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'
Le Chevalier D'Eon IV: Ancien Regime (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 V: Volte-Face (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 VI: Bete Noire (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 Portrait de Petite Cossette (2004)
6.9/10
Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Eiri is a talented art student who works part-time in an antique shop. One afternoon he uncovers a delicate Venetian glass that holds a startling secr... Read more
Lupin the Third: The Secret of Mamo (1978)
7.9/10
Director: Yasuo Otsuka, Soji Yoshikawa
In this prequel to classic anime 'The Castle of Cagliostro', iconic anime character and master thief, Lupin III, is dead, though the skeptical Inspect... Read more
Macross Plus - Collection One (1994)
Director: Shoji Kawamori
Starring: Animation
'Macross Plus' scores with it's triple-play of dynamic mecha designs, dramatic characters and outstanding music creating a superb four-part anime seri... Read more
Macross Plus - Collection Two (1994)
Director: Shoji Kawamori
Starring: Animation
'Macross Plus' scores with it's triple-play of dynamic mecha designs, dramatic characters and outstanding music creating a superb four-part anime seri... Read more
Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)
6.8/10
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Starring: Ewen Bremner, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Lynda Baron, Morwenna Banks
Young Mary follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest and discovers an old broomstick and the strange Fly-by-Night flower, a rare plant that blos... Read more
Mary and the Witch's Flower (Blu-Ray) (2017)
6.8/10
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Starring: Ewen Bremner, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Lynda Baron, Morwenna Banks
Young Mary follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest and discovers an old broomstick and the strange Fly-by-Night flower, a rare plant that blos... Read more
Memories (1995)
7.6/10
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura
"Akira" creator Katsuhiro Otomo joins with some of the top talents in anime for an eye-opening trilogy of animated tales, each with their own distinct... Read more