Naoko Watanabe
Also Known As: 渡辺 菜生子, 渡边菜生子, わたなべ なおこ
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Birthday: November 21, 1959
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
Overview: While the Saiyan Paragus persuades Vegeta to rule a new planet, King Kai alerts Goku of the South Galaxy's destruction by an unknown Super Saiyan.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-03-06
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Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
Overview: Following the defeat of Majin Buu, Son Goku and friends travel to Mr. Satan's newly-opened hotel for an all-you-can-eat banquet, when they are paid a visit by Vegeta's younger brother Tarble. They are informed by Tarble that the terrible brother duo of Abo and Cado have terrorized his planet and are on their way to Earth.
Genres: Animation Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-21
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Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Overview: Goku and friends must stop a band of space pirates from consuming fruit from the Tree of Might before it's destructive powers drain Earth's energy.
Genres: Action Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-06-07
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Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Overview: A Super Namekian named Slug comes to invade Earth. But the Z Warriors do their best to stop Slug and his gang.
Genres: Action Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-03-19
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Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
Overview: Dr. Gero's Androids #13, #14, and #15 are awakened by the laboratory computers and immediately head to the mall where Goku is shopping. After Goku, Trunks, and Vegeta defeat #14 and #15, #13 absorbs their inner computers and becomes a super being greater than the original three separately were. Now it is up to Goku to stop him.
Genres: Action Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-07-11
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Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Overview: Mr. Money is holding another World Martial Arts Tournament and Mr. Satan invites everyone in the world to join in. Little does he know that Bojack, an ancient villain who has escaped his prison, is competing. Since Goku is currently dead, it is up to Gohan, Vegeta, and Trunks to defeat Bojack and his henchman.
Genres: Action Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-07-10
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Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Overview: Not paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. Goku and Vegeta make solo attempts to defeat the monster, but realize their only option is fusion.
Genres: Animation Action Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-03-04
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Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
Overview: The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten Rōshi for assistance. Can our heroes save the village and put a stop to the Gurumes Army?
Genres: Action Animation Adventure Comedy Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-12-20
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Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
Overview: Goku and Kuririn are given an assignment by Kame-Sen'nin: "Retrieve the sleeping princess from Lucifer and I will take you as my students." But the mission proves to be more perilous than originally thought.
Genres: Action Animation Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-07-18
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Scramble Wars
Overview: Take the characters from a number of sci-fi based animes, a stage not unlike "Wacky Races," super deformed madness, and general insanity and what you get is Scramble Wars. While Scramble Wars does include characters from the original Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force and Genesis Survivor Gaiarth, it also has a few other characters from other animes such as AD Police and Riding Bean.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-10-28
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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Overview: The events of Battle of Gods take place some years after the battle with Majin Buu, which determined the fate of the entire universe. After awakening from a long slumber, Beerus, the God of Destruction is visited by Whis, his attendant and learns that the galactic overlord Frieza has been defeated by a Super Saiyan from the North Quadrant of the universe named Goku, who is also a former student of the North Kai. Ecstatic over the new challenge, Goku ignores King Kai's advice and battles Beerus, but he is easily overwhelmed and defeated. Beerus leaves, but his eerie remark of "Is there nobody on Earth more worthy to destroy?" lingers on. Now it is up to the heroes to stop the God of Destruction before all is lost.
Genres: Animation Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-03-30
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Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Overview: Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not everyone's playing by the rules, however, as a member of the ruler's household schemes to use the Dragonballs to extort money and power from the royal.
Genres: Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-07-09
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Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Overview: A retelling of Dragon Ball's origin with a different take on the meeting of Goku, Bulma, and Kame-Sen'nin. It also retells the Red Ribbon Army story; but this time they find Goku rather than Goku finding them.
Genres: Animation Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-03-04
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Gall Force 2: Destruction
Overview: The war between Solnoids and Paranoids continues, but the conflict reaches a new height as both races complete their Planet Destroyers. This new technology wipes out several star systems leaving only the ninth star system undamaged. As both races head towards it, a Solnoid ship finds Lufy, an attacker cryogenically preserved inside an assault trooper among space debris. Reawakened, Lufy is invited to join a group of Solnoids who are set to complete the original secret mission of her former crew.
