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Title: Uchu Densetsu Ulysses 31 (Ulysses)
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / ABS-CBN-2
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Title: Uchuu Senkan Yamato (Space Cruiser Yamato aka Starblazers) [77 Episodes]
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: Matsumoto Leiji/ Venture Soft, Voyager Entertainment/ IBC-13, RPN-9
Genre: Action/ SciFi
Brief Overview: With the Earth facing invading alien forces, a new space warship is built from the resurrected hulk of the World War II battleship Yamato which is sent on a desperate mission to save the rest of humanity on Earth, which has only a year to live after being exposed to deadly radiation. (Note: In the version dubbed as Starblazers, heavy editing was used. The main plots were retained but many of the details were compromised.)

 

Title: UFO Robot Gurendizer (Grendizer)
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: Nagai Go/ Dinamic Kikaku, TOEI Animation/ NBN(PTV)-4
Genre: Action/ Mecha
Brief Overview: Duke Fleed, the prince of the planet Fleed is forced to leave his home because the evil King Vega wants to conquer the whole galaxy and is now attacking and destroying Fleed. Duke escapes with Grendizer a spacecraft that can turn into a giant robot, and after a long journey he finally lands on Earth, where he finds life and climate similar to the one on Fleed. The prince is then 'adopted' by Prof. Umon that calls him Daisuke. He starts to work as a stableman in a farm hiding to anyone his secret identity. Time goes by and one day Vega's troops arrive on Earth, willing to conquer it, but this time Duke Fleed doesn't want to leave again... he's gonna fight the Vegans with Grendizer!!
Many friends helped Duke in his fights: Koji Kabuto (he was the pilot of Mazinger Z ) who pilots the Double Spacer, Hikaru Makiba who pilots the Marine Spacer and Maria Grace Fleed (Duke's sister) who pilots the Drill Spacer and the people of the Space Science Institute, which serves as Grendizer's base of operations as well. The battle is hard but at the end good will triumph over the evil and when the war was over, Duke and Maria will came back to their native planet that is slowly returning to life.

Title: Video Senshi Laserion
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / RPN-9
Genre: Action
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Title: Virtua Fighter
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / SEGA, Tokyo Movie Shinsa, TSP, TV Tokyo/ GMA-7
Genre: Action/ Comedy
Brief Overview: Sega's revolutionary worldwide hit arcade game is now an action packed full animated series. The story line of the "Virtua Fighter" animated series focuses on how the game characters initially meet and interact with one another on a personal level. The fighting skills of the characters in this series remain very true to the arcade game and the story involving these characters is a prelude to what happens in the actual game version.

 

Title: Voltron: Defender of the Universe (Hyakuju Ou Golion aka Lion Team & Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV Voltron aka Vehicle Team)
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / TOEI Animation, World Events Productins/ ABS-CBN-2, IBC-13, RPN-9
Genre: Mecha/ Team Action
Brief Overview: From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes the legend of Voltron, a mighty robot formed by combining five lion robots, loved by good, feared by evil. As Voltron's legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy. On Earth, a galaxy alliance was formed. Together with the good planets of the solar system, they maintained peace throughout the universe until a new, horrible menace threatened the galaxy. Voltron was needed once more. Voltron was revived by the intrepid band of space explorers sent by the Galaxy Garrisonto defend planet Arus, initially piloted by Keith, Lance, Sven, Hunk and Pidge and eventually joined by Princess Allura after Sven's disappearance, the team defended Arus from King Zarkon's and eventually Prince Lotor's Robeasts until their eventual defeat. After the defeat of Zarkon came another threat from the aggressive Druel empire, a new team is formed and they are based on the starship Explorer, they consist of 15 separate vehicles which combines to form Voltron. The Explorer searches for suitable planets for people to settle in. The Voltron team tabgles with the evil Druel Empire, who wantes to take the planets discovered by the Explorer for their own. In Japan Voltron is known as Go Lion and the vehicle team is known as Dairugger XV and both was seamlessly combined (like the Robotech series) and even shown in a movie "Fleet of Doom" together, which was also shown in Manila.

Title: Wagamama Fairy Mirumo De Pon (Mirmo)
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / ABS-CBN-2
Genre: Adventure/ Comedy/ Fantasy
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Title: Wakakusa Monotagari Nan to Jo Sensei (Tale of Young Grass: Nan & Miss Jo/ Little Women II)
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / Fuji Creative/ ABS-CBN-2
Genre: Comedy/ Soap
Brief Overview: This heartwarming series is basically a continuation of the animated series "Little Women" based on the classic book "Little Men" by Louisa May Alcott and is set 10 years after the events in Little Women unfolded.
Josephine March, who inherited Plum Field from her Aunt March, turned the sprawling mansion into a home/ school for young, underprivileged/ mischievous children. Together with his husband, the Austrian Prof. Fritz Bhaer, they teach the children at Plum Field the true meaning of love, life and happiness. The story begins with the arrival of the tomboyish, 11 year old Nan at Plum Field who was left in Jo's school by her father who is troubled by her naughtiness. But as soon as she arrives at the school, she causes funny, and cheerful trouble. The lives of Nan and Plum Field and the other children, Tommy who is a bully, Nat who is the violinist, Dan who is rough, but courageous, Meg's gentle twins, Demi and Daisy, and Jack who is sly... then with the warm teaching of Jo, Nan becomes the central person of Plum Field.

