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'
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad II (2004)
7.4/10
Director: Osamu Kobayashi
Koyuki Tanaka as feeling the run, though he's only a teenager. Between the sheltered and stifling grind of school and the girls that spend their time... Read more
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad III (2004)
7.4/10
Director: Osamu Kobayashi
Koyuki Tanaka as feeling the run, though he's only a teenager. Between the sheltered and stifling grind of school and the girls that spend their time... Read more
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad IV (2004)
7.4/10
Director: Osamu Kobayashi
Koyuki Tanaka as feeling the run, though he's only a teenager. Between the sheltered and stifling grind of school and the girls that spend their time... Read more
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad V (2004)
7.4/10
Director: Osamu Kobayashi
Koyuki Tanaka as feeling the run, though he's only a teenager. Between the sheltered and stifling grind of school and the girls that spend their time... Read more
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad VI (2004)
7.4/10
Director: Osamu Kobayashi
Koyuki Tanaka as feeling the run, though he's only a teenager. Between the sheltered and stifling grind of school and the girls that spend their time... Read more
Berserk: The Series (1997)
8.5/10
Director: Naohito Takahashi
Gattsu, known as the Black Swordsman, seeks sanctuary from the demonic forces that pursue him and his woman, and also vengeance against the man who br... Read more
Black Jack (1996)
6.4/10
Director: Osamu Dezaki
Joe Carol Brain attempts to hire Dr. Black Jack on a breed of superhumans that have the strength, intellectual, athletic, and artistic skills with gre... Read more
Bleach the Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Noriyuki Abe
When a caravan transporting the King's Seal is attacked, Toshiro Hitsugaya and Squad 10 are on the ready. As they prepare to protect the treasure that... Read more
Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Noriyuki Abe
This feature-length film spawned from the anime series finds Soul Reaper Senna destroying curious new creatures of unknown origin, leading Ichigo and... Read more
Bleach: Volume 1 (2006)
8.5/10
For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper from the Soul Society who b... Read more