Fantasy (4055)

Magical powers, unnatural creatures, or other unreal elements which cannot be explained by science are prevalent and normal to the setting they exist in. Fantasy stories can take place on Earth (urban fantasy) or in another world. Character traits (e.g. magician vs demon/spirit) and setting do not determine if a story is Fantasy. If majority of the cast has magical or supernatural powers (e.g. one normal highschool boy surrounded by five goddesses), then the story is Fantasy. If only a few characters have powers and most of the cast would be in disbelief to discover this (e.g. one man is an exorcist and the rest are normal adults), then the story is Supernatural. Sometimes a story can be both Fantasy and Supernatural, but this is rare. When searching for High Fantasy stories, excluding lower fantasy themes (e.g. Mythology, Superpower) can help refine your search.

A Piece of Phantasmagoria

A Piece of Phantasmagoria

A Piece of Phantasmagoria

1995 | 15 eps | Publishing

Shin Koihime†Musou

Shin Koihime†Musou

Shin Koihime†Musou

Kanuu and Chouhi's group rescue a mysterious girl, who is actually the real Ryuubi, her name and heirloom sword stolen after the events of the last season. The group sets off to recover Ryuubi's sword. At the same time, a group of street performers, the three Chou Sisters, are given a mysterious magic book that may be more trouble than they think....The franchise re-imagines the classic Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi) as a "moe (fiery), moe (preciously cute) action love comedy" with an almost all-female cast.
(Source: ANN)
Oct 5, 2009 to Dec 21, 2009 | 12 eps | Publishing

Toshishun

Toshishun

Toshishun

Dec 4, 1981 | 1 eps | Publishing

Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto

Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto

Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto

Marin and her younger sister Urin are seafolk who happen upon something quite strange: a beautiful silver ring lost beneath the waves. The kind-hearted Marin, intent on returning it to its owner, drags a reluctant Urin along with her to the sky world despite reminders of a turtle elder who left for the surface and never returned. After locating the ring's owner, Kanon Miyamori, they learn that Kanon had tossed it into the sea after her boyfriend dumped her earlier that day.

Though Marin insists that such a lovely item should not be thrown away, Kanon discards it once again. As they search for the ring, Urin becomes separated from the other two and accidently breaks the seal on a stone coffin, releasing an evil being known as Sedna. Sensing Sedna's release, the formerly missing turtle elder, Matsumoto, reveals himself to Kanon and her companions, naming Marin as the Priestess of the Sea. Together with the Priestess of the Sky, she has the power to seal Sedna away again. And as luck would have it, during an encounter with one of Sedna's minions, Kanon discovers that she is the Priestess of the Sky. Though Kanon is hesitant, she and Marin decide to work together to save the world from the evil that threatens it.

Jun 25, 2009 to Sep 17, 2009 | 12 eps | Publishing

Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode: Denzel

Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode: Denzel

Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode: Denzel

After the three-pronged conflict between tyrannical electric company Shinra, rebel group Avalanche, and the maniacal Sephiroth, the damaged planet slowly heals its wounds. A rural town dubbed Edge sprouts up on the outskirts of Midgar's ruins. Reeve Tuesti, former Head of Urban Development at Shinra, interviews a young boy named Denzel for potential membership in Reeve's World Regenesis Organization, a group devoted to the restoration and protection of the planet.

Denzel recounts his tragic history to Reeve, detailing how the aftermath of the heroic Avalanche's actions laid waste to Midgar and took the lives of everyone the boy knew. Through reminiscing to Reeve, Denzel discovers a newfound purpose.

Apr 16, 2009 | 1 eps | Publishing

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - Venice Film Festival Fo...

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - Venice Film Festival Footage

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - Venice Film Festival Footage

Sep 14, 2005 | 1 eps | Publishing

Saint Seiya Recap

Saint Seiya Recap

Saint Seiya Recap

A summary of the 114 episodes of the TV series Saint Seiya.
Jan 25, 2003 | 1 eps | Publishing

Tenjoubito to Akutobito Saigo no Tatakai

Tenjoubito to Akutobito Saigo no Tatakai

Tenjoubito to Akutobito Saigo no Tatakai

A movie finale to Munto, a director's cut of the climactic scenes with new footage.
Apr 18, 2009 | 1 eps | Publishing

Pokemon Movie 12: Arceus Choukoku no Jikuu e

Pokemon Movie 12: Arceus Choukoku no Jikuu e

Pokemon Movie 12: Arceus Choukoku no Jikuu e

In ages long forgotten, when Earth found itself on a collision course with a meteor, Legendary Pokémon Arceus used its power to avert the danger. However, this feat caused the 16 Plates surrounding it to scatter across the world. Without the Plates providing Arceus with life energy, it began to die. A human named Damon managed to find one of the Plates and returned it to the moribund Pokémon, helping it recover. As a reward, Arceus created the Jewel of Life and gave it to the people of Michina Town, stipulating that it must be returned, but the humans refused, hogging the Jewel to themselves. In the battle that ensued, Damon was killed and Arceus went into slumber, vowing to punish humanity upon its return.