 

Title: Wakakusa no Charlotte (Charlotte)
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / ABC-5, GMA-7
Genre: Soap
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Title: Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan (Judie)
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / ABS-CBN-2
Genre: Soap
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Title: Weiß Kreuz (White Cross aka Knight Hunters) [25 Episodes]
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: Takehito Koyatu/ Project Weiß/ GMA-7
Genre: Action/ Mystery
Brief Overview: They're florists by day and assasins by night. They act as judge, jury and executioner to those who are otherwise untouchable by the law. Knight Hunters Ken Hidaka, Yoji Kudo, Omi Tsukiyono and Aya Fujimiya right the wrongs as a deadly squad out to eliminate evil from the face of the Earth. They recieve their missions from covert agents, Persia and Manx.

 

Title: Witch Hunter Robin [26 Episodes]
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / GMA-7
Genre: Action/ Fantasy/ Occult
Brief Overview: Robin is STN's newest recruit, and one of the organizations greatest weapon against rogue users of the Craft, witches who have innate superhuman abilities. Robin's group is one of the more successful "Witch Hunters", but what is the secret of STN that it covets other witches' powers.

Title: Yakitate! Ja-Pan [69 Episodes]
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / ABS-CBN-2
Genre: Action/ Comedy
Brief Overview: Asuma Kazuma is one of Japan's most promising baker and dreams of conconcting the perfect Ja-pan - a bread made by and for the Japanese people. He works hard to enter the prestigious Phantasia Bakery, where he hones his skills and works toward fulfilling his dream.

 

Title: Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters (seasons 1-3)
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: TV Tokyo/ ABS-CBN-2, Studio 23
Genre: Action/ Sports(Card Duels)
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Title: Yu Yu Hakusho (Project: Ghostfighter), TV Series [112 Episodes] & 2nd Movie (The Poltergeist Report)
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: Togashi Yoshihiro/ Fuji TV, Shueisha, Toho Studio Pierrot/ IBC-13, GMA-7
Genre: Action/ Fantasy/ Occult
Brief Overview: School toughie Yusuke (Eugene) Urameshi gets killed in a vehicular accident, trying to save a kid. After a series of test, he regains his mortal form and now is a "Spritual Troubleshooter" for the spirit world under KoenMa (Enma Daioh aka Master Jericho). Armed with his Rei-gun, he hunts down spirits which are wanted by the spirit world. Because of this evil spirits begin to go after Yusuke and his loved ones.

Title: Zeguy
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / GMA-7
Genre: Action, Occult
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Title: Zenki
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: Kishin Douji, Kuroiwa Yoshihiro, Tani Kikuhide/ Software Sculptors/ ABS-CBN-2
Genre: Action/ Fantasy/ Occult
Brief Overview: Long ago, there was a demon lord whose life had been bound to a mountain-dwelling monk. He was Zenki, the great and powerful. Under the control of the monk, Enno Ozuno, Zenki battled the forces of darkness before they were sealed for all time. Now, 1200 years and 55 generations later, the most powerful of all demon lords is needed once more! With the coming of the malevolent god Karuma (Karma) , evil forces are at work in the world, and the one person who can stand against them is a high school girl. Chiaki (Cherry) is the latest descendant of the legendary Enno Ozuno, and heir to the control of the mighty Zenki. When Karma's minions show up at her family's shrine to steal one of the deadly Seeds of Possession sealed inside, Chiaki is thrown into a life or death duel to meet her destiny! She must resurrect the all-powerful demon lord Zenki! Problem: Zenki seems a bit less powerful than advertised. In fact, without Chiaki to give him his power, he's down right wimpy. And if Chiaki can figure out how to turn this obnoxious little kid into the mighty demon lord, there's no guarantee Zenki won't be as dangerous as the monsters he's called upon to fight!

 

Title: Zettai! Muteki! Raijin-Oh! (Absolutely Unbeatable Raijin-Oh!)
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: Yadate Hajime/ Sunrise/ RPN-9
Genre: Mecha/ Team Action
Brief Overview: The Chilyu Bouei-gumi(Terra Defense Class) is a select group of kids who were trained to protect the Earth. The Raijin-oh mech is composed of three separate "vehicles", a human-shaped robot, a lion-shaped robot and an eagle-shaped robot. These are piloted by Jin, Asuka and Kouji. The three and their classmates defend the planet from an invading alien force, from their school cum defense headquarters.

 

Title: Zipang [26 Episodes]
Creator/Studio/Channel Shown: / GMA-7
Genre: Action/ Historical
Brief Overview: In present day Japan, during what should have been a routine training exercise, Captain Umeza and the battleship Mirai are suddenly hit by a storm, sending them back in time to the middle of World War 2. Armed with state-of-the-art technology, the Mirai could alter the course of history; but for its crew, the situation presents a moral dilemma: do they have the right to meddle with history, even to stop the most dreadful tragedies of the war, when even the smallest acts could have unforeseen consequences?

 

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