Takumi, Mari, Masato, and many other people who work at Kikuchi Cleaning Shop are leading their daily lives as usual. One day, a customer visiting the store is suddenly killed by someone, they need to try to find out who the murderer is...
Urban Gothic was a horror based series of short stories shown on Channel 5 running for two series between May 2000 and December 2001. Filmed on a low budget and broadcast in a later time-slot, it nonetheless acquired a following. It has also since been repeated on the Horror Channel.
Set around London there is an underlying story thread that only becomes clear in the last episodes of each series. Each episode was different in style from the others, running the gamut of documentary-style independent film to spoof, to slick dramas similar in style to The Outer Limits or The Twilight Zone.
When the Wright family moves into their new home, Russel is surprised to find a secret passage under his bed. This passage leads him and his dog Gus to the world of Under, where he discovers he is the new King and that Gus can talk! Russel and Gus quickly befriend the people and creatures of this mysterious land. Bob Wire and his evil team are continually conspiring to steal Russel's crown and become all-powerful rulers of the land.
King Singha Worraman created the Katha Singha (a magical mace) by inviting the King of Heaven and various deities to bless it with their powers. It was given to Chaiya, the fearless general of the Tai people. His duty is to fight off invading forces and protect his kingdom. A power struggle ensues between Chaiya and the Royal Priest. Chaiya’s life ends in a struggle. Buasawan, who is the Royal Priest’s daughter, is in love with Chaiya, and before her own death, she breaks the Katha Singha into two pieces.
To save the Earth from alien invaders and their giant monsters, Dr. Kishida does what any other red-blooded mad scientist would do: he builds a giant robot—the ultimate feminine fighting robot! Unfortunately, his granddaughters refuse to pilot it! Apparently, they've got more important things to do than becoming teenage super-heroes. Besides, how are you supposed to study for your college entrance exams while getting beaten up in battle?
The fate of the world rests upon two people: Aya Kishida, one of the doctor's granddaughters, who may have to give up prep school to pilot the mighty (and lovely) ARIEL; and a mysterious alien named Saber Starblast, who may have the power to defeat the invaders once and for all...
Bismark, a huge robot invented by the best scientific experts on earth, is being stored in one of the Galilean satellites of Juniper, Ganymede! In order to protect the peace of the earth, four youngsters are chosen by the federal government to get Bismark and fight against Deathcula, an evil power in the universe, who contrives to seize the control over the solar system.
In 2069, the super-intelligent computer zombie king used synthetic body zombie puppets to control the world, and was resisted by humans. In order to rule the world and manage mankind, the super-intelligent computer dispatched infinite monsters, robots, and other zombie puppets back to 2016 to collect humanity’s Perceive the information code and provide it to the super-intelligent computer. In 2016, people who were deprived of their perceptual information codes became emotionless, like walking dead, and human society was brutally burned. The victim Su Xiaoxiao lost her memory and wandered in the city. Nangong Shinichi, who is full of enthusiasm and believes that as long as he works hard, he will succeed in taking in Su Xiaoxiao and is determined to help Su Xiaoxiao retrieve his memory. In the process of searching for their memories, they were constantly attacked by dead puppets.
The titular Dad'X (aka Santa Claus) and his team – elves Gadget, Gouly, Love-Love and Cruck, reindeer Swamollo, and a fairy named Princess – aid children and animals in need all over the world. However, the wicked Striker schemes to ruin their plans, ultimately seeking to replace Dad'X and reclaim the toy factory he was kicked out of.
As the year 3000 approaches, a war-torn Solar System is invaded by the Imperial Alliance in search of a supreme being, the F-01. The experimental X Bomber spacecraft with its young crew must discover the secret of F-01 and turn it against the Imperial Alliance or all will be lost.
Welcome back to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must fight new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town in Stranger Things: Tales From '85, an epic new animated series.
Iko, a third grader, lives with his four older brothers in an old house in Tateyama. Iko's family has no parents, and according to his older brothers, their mother works in Tokyo. Despite being a bit eccentric, Iko loves his brothers, who take good care of him, but they have a secret: they are wizards who live almost forever... The story unfolds of a family's summer vacation in a seaside town, happily living together while being caught up in the world of wizards.
Iwaki Tomonori is a schoolboy who happens to have a crush on his teacher, but learns she has become engaged. Brokenhearted, he soon meets a girl named Rizel, a biochemically engineered human, who he learns the Japanese government has married him to against his will.
Planet Robo Danguard Ace is a Japanese science fiction anime series created by Leiji Matsumoto with Dan Kobayashi. It was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion as simply "Danguard Ace". English dialog was written for re-dubbing by Lynn Garrison who then combined a number of episodes into a feature length presentation which gained a cult following on the Showtime network during the eighties. The titular robot also appeared in Marvel Comics' Shogun Warriors series, as well as the toy line of the same name. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer William Winckler, known for Tekkaman the Space Knight, wrote, produced and directed the English films, which are seen on broadband in Japan.
Dangard Ace is Matsumoto's only contribution to the giant robot genre.
Pardon My Genie was a children's comedy series produced by British ITV contractor Thames Television, and written by Bob Block who later created Rentaghost.
The premise was that a magic genie appeared in present-day Britain, summoned by a young apprentice named Hal Adden, a pun that goes some way towards characterising the series. Various comical misunderstandings arise, primarily aimed at youngsters. Arthur White replaced Paddick for the second run of thirteen episodes. Throughout both series, Hal was played by Ellis Jones, with Roy Barraclough as his long-suffering boss, Mr Cobbledick.
The first series of 13 episodes was released on DVD on 22 September 2009. The second series of 13 episodes was released on 1 July 2013.
Yamato 2520 was Yoshinobu Nishizaki's attempt at a sequel to Space Battleship Yamato, set several hundred years after the original series. However, Nishizaki was sued by Leiji Matsumoto for breach of copyright. Ultimately, Yamato 2520 was left unfinished after only three episodes were released.
The OVA series features mechanical designs by Syd Mead and a soundtrack by jazz musician David Matthews.