Satoshi and his companions arrive in Michina Town where they come across Sheena, a descendant of Damon, who claims to be in possession of the Jewel of Life and intends on giving it back to Arceus when it awakens.

The situation takes an unexpected turn when Arceus, despite Sheena's best intentions, remains unsatisfied. Satoshi must now prevent the destruction of the entire human race, as Arceus' fury causes distortions in the fabric of the universe, enraging the Legendary trio—Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina—and disturbing the world's balance.

Jul 18, 2009 | 1 eps | Publishing

Highway Jenny

Highway Jenny

Highway Jenny

Sep 27, 2006 | 1 eps | Publishing

You Shoumei Bijutsukan Line

You Shoumei Bijutsukan Line

You Shoumei Bijutsukan Line

Aug 1, 2006 | 1 eps | Publishing

Nijiiro Hotaru: Eien no Natsuyasumi

Nijiiro Hotaru: Eien no Natsuyasumi

Nijiiro Hotaru: Eien no Natsuyasumi

Yuuta was 12-year-old boy, who had lost his father in the traffic accident one year ago. In the summer vacation, he visited a deserted dam deep in the mountains, where he had a good time with his father before.
Suddenly a thunder storm occurred and he slipped on the ground. He lost consciousness and woke up to find a girl and an unfamiliar village. He time-traveled 30 years and reached a village, which sank at the bottom of the dam.
This is Yuuta's precious memory of "another" summer vacation.
May 19, 2012 | 1 eps | Publishing

Utawarerumono Recaps

Utawarerumono Recaps

Utawarerumono Recaps

DVD recap episodes. The recaps are included in Utawarerumono DVD Volumes 4 and 5.
Nov 22, 2006 to Dec 21, 2006 | 2 eps | Publishing

Manga Sekai Mukashibanashi

Manga Sekai Mukashibanashi

Manga Sekai Mukashibanashi

Each episode of this series tells the story of a famous fairy tale from all around the world. Some of them are adapted from famous books such as "The Iliad".

(Source: ANN)
Oct 7, 1976 to Mar 28, 1979 | 127 eps | Publishing

Eko Eko Azarak

Eko Eko Azarak

Eko Eko Azarak

The worried owner of a luxury hotel hires high school student Kuroi Misa who has experience with necromancy. The reason is that a series of suicides carried out by guests have taken place in the garden which was once a place of execution. She agrees to use her knowledge of the black arts but demands a fee of ten million yen.
Jan 30, 2007 | 1 eps | Publishing

Neko Machi

Neko Machi

Neko Machi

Aug 1, 2006 | 1 eps | Publishing

Cat Shit One

Cat Shit One

Cat Shit One

This bold account follows the brave exploits of Sergeant "Packy" Perkins and his unit... of rabbits! Join Packy and Private "Bota" Botasky as they resolve an Iranian hostage crisis. Watch these commando-style bunnies through an anthropomorphic lens as events unfold and violence erupts.

Note: This anime has been provisionally set to "Finished Airing" due to lack of official information regarding future installments.
Jul 17, 2010 | 1 eps | Publishing

Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai - Toki to Yami...

Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai - Toki to Yami wo Meguru Saigo no Bouken

Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai - Toki to Yami wo Meguru Saigo no Bouken

In a world where Pokémon live and communicate with each other, there are mythical treasures known as the Time Gears that regulate the flow of time in their respective areas. If one is removed from its resting place, time will freeze in that area, so even evil Pokémon do not dare to steal them. But recently, anomalies in time have been appearing throughout the land, causing the appearance of Mystery Dungeons and violent Pokémon. Pokémon exploration teams have been formed to explore these Mystery Dungeons, arrest the violent Pokémon, and help maintain the peace.

It turns out that the anomalies in time have not been caused by the recent disappearance of the Time Gears, but by Temporal Tower slowly falling apart and Dialga corrupting into Dark Dialga. The newly infamous thief Juptile had stolen the Time Gears in order to take them to Temporal Tower and stop its deterioration. The Pokémon exploration team Team Pokédans—which consists of Hikozaru and a once-human Pochama—must team up with Juptile to go to the Phantom Land where Temporal Tower is located. If the trio fails, Temporal Tower will completely collapse, leaving the whole world frozen in time forever...

