Subgenre Sampler
Anime: 201 Films to Buy & Rent
Ichi The Killer - Anime Version (2002)
- Dir. Shinji Ishidaira
- An animated prequel to the ultra–violent Japanese thriller of the same title, this flashes back to explain how Ichi gained his psychopathic…
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (TV Series) (Kido Senshi Gundam Seed) (2002)
- In the Cosmic Era, mankind has developed into two subspecies: Naturals, who reside on Earth, and Coordinators, genetically enhanced humans capable of…
Naruto (TV Series) (2002-2007)
- Dir. Jeff Nimoy
- Compelling Ninja anime series in the vein of DRAGON BALL Z, following a young orphan by the name of Naruto striving to become the next Hokage of his…
Spirited Away (2002)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Feat. Miyu Hiragi, Miyu Irino
- Animation visionary Hayao Miyazaki gets to fully unlock his boundless imagination through the otherworldly adventures of an innocent young girl that…
Blood - The Last Vampire (2001)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Kitakubo
- A half–length feature that packs twice the punch of the average Anime, its astounding combination of CGI and cell–characters raises the…
Cowboy Bebop - The Movie (2001)
- Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe
- A full–length adventure for the bounty–hunting crew of the spaceship 'Bebop', pursuing a bioterrorist across the Martian…
Fruits Basket (TV Series) (2001)
- A teenage girl ingratiates herself to a mysterious family who are known to transform into animals of the Chinese Zodiac in this peppy comedy romance,…
Girl Next Door / Campus (2001)
- Two Japanese anime films that veer into the pornographic.
"Campus" concerns a man's recurring dreams of an ancient love affair. "Girl Next Door"…
Kai Doh Maru (2001)
- Dir. Kanji Wakabayashi
- Short though superbly animated fable of ancient Japan concerning a young girl who is raised as a samurai warrior in feudal times. From the…
Millennium Actress (2001)
- Dir. Satoshi Kon
- The thinking–person's animator, dir. Satoshi Kon further extends his body of "real world" anime with a work of brilliantly conceived illusion…