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From up on Poppy HillFrom up on Poppy Hill (2011) Recommended
Dir. Goro Miyazaki
Feat. Masami Nagasawa, Jun'ichi Okada
Studio Ghibli's latest offering is an affecting, nostalgia–laden drama of teenage idealism and high school romance, set during the lead up to…
King of Pigs, TheKing of Pigs, The (2011)
Dir. Sang-ho Yeon
A tough, hard–glancing Korean anime about two adults who recall their violent school days as both purveyors and victims of systemic bullying.…
Legend of the Millennium DragonLegend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)
Dir. Hirotsugu Kawasaki
An impressively animated young–adult fantasy, centred on a 15–year–old school kid who is transported back to medieval Japan, and…
Letter to Momo, ALetter to Momo, A (2011)
Dir. Hiroyuki Okiura
Bittersweet tale young girl recovering from her father's death moves to a small island where strange events start to occur.
ArriettyArrietty (The Secret World of Arrietty) (2010) Aro Favourite
Dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Feat. Mirai Shida, Ryunosuke Kamiki
Studio Ghibli's latest animated triumph respectfully borrows from the classic English children's tale of 'The Borrowers', about a family of tiny…
Halo LegendsHalo Legends (2010)
Spun–off from the popular X–Box video game franchise, this eight episode series explores the mythology and back–story of the HALO…
Loups=GarousLoups=Garous (2010)
Dir. Junichi Fujisaku
Confined to her home by a deadly virus, a shy 14–year–old girl ventures into the outside world when one of her online friends goes…
Afro Samurai ResurrectionAfro Samurai Resurrection (2009)
Dir. Fuminori Kizaki
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Lucy Liu, Mark Hamill
Stylish sequel reprises the Samuel L. Jackson–voiced Afro Samurai, here coming out of retirement to fend off a sadistic villainess. Garnished…
Eden of the East (TV Series)Eden of the East (TV Series) (2009)
Dir. Kenji Kamiyama
A sprawling, suspenseful anime series in the wake of popular narrative arc serials (i.e. LOST, FLASH FORWARD), this centres on an amnesiac man who…
Fullmetal Alchemist (TV Series)Fullmetal Alchemist (TV Series) (2009)
Two brothers scour a war–torn land for the Philosopher's Stone, a fabled relic which grants the ability to perform Alchemy in impossible ways.

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