Subgenre Sampler
Anime: 202 Films to Buy & Rent
Patlabor (1989)
- Dir. Mamoru Oshii
Feat. Shigeru Chiba, William Dufries
- A more action–orientated film based on the Japanese anime TV Series. Set in a futuristic Tokyo where armoured Mobile Police enforce the laws,…
Ranma 1/2 (TV Series) (1989-1992)
- Dir. Tomomi Mochizuki, Tsutomu Shibayama
- Action–comedy manga TV series based on the serial written and illustrated by acclaimed artist Rumiko Takahashi. Centred around a comedic…
Venus Wars (1989)
Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no Haka) (1988)
- Dir. Isao Takahata
- Modest 'classic' of Japanese anime that tells the story of two children caught up in the devastating fire–bombing of Kobe in WW2.
Amid the…
Devil Man - The Birth (1987)
Castle in the Sky (Laputa) (1986)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Feat. Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman
- A triumph of craft and narrative sophistication, this is an epic, supremely imaginative feature from master animator/storyteller Miyazaki that will…
Project A-Ko (Purojekuto A-ko) (1986)
- Amusing anime focused on three school girls and their run–ins with giant robots, aliens and butch woman. Will certainly entertain true anime…
Vampire Hunter D (1985)
- Dir. Toyoo Ashida
Feat. Michael McConnohie, Kaneto Shiozawa
- In a barren, distant future where vampires rule what remains of life on earth, a beautiful young girl hires an imposing vampire hunter known as…
Lensman (1984)
Professional: Golgo 13, The (1983)
- Classic anime stylishly relays the underworld movements of a legendary hitman and his contract killings. Based on a long–running manga, with an…