Subgenre Sampler
Anime: 200 Films to Buy & Rent
Ninja Scroll (TV Series) (Jube Ninpucho) (2003)
- Dir. Tatsuo Sato
- Anime series based on the movie NINJA SCROLL (1993), set in Feudal Japan and following the adventures of a mercenary ninja. 13 Episodes.
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)
- 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)
- 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…