Winter 1969 Anime

Atsuko "Akko-chan" Kagami (known variously as "Stilly," "Caroline," or "Julie" in Western versions of the anime) is an energetic elementary school girl who has an affinity for mirrors. One day, her favorite mirror which was given to Akko by her mother (or in some versions, by her father, as a present from India) is broken, and she prefers to bury it in her yard rather than throw it to the trash can.

In her dreams, she is contacted by a spirit (or in some cases the Queen of the Mirror Kingdom) who is moved that the little girl would treat the mirror so respectfully and not simply throw it away. Akko-chan is then given the gift of a magical mirror and taught an enchantment that will allow her to transform into anything she wishes.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Yet another expansion of the Marine Boy series. This time 65 episodes were added to the 1966 series and all 78 episodes were sold to the US. The broadcast history of the show in Japan was slightly more complicated, with only the first 36 episodes of the 78 shown at first but later on all 78 were shown, out of which 65 are contained in this entry and 13 in the Ganbare! Marine Kid series.

Marine is now equipped with an underwater boomerang, a hydrojet, and the mermaid Neptuna/Neptina has become his girlfriend. Some previous episodes from Ganbare! Marine Kid had their footage recycled in part for this series.

(Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)

Two years after the birth of the manga a pilot film was realized. It was a brief film of only 15 minutes that had the purpose of assay the response to a possible future anime realization of Lupin III. The pilot opens with a challenge call from Lupin to Zenigata from a public phone.

A remastered version was realised in 1978, re-photographed in cinemascope and re-dubbed for being screened in cinema before of 1st movie [The Secret of Mamo].

(Source: AniDB)

In ancient times, humans caught prey only when needed, but eventually people found it more convenient to store their prey. As the time went on, bartering evolved into the birth of currency.

(Source: Wikipedia, translated)

A short animation by Shimamura Tatsuo from 1969.

This is the story of a friendship between a boy named Taro and the mysterious Wonder-kun, using "the first dream of the New Year" as a motif. Guided by Wonder-kun, Taro departs on a space trip searching for adventure. This work combines live-action and animation and was broadcast by NHK for kids staying at home watching TV over the New Year holidays. The program was 20 minutes long but the story portion was roughly 11 minutes, as such MAL will reflect the duration of the anime itself rather than the program it was shown in.

(Source: Official Site)

A calf goes to a new home while memories of happiness flash by.

This is a 1966 Japanese version of an old 1938 Yiddish folk song that was featured in NHK's Minna no Uta.

Music video for the song Oni no Negai by Masanori Tomotake and the Misuzu Jidou Gasshoudan, that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.

Music video for the song Tsuitenai Toki no Uta by Chinatsu Nakayama and Duke Aces that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. It is considered to be lost media.