What is Shipboard anime?

Beam me up, Scotty! Space stations (think Death Star) also count. Basically, this category is to tell if the setting takes place onboard a spaceship in space. This category is not applicable if the spaceship lies on a planet and never actually gets into space.

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Top wo Nerae! & Top wo Nerae 2! Gattai Movie!!

7.39

Description:

This double feature comprises of Gunbuster and Die Buster (aka Gunbuster 2) condensed them into a single theatrical release told in two parts with a musical intermission in between. The first part, Gunbuster the Movie, condenses the six episodes of the original OVA into a 95-minute movie featuring a new 5.1 audio remix and a redub by the original Japanese cast. The second part, Die Buster the Movie, mixes large chunks of the second OVA series with a few altered or newly-animated scenes to create a truncated take on Nono's story. (Source: ANN)
Type

movie

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

95 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2006-10-01

Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi

(Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Beginning Chapter)

7.59

Description:

First of seven films for Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2202, which continues the story of Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199. Three years after the Yamato's return from the planet Iscandar. The people of Earth restored their planet with the Cosmo Reverse System, and they signed a peace treaty with Garmillas. In addition to reconstruction, Earth developed a new defense fleet that includes the state-of-the-art battleship Andromeda. The Earth goes down a path of military expansion, despite Starsha Iscandar's wishes. The Yamato helps accomplish this so-called peace, but it comes at the price of many invaluable sacrifices. The goddess Teresa, who prays for tranquility in space, calls the Yamato to a new voyage. The threat of Gatlantis is sweeping over the universe and approaching Earth. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2017-02-25

Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199: Hoshimeguru Hakobune

7.56

Description:

2199 AD. Yamato tried to leave behind the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, after receiving a "Cosmo Reverse System" at its destination, Iscandar. However, suddenly, it encounters a mysterious group at the edge of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The crew finds out that the group is called the "Gatlantis," and that its leader is the Gutaba expeditionary force commander who calls himself "Goran Dagaamu of Thunder." The commander demands that Yamato be handed over to him. Yamato, wanting to hurry to Earth, escapes the fray. However, Yamato is attacked by a devastating beam weapon called the "Flame Direct Attack Cannon" that can transcend space. Yamato was able to retreat, but ends up getting lost, and finds itself in a strangely colored irregular dimension. The crew decides to turn off the engine on the ship, and explore a mysterious planet. In order to collect information, Kodai, Kiryū, Sawamura, Niimi, and Aihara land on the planet. What they saw when they arrived was a ship that was not supposed to be there. Dagaamu chases after the traces of Yamato's warp, and also reaches the strangely colored space. The planet on which Yamato landed was in fact what Dagaamu had been looking for all along. (Source: ANN)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

111 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2014-12-06

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu Gaiden: Ougon no Tsubasa

(Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Golden Wings)

6.34

Description:

Reinhard von Müsel, a poor nobleman's son, one day discovers that his sister, Annerose, has been sold to the royal family. To get her back he sets out to rise quickly through the military along with his friend Siegfried Kircheis. (Source: ANN)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

59 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1992-12-12

Starship Operators

6.86

Description:

For the 73rd class of cadets of the Defense University of the small planet Kibi, a shakedown cruise on the fleet's new starship "Amaterasu" is a fitting lead-up to graduation. As they are returning to their home planet, however, they are shocked to hear news of a declaration of war by the aggressive Kingdom against Kibi. When their planetary government surrenders without a struggle, the cadets decide to launch their own war, aboard the "Amaterasu". To gain funding, they make a deal with a galactic news network - and find themselves the "stars" of their own "reality show". Unfortunately, this is the kind of reality show that can get you killed... (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2005-01-05

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War

6.51

Description:

The year is Universal Century 0079. Oliver May is a technical officer in the Zeon 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit , in charge of testing new military technology. Stationed in the Jotunheim, a civilian transport ship that was converted into military use, Oliver must head into battle and experience the One Year War, only this time from the perspective of a weapon tester who struggles to make an impact on an evolving war during changing times. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

3

Ep.Length

27 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2004-07-19

Lost Universe

6.81

Description:

Millie Nocturne has one great goal in life: to be the best in the universe - at absolutely everything! But when she tries her hand at being the "best detective," she ends up an unwilling partner with two people who will change her life forever: Kane Blueriver, the psi-blade-wielding master of the starship Swordbreaker, and Canal, the smart-mouthed holographic image of the ship's computer. Join this unlikely trio on their adventures as they hurtle through space facing off against intergalactic crime lords, rogue starships, and hijackers dressed as chickens... and that's just the tip of the asteroid! (Source: RightStuf)
Type

TV

Episodes

26

Ep.Length

22 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1998-04-03

Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade

(Tekkaman Blade)

7.32

Description:

Tekkaman Blade takes place in the year 2300 AD. On a certain moment, the Radam attack earth. A few months after the beginning of the invasion, a tekkaman appears, he calls himself Blade and with the help of the Space Knights, Blade starts to fight the radam. But there are a few things that Blade isn't telling about his past. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

49

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

1992-02-18

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079

6.66

Description:

