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Explore the archived Summer 1980 anime lineup and open the deeper guide pages for any title in the season.
Summer 1980Toei Animation
TV / Summer 1980
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Young Genki Horiguchi grows up idolizing his father, a once notable boxer whose life on the road and early death leave a complicated legacy. Determined to follow in his footsteps, Genki pursues boxing despite his grandparents' objections, keeping his training hidden as he develops grit and skill. Along the way he enco…
Summer 1980Ashi Productions
TV / Summer 1980
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When a distant civilization leaves their ruined world and sets its sights on Earth, humanity faces an existential threat unlike any before. The only one standing between the invaders and global catastrophe is a solitary outcast who pilots the sentient warmachine Baldios. Struggling against both overwhelming odds and w…
Summer 1980Knack Productions
TV / Summer 1980
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Sue Cat follows a young woman who wakes with no memory and is welcomed into Torao's household, where she slowly pieces together fragments of her past. She feels an inexplicable pull toward singing and sets out to build a life around music, even as uncertainty about her origins lingers. Along the way she encounters peo…