Chuck and his friends.
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Gowapper 5 Godam (TV Series, 36 episodes, AniDB)
Requested on June 3, 2019, 11:01 p.m.
Five youths from Edo City explore a strange rocky island and discover the mecha that Dr. Hoarai had been creating in order to resist the impending attack by a race of subterranean rock people. Dr. Hoarai was ridiculed by the scientific community for his predictions that such an attack would take place. The youths decide to join the doctor (who was dead but had transferred his mind into a computer) in piloting the vehicles and protecting Earth. The Gowapper 5 Godam team is born! With the aid of the giant fighting robot Godam, the Gowapper team under the leadership of Yoko Misaki must face the hordes of the inhuman subterranean people.
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Haha o Tazunete Sanzenri (TV Series, 52 episodes, AniDB)
Requested on June 4, 2022, 12:16 a.m.
* Based on a short section of the novel Cuore by the Italian http://anidb.net/cr8581 [Edmondo de Amicis]. http://anidb.net/ch63487 [Marco] is a young boy living in Genoa, Italy, together with his father http://anidb.net/ch63485 [Pietro]. But the family is not complete, for Marco`s http://anidb.net/ch63486 [mother] left for Argentina around a year earlier in order to find work. Letters from her arrive regularly until one day they suddenly stop. Worry for his mother and what might have happened to her overcomes the young boy. Marco thus decides to embark upon a journey to Argentina in the hope of being reunited with his mother. At first, Pietro is opposed to Marco`s plan, but moved by his son`s enthusiasm, he eventually allows the boy to go. So begins Marco`s long journey of the heart. Marco encounters many people throughout his travels, and finds maturity and self-acceptance as a result of his experiences. Source: http://www.nipponanimation.com/catalogue/005/
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Huckleberry no Bouken (TV Series, 26 episodes, AniDB)
Requested on Oct. 25, 2019, 7:53 p.m.
* Based on http://anidb.net/cr6174 [Mark Twain]`s well known masterpiece about Huckleberry Finn. 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.
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Sougen no Shoujo Laura (TV Series, 26 episodes, AniDB)
Requested on Jan. 2, 2021, 5:39 p.m.
This anime is based on the same work as the famous American live-action TV series Little House on the Prairie. Curiously enough, it was not part of Nippon Animation`s WMT, even though based on a famous work of western literature, but aired on TBS while 3000 ri, the second WMT, was airing on Fuji TV in 1976. In fact, an examination of the staff will reveal there is little connection between the two. Overall, this series is far inferior to the WMT series from that era, being rather simplistic and clearly aimed at a lower age-group than the WMT, but nonetheless is a good daily-life drama with a leisurely pace and story. The series, while not told from Laura`s POV, focuses on Laura, and does a good job of getting into her mind. Indeed, the series feels at times like a sort of second-rate Heidi; the latter, which finished airing on TV less than a year before Laura started, was clearly an influence on Laura. The main characters (the father, mother, Laura and her older and younger sister) are individualistic and well fleshed out by the script. In the final count the characters are the series` greatest asset. They come across as real human beings, and hold your interest from beginning to end. As far as the technical aspects are concerned, the art direction shows great attention to detail with the trappings of the era, the BGM perfectly complements the story, and the character animation is lifelike, although not very fluid by today`s standards. The character designs by Mori may take some getting used to, being typically round and simple; but the sign of a great animator is that he can convey the most nuance in the fewest strokes, and Mori succeeds in this eminently. The story pacing is also good, letting you get a feel for the family`s daily rituals without letting the story lag too much (remember that this series was only half the length of the WMT), and the story itself is compelling, telling of a family that strikes out west to begin a new home on virgin territory. Episodes are episodic but this narrative thread is never lost. Finally, the overall feel of the series is very warm and memorable, making it greater than the sum of its parts. While not quite a buried diamond, this is definitely a good series in its own right that any WMT fan should consider watching, and an interesting side-note to the WMT that deserves to be more well known, especially considering this was one of only a handful of TV series in which Yasuji Mori was animation director. Episode 1 shows him at his best, creating a thrilling atmosphere right from the beginning with his trademark style of animation directing, and the backgrounds are quite beautiful; in all respects, this is a fantastic episode. Unfortunately, the rest of the series goes a bit downhill after this promising beginning, without the mark of genius that had made episode 1 so thrilling to watch. Yasuji Mori drew Heidi`s character design for the Heidi pilot film in late 1973, but these designs were abandoned for the series, and Yoichi Kotabe took over as character designer and animation director, and presumably Laura was the logical continuation of many of those ideas, a sort of Heidi mk. II or Heidi a la Mori. Source: pelleas.net/dbman/db.cgi?db=wmt&uid=default&ID=037&view_records=1
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Andes Shounen Pepero no Bouken (TV Series, 26 episodes, AniDB)
Requested on Oct. 25, 2019, 7:51 p.m.
This is the quest of Pepero and his friends in search of the Golden Condor or el Dorado. Source: ANN
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Time Bokan (TV Series, 61 episodes, AniDB)
Requested on Sept. 21, 2019, 8:11 p.m.
Dr. Kieta, the inventor of a time-travel machine, is lost on a test run of his machine to the prehistoric past. When the time-space craft returns to the present, his young assistants are surprised to find only a parrot in the cockpit. In their hurry to find the missing scientist before it is too late, the youngsters set out on a time-space hunt without any clear destination. Source: official site