[Anime Classics]

Release Info

Released in 1989. Produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. Animation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha.

Plot Summary

A young, curious, and adventurous boy, Nemo wakes one night to an invitation to visit the wondrous world of Slumberland. There he is dubbed a prince, but soon finds that his new position involves the responsibility of protecting and saving Slumberland from evils like the Nightmare King.

My Thoughts

Everyone has heard of the incredibly popular NES game, Little Nemo: The Dream Master. It's one of the best games on the NES! Not everyone knows that it's actually based on this anime movie.

You could easily mistake this movie for a Disney animation, because everything about it mimics the Disney style. It's even a musical with several vocal tracks. I assure you, although misleading this movie is definitely anime.

I enjoyed this movie; it's cute. The most impressive aspect is the animation! The animators were serious about mimicking Disney's quality. If you're a fan of the NES game, I think you should definitely watch this. Or even if you love wholesome family entertainment, you'd enjoy this movie for that reason as well.

Buy From Amazon

You can buy this movie from Amazon. It goes for around $10-40 (US).

Official Streaming

In the United States, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland is available for streaming on Prime Video. You need to subscribe to watch it.

Watch on Prime Video

The Prime Video app is available on every set-top box (Apple TV, Roku, Fire sticks, etc.).

Download

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland can be watched or downloaded from Archive.org (Internet Archive), or downloaded via torrents from Nyaa. These sites are the best, safest, and most dependable resources to get anime for free.

Watch on Archive.org

Notes

• To cast the videos to your TV using AirPlay or Chromecast, press the button. This button becomes available when you start playing the video.
• The playable video is English dubbed. If you want the subtitled version, click “SHOW ALL” to find the “MKV” video file for download - as shown here. Then, with VLC Media Player you can select the Japanese language and English subtitles.
• Archive.org tends to be slow. Downloading Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland from Nyaa is better. Additionally, Nyaa most likley offers a higher quality video, or even a Blu-ray quality video.

Download from Nyaa

Notes

• If you don't know what torrents are, YouTube has tutorials. Be mindful that torrent downloads aren't instant. Depending on your Internet speed and number of seeds, it could take up to 24 hours for an anime to download.
• If you need a torrent client, these are the best (they're all free).
• The majority of video downloads from Nyaa are in “MKV” format, and less commonly in “AVI”. If you need a good video player to play these formats, VLC Media Player is the best (and it's free). It's available on every OS, including iOS and Android.

Is the MKV too big?

If you download a large Blu-ray quality MKV from Nyaa, it is possible that your computer or phone/tablet isn't fast enough to play it at full speed. In this case, you can use HandBrake. It's a free video converter; use it to shrink down the video. If you need help using HandBrake, YouTube has tutorials. Another option is to use Plex (mentioned below) because it automatically downsamples large videos when it streams them to your TV.

Playing on your TV

The easiest way to play MKV and AVI videos on your TV is with Plex. It streams movies from your computer to your TV through your Wi-Fi. It's a free app. Install it on your Windows or Mac, then install it on your set-top box (Apple TV, Roku, Fire sticks, etc.). Just note that Plex will only detect these movies in an Other Videos library because the “Movies” library doesn't detect rare/obscure anime classics. If you need help, YouTube has tutorials.