Subgenre Sampler
Anime: 203 Films to Buy & Rent
Gisaku (2005)
- Dir. Baltasar Pedrosa
- Spanish–anime hybrid concerns an alliance of samurai warriors pitted against a demonic ‘Master of Darkness’ hell–bent on destroying…
Karas - The Prophecy / The Revelation (2005)
- Dir. Kei'ichi Sato
- Large–scale, CG rendered anime concerns the battle for Tokyo between two guardian angels who weld various powers of the occult. Two volumes:…
Mushi-Shi (TV Series) (2005)
- Dir. Hiroshi Nagahama
- Artful, existential anime of spiritual transcendence, concerning an intangible life force dubbed ‘Mushi’, and the gifted master who seeks out…
Naughty Nurses (2005)
- An explicit animated follow–up to SEX WARD observing the indecent acts performed by nurses who have gained a reputation for "satisfying" their…
Samurai 7 (TV Series) (2005)
- Dir. Toshifumi Takizawa
- Daring anime update of Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI, set in a post–apocalyptic world where partly–bionic former samurai roam the wilderness…
Shakugan No Shana (TV Series) (2005)
- Yuji is returning from school when suddenly time stops and monsters appear to devour people. He is not frozen, however. When one of the monsters…
Transformers Cybertron (TV Series) (2005)
- The Transformers revival continues with this latest addition to the popular animated series.
Trinity Blood (TV Series) (2005)
- Centuries ago, Armageddon cast darkness across the world. From that darkness, the vampires emerged. Now humans and vampires tremble on the brink of…
Appleseed - The Movie (Appurushîdo) (2004)
- Dir. Shinji Aramaki
- Muscular and violent anime set in a post–WW3 landscape, where a gung–ho woman warrior is captured and transported to a seemingly benign…
Beck - Mongolian Chop Squad (TV Series) (2004)
- Dir. Osamu Kobayashi
- Rock–oriented anime riffs on the high school angst of bored 14–year–old, who, through a chance meeting with a skilled guitarist,…