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'
Knights Of Sidonia (Blu-ray) (2014)
7.7/10
A thousand years after the destruction of Earth by gigantic aliens called Gauna, mankind is living on massive spaceships. One of these space ships is... Read more
Last Exile 01: First Move (2003)
Director: Koichi Chigira
In the world of Prester, flight is the dominant mode of transportation, made possible by Claudia Fluid: a liquidized form of the crystals that are pro... Read more
Last Exile 02: Positional Play (2003)
Director: Koichi Chigira
In the world of Prester, flight is the dominant mode of transportation, made possible by Claudia Fluid: a liquidized form of the crystals that are pro... Read more
Last Exile 04: Breakthrough (2003)
Director: Koichi Chigira
In the world of Prester, flight is the dominant mode of transportation, made possible by Claudia Fluid: a liquidized form of the crystals that are pro... Read more
Last Exile 05: Grand Stream (2003)
Director: Koichi Chigira
In the world of Prester, flight is the dominant mode of transportation, made possible by Claudia Fluid: a liquidized form of the crystals that are pro... Read more
Last Exile 06: Taken Hostage (2003)
Director: Koichi Chigira
In the world of Prester, flight is the dominant mode of transportation, made possible by Claudia Fluid: a liquidized form of the crystals that are pro... Read more
Last Exile 07: Sealed Move (2003)
Director: Koichi Chigira
In the world of Prester, flight is the dominant mode of transportation, made possible by Claudia Fluid: a liquidized form of the crystals that are pro... Read more
Le Chevalier D'Eon I: Psalm of Vengeance (2006)
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
The story begins in Paris 1742, when the body of a woman named Lia de Beaumont is found in a casket floating along the Seine.[6] The only clue regardi... Read more
Le Chevalier D'Eon II: Agent Provocateur (2006)
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
The story begins in Paris 1742, when the body of a woman named Lia de Beaumont is found in a casket floating along the Seine.[6] The only clue regardi... Read more
Le Chevalier D'Eon III: Danse Macabre (2006)
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
The story begins in Paris 1742, when the body of a woman named Lia de Beaumont is found in a casket floating along the Seine.[6] The only clue regardi... Read more