Anime
Anime is the Japanese word for Animation. In Japan, the animation industry is more in the forefront than in the US, and animated shows covering virtually every genre can be found in the form of television shows, Original Animation Videos and feature films.
Much like any other entertainment medium, anime can range from the very silly to the very serious, and is not necessarily intended for children or any specific age group. Below is a hand-picked selection of titles that Alice's mavens consider the best of the genre on offer.
Right: 'Ghost In The Shell'
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Along Complex (2nd GIG) Vol.5 (2004)
6.4/10
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
The series centers on the members of an elite law enforcement unit known as Public Security Section 9 as they investigate cybercrime and terrorism cas... Read more
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Along Complex (2nd GIG) Vol.6 (2004)
6.4/10
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
The series centers on the members of an elite law enforcement unit known as Public Security Section 9 as they investigate cybercrime and terrorism cas... Read more
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Along Complex - The Laughing Man (2004)
6.4/10
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
2030. Six years have passed since a criminal known only as the laughing man swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-te... Read more
Giovanni's Island (2014)
7.4/10
Director: Mizuho Nishikubo
An emotional WWII drama from Production I.G in the vein of GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES. Based on the true untold story of the Soviet occupation of the K... Read more
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
8.5/10
Director: Isao Takahata
In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sist... Read more
Gun Sword: Volume Five (2005)
Director: Goro Taniguchi
The story is set on the "Planet of Endless Illusion", a place where rogues of all sorts gather. The protagonist, Van, travels the world searching for... Read more
Gun Sword: Volume Five (2005)
Director: Goro Taniguchi
The story is set on the "Planet of Endless Illusion", a place where rogues of all sorts gather. The protagonist, Van, travels the world searching for... Read more
Gun Sword: Volume Four (2005)
Director: Goro Taniguchi
The story is set on the "Planet of Endless Illusion", a place where rogues of all sorts gather. The protagonist, Van, travels the world searching for... Read more
Gun Sword: Volume One (2005)
Director: Goro Taniguchi
The story is set on the "Planet of Endless Illusion", a place where rogues of all sorts gather. The protagonist, Van, travels the world searching for... Read more
Gun Sword: Volume Seven (2005)
Director: Goro Taniguchi
The story is set on the "Planet of Endless Illusion", a place where rogues of all sorts gather. The protagonist, Van, travels the world searching for... Read more