Book Anime
Peter Pan no Bouken
Wendy and her two little brothers are brought to the land of adventures, Neverland, by Peter pan, a boy who will never grow up. In Neverland they encounter exciting events and meet with little fairies, mermaids, Indians, and pirates. Required to act as a mother, Wendy never has a moments peace with all that is happening around her, including breath-taking fights with pirates. Later in the series, they set off to find a buried treasure with a map that they obtain from the pirates.
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Oz no Mahoutsukai
A captivating completely animated version of a timeless classic, The Wizard of Oz. Journey downt he yellow brick road along side Dorothy, her little dog Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, and of course the Cowardly Lion as they search for the great and powerful Oz. On their their way , they are interrupted by the Witch of the West. her wolf and crow henchmen, bot Dorothy and her friends rise above their evil and discover the Wizard and Aileen Quinn as Dorothy, this joyful adaption is well suited for young children (back of vhs)
Oyayubi Hime: Monogatari
A bratty girl named Mia is given a book, Thumbelina, which upon reading she is shrunk and transported into the world of the book. She embarks on a journey to return home, and to normal size making friends and learning lessons on the way, but that's only the beginning of her adventures.
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The series was edited into an eighty-minute film and released in North America on VHS by Starmaker Entertainment in 1993. In 2006, Digiview Entertainment re-released the Starmaker film to DVD.
Minikui Ahiru no Ko
A stop-motion puppet animation adaptation of The Ugly Duckling, by Hans Christian Anderson.
Zou no Inai Doubutsuen
From a children's book written by Ren Saito for his daughter based off of true events, which tells the story of two children being told of what happened to the animals of Ueno Zoo during World War II and later witnessing the arrival of Indira an elephant that was a gift from the prime mister of India in 1949.
Cheburashka Arere?
Based on the Russian "national character" Cheburashka. The character comes from Eduard Uspensky's story about a mysterious creature who gets accidentally transported in a box of oranges to Russia.
Gon, The Little Fox
8-gatsu no Symphony: Shibuya 2002-2003
Based on the autobiography of the singer Kawashima Ai. The name of the book is "Saigo no Kotoba (The Last Words)" and it follows Kawashima Ai's life after her mother's death.
The story chronicles her journey to make her dream come true to be a singer and, among other things, how she used to perform for free on Tokyo's streets.
Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten
The oldest anime adaption of the famous short story, Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten, originally written by Kenji Miyazawa.
This stop-motion anime follows two British hunters as they venture deep into the thick woodlands and find themselves lost. It's not long till they stumble across a strangely located restaurant. They Decide it's best to take a break inside, though they quickly find that things in this restaurant may not be what they seem.
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Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten (1993)
Two gentlemen from the city go out hunting. After getting lost on a mountain road they found a cheap restaurant. But everything is not as it seems.
Manga Roba
This is an educational story based on Aesop's Fables, which was produced after A Frog is a Frog (1929) and Two Worlds (1929). It is faithfully adapted from Aesop's fable about a farmer and his son taking a donkey to an auction, in which the two are completely influenced by what others say without having their own way of thinking and end up losing the donkey.
Kenji no Trunk
An omnibus movie consisting of three stories by Kenji Miyazawa (The Coat of a Glacier Mouse, The Cat's Office, The Twin Stars).
Teinenpi Shoujo Haiji
Commercial web animation made for Nissan Note. Despite being a commercial, the content is highly independent, starting with a little girl keep asking everyone what is "Teinenpi", a kanji word meaning low fuel cost.
It features a parody of the classic anime "Heidi" in 1974 but directed by Mr. Fumihara Satoshi, the director of the gag anime "The World of Golden Eggs".
It also features Mr. Koumoto Junichi playing multiple roles including: Heidi's Grandpa, Peter, Kurara and the sheep!
(Source: news.searchina.ne.jp)
Little Polar Bear: Shirokuma-kun, Fune ni Noru
Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori 3rd Season
Rudolf to Ippaiattena
Adaption of Hiroshi Saitō's original 1986 children's book of the same name.
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