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Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart Poster

#1. Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart (1989)

★ 9.2/10 39 votes

Mickey and his friends take a close look at important street safety situations and tips.

Hanna-Barbera's 50th Poster

#2. Hanna-Barbera's 50th (1989)

★ 9.1/10 48 votes

The special is hosted by Tony Danza and Annie Potts celebrating 50 years of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's partnership in animation. This is the first animated project to be broadcast in Dolby Surround sound system.

Scooby-Doo's A Nutcracker Scoob Poster

#3. Scooby-Doo's A Nutcracker Scoob (1984)

★ 9.0/10 68 votes

The evil is set to damper another Christmas season for the children's home. Can the Scooby gang warm his heart?

Grave of the Fireflies Poster

#4. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

★ 8.5/10 6,933 votes

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

My Neighbor Totoro Poster

#5. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

★ 8.1/10 9,215 votes

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

Wow! A Talking Fish! Poster

#6. Wow! A Talking Fish! (1983)

★ 8.0/10 51 votes

A fisherman catches a talking fish and spares its life. After that, he meets a grotesque, evil monster in a state of constant change.

Katy Caterpillar Poster

#7. Katy Caterpillar (1984)

★ 8.0/10 25 votes

Katy Caterpillar lives in a cherry tree deep in the forest, but she longs to see the wide world. When she finally gets her chance, she meets lots of fascinating characters along the way.

The Man Who Planted Trees Poster

#8. The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)

★ 8.0/10 187 votes

The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the French Alps throughout the first half of the 20th century.

Once Upon a Time, There Lived a Dog Poster

#9. Once Upon a Time, There Lived a Dog (1982)

★ 8.0/10 170 votes

Based on the Ukrainian folktale, the old dog of a village family is not as keen as he once was, and is sent away after he fails to guard their house during a robbery. In the woods, he meets the wolf he protected his masters against long ago, who decides to pay a favor to get his old enemy's rightful place back in the doghouse.

Castle in the Sky Poster

#10. Castle in the Sky (1986)

★ 8.0/10 4,864 votes

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

Warriors of the Wind Poster

#11. Warriors of the Wind (1984)

★ 7.9/10 4,258 votes

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.

Akira Poster

#12. Akira (1988)

★ 7.9/10 5,096 votes

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.

Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth Poster

#13. Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth (1988)

★ 7.9/10 258 votes

The Sun God Abel returns to life, bent on punishing the humans and cleansing Earth from their presence. When Athena joins him, leaving humans to their fate, the Bronze Saints must defend the world in their greatest battle yet.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars Poster

#14. Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (1988)

★ 7.9/10 56 votes

For the past 150 years, humanity’s two greatest nations have been deadlocked in a meaningless war. In what is hoped to be a miraculous victory, the Alliance embarks on a battle to break through the Empire’s frontline. Like many other “decisive” battles, this can only end in disaster; a sentiment shared by Imperial nobleman Reinhard von Lohengramm and Alliance Commodore Yang Wen Li, both of whom realize how to turn the fight in their favor. And while the tides of war may never change, these two men must rise to the occasion, solidifying their place in history as heroes.

Secrets of the Heavenly Book Poster

#15. Secrets of the Heavenly Book (1983)

★ 7.8/10 46 votes

Yuangong, the deacon, opened the shrine and exposed the holy book to the human world. He is now punished to guard the book for life by the jade emperor for breaking heaven’s law. In order to pass this holy book to human beings, he would have to get by the antagonist fox.

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