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Bomber Man & Marbleman's Explosive Side Story

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden

1998, TV, 48 eps, 64%, MADHOUSE

Kids, Space

* Based on the Hudson Soft game. 1000 years ago, the beautiful B-da City was attacked by the Dark B-da in their quest to control the entire Blue Solar System. The heroic B-Daman, drawing on their legendary power and ingenious technology, were able to restore peace to the…

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    2023, ONA, 208 eps, ongoing, 78%

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    Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu

    2005, TV, 39 eps, 74%

    Super Robot, Kids, Isekai

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    1992, TV, 51 eps, 74%

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    1973, TV, 26 eps, 73%

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    My-Otome 0: S.ifr

    2008, OVA, 3 eps, 71%

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    Doraemon: The Day When I Was Born

    2002, Movie, 1 ep, 71%

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    1995, TV, 74 eps, 73%

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    2011, TV, 44 eps, 69%

    Kids, Primarily Child Cast, Robots

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    1999, TV, 52 eps, 70%

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    1989, TV, 39 eps, 73%

    Kids, Time Manipulation

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    2016, TV, 51 eps, 67%

    Kids, Proxy Battle, CGI

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    2009, TV, 143 eps, 62%

    Kids

  13. Cover of The Many Dream Journeys of Meme
    The Many Dream Journeys of Meme

    1983, TV, 127 eps, 62%

    The same kind of story: children's fairy-tale shorts and specials.

  14. Cover of Chinpui
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    1989, TV, 56 eps, 69%

    Kids, Aliens, Episodic

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    Gakkyuu-Ou Yamazaki

    1997, TV, 53 eps, 71%

    Kids

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    Hoero Bunbun

    1980, TV, 39 eps, 70%

    Animals, Kids

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    1991, TV short, 200 eps, 79%

    Kids, Magic

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    1991, TV, 39 eps, 70%

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    Karaoke Senshi Mike Jirou

    1994, TV, 20 eps, 69%

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    Hello Kitty: Stump Village

    2005, TV short, 26 eps, 70%

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    Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus

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    Foreign, Aliens, Kids

Manga for fans of The Day I Bought a Star

Fluffy, Fluffy Cinnamoroll2004, Manga, 118 ch, 80% Plastic Memories: Say to good-bye2015, Manga, 20 ch, 80% Mega Man Gigamix2009, Manga, 5 ch, 80% Splatoon2015, Manga, 82 ch, 67% Nerawareta Gakuen2012, Manga, 85% The☆Doraemons Special1995, Manga, 79% Space Marine-ege Sangtaechangi Saenggim2026, Manga, ongoing, 77% FLCL2000, Light novel, 24 ch, 75%

About The Day I Bought a Star

2006, Movie, 1 ep, 67%

A short film only screened at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. This work is set in a mysterious world "Iblard," imagined and depicted by the artist Naohisa Inoue.

In the city where Nona lives, the Time Bureau watches how its citizens use time. The Bureau supervises those who are wasting time or using time incorrectly. Nona is unable to bear this and runs away from home. He meets a mysterious woman named Ninya, and begins life on her farm. One day, Nona obtains a seed of a star in exchange for his vegetables, and decides to grow it.

(Source: Ghibli Museum)

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