Historical Anime
Makkuro na Obentou
On the 6th of August, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. A young boy, Shigeru, left home for his job as a building excavator that morning, carrying a bento made by his mother, only to never return home again. Before long, his mother managed to find Shigeru's remains, and she noticed the completely black and carbonized bento box next to them.
This is an anime adaptation of the original book, "Makkuro na Obentou (The Charred Lunchbox)" written by Kodama Tatsuharu and illustrated by Kitajima Shinpei. The bento box that becomes the focus of the story is actually on display in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
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Makyou Densetsu Acrobunch
Led by scientist Tatsuya Randou, the Randou family undertakes a journey around the globe in order to search out ancient ruins to uncover the legend of Quetzalcoatl, which unlocks the key to a fabulous treasure. However, tailing the Randou family is Gopurin, an evil organisation that covets the legendary treasure for itself. The Randou family has the secret weapon of super robot Acrobunch. It becomes a race around the world of who finds the treasure first.
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Alexandros no Ketsudan
The young kings Alexander and Philippus studied together under the scholar Aristotle from a young age, creating a firm bond of lifelong friendship. When Alexander fell ill during an expedition to the east, Philippus offered him a medicine he had made. But Alexandros, who had received a secret letter saying that he was in contact with the enemy, was troubled...
Ikoku Meiro no Croisée: Yune & Alice
Each of the seven volumes of the Blu-ray & DVDs will carry a short SD anime titled "Yune & Alice".
Alexander Senki Movie
In 356 BC, Alexander the Great arrives in Greece with the ominous destiny that he will become the "destroyer of the world." Inheriting the crown, he becomes king of the Macedonians and starts down a road of conquest with terrific speed. Alexander ultimately confronts his fated nemesis, Darius the Third, in a war with Persia which changes Alexander into the devil he was fated to become, assuring the destruction of all in his path, and possibly himself.
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Koutetsu Sangokushi Special
Koutetsu Sangokushi DVD Special, also known as episode 26.
Ikkyuu-san
Ikkyu is a little boy training to be a monk at Ankokuji Temple. Known for being mischievous and a bit of a troublemaker, but also extremely smart, Ikkyu constantly thinks of new ways to outwit his frustrated teachers, helping others at the same time.
Ikedaya Soudou
Independent film by Yanagihara Ryouhei, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation. It tells the story of the Ikedaya raid by the Shinsengumi from the point of view of the neighbors of the Ikedaya.
Manga Furusato Mukashibanashi
Folktales from Japan. Each episode was composed of two stories. The focus of the anime was to showcase folktales from different prefectures.
The original airing only reached 18 episodes (36 stories) before stopping, the show was rebroadcast at a later date and the final 8 episodes (16 stories) were shown. The anime was family oriented and funded by the Seibu Department Store chain with a "Seibu Family Gekijou" subtitle on each ep, perhaps to mirror the highly successful "Calpis Family Gekijou" adoring the World Masterpiece Theater anime program.
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Manga Hajimete Monogatari
An educational program for children featuring various historical events, showing both animation and live action footage. A reoccurring "older sister" and the pink mole Mogutan, will take you on a journey through time.
Manga Ijin Monogatari
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.
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Sougen no Shoujo Laura
This anime is based on the same work as the famous American live-action TV series Little House on the Prairie.
Manga Nihon Emaki
Animated adaptations of traditional and historical Japanese stories. Each episode features 2 different stories.
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Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi
This series is an anthology of old Japanese tales.
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