Apr 12, 2009 | 1 eps | Publishing

Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi (1976)

Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi (1976)

Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi (1976)

An omnibus-format TV series consisting of anime adaptations of Japanese folk tales, this is one of Japan's longest-running TV series, and Group Tac's second TV series (the first was The Road to Munich, a documentary anime about the 1972 Olympics). The governing rule of the series was that the creative staff change from episode to episode. While later other anime series like Nippon Animation's Famous Works of Japanese Literature would attempt the same, none would be as long-lived or successful.
The rotation idea was that of director Sugii Gisaburo, a visual visionary unequaled in Japanese film history who has revolutionized anime several times in his career, be it in the 1967 TV series Goku's Big Adventure, in which he sought to shake anime free from the dominance of story development by yanking it back to a more cartoonish form, or The Belladonna of Sadness, where he broke the Disney full-animation mold, creating a full-length animated film in a completely new style that was a hybrid of still drawings and animation. The reason for rotating the staff each episode was so that each episode would have a completely different look and feel from its predecessor, and in this it was eminently successful. This is a series that is genuinely rewarding to watch, and is visually one of the richest in anime history.
While this system also meant that quality varied, there were also occasionally superb episodes, as on the staff were many veterans like Group Tac founder SUGII Gisaburo himself, SHIBAYAMA Tsutomu, FURUZAWA Hideo, RIN Taro, and HIKONE Norio. Old episodes started being repeated more and more frequently as the years went on, and production of new episodes finally ceased completely in late 1995, but the series is still widely broadcast.
(Source: Pelleas)
Jan 7, 1976 to Sep 3, 1994 | 1471 eps | Publishing

Omamori Himari

Omamori Himari

Omamori Himari

Jan 7, 2010 to Mar 25, 2010 | 12 eps | Publishing

Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 3 - Hi no Ishi wo Tsugu Mono

Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 3 - Hi no Ishi wo Tsugu Mono

Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 3 - Hi no Ishi wo Tsugu Mono

After being sent to investigate the alarming disappearance of four bloodline limit-wielding ninjas from different countries, Kakashi Hatake, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sai successfully discover their whereabouts and inform the Hokage. Unexpectedly, Tsunade's further arrangements fall apart when Hiruko—the mastermind behind the incident and also a former Konohagakure ninja obsessed with power—appears to announce that he has absorbed the missing ninjas' unique abilities. On the verge of becoming invincible, he seeks one more bloodline limit before starting an all-out war to take over the world.

As Konohagakure's past connections with Hiruko raise suspicions among the nations about its involvement in the affair, Tsunade receives an ultimatum to solve the crisis. Left with no other choice, she decides to follow Kakashi's lead after he presents a daring yet salutary scheme—a proposal that could send him to certain death. However, Naruto opposes such a plan! Despite the Hokage's decision, he is determined to save his teacher's life, even if it means fighting friend and foe alike.

Aug 1, 2009 | 1 eps | Publishing

Miracle Train: Chuo-sen e Youkoso

Miracle Train: Chuo-sen e Youkoso

Miracle Train: Chuo-sen e Youkoso

Five of the Chuo train stations have been turned into the proud leader Zero Tokyo (Hiroyuki Yoshino,) the girl-wooing Rintarou Shinjuku (Ryotaro Okiayu,) the ramen-loving otaku Riku Nakano (Hiroshi Kamiya,) the charming yet acerbic Takuto Kichijouji (Miyu Irino,) and the gentle yet risk-taking Lune Tachikawa (Kouki Miyata.) The anime version will be the first anime based on a title from Yomban, Bandai Visual's original content website. This is the 1 min introduction. The main thing is the drama CD called "Special Seat e Youkoso!" (ドラマCD 「スペシャルシートへようこそ」)
Aug 18, 2009 | 1 eps | Publishing

Shakugan no Shana: Friagne & Marianne no Naze Nani Shana! Na...

Shakugan no Shana: Friagne & Marianne no Naze Nani Shana! Nandemo Shitsumonbako!

Shakugan no Shana: Friagne & Marianne no Naze Nani Shana! Nandemo Shitsumonbako!

A series of short specials where Friagne and Marianne explain different terms from the show.
Jan 25, 2006 to Aug 25, 2006 | 8 eps | Publishing

Pokemon: Yadoking no Ichinichi

Pokemon: Yadoking no Ichinichi

Pokemon: Yadoking no Ichinichi

It consists of nothing but Pokémon-speak--similar to the mini-movies that air with each theatrical movie. It's a short special based on life of the Pokémon Slowking.

(Source: Bulbapedia and Graffitti studio)
Jan 1, 2000 | 1 eps | Publishing