Best 25 Animation Movies Editor's Choice from 1989

A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II. See more about Grave of the Fireflies / IMDB / YouTube

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love. Info on The Little Mermaid / IMDB / YouTube

A canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all. Learn about All Dogs Go to Heaven / IMDB / YouTube

Gohan is kidnapped by Garlic Jr.'s men so he can have Gohan's Dragon Ball to grant him immortality. Goku and his friends try to stop Garlic Jr. and save the world. Look into Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone / IMDB / YouTube

The screwball cops of Special Vehicles Section 2 Division 2 must investigate and stop a spree of rampaging construction robots. Check out Patlabor: The Movie / IMDB / YouTube

An evil force begins to destroy the idyllic paradise of Gandahar, where the citizens are in perfect harmony with nature. Read about Gandahar / IMDB / YouTube

A group of fishermen on a precariously balanced platform fight over a trunk. See more about Balance / IMDB / YouTube

A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much experimentation, sort out which part goes where. Check out Darkness/Light/Darkness / IMDB / YouTube

Cartoon adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous adventure novel. Learn about Treasure Island. Captain Flint's Map / IMDB / YouTube

Two pieces of meat fall in love. Read about Meat Love / IMDB / YouTube

Two thriving colonies, Ishtar and Aphrodia, exist on the planet Venus in the year 2089. War breaks out, and Ishtar invades Aphrodia, sweeping its residents, including motorcycle rider Hiro and his teammates, into the chaos of the conflict. See more about Venus Wars / IMDB / YouTube

Baby Herman swallows his rattle, and Roger has to take him to the hospital to get it out. More about Tummy Trouble / IMDB / YouTube

Pre-French Revolution Bastille holds political prisoners: a woman impregnated by king after rape, police chief accused of selling tainted meat, Marquis wrongfully charged with conspiring against king. Find out about Marquis / IMDB / YouTube

Just as teenage mutant Kitty Pryde is welcomed to the X-Men, the team of mutant heroes are called into battle to prevent Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants from crashing a comet into the Earth. See more about Pryde of the X-Men / IMDB / YouTube

Jon falls for Garfield's veterinarian--who puts Garfield on a diet--and invites her to Thanksgiving dinner. Info on Garfield's Thanksgiving / IMDB / YouTube

In his spectacular film debut, young Babar, King of the Elephants, must save his homeland from certain destruction by Rataxes and his band of invading rhinos. Learn about Babar: The Movie / IMDB / YouTube

A superhuman outlaw courier and his female partner/manager are framed for the kidnapping of a millionaire's daughter. Explore Riding Bean / IMDB / YouTube

Lucifer has been awakened from his slumber by Eris, Abel and Poseidon. He has come to destroy Athena and fulfill his heart's desire: becoming the strongest of all the gods. Read about Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle / IMDB / YouTube

Doress, a Japanese black projects organization, has been gathering psionics and making biological weapons to make Japan superior. When one of the biological experiments, BAOH, escapes with a young girl, Doress will do anything to get the boy and girl back. For BAOH is a parasite living in its host's brain, altering the host into a living death machine in order to . See more about Baoh the Caller / IMDB / YouTube

Garfield the cat daydreams that he's an old-time private detective. Check out Garfield's Babes and Bullets / IMDB / YouTube

A cold war between two lands over a ridiculous dispute leads to a perilous arms race. Look into The Butter Battle Book / IMDB / YouTube

A family trip to a therapist doesn't go as planned. Get info on The Simpsons: Family Therapy / IMDB / YouTube

To erase his criminal records, Lupin must steal the Ultravirus file. Info on Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty / IMDB / YouTube

In the year 1580, a man named Lord Nobunaga Oda sends hoards of unholy armies across Japan, slaying all who stand in their way. A young ninja escapes her villages' destruction with a short sword, one of the three mystical weapons that can end Oda's rule. During her quest, she is joined by two other ninjas who wield the other two weapons of legend, the sacred sword and. More about Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie / IMDB / YouTube

Koji Kondo is a young mechanic who finds the Madox-01. He gets stuck inside the machine before he finishes reading the manual. He must now evade the government and find his girlfriend before she disappears forever. Learn about Metal Skin Panic MADOX- 01 / IMDB / YouTube