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'
Final Fantasy: Unlimited 2 (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
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
Saiyuki - Requiem (2001)
7/10
Director: Hayato Date
Blending action, fantasy and comedy and based partly on a 16th Century Chinese folktale that also served as inspiration for 'Monkey!', 'Requiem' is th... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
7.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
The popular anime series "Cowboy Bebop" gets its own feature-length film with the aptly named "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie". Set in the late 21st century,... Read more
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001)
7.7/10
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Starring: Animation
Based on the third novel from Hideyuki Kikuchi's series about a futuristic human-vampire hybrid warrior. D has been hired to track down Meier Link, a... Read more
Kai Doh Maru (2001)
4.9/10
Director: Kenji Wakabayashi
Set in the political intrigue of Japan's Heian Era (794 to 1185 AD), explosive action intertwined with a complex human drama brings to life a story of... Read more
Read or Die (2001)
7.5/10
Director: Kouji Masunari
A sinister plot is afoot and only one young schoolteacher with an overdeveloped affinity for literature can stop it - Ms. Yomiko Readman... better kno... Read more
Metropolis (Blu-Ray) (2001)
7.3/10
Director: Rintaro
In this anime feature based on Osamu Tezuka's reinvention of Fritz Lang's sci-fi classic, Tima, an artificial lifeform designed to control the high-te... Read more
Metropolis (2001)
7.3/10
Director: Rintaro
In this anime feature based on Osamu Tezuka's reinvention of Fritz Lang's sci-fi classic, Tima, an artificial lifeform designed to control the high-te... Read more
Galaxy Angel: Angels A La Carte (2000)
7.6/10
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