Anime Identifying game! Know your anime!?

[Fuyukaze]

To give the next person time to come up with a new one, here's a somewhat hard one.

[img width=539 height=800]http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/FuyukazeFK/1-1.jpg[/img]



As it looks like I may have been a bit evil in the trial run, I'll give 3 clues.
1.made in 1986
2.a movie, not a tv series
3.based loosly on greek mythology

[Tynstar]

I have seen maybe 10 anime's so I will suck at this.

[Fuyukaze]

I have seen maybe 10 anime's so I will suck at this.

Then consider this a good time to learn about it more.

[Tynstar]

Thats what I was thinking.

[Tondog]

Oh snap you freakin did it!

Good luck trying to get people to figure it out.

[OatBob]

Arion - アリオン

or

Neo Heroic Fantasia Arion - ネオ・ヒロイック・ファンタジア　アリオン

[Fuyukaze]

Correct answer.

[OatBob]

This is going to be a fun game.

The next screen is from a children's film that did get dubbed in the States.  Surprisingly, for a children's film it does have some nudity.  The film is in color despite this screen.  I always like old pen-and-ink animation like this.  Not as pretty as any Miyazaki film, but hey, its 1979.

[img width=185 height=157]http://www.eg.emb-japan.go.jp/j/culture/cinema/2006/img/28%20taro%20the%20dragon%20boy_1.jpg[/img]

[Fuyukaze]

This one is going to be a hard one.  Looks familer but Tezuka's Budda never got animated that I'm aware and that's not his art style to begin with.

[Tondog]

I initially thought Tezuka as well, but it's probably not. Damn you Ben!

[OatBob]

This one was indeed released as I do have a store-purchased copy on VHS.

[Fuyukaze]

I keep wanting to call it Enchanted Journey even though I know that cant be it.  That had a release in 84 but I dont think that was it at all.  Still digging.

[Fuyukaze]

Tatsu no Ko Taro
or
Taro The Dragon Boy
or
龍の子太郎

Toei Animation was the studio that released it originaly.


For the record, I could only guess it was a Toei series originaly as they were one of the biggest studios producing anime in Japan.  I've never actualy seen the show though.  After reading the write ups for it I'm hoping Toei is serious with their announcment to release their entire backlog of animation in the states.  This could use a re-release here.

[OatBob]

nice find, man.  Killer digging skills.  Yeah, I had a hard time determining whether it was anime the first time I watched it.  Excellent dubbing and localization with no credits for the localization team, only for the original voice and art talents.  That and it was distributed by Turner over here.

I found the tape at a gas station as an ex-rental.  It was good enough for a view or two, so I'll call it a win.

[Fuyukaze]

Here's the next one.

[img width=700 height=758]http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f92/FuyukazeFK/2.jpg[/img]

time for the clues then.

1.giant robot series
2.originaly released in 81 but had movies and OVAs that spaned as far as 88
3.Two of the people who worked on it later worked on Fushigi Yuugi

next and final batch of clues

4.TMS did the TV series, movie, as well as the OVA
5.the same two worked on Ayashi no Ceres
6.one of the voice actress stared in Excell Saga as well as Tenchi Muyo! OVA