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'
Texhnolyze Vol.5: Lies and Despair (2003)
Director: Hiroshi Hamasaki
Gangs wage a war in an experimental city deep inside the Earth. Read more
Texhnolyze Vol.6: Death and Serenity (2003)
Director: Hiroshi Hamasaki
Gangs wage a war in an experimental city deep inside the Earth. Read more
Tenchi Forever!: The Movie (1999)
7.1/10
This film takes a more serious turn from the Tenchi TV series and movies. One day, Tenchi disappears in the forest near his house. Six months later, A... Read more
Tenchi Muyo! (1992)
7.1/10
Tenchi Masaki is a normal high school student in Japan, who spends the summers doing chores around his grandfather's family shrine. One day, Tenchi ma... Read more
5 Centimetres Per Second (2007)
Director: Makoto Shinkai
This animated triptych - named for the speed at which cherry blossoms fall to the ground - is made up of three stories surrounding Takaki, a Japanese... Read more
Millennium Actress (2001)
7.9/10
Director: Satoshi Kon
As an old movie studio is torn down, documentary filmmaker Genya tracks down its brightest star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, now an aging recluse. Together wit... Read more
Attack on Titan: Collection 1 (2013)
8.8/10
Many years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating T... Read more
My Neighbour Totoro ( Blu-ray ) (1988)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
From legendary Manga director Hayao Miyazaki comes that rare delight - a family film that really appeals to all ages. While their mother is in hospita... Read more
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Along Complex (2nd GIG) Vol.5 (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
Ocean Waves (Blu-Ray) (1993)
6.9/10
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
As he journeys back from Tokyo to his high school for a reunion, Taku Morisaki recounts his memories of his school days, focussing in particular on a... Read more