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'
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
7.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
The popular anime series "Cowboy Bebop" gets its own feature-length film with the aptly named "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie". Set in the late 21st century,... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: Volume 1 (1998)
8.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Starring: Animation
Volume 1 of 6. The year 2071 A.D. That future is now. Driven out of their terrestrial eden, humanity chose the stars as the final frontier. With the s... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: Volume 2 (1998)
8.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Starring: Animation
Volume 2 of 6. Spike and Vicious' deadly duel is concluded and Spike has survived to live another day - and to resume attempts at actually making a li... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: Volume 3 (1998)
8.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Starring: Animation
Volume 3 of 6. In this installment of 'Cowboy Bebop' the 'space cowboys' face hidden dangers aboard their own ship, will have to confront their dark p... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: Volume 4 (1998)
8.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Starring: Animation
Volume 4 of 6. Life as a 'space cowboy' can be tough indeed. The crew of the Bebop are set on a collision course with their mysterious pasts. Faye sea... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: Volume 5 (1998)
8.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Starring: Animation
Volume 5 of 6. Being a space bounty hunter aboard the Bebop is getting stranger and more dangerous with each mission. Can an old Earth space antique,... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: Volume 6 (1998)
8.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Starring: Animation
Volume 6 of 6. 'It's time to blow this scene'... as the exploits of the Bebop crew of space bounty hunters draw to their dramatic and action packed cl... Read more
Dead Leaves (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Pandy and Retro are two unlikely renegades who awaken naked on Earth with no recollection of their past. They embark on a crime spree for food, clothi... Read more
Death Note: Volume 1 (2006)
9/10
Light Yagami is an ace student who is bored out of his mind until he finds the Death Note - a notebook that will kill any person whose name is written... Read more
Death Note: Volume 2 (2006)
9/10
The net begins to tighten around Light when the enigmatic detective L brings in FBI agents to assist on the case. Light becomes rattled when he meets... Read more