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Howl's Moving CastleHowl's Moving Castle (2004) Aro Favourite
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Yet another miraculous animated odyssey from Hayao Miyazaki, who finds a perfect vehicle in the English fantasy novel by Diana Wynne Jones, about a…
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…
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,…
Planetes (TV Series)Planetes (TV Series) (2003)
The year is 2075 AD. The dream of working and living in the vast openness of space is now a reality. However, a new threat has arisen and if left…

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