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'
Paranoia Agent: Volume 1 (2004)
8.2/10
Director: Satoshi Kon
Episodes 1-4. After the first victim's story, the police felt the overly stressed woman was having a breakdown and lied to cover-up for some crime. Ho... Read more
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)
6.8/10
Director: Tensai Okamura
In the first animated feature based on Masashi Kishimoto's popular manga, Naruto and his team are sent on a mission to guard popular actress, Yukie Fu... Read more
Harlock: Space Pirate ( aka Space Pirate Captain Harlock ) (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Shinji Aramaki
Captain Harlock is the one man standing between the Gaia Coalition and their quest for complete intergalactic rule. Seeking revenge against those who... Read more
Gunsmith Cats - Bulletproof! (1995)
Director: Takeshi Mori
Starring: Animation
Supercharged action anime about the exploits of weapon-crazed freelance bounty hunters. Join Chicago's most lethal ladies as pistol-packing Rally Vin... Read more
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Volume 7 (2002)
6.4/10
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Section 9's investigations are becoming a little too successful, and the truths they're uncovering hit too close to home for some high-ranking governm... Read more
Afro Samurai (2007)
7.8/10
Director: Fuminori Kizaki
Starring: Voices Of, Samuel L Jackson, Kelly Hu, Ron Perlman
Samuel L Jackson is the titular sword-slinger desperate to avenge the death of his father at the hands of Justice (Ron Perlman), who also happens to b... Read more
Paranoia Agent: Volume 3 (2004)
8.2/10
Director: Satoshi Kon
Episodes 8-10. Lil' Slugger's violent legacy spreads rapidly throughout the city becoming a legend whose image warps with every social circle. To thos... Read more
Paranoia Agent: Volume 4 (2004)
8.2/10
Director: Satoshi Kon
Episodes 11-13. The Lil' Slugger epidemic runs rampant in Tokyo while Umaniwa researches Tsukiko's childhood and discovers the disturbing origins of M... Read more
Paranoia Agent: Volume 2 (2004)
8.2/10
Director: Satoshi Kon
Episodes 5-7. The detectives interrogate the boy arrested for the Lil' Slugger attacks. He claims to be a "Holy Warrior" who has only begun to help th... Read more
Ghost in the Shell ( Blu-ray ) (1995)
8/10
Director: Mamoru Oshii
In early 21st century Japan, the search for a criminal computer genius known as 'The Puppet Master' sends a cyborg policewoman on a dangerous search,... Read more