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Rental > Anime: 177 Films to Rent on DVD
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…
Sex Ward (2003)
- 'Hentai' sex–oriented animation set around the experiences of two new nurses on probation in the wards of Ishikawa General Hospital. As the two…
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Satoshi Kon, Shogo Furuya
- An unusual 'dramatic' anime, which concerns three down–and–outs in Tokyo who rescue an abandoned baby and struggle to knit together a…
Armitage - Dual Matrix (2002)
- Dir. Katsuhito Akiyama
- Set on a future Martian colony amid growing tensions between humans and cyborgs, this digitally–enhanced anime puts action above ideas, but…
Cat Returns, The (Neko no Ongaeshi) (2002)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Morita
- A young girl helps a cat, with surprising consequences – including an offer of marriage to the son of Cat King. Typically warm and emotionally…
Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex (TV Series) (2002-2004)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Kenji Kamiyama
- A surprisingly excellent television sequel to the classic 'anime' of 1995, this chiefly concerns the life of a female police officer in a special…
Haibane Renmei (TV Series) (2002)
- Dir. Tomokazu Tokoro
- Accomplished Japanese anime TV series that shuns the usual props – weaponry, robots, demons, spaceships – for a bittersweet tale of a…
Hellsing (TV Series) (Herushingu) (2002)
- Adapated from his own manga comicbook by Kouta Hirano, this concerns the battle of survival of the Hellsing Organisation, a shadowy group which looks…
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…