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The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz 1996
The year is 2060, and Dorothy Gale and her mutant dog Talk - Talk have just been swept away from their home planet of New Kansas to a strange galaxy: Oz! and make friends with an unlikely band of heroes. Together, they are recruited to obtain three magic crystals to help the good Dr. Oz prevent the evil witch Gloomhilda from taking over the galaxy.

Pegasus 1995
A movie about the football team Pegasus created from the visually impaired children studying in the Chiba Prefectural School for the Blind.

The Journey of Puss 'n Boots 1995
A young man named Hans inherits a cat who turns out to be quite an ingenious character. The cat's name is Kusto and when he puts on a pair of boots, magically he has the ability to talk.

Willow Town 1995
Bully the Weasel and Scurry the Ermine live in Wild Wood, the dark forest outside of Willow Town. Both Bully and Scurry will try every trick to get Willow Town for themselves. However, our heroes, Ratty the Water Rat and his shy friend Mollie the Mole with the help of their other animal friends, are able to overcome any attempt to take Willow Town.

Thumbelina 1993 star_border 4.7
Mia is a young girl with a knack for getting herself into trouble. One night, when her mother falls asleep while reading "Thumbelina" to her, Mia is magically transformed into the two-inch tall character. As she journey's through "the Unknown Country of Wonderland," Mia will be forced to overcome obstacles that help her grow as a person.

Scamper the Penguin 1986 star_border 7
Scamper the Penguin lives a peaceful and adorable life in a small Antarctic, Penguin community. One day, Scamper and his best friend Snowflake drift far out to the perilous sea on an iceberg. The two precious Penguins encounter many challenges and adventures as they try to survive the high seas. Scamper must overcome his fears and find the courage to get their little Penguin buns back home to Antarctica.

Prince Mackaroo 1998 star_border 7
Prince Mackaroo, known in Japan as Ojarumaru, is a Japanese manga series created by Rin Inumaru and published by Shogakukan and serialized in Ciao in 1993. The manga was republished by Shueisha and re-serialized in Saikyo Jump in 2011. It was adapted as an ongoing anime series produced by Gallop and broadcast on NHK beginning in October 1998. As of today, The show has become the second longest-running anime on NHK next to Nintama Rantaro.

The Adventures of Huck Finn 1994 star_border 10
We begin our adventure by the banks of the Mississippi River, where we see life through the eyes of a young boy named Huck Finn. Huck is a resourceful and spirited lad who knows how to survive on his own. He flees his father, and travels with Jim (a runaway black boy). He learns much about life from Jim. Tom Sawyer is a mischevieous adventure hungry boy who has a zest for life. He's a true romantic at heart, but not above a little trickery to get his own way, or to get out of work. Tom's life really starts to become complicated when he meets Huck. Together with Jim, they begin a series of adventures.

Willow Town 1993
Kenneth Grahame's enchanting novel The Wind in the Willows (1908) is the basis for a series about the happy little world of the animals who live along the riverbank. Toad's boastful nature and the evil ferrets and weasels who live in the Wild Wood threaten everyone's quiet lives until the brave Ratty, Mole, Badger, and Toad band together to ensure that they can all live happily ever after.

The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz 1992 star_border 6
The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz is a 1990 futuristic adaptation of the classic story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It was originally released in the 1990s in Japan as a television series, Space Oz no Bōken, and consists of 26 episodes. The plot parallels the original but imposes a science fiction theme. The U.S. version is a highly truncated and dubbed version of the original.

Adventures of Puss-in-Boots 1992 star_border 8.5
Anime adaptation of Charles Perrault fairy tale, directed by Susumu Ishizaki.

The Story of the Thumb-Princess 1992 star_border 10
Unable to control her mischievous young daughter Maya, an exhausted mother seeks the guidance of an old witch living on the edge of town. The witch gives this mother a magical copy of the fairy tale Thumbelina and tells her to read this to Maya. Later, when her mother falls asleep, Maya shrinks and is pulled inside the world of the book. A good witch appears and tells her that she is in her mother's dream world and that in order to return to normal, she must find a way to wake up her mother. To do this, she must travel to a faraway southern land to talk to the Crystal Prince, who will help her reach home. During her journey Maya faces many trials and hardships; along the way she befriends members of the dream world, who band together to help her reach the land of the South.