Hannya Shingyou: Manga de Dokuha - Recommendations

• OVA (10 eps)
• 1986 - 1990

• TV (26 eps)
• 1997

• OVA (6 eps)
• 1992 - 1997

Young Matsuwakamaru lost his father as an infant. To make matters worse, his beloved mother Kikkou passes away when he's 8 years old. While facing her death, Matsuwakamaru is puzzled at where people go when they die. If there is a cycle of heaven, hell, and rebirth, is there a way to escape this torturous circle, he wonders. With this great determination for the discovery of knowledge in mind, at only 9 years old, he joins a Buddhist monastery on Mt. Hiei, and changes his name to Shinran. This is the story of the man who would someday open the doors to the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1981

• OVA (7 eps)
• 1993

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2002

This movie was made in commemoration of the 750 indentured servitude of the founding of the Rikkyo sect in 2002. In addition, the chief priest of Toyama was also included in the apprenticeship for the production.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2005

• TV (26 eps)
• 1983

The book fell onto a computer keyboard, giving anybody the ability to see into the past from Sho's home via the monitor. Ruffles, Chris' dog, managed to get lost in time, prompting Zenmaijikake and Sho's cousin Hisashi to search for her. Sho and Azusa kept watch and control of the computer from the present. The older children also had a hard time trying to keep what happened a secret from Sho's parents.

• TV (26 eps)
• 1981 - 1982

Chris and Joy were two normal children living normal lives - until one day they discovered a magical bible called the Superbook. When everyday events touch upon a holy story, the Superbook glows, opens, and transports the children and their toy robot back into time to experience an event for themselves. Whether it's witnessing the creation of Noah's Ark, discovering the origin of Mother's Day, or coming face to face with David and Goliath, there are plenty of stories the children will experience together.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2020

A young man, eager to transcend the worldly troubles in his daily life, embarks on a Buddhist quest.