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'
Karas: Part 1 - The Prophecy (2006)
7/10
Director: Kei'ichi Sato, Akira Takata
A slick, supernatural sci-fi with shape-shifting warriors who previously protected humankind from another dimension, overlaid but unseen, on their own... Read more
Karas: Part 2 - The Revelation (2005)
7/10
Starring: Matthew Lillard, Jay Hernandez, Cree Summer
From legendary anime studio Tatsunoko Productions ('Speed Racer') comes the second installment in the 'Karas' story. Picking up exactly where the firs... Read more
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
7.9/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Rarely does a film touch so many hearts or reach such artistic heights as the highly accliamed 'Kiki's Delivery Service', the magical adventure of an... Read more
King of Thorn (2009)
6.4/10
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama
Panic spreads worldwide as the Medousa Virus - a fatal pandemic that solidifies the body to stone - threatens to wipe out the human race. 160 infected... Read more
Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013)
7.8/10
Director: Mami Sunada
Starring: John Lasseter, Hideaki Anno, Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki
This visit to Studio Ghibli proves gratifyingly akin to the pleasure of watching the films produced there. The place even looks like a Miyazaki movie,... Read more
Kino's Journey I (2003)
Director: Ryutaro Nakamura
Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt markswoman Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes... Read more
Kino's Journey II (2003)
Director: Ryutaro Nakamura
Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt markswoman Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes... Read more
Kino's Journey III (2003)
Director: Ryutaro Nakamura
Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt markswoman Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes... Read more
Kino's Journey IV (2003)
Director: Ryutaro Nakamura
Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt markswoman Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes... Read more
Kite (1998)
6.7/10
Director: Yasuomi Umetsu
Starring: Animation
An acclaimed Japanamie adventure with a familiar (but no-less successful) set-up: a young girl, raised by a detective after her parents are murdered,... Read more