List of anime series by episode count
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This is a list of anime
series by episode count. Minimum count for each section is listed above each table.
series by episode count for series with a minimum of 150 episodes. Note that anime franchises with multiple television series (e.g. Sailor Moon
, Pokémon
) will not be listed on this page.
(OVA) and original net animation
(ONA) series by episode count for series with a minimum of 12 episodes.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series by episode count. Minimum count for each section is listed above each table.
Television
This is a list of television animeAnime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series by episode count for series with a minimum of 150 episodes. Note that anime franchises with multiple television series (e.g. Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
, Pokémon
Pokémon
is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
) will not be listed on this page.
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1 | 6429+Each episode of Sazae-san consists of 3 separate stories. | 6 |
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2 | 2189 | 6 at 1979, then 8~25 at 2005 | ||
3 | 1483There are 18 "series" which are part of the overall Nintama Rantarō series. This page lists all the episode titles. | |||
4 | 1428 | 5 | ||
5 | 1068 | 30 | ||
6 | 1066 | 10 | Prince Mackaroo | |
7 | 793 | 25 | ||
8 | 726 | 25 | ||
9 | 815 | 7 | Crayon Shin-chan Crayon Shin-chan is a Japanese manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui.Crayon Shin-chan follows the adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.... |
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10 | 694 | Ninja Hattori-kun Ninja Hattori-kun ' is a manga series by Fujiko Fujio, later adapted into a TV drama, an anime series, a video game and eventually a live-action movie, along with a 2009 revival of the show.- Plot :... |
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11 | 635 | 25 | Case Closed Case Closed Case Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011... /Detective Conan |
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12 | 638 | 15-30 | Perman Perman , by Fujiko Fujio, is a Japanese manga and anime about a clumsy boy, Mitsuo Suwa, who is chosen as an apprentice of Superman. The name "Perman" is based on "Superman" without the "Su"... |
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13 | 520 | 25 | One Piece One Piece is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as... |
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14 | 524 | 20 | Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo , full title , is a long-running comedy manga by Osamu Akimoto. It has been continuously serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since September 1976, with over 1700 chapters published, making it the longest-running manga series in history... |
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15 | 358 | 25 | Sgt. Frog Sgt. Frog Sgt. Frog, known in Japan as , is a manga series by Mine Yoshizaki. It was later serialized into a TV anime series directed by Junichi Sato. Both the anime and manga are comedies that follow the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to conquer Earth... |
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16 | 345 | 25 | Bleach Bleach (manga) is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Noriaki "Tite" Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a —a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki... |
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17 | 349 | 25 | Kiteretsu Daihyakka Kiteretsu Daihyakka is a science fiction manga series by Fujiko Fujio which ran in the children's magazine Kodomo no Hikari from April 1974 through July 1977... |
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18 | 330 | 25 | Atashin'chi Atashin'chi is a comedy manga by Eiko Kera, and an anime adaptation that was produced from 2002 to 2009. It is an episode-based animated sitcom of the daily experiences of a family of four .-The Tachibanas:*Father... |
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19 | 312 | 3 | Otogi Manga Calendar Otogi Manga Calendar was a black and white Japanese anime series aired from 1961 to 1964. It was the first anime series, and the first series ever televised.-Story:... |
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20 | 300 | 3 | Hyppo and Thomas | |
21 | 296 | 25 | Hamtaro Hamtaro is a Japanese anime series. The main character is a hamster named Hamtaro who has a variety of adventures with other hamsters, called "Ham-Hams" . The show is based on a manga series by Ritsuko Kawai, Hamtaro Gets Lost and Other Stories, and Jealous Hamtaro and Other Stories... |
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22 | 296 | 30 | Ikkyū-san Ikkyu-san is an anime based on the historical Zen Buddhist monk Ikkyū that follows his mischievous adventures as a child during his stay at Ankoku Temple. In each episode, Ikkyū relies on his intelligence and wit to solve all types of problems, from distraught farmers to greedy merchants.The anime was... |
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23 | 291 | 25 | Dragon Ball Z | |
24 | 276 | 25 | Pokémon (original series) Pokémon (anime) , abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets... |
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25 | 243 | 25 | Dr. Slump Arale-chan Dr. Slump is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology comic Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984 which were collected into 18 tankōbon volumes... |
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26 | 236 | 25 | Naruto: Shippuden | |
27 | 231 | 25 | Gin Tama | |
28 | 224 | 25 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games... |
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29 | 220 | 25 | Naruto Naruto is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of... |
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30 | 203 | 25 | Reborn! Reborn! Reborn!, known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Akira Amano. The plot revolves around the life of a young boy named Tsunayoshi Sawada, who finds out that he is next in line to become the boss of the most powerful Mafia organization called Vongola, the Vongola Family... |
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31 | 200 | 10 | Holly the Ghost Holly the Ghost , also known in Japan as The Ghost Holly, is a Japanese anime series directed by Minoru Okazaki. The series first aired in Japan on the NHK network between January 28, 1991 and March 6, 1992, spanning 200 episodes.-Story:... |
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32 | 200 | 25 | Parasol Henbee | |
