Anime starting in Winter 1967/1968

Dororo

?? January

Movie, 1 ep

Rating: 4.61 (178)

Average: 5.55 (178)

historicalHistorical anime have clear ties to our history and usually occur in a particular epoch., mangaManga is the lifeblood that drives the anime industry. Everything and its mother is based on manga. However! There are exceptions where the manga was not the basis for the anime. See also manhua and manhwa., shounenIn the context of manga and associated media, shounen, literally meaning "youth" and often also specifically "boy", refers to a male audience roughly between the ages of 10 and 18.

Before producing a TV series, a pilot film was made to let sponsors and television stations grasp the work's pervasive quality. This is the pilot film for "Dororo" in which the characters are closer to those of the original story compared to the characters in the TV series. The faces and personalities of the characters in the TV series are altered from time to time to gain popularity among its viewers. As a result, sometimes viewers really loved it, but at other times it didn't go over as well. The pilot for "Dororo" was made in color, but the TV series was monochrome due to a tighter budget. The story depicts a journey in which the boy thief named Dororo and a cursed man called Hyakkimaru destroy monsters. Hyakkimaru can be a complete "human" only after he destroys 48 devils.

Gegege no Kitarou

3rd January

TV Series, 65 eps

Rating: 5.60 (90)

Average: 5.75 (91)

adventureAdventures are exciting stories, designed to provide an action-filled, energetic experience for the viewer. Rather than the predominant emphasis on violence and fighting, the viewer of adventures can live vicariously through the travels, conquests, explorations, creation of empires, struggles and situations that confront the main characters. Adventure films are often, but not always, set in an historical period., comedyAnime whose central struggle causes hilarious results. These stories are built upon funny characters, situations and events. A comedy anime is laced with humour and sets out to provoke laughter from the audience. Japanese humour can be a bit strange to westerners, so if you`re new to this type of humour, just bear with it; it`ll most likely grow on you if you`re a fan of other kinds of comedy., contemporary fantasyMagic and supernatural beings exist secretly in what is generally regarded as the real world. Such elements may have originated from another world. Stories where a modern-day character travels to an alternate fantasy world are not considered contemporary fantasy., fantasyImaginative or fanciful work, especially one dealing with supernatural elements and themes., mangaManga is the lifeblood that drives the anime industry. Everything and its mother is based on manga. However! There are exceptions where the manga was not the basis for the anime. See also manhua and manhwa., shounenIn the context of manga and associated media, shounen, literally meaning "youth" and often also specifically "boy", refers to a male audience roughly between the ages of 10 and 18.

A truly bizarre anime with a flavour of traditional Japanese folklore. The boy, Kitarou, encounters various forms of evil with his father, who happens to be an eyeball.

Wanpaku Tanteidan

1st February

TV Series, 35 eps

Rating: 4.45 (14)

Average: 4.92 (14)

actionAction anime usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting.

A group of young boys (plus a token girl and her little brother, the obligatory brat) form a detective club, pooling their talents for brain, brawn, invention, and driving skills to solve crimes in Tokyo. Much to the consternation of police chief Nakamura, they often succeed where the professionals fail.

Source: The Anime Encyclopedia

Andersen Monogatari

19th March

Movie, 1 ep

Rating: 4.32 (62)

Average: 5.36 (62)

* Adaptation of many Hans Christian Andersen stories.

The film includes Andersen himself as a main character, as he and his friends play roles in numerous classic tales which seem to blend into each other.

It focuses on two stories The Red Shoes, and The Little Match Girl