Genres: Action Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-11-22
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Maps: Legendary Space Wanderer
Overview: High School student Gen and his girlfriend Oshimi are kidnapped by the space pirate Lipmila. 20,000 years ago, other aliens hid an ancient and priceless map on Earth. Gen knows how to find it - or so they tell him.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-07-14
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Leda - The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko
Overview: Yoko Asagiri is in love, but is afraid to confess her feelings so she writes a song to express her feelings. Much to her dismay, the love song she wrote acted as a bridge connecting the world in which she lived in to that of Earth's alternate world called "Ashanti." There, the ruler of that world wants her song so that he could use it to open a doorway to Yoko's world and conquer it with his armies. Using the artifacts left behind by the legendary warrior Leda who prophesized her arrival, Yoko and her newfound friends must stop the tyrant's ambition and return both worlds to their proper place and balance.
Genres: Fantasy Action Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-01-16
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Dragon Ball: Goku's Traffic Safety
Overview: A public service video which uses the main Dragon Ball characters to promote traffic safety. It was aired on TV between shows as a public service announcement and distributed to schools as a safety demonstration video.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-06-08
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Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
Overview: It has been thirteen years since the Androids began their killing rampage and Son Gohan is the only person fighting back. He takes Bulma's son Trunks as a student and even gives his own life to save Trunks's. Now Trunks must figure out a way to change this apocalyptic future
Genres: Animation Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-02-24
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Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris
Overview: When Seiya, Hyōga and Shun visit Saori (Athena) at the orphanage, they meet an employee called Eri. An orphan herself, Eri takes a liking to Hyōga and one night they sit outside watching the stars. They see a shooting star and Hyōga asks Eri to make a wish. After Hyōga leaves, however, Eri becomes powerfully attracted to the shooting star and wanders alone into the woods, where she finds a golden apple. She is then possessed by Eris, the Goddess of Discord, and kidnaps Athena, planning to use the golden apple to suck her energy out, fully reincarnate and take over the world. Eris leaves a message for the Bronze Saints, who set out for the goddess's temple which appears on the mountains. There, the heroes fight the five Ghost Saints: Maya of Sagitta, Orpheus of Lyra, Christ of the Southern Cross, Jan of Scutum (called by the Japanese name Tateza) and Jäger of Orion.
Genres: Action Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-07-18
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Transformers: Zone
Overview: The mysterious three-faced insectoid being, Violenjiger dispatches the nine "Great Decepticon Generals" to acquire "Zone Energy", destroying the planet Feminia to obtain the world's store, and search for the powerful Zodiac.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-07-21
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Vampire Princess Miyu
Overview: Its central characters are a vampire girl named Miyu and her demonic companion Larva. Miyu is the daughter of both a human and a shinma (demon) and as such she was awakened as the guardian whose destiny is to hunt down all stray shinma and send them back to the darkness.
Genres: Fantasy Animation Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-07-21
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The Curse of Kazuo Umezu
Overview: "Do not toy with the supernatural." Two stories of the consequences that descend upon humans who venture beyond the safe confines of their ordinary worlds.
Genres: Animation Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-03-01
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Gall Force: Eternal Story
Overview: Two races, the Solnoids and the Paranoids, have been waging a war for centuries. Barely surviving a large scale space battle, seven Solnoids set course toward Chaos, a planet set to be the new homeland for their race. A malfunction during the light speed journey makes their ship jump ahead of their fleet forcing them to encounter several problems on their own.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-07-26
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Gall Force 3: Stardust War
Overview: The remaining forces of the Solnoid and the Paranoid races now head toward Sigma Narse, a forgotten star system with a dying red giant for their final confrontation. The crew of five Solnoids who survived the battle at the ninth star system are sent to meet Capt. Nebulart, head of Intelligence, for what appears to be the last hope for both races.
Genres: Action Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-11-02
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Blue Flames
Overview: Ryuuichi is a high-school student tired of living in a small town with small people. He's determined to claw his way to the top of Tokyo, and he'll use any woman he can to do it.
Genres: Romance Animation Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-11-24
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Ten Little Gall Force
Overview: A super deformed parody which depicts the "making of " Eternal Story and Destruction. A very humorous behind-the-scenes look (if "Gall Force" were a live-action series instead of being animated).
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-07-03
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Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song
Overview: Momoko's teacher asks the third grade to draw a picture based on their favorite song, to enter in a contest. She picks a song she's recently become fond of during music class, and is anxious to make a good drawing based on it. On her way to meet relatives in Shizuoka, Momoko meets Shoko Kimura, a university student who occasionally draws portraits and plans to participate in an art contest. Momoko and Shoko become close friends, and end up inspiring each other both in their own ways.
