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'
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Goro Miyazaki
The son of legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki makes his directing debut with this adapatation of the third and fourth books in Ursula K. LeGuin's belov... Read more
Origin - Spirits of the Past (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Keiichi Sugiyama
In the not-too-distant future man has unleashed an environmental catastrophe. 300 years later the planet has recovered but mankind is still at odds w... Read more
Karas: Part 1 - The Prophecy (2006)
7/10
Director: Kei'ichi Sato, Akira Takata
A slick, supernatural sci-fi with shape-shifting warriors who previously protected humankind from another dimension, overlaid but unseen, on their own... Read more
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Vol. 1 (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Mahiro Maeda
Gankutsuou is an anime loosely based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Albert Morcerf, a young aristocr... Read more
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Vol. 2 (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Mahiro Maeda
Gankutsuou is an anime loosely based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Albert Morcerf, a young aristocr... Read more
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Vol. 3 (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Mahiro Maeda
Gankutsuou is an anime loosely based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Albert Morcerf, a young aristocr... Read more
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Vol. 4 (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Mahiro Maeda
Gankutsuou is an anime loosely based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Albert Morcerf, a young aristocr... Read more
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Vol. 5 (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Mahiro Maeda
Gankutsuou is an anime loosely based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Albert Morcerf, a young aristocr... Read more
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Vol. 6 (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Mahiro Maeda
Gankutsuou is an anime loosely based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Albert Morcerf, a young aristocr... Read more
Gun Sword: Volume One (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