Subgenre Sampler
Anime: 200 Films to Buy & Rent
- Genius Party: Beyond (2008)
- Dir. Masahiro Maeda, Koji Morimoto, Kazuto Nakazawa
- Five more of Japans finest animators come together in this fine follow up. This time out the theme is "The Spirit of Creativity".
- Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) (2008)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Feat. Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi
- Utterly irresistible, Miyazaki’s latest animated triumph is one for all ages (even toddlers!); a Little Mermaid–inspired adventure of a…
- Rosario + Vampire (TV Series) (Rozario To Banpaia) (2008)
- Tskune accidentally gets on a bus to a school of monsters.
- Sky Crawlers, The (2008)
- Dir. Mamoru Oshii
- Mamoru Oshii’s (GHOST IN THE SHELL) latest head–scratcher conceives an alternate World War II–reality around another conceptually dense…
- Sword Of The Stranger (Sutorenjia: Mukô Hadan) (2008)
- Dir. Masahiro Andô
- Ferocious feature–length anime sees a young boy and his dog accompany a nameless samurai as they try to escape relentless Ming warriors.
A…
- Afro Samurai (2007)
- Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Perlman
- The perpetually cool Samuel L. Jackson reeks of attitude as the voice of an Afro–American samurai hellbent on revenge.
In the spirit of KILL…
- Appleseed Ex Machina (2007)
- Dir. Shinji Aramaki
- Propulsive, bulked–up sequel to the hi–tech APPLESEED movie, continuing the exploits of its kiss–ass female heroine, now deployed…
- Evangelion 'Rebuild' Movies (1.11: You Are (Not) Alone, 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance, 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo) (2007-2014)
- Dir. Hideaki Anno
- The much repeated, much imitated anime makes its big screen debut as a ‘reboot’ of the landmark 26 episode series, following boy hero Shinji’s…
- Genius Party (2007)
- Dir. Atsuko Fukushima, Soji Yoshikawa, Shinji Kimura
- Seven acclaimed contemporary anime directors direct seven shorts under the generous theme of 'The Spirit Of Creativity'. As with any short film…
- Ghost Hound (TV Series) (2007)
- Dir. Ryutaro Nakamura
- Conceived by Masamune Shirow (GHOST IN THE SHELL), this genre–bending anime series concerns the experiences of three boys who can see into an…