33 | 195 | 5 | Tamagon the Counselor Tamagon the Counselor is an anime created by Tatsunoko Production. Tamagon is a cute monster who is fond of eggs. He acts as a counselor to those in trouble, asking only eggs in payment. He goes to work as soon as he has eaten his fee. However, despite his schemes, his service usually ends in failure and he winds up... |
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34 | 195 | 25 | Urusei Yatsura Urusei Yatsura is a comedic manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi that premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1978 and ran until its conclusion in 1987. Its 374 individual chapters were collected and published in 34 tankōbon volumes. The series tells the story of Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien... |
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35 | 193 | 25 | Astro Boy (1963 Series) | |
36 | 192 | 25 | Pokémon: Advanced Generation Pokémon (anime) , abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets... |
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37 | 191The Pokémon episode list contains episodes which have not aired yet. This list, however, only counts those episodes that have been aired or otherwise officially released as of today. | 25 | Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Pokémon (anime) , abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets... |
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38 | 188 | 25 | Kaibutsu-kun Kaibutsu-kun is a shōnen manga and anime series by Fujiko Fujio named after its protagonist.-About:Kaibutsu-kun and his companions, Dracula, Wolfman, and Franken, travel from Monster Land to the Human Realm, where they encounter and battle several monsters, mainly assassins from the demon group... |
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39 | 182This count consists of the original 182-episode Star of the Giants series. | 20 | Star of the Giants Star of the Giants is a sports manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and drawn by Noboru Kawasaki. It was adapted as the first sports anime television series broadcast in Japan, in 1968. It later spawned 2 anime sequels and different anime movies.... |
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40 | 180 | 25 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's... |
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41 | 178 | 25 | The Prince of Tennis The Prince of Tennis is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The title is often shortened to , a portmanteau of the two parts in the Japanese pronunciation of the words "Tennis Prince". The manga was first published in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 1999, and ended... |
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42 | 172 | 25 | Mirmo! Mirmo! is a manga series written by Hiromu Shinozuka and serialized in Ciao magazine from 2001 Jul through 2005 Dec. It was also published in twelve collected volumes by Shogakukan. The manga series was awarded the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award and the 2004 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. The... |
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43 | 170 | 10 | Yadamon Yadamon or Yadamon: Magical Dreamer is a 10-minute anime created by Suezen that originally run between 24 August 1992 to 16 July 1993. The series was broadcast every weekday. In the 21-week first run, 110 episodes aired... |
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44 | 167 | 25 | InuYasha InuYasha , also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008... |
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45 | 165Dr. Slump consists of 243 short episodes which, when aired, are combined into 165 25-minute-long episodes. | Dr. Slump Dr. Slump is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology comic Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984 which were collected into 18 tankōbon volumes... |
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46 | 163 | 25 | Dokaben Dokaben is a baseball manga by Shinji Mizushima, serialized in Akita Shoten Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine from April 24, 1972 to March 27, 1981. Chapters of the series published in 48 Tankōbon volumes by Akita Shoten. It was later made into an anime by the same name... |
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47 | 161 | 25 | Ranma ½ Ranma ½ is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi with an anime adaptation. The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts... |
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48 | 155 | 25 | Lupin III Part II | |
49 | 154 | 7 | Chō Tokkyū Hikarian Hikarian , also called Hikarian: Great Railroad Protector, is a Japanese anime and toy franchise by Tomy.The first television series, is about a series of bullet trains that are turned into robots... |
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50 | 154 | 25 | Major Major (manga) Major is a sports manga series by Takuya Mitsuda. It has been serialized in Shōnen Sunday and has been collected in 78 tankōbon volumes... |
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51 | 154 | 25 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's is a Yu-Gi-Oh! series which aired in Japan between April 2, 2008 and March 30, 2011, following the previous series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, on April 11, 2011... |
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52 | 153 | 25 | Dragon Ball Dragon Ball is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the... |
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53 | 151 | 25 | Cooking Papa Cooking Papa is an ongoing seinen manga series written and illustrated by Tochi Ueyama. The series has been serialized in the Kodansha manga anthology Weekly Morning since 1984. Kodansha collects individual chapters into tankōbon volumes, with the first one published on January 18, 1986, and 115 volumes total ,... |
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54 | 150 | 25 | Zatch Bell! Zatch Bell! Zatch Bell!, known in Japan as is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday... |
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OVA and ONA
This is a list of original video animationOriginal video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
(OVA) and original net animation
Original Net Animation
An original net animation is an anime that is directly released onto the Internet. ONAs may also have been aired on television if they were first directly released on the Internet. The name mirrors original video animation, a term that has been used in the anime industry for straight-to-video...
(ONA) series by episode count for series with a minimum of 12 episodes.
