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'
Bleach: Volume 4 (2007)
8.5/10
With hordes of soul-eating Hollows descending on the human world, Soul Reaper Ichigo and his rival Uryu have their hands more than full! A Hollow that... Read more
Bleach: Volume 5 (2007)
8.5/10
Rukia the Soul Reaper knows she is on borrowed time, staying in the world of the living longer than allowed. Having transferred her powers to Ichigo,... Read more
Bleach: Volume 6 (2007)
8.5/10
Guided by the mysterious talking cat Yoruichi, Ichigo and school friends Orihime, Chad and Uryu make the dangerous crossing over to the Soul Society.... Read more
Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 12 - The Truth Behind Truths (2006)
8.6/10
The quest for the Philosopher's Stone is madness. Beings without souls live in the shadows with half-man, half-animal beasts. With Edward and Al on a... Read more
Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 6 - Captured Souls (2004)
8.6/10
While Al defends himself against the transmuted Barry the Chopper, Ed discovers more about the dark alchemic experiments deep within Lab Five. But the... Read more
Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 7 - Reunion on Yock Island (2004)
8.6/10
Ever since Ed and Al attempted human transmutation, they have desperately avoided one person: their childhood teacher, Izumi. Bearing dreadlocks, an i... Read more
Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 8 - The Altar of Stone (2004)
8.6/10
As the Elric brothers are leaving Yock Island, a strange boy emerges from the foliage, with no memory of how he arrived. Inexplicably, he can perform... Read more
Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 9 - Pain and Lust (2004)
8.6/10
The boys are separated when kidnappers take Al to their hideout, leaving Ed frantic to find his brother. Izumi steps in to hep her protégés as always,... Read more
Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 10 - Journey to Ishbal (2004)
8.6/10
Forced to go on foot after their vehicle explodes, Al questions Ed for the first time about the directions of their mission, prompting a heated brawl,... Read more
Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 13 - Brotherhood (2006)
8.6/10
At the end of destiny, after light and darkness have smeared into a dim gray haze surrounding your every thought... where will peace be found? When ha... Read more