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'
Gun Sword: Volume Five (2005)
Director: Goro Taniguchi
The story is set on the "Planet of Endless Illusion", a place where rogues of all sorts gather. The protagonist, Van, travels the world searching for... Read more
Kino's Journey II (2003)
Director: Ryutaro Nakamura
Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt markswoman Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes... Read more
Kino's Journey III (2003)
Director: Ryutaro Nakamura
Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt markswoman Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes... Read more
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Along Complex (2nd GIG) Vol.1 (2004)
6.4/10
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
The series centers on the members of an elite law enforcement unit known as Public Security Section 9 as they investigate cybercrime and terrorism cas... Read more
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Along Complex (2nd GIG) Vol.6 (2004)
6.4/10
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
The series centers on the members of an elite law enforcement unit known as Public Security Section 9 as they investigate cybercrime and terrorism cas... Read more
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2nd GIG) Individual Eleven (2004)
6.4/10
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
The year is 2030 and unrest is growing. A terrorist organization known as the "Individual Eleven" arises with a sadistic intent of mass destruction. Read more
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Along Complex - The Laughing Man (2004)
6.4/10
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
2030. Six years have passed since a criminal known only as the laughing man swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-te... Read more
Galaxy Angel: What's Cooking? (2000)
7.3/10
The astronomical adventures of the Angel Brigade, a squad of females dispatched to retrieve powerful objects scattered around the Milky Way. 7 episode... Read more
Final Fantasy: Unlimited 1 (2001)
6.1/10
Two siblings try to find their missing parents. Based on the best selling video game series by Square Enix. Read more
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