# Episodes | Episode length (approx.) (min Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... ) |
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110 | 25 | OVA | Legend of the Galactic Heroes Legend of the Galactic Heroes is a series of science fiction novels by Yoshiki Tanaka. An anime adaptation of the novels by Artland ran from 1988 to 2000 as well as a manga based on the novels, with art by Katsumi Michihara... |
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103 | 5 | ONA | Hetalia: Axis Powers Hetalia: Axis Powers is a Japanese webcomic, later adapted as a manga and an anime series, by . The series presents an allegorical trivialisation of political and historic events, particularly of the World War II era, in which the various countries are represented by stereotyped anthropomorphic characters... |
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52 | 25 | OVA | Legend of the Galactic Heroes Side Stories Legend of the Galactic Heroes is a series of science fiction novels by Yoshiki Tanaka. An anime adaptation of the novels by Artland ran from 1988 to 2000 as well as a manga based on the novels, with art by Katsumi Michihara... |
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30 | 23 | OVA | Hunter × Hunter Hunter × Hunter , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The story focuses on a young boy named Gon, who discovers that his father, whom he was told was dead, is actually alive and well... |
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26 | 24 | ONA | Xam'd: Lost Memories Xam'd: Lost Memories Xam'd: Lost Memories, released in Japan as , is an anime series, conceptualized by Bones and co-developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, Aniplex and Bones, which made its debut on Sony's inaugural launch of the PlayStation Network video download service at E3 in the United States on July 16,... |
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26 | 11 | ONA | Starry Sky | |
25 | 5 | ONA | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya-chan Haruhi Suzumiya is the general name for a series of light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito which were subsequently adapted into other media. The story follows the title character Haruhi Suzumiya, a high school girl who can unconsciously change reality, and her strange antics with her... |
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24 | 3 | ONA | Petit Eva: Evangelion@School Petit Eva: Evangelion@School is a super-deformed-style parody series based on Neon Genesis Evangelion. First published in Shōnen Ace, it was adapted into a series of 3D CGI ONAs in 2007. There is no dialogue in the series... |
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24 | 9-10 | ONA | Psychic Academy Psychic Academy is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Katsu Aki. It was published by Kodansha in Magazine Z between 1999 and 2003. An anime ONA adaptation was produced by E.G. Films in 2002... |
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22 | ONA | Magical Play Magical Play is an original net animation featuring character designs by Kiyohiko Azuma. It was webcast from November 16, 2001 to May 3, 2002, totaling twenty-two episodes. The magical girl satire was later compiled into four half hour episodes and released on four DVDs. A 3D OVA episode was released on... |
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22 | ONA | Penguin Musume Heart Penguin Musume is a Japanese manga series, written by manga author Tetsuya Takahashi. The manga was serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion between 2006 and 2007. After the manga ended serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion, the serialization was restarted from the February 2008... |
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22 | 25 | OVA | Supernatural: The Animation | |
21 | 20 | OVA | Case Closed Case Closed Case Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011... |
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20 | 30 | OVA | Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki is a twenty episode collection of OVAs produced by AIC, initially released in Japan in 1992. The first two OVA series were later licensed and distributed in North America by Pioneer LDC, with FUNimation Entertainment taking over the rights for the third series.The distribution of the first OVA... |
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16 | OVA | Cream Lemon Cream Lemon is an erotic anime series with some in-depth storylines and classic artwork. The first Cream Lemon OVA was released in 1984, though Cream Lemon was not the first hentai OVA... |
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16 | ONA | Eagle Talon Eagle Talon (anime) is a Japanese Flash animation created by Shimane Prefecture resident Ryo Ono.The show is distributed on the Internet via video-sharing websites by DLE and debuted on March 16, 2007. The character Yoshida has also been featured as a Voiceroid product.-Story:Eagle Talon is a secret society based in... |
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16 | OVA | Mobile Police Patlabor P-Series | ||
15 | OVA | Key the Metal Idol Key the Metal Idol is an original video animation anime series that was released in Japan from 1994 to 1997. The series consists of fifteen episodes divided into four parts. First Program consists of episodes 1 through 7. Second Program is 8 through 13. Third Program and Final Program are episodes 14 and 15... |
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15 | OVA | Cosmo Warrior Zero Cosmo Warrior Zero is a science fiction OVA series.-Plot:The long war between the planet Earth and the machine men is finally over, resulting in a peace that is more a victory for the machine men than the Earth. Warrius Zero lost his family in the war to the machinemen but despite this he still is a member of the... |
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15 | OVA | Gundam Evolve Gundam Evolve , also known as Mobile Suit Gundam Evolve, is a series of short films set in the different timelines of the Gundam series. Originally there were only five Evolve episodes, produced from 2001 to 2003, Bandai started to create new Evolve episodes in 2004... |
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13 | OVA | Record of Lodoss War Record of Lodoss War is a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based around the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia for role-playing games . There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English... |
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13 | OVA | Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory is a 13-episode anime OVA series set in the Gundam universe. The first volume containing two 30-minute episodes was released in Japan on May 23, 1991. Subsequent volumes, containing one 30-minute episode each, followed every one or two months; the final volume went on sale on September 24, 1992... |
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12 | OVA | Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team is an original video animation anime series in the Gundam franchise. Released from January 25, 1996, to April 25, 1999, the 11-episode series details the adventures of an Earth Federation Space Force ground unit during the One Year War - specifically before the original 1979 Gundam series and into... |