Genres: Animation Comedy Drama Family Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-12-19
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Chibi Maruko-chan: The Boy from Italy
Overview: Students from five different countries arrive in Maruko's town. Maruko and her classmates can barely contain their curiosity, and their new friends are full of surprises. And Maruko's family will house a boy from Italy!
Genres: Family Animation Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-12-23
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Rhea Gall Force
Overview: The last remaining human soldiers of a devastated Earth fight against the machines for one last chance for their species to escape and survive.
Genres: Science Fiction Animation Action Adventure War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-03-20
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Kennosuke-sama
Overview: A comedy about a family of old-fashioned samurai living in modern-day Tokyo whose young son has to head out for an important date.
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-07-07
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Kitty-Cat Fantasia
Overview: "Shiro" is a black cat who loves her family very much. She loves them so much she wants to help them out in times of need and trouble…but it’s difficult to do this if she’s just a cat. So one night, she wishes on the moon to make her able to help, and the next day, she has turned into a human girl.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-12-13
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Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Overview: Earth is peaceful following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the universes still hold many more strong people yet to see, Goku spends all his days training to reach even greater heights. Then one day, Goku and Vegeta are faced by a Saiyan called 'Broly' who they've never seen before. The Saiyans were supposed to have been almost completely wiped out in the destruction of Planet Vegeta, so what's this one doing on Earth? This encounter between the three Saiyans who have followed completely different destinies turns into a stupendous battle, with even Frieza (back from Hell) getting caught up in the mix.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-12-14
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Gall Force: Earth Chapter
Overview: After the completion of Operation Exodus,the Earth-based forces must survive long enough for the Mars re-inforcements. During this time, Sandy Newman and her squad face a challenge to their military training in the form of a quasi-religious group called Geo Chris which endeavours to make the Earth green once more. Unknown to them, the plans Mars have drawn up will kill the machines and the forces fighting against them.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-12-25
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Fairy King
Overview: Jack has moved to Hokkaido to get treatment for an illness, but he's lonely and unhappy. One night a man on a horse rides through his window to help him. For a reason he doesn't understand, Jack instantly knows the man's name and feels they've met somewhere before. The man, Cu Chulainn, tells Jack to open the moonlight shadow window, which leads him to Nymphidia, the world of Midsummer Night's Dream, whose inhabitants are waiting for a new Fairy King.
Genres: Fantasy Animation Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-12-21
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Chibi Maruko-chan
Overview: Chibi Maruko chan is the nickname of a sweetly obnoxious 9-year-old girl. She tricks her grandfather, ponders for hours over how to spend her allowance, and hates sitting next to ugly boys. She talks, feels and lives just as real kids do. As the second term commences, Maruko and her classmates return to their small groups. Maruko’s group includes two naughty boys and Maruko is forced to be one of their subordinates. She seems to face a lot of pressure at school.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-12-15
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Memoru in the Pointed Hat: Marielle's Jewelbox
Overview: Marielle is a young girl currently living in a remote house deep in the mountains between Switzerland and France to recover her health. The story is told through the memories of her adventures with Memoru, a tiny alien girl who lives on a nearby island. Her people are gnome-like beings who are stuck on Earth after their spaceship crashed here.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-07-21
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Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Overview: After defeating Frieza, Goku returns to Earth and goes on a camping trip with Gohan and Krillin. Everything is normal until Cooler - Frieza's brother - sends three henchmen after Goku. A long fight ensues between our heroes and Cooler, in which he transforms into the fourth stage of his evolution and has the edge in the fight... until Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan.
Genres: Action Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-07-20
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Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Overview: A two-part crossover special featuring characters from Dragon Ball Z, One Piece and Toriko.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-04-07
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Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
Overview: Dr. Raichi is one of the only survivors of the Tuffles, a race that once lived on Planet Plant before the coming of the Saiyans. The Saiyans not only massacred the entire Tuffle race, but also stole their technology and conquered the planet, renaming it Planet Vegeta in honor of their king. Raichi managed to escape with a capsule and found refuge on the Dark Planet, a world at the end of the universe. His only wish is to eradicate the last remaining Saiyans.
Genres: Action Animation Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-11-11
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