Lieutenant Oliver May and the 603 Technical Division Unit aboard the Jotunheim continue testing and evaluating experimental weapons to aid the Zeon war effort against the Federation Forces. At the end of each experiment, the tale of the trials and tribulations faced by the weapon and its test pilot adds a small chapter to the long history of the One Year War (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

3

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2006-04-26

Macross II: Lovers Again

6.2

Description:

A.D. 2089 - 80 years have passed since Space War I changed the lives of both human and Zentraedi races. Both races are at peace on Earth when a new alien race called the "Marduk" appear within the Solar System. While covering the first battle between the U.N. Spacy and the Marduk fleet, SNN rookie reporter Hibiki Kanzaki discovers Ishtar, an "Emulator" that enhances the Marduk's combat abilities through singing. Hibiki brings Ishtar to Earth to teach her the values of life and culture. Together with ace Valkyrie pilot Silvie Gena, Hibiki and Ishtar must find a way to save Earth from total destruction at the hands of the Marduk leader Ingues. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

6

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1992-05-21

Terra e...

(Toward the Terra)

6.41

Description:

In the future, mankind's seemingly utopian society is strictly controlled by the government, and anything that threatens to disrupt the status quo is ruthlessly suppressed. When 14-year-old Jomy begins to question the way the society is run, he suddenly becomes a target for both the government and the Mu, an outcast race with extra-sensory abilities who have been fighting against the government for generations. Now, each is determined to hunt him down - one to kill him and the other to save him. (Source: RightStuf)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

111 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1980-04-26

Geneshaft

6.32

Description:

In the 21st century mankind was on the brink of destruction. Through genetic engineering however they eradicated such feelings as love and the desire for power. Since women are naturally less agressive than men, women to man ratio was set to 9:1. Now people are engineered to have skills that others view as being necessary. There is a giant ring that now orbits the earth, that sits there and relays information back to an alien race that sent it. Now a team of five women will try to eradicate the alien threat. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2001-04-05

Norageki!

(Five Numbers!)

6.25

Description:

In an isolated prison, there are only four prisoners and a cat. One day, a power outage opens all the locks and all of the prisoners are released. However, all of the guards are nowhere to be seen and there are no exits. An extraordinary event occurs in response to an old man's strange behavior. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2011-01-22

Waga Seishun no Arcadia

(Arcadia of My Youth)

7.72

Description:

Earth has been conquered by the evil Illumidus Empire, with parallels drawn to the U.S. post World War II occupation of Japan. Captain Harlock with a group that will become his life long friends begin their fight against this tyranny visited upon the planet Earth, with no regard to the costs the struggle will have on them, caring only for the ideal of restoring freedom to the people of Earth. (Source: ANN)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

130 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1982-07-28

Glass no Kantai: La Legende du Vent de l'Univers

(Glass Fleet: The Legend of the Wind of the Universe)

6.4

Description:

The People's Army led by Michel stands against Vetti's newly founded empire. Upon seeing how strong the Glass Battleship is, Michel tries to get Cleo, the captain of the Glass Battleship, to help People's Army overthrow Vetti's empire. And together they fight against Vetti's empire. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

24

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2006-04-04

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These Seiran 3

(The Legend of the Galactic Heroes The New Thesis Stellar War Part 3)

7.85

Description:

Part 3 of the second season of Legend of the Galactic Heroes Die Neue These.
Type

movie

Episodes

4

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2019-11-29

Divergence Eve

5.95

Description:

In the 24th Century, Intergalactic Space Travel has become a reality. One of the first outposts in the far reaches of space is WATCHER'S NEST - an inflation hole drive portal - which has recently come under attack by a mysterious force known simply as GHOUL... A group of young female cadets assigned to the portal are unexpectedly thrown into a hornet's nest of trouble as they finalize their training to become an elite pilot in the Seraphim Squadron. (Source: DVD Collection Back Cover)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Mild Nudity

Status

finished

Aired

2003-07-02

11-nin Iru!

(They Were Eleven)

7.17

Description:

The elite Cosmo Academy attracts applicants from every stellar nation in the galaxy. One young hopeful is Tadatos Lane, an orphan esper from Terra. The final stage of the academy's entrance exam is a perilous mission simulation aboard an actual derelict starship. The applicants depart for the ships in groups of ten, but when Tada's crew arrives on the Esperanza, they are horrified to discover that they now number eleven. As the test progresses, things go awry and the atmosphere grows increasingly tense. The crew members begin to suspect sabotage, and Tada appears to be the likely culprit. (Source: ANN)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

91 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1986-11-01

Vandread: Taidou-hen

6.72

Description:

Vandread The First Stage (season one) was immediately followed up by this TV special. This TV special, also known as Vandread Taidouhen Stage (The Movement Stage) was a recap of the first 13 episodes with additional footage. So, Vandread Taidouhen is not really a bridge between Vandread The First Stage and Vandread The Second Stage (season two). It was made to bring new viewers up to date as to what happened during the first season (Source: AniDB)
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

78 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2001-01-21

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These Seiran 2

(The Legend of the Galactic Heroes The New Thesis Stellar War Part 2)

7.83

Description:

Part 2 of the second season of Legend of the Galactic Heroes Die Neue These.
Type

movie

Episodes

4

Ep.Length

25 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2019-10-25

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