Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction > Anime: 95 Films to Rent on DVD
- Serial Experiments Lain (TV Series) (1998)
- Dir. Various
- A uniquely thoughtful Manga TV–Series concerning an introspective teenage girl who starts receiving emails from a deceased classmate and is…
- Trigun (TV Series) (1998)
- The $60,000,000,000 Man – Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a…
- Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime) (1997)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- A landmark animation that set box–office records in Japan and was a hit worldwide due to it’s stunningly smooth visuals, and complex,…
- Rurouni Kenshin (TV Series) (Wandering Samurai; Legends of Kyoto; Tales of the Meiji) (1996-1999)
- Dir. Kazuhiro Furuhashi
- Beloved adaptation of the manga series of the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki, about a former assassin in the early Meiji period who takes a vow never…
- Ghost in the Shell (1995)
- Dir. Mamoru Oshii
- An Anime feature technically superior to AKIRA. There's car chases, shoot–outs, tongue–in–cheek dialogue aplenty, but where it…
- Memories (1995)
- Dir. Katsuhiro Otomo, Tensai Okamura, Kouji Morimoto
- A unique triptych, threaded loosely by its dystopian–future theme, that integrates three very different narratives and animation techniques…
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
- Dir. Hideaki Anno
- Iconic Japanese manga set in the yeat 2015 on an Earth devasted by wars, and suddenly invaded by nearly invincible extraterrestrial "angels".
An…
- Whisper of the Heart (1995)
- Dir. Yoshifumi Kondo
- A bookish, teenage girl grows into maturity through her love for a lad who wishes to be an Italian–trained violin–maker.
With only…
- Royal Space Force (Wings of Honnemaise) (1994)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Yamaga
- Quality Anime feature distinguishes itself by taking its time to develop story and character, as well as boasting intricate animation. Score by…
- Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
- Dir. GisaburĂ´ Sugii
- Bison, the ruthless leader of the international terrorist organization Shadowlaw, has been desperately searching for the greatest fighter on the…