40 years ago:
Aesop's Fables (JP)
Original title: まんがイソップ物語
Aesop is a trouble-making young boy who finds himself in another world filled with creatures he never believed to exist, such as fairies and talking donkeys. He sets off to find a way back to the normal world. On his journey he befriends many classical creatures from well-known fables and encounters...
1983-03-13
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/79639
#AesopsFables #JunpeiTakiguchi #KeikoHan #Animation #Film

41 years ago:
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (JP)
Original title: 機動戦士ガンダム III めぐりあい宇宙編
Amuro Ray and the rest of the White Base crew, now denominated the 13th Autonomous Corps, return to outer space to support the rest of the Earth Federation forces for the decisive battle against the Duchy of Zeon's forces.
1982-03-13
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/39230
#MobileSuitGundamIIIEncountersinSpace #YoshiyukiTomino #ToruFuruya #HirotakaSuzuoki #KeikoHan #SciFi #Animation #Film