1989/1990 Titles

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Title Rating Synopsis
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Ancient Book of Ys I
Our hero Adol Christine, compelled by an unknown urge, travels to the faraway land of Estellia, a land being overrun by monsters. There he learns that his coming was foretold by legend, and that he will end the menace to the land. Which unsurprisingly he does. In the process he and his companions search for the six books of Ys, which hold both the answers to the mystery and the key to the problem, battling both little and boss monsters all the way.
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Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu See Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Gosenzosama Banbanzai!
The Yomota family is small and typical: father Kinekuni (42), mother Tamiko (38), and son Inumaru (17). One day, a beautiful girl appears at their front door, calling herself "Maroko Yomota," granddaughter of Inumaru who travels back in time with a time machine to visit her ancestors. Even with Tamiko's strong objection, Kinekuni and Inumaru welcome her to stay with them, and the structure of a happy family has begun to collapse. (summary from ANN)
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Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (1989) Rent See Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (TV)

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (TV)
Rent Labor: A robot specifically designed for construction work. Labors allow dramatic advances in construction--but also in crime. To combat these new labor crimes, the police created a special unit: The Patrol Labor. And thus, the birth of "Patlabor"!

Kimagure Orange Road OVA 1
Watch This is the first of two OVAs, both basically the extension from the TV series, providing four additional episodes with side stories; the time frame of these stories is somewhere in the middle of the TV series.
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
This long running space-opera tells the story of a conflict between the (Prussia-like) Galactic Empire which is set on conquering and unifying all of known space, and its war with the Free Planets Alliance. While mainly focusing on the two opposing militaries' leaders - Reinhard Von Lohengram (of the Empire) and Yang Wen-Li (of the Alliance) – the story describes all levels of the war; from the tactical to the strategic; from street fighting to spaceship conflicts.
LofGH See Legend of the Galactic Heroes
LOGH See Legend of the Galactic Heroes
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Patlabor: The Mobile Police TV Rent See Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (TV)
Patlabor: The TV Series Rent See Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (TV)
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Yawara! A fashionable judo girl.
Buy All that Yawara Inokuma, a Junior at Musashiamya High, wants to be is a normal girl who goes out on dates, shops at bargain sales and makes Beef Stroganoff. However, she is also a judo prodigy, whose grandfather, Jigoro, was the 5 time judo champion of Japan. His one, all consuming desire in life is to see that she gets the Gold Medal in the Barcelona Olympics, and wins the National Achievement award.
Ys See Ancient Book of Ys I
御先祖様万々歳! See Gosenzosama Banbanzai!
銀河英雄伝説 See Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Genre
Action(4) Comedy(4) Drama(3) Romance(1)
Romantic Comedy(1)
Setting
Fantasy(1) Modern(2) Sci-Fi(3)
Demographic
Style
Acquired Taste(1)
Keywords
Adventure(2) High School(1) Mecha(1) Middle School(1)
Psychics(1) Sports(1) Time Travel(1) War(1)
Type
OVA(3) TV(2)
Release Year
1997(1) 1996(1) 1995(1) 1994(1) 1993(1) 1992(2) 1991(3) 1988(1)

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