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Subgenre Sampler

 
Mind GameMind Game (2004)
Dir. Masaaki Yuasa
Feat. Koji Imada, Sayaka Maeda, Takashi Fujii
Inventive Japanese animation based on the manga of the same by Robin Nishi, depicting the psychedelic self–discovery of a socially inept…
Naruto - The Movie(s)Naruto - The Movie(s) (2004-2014)
Dir. Tensai Okamura
The NARUTO series concerns its titular hero and his companions protecting the world from bands of rogue ninjas and other dangers in wait. In…
Otogi ZoshiOtogi Zoshi (2004)
Dir. Mizuho Nishikubo
A historical fiction series from the I.G. Anime production house (makers of NINJA SCROLL and KAI DOH MARU) that achieves a good balance of action,…
Paranoia Agent (TV Series)Paranoia Agent (TV Series) (Mousou dairinin) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Satoshi Kon
Beautifully animated and conceptually ambitious 'anime' TV series from the dir. of PERFECT BLUE, set in a present–day metropolis of social…
Place Promised in Our Early Days, ThePlace Promised in Our Early Days, The (2004)
Dir. Makoto Shinkai
Evocative and measured anime, which bases its sci–fi storyline around a future Japan divided by civil war into two islands separated by…
SteamboySteamboy (2004) Recommended
Dir. Katsuhiro Otomo
A rapturous adventure set in quasi–futuristic Victorian England, where a young lad is given a "steamball" to take care of and becomes slowly…
Transformers Energon (TV Series)Transformers Energon (TV Series) (2004)
Dir. Jun Kawagoe, Yutaka Sato
Fairly creditable sequel to the original animation series (following on from Transformers: Armada), with the Autobots and Decepticons living in peace…
Cromartie High School (TV Series)Cromartie High School (TV Series) (Sakigake!! Kuromati Kôkô) (2003) Aro Favourite
Dir. Hiroaki Sakurai
The zany and hilarious episodes in the life of a teenage boy who ends up at a rough public school, peopled by an array of thugs, robots, a gorilla…
Interstella 5555Interstella 5555 (The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem) (2003) Recommended
Dir. Kazuhisa Takenôchi
Quirky and well–crafted animated feature, which extends a series of music–videos by the French electronica group Daft Punk, which…
Kino's Journey (TV Series)Kino's Journey (TV Series) (Kino No Tabe) (2003)
Dir. Ryutaro Nakamura
Unusual and yet quietly rewarding Japanese anime about a young girl, Kino, who travels the world on her sentient motorcycle, Hermes, seeking wisdom,…

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