Takeyuki Kanda (Director)

Moomin

In the remote and mysterious Moominvalley live the Moomins, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomintroll and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane. Based on the children's stories by Tove Jansson.

Release Date1990-04-12

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count26

Vote Count77

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

Ensign Shiro Amada is transferred to Southeast Asia to take command of the 08th MS Team. In their first guerilla operation, Shiro's team is tasked with distracting the Zeon forces while Federation ground troops locate a mysterious new Zeon weapon.

Release Date1996-01-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count6

Vote Count31

The☆Ultraman

Joneus (Joe), a new Ultraman from U-40, merges with young Science Garrison member Chôichirô Hikari to defend the Earth in this, the first-ever animated Ultra Series. The show was the first animated incarnation of Tsuburaya's iconic superhero Ultraman.

Release Date1979-04-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count50

Vote Count7

Fang of the Sun Dougram

Fang of the Sun Dougram is a 75-episode anime television series, created by Ryosuke Takahashi and Sunrise, and aired in Japan from October 23, 1981 to March 25, 1983 on TV Tokyo. A 1983 full-length feature film, Dougram: Documentary of the Fang of the Sun, summarized the series.

Release Date1981-10-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count75

Vote Count2

Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel

In the Ariahan village, on her 15th birthday, Tiala receives a red jewel from the elder Yogi. The jewel is the key to awaken the Great Dragon, whose blood grants eternal life. Due to this, the demon Baramos kidnaps Tiala. His childhood friend, Abel tries unsuccessfully to save her. He is given a blue jewel, the counterpart of the jewel that Tiala received, that can seal the Great Dragon and embarks on a mission to rescue Tiala.

Release Date1989-12-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count43

Vote Count4

Round Vernian Vifam

Set far in the future, a mysterious alien race attacks a new colony light years from Earth. A number of children ranging in ages from 4 to 15 are among the survivors that evacuate from the fallen colony. Due to attacks by the aliens on the escaping freighter, the number of adults left dwindles. Over time, the children become involved as they strive to understand the aliens and try to make their way back to Earth.

Release Date1983-10-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count46

Vote Count2

Round Vernian Vifam 13

A side story to the original 'Round Vernian Vifam' taking place between episode 22 and 26. Takeyuki Kanda, director of the original series, passed away during the planning stages of 'Vifam 13'. Toshifumi Kawase was selected to carry on his work, and the series was produced and broadcasted in his memory.

Release Date1998-03-22

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count1

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report

Universal Century 0079. The One Year War rages on, and Shiro Amada and his unit, the 08th MS team, continue their struggle against Zeon forces in the jungles of Southeast Asia. But recent events have put them under close scrutiny by Federation leaders. Alice Miller, an officer of the Federation Intelligence Division, has been dispatched to ascertain the truth behind a series of events leading to the capture of a new enemy mobile armor. As she begins her investigation, the lines between Federation and Zeon become blurred. Is there really a spy among the 08th MS team?

Release Date1998-08-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count12

Metal Armor Dragonar

A.D. 2087 - the United Lunar Empire Giganos wages war on the Earth Federation Military to take control of the planet and establish a "rebirth" of the human race. During an invasion of a colony by Giganos' forces, three civilian men stumble upon a trio of top-secret Metal Armor units called "Dragonars" and pilot them to combat the enemy forces.

Release Date1987-02-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count48

Vote Count2

Doraemon: What am I for Momotaro

A short movie of Doraemon was released on August 1, 1981 in Japan. It is a retelling of the famous Japanese fable Momotaro.

Release Date1981-08-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count22

Red Fang: Blue Sonnet

Sonnet is a cyborg/esper from a harsh background and now trained to be the ultimate warrior and most powerful weapon in the world. She is sent to Japan to watch Komatsuzaki Lan, who is thought to be controlled by the rage of the esper Akai Kiba (Crimson Fang). Lan is a quiet girl who knows she's different from everybody else and starts to show signs of Crimson Fang after coming into contact with Sonnet. In the course of fighting with Lan, Sonnet starts to rediscover her humanity. At the same time Lan has to fight to retain her humanity and control the Crimson Fang.

Release Date1989-07-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1

Armor Hunter Merowlink

Armor Hunter Merowlink was a twelve episode anime OVA spinoff of Armored Trooper VOTOMS. It takes place in the same universe as VOTOMS, but the two stories are entirely independent of each other. Merowlink is the story of a soldier whose unit is sacrificed on the battlefield for reasons unknown. Although he was not meant to survive, the main character, Merowlink Ality, manages to survive only to be framed for a crime he did not commit. Merowlink escapes his captors and begins hunting down his former commanding officers, both to get revenge for his dead platoon members and to find out the nature of the conspiracy that led to their death. The series is available for download on Bandai Visual's official website and the Japanese DVD boxset was released on December 6, 2006. The series was previously issued twice on laserdisc, once as six individual volumes, and once as a three disc box set along with the two soundtracks. A blu-ray boxset was also recently released.

Release Date1988-11-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count12

Vote Count4

The Adventures of the Little Prince

Anime series based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The series showed the extended adventures of the Little Prince, Swifty The Space Bird, and the Rose Girl.

Release Date1978-07-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count35

Vote Count13

Super Robot Galatt

The story takes place in a future version of Earth where war has been outlawed and owning weapons is forbidden. A galactic real estate syndicate arrives to carve the planet up into subdivisions. To combat the invasion, a genius inventor, Dr. Kiwi, recruits young Michael Marsh, his girlfriend Patti Pumpkin, and rich classmate Camille Cashmere Jr. as fighters by upgrading the kids' robot helpers (known as Janbu, Patigu and Kamigu respectively) into powerful robot fighters. Michael's robot sidekick Janbu becomes the titular Galatt.

Release Date1984-10-05

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count25

Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency Sortie

Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency Sortie, features the three Gundams and a young girl named Riplin joining together to fight evil. (Source: myanimelist.net)

Release Date1991-03-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count9

Round Vernian Vifam: Memory of Ms. Kate

The story takes place in Kukto in D.C. 2060 - a year after VIFAM. Ypserlon has been restored to peace, though there still remains occasional skirmishes. The Thirteen are invited there for a ceremony by the new Kukto government (its members are formerly the rebels). As two unexpected people appear, they develop a new story. It is a quest for memory.

Release Date1985-09-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Round Vernian Vifam: A Letter From Katue

Summary of the first half of the Round Vernian Vifam series.

Release Date1984-10-28

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Round Vernian Vifam: 12 Fade Away

Scott is furious after being falsely accused of peeping into the bedrooms of Claire, Maki, and Katue, and gets into a small craft to run away from home. In the end, he returns to the Janus, but immediately afterwards the computer indicates phantom images inside the ship, and one by one people start to disappear...

Release Date1985-02-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2

Round Vernian Vifam: 13 Meet Again

Summary of the second half of the Round Vernian Vifam series.

Release Date1984-12-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival

The movie is divided into 3 different parts: 1) The Tale of the SD Warring States: World Peace Chapter 2) SD Gundam Sidestory: The Legend of the Holy Machine Soldiers 3) SD Commando War Chronicles: Gundam Force, Super G-Arms, Final Formula VS Noum Gyaza (Source: Myanimelist.net)

Release Date1993-03-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count8