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'
Transformers: Super God Masterforce Collection (1987)
7.1/10
The original tale of the enduring '80s icons, 'The Transformers' continues in this second Japanese sequel! The sudden re-emergence of Decepticon foe... Read more
Vampire Hunter D (1985)
7.2/10
Director: Toyoo Ashida
Eerie, exotic animation for adults, set in the year 12,090, when the Earth is ruled by vampires. A beautiful woman fancied by the chief bloodsucker of... Read more
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind ( Blu-ray ) (1984)
8.1/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
This classic Miyazaki film in many ways foreshadows his later, more widely recognised hit, 'Princess Mononoke'. In the far future, man has destroyed t... Read more
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
8.1/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
This classic Miyazaki film in many ways foreshadows his later, more widely recognised hit, 'Princess Mononoke'. In the far future, man has destroyed t... Read more
Protectors of the Universe (1983)
Director: Larry M. Jackson
In the far reach of space, a new star evokes. At that very moment, a horrible roaring sweeps across the universe. This sudden roaring, like a helpless... Read more
The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983)
6.9/10
Director: Osamu Dezaki
Ta Kao Saito's Duke Togo, the brutal hitman-for-hire known as Golgo 13, one of the most popular anti-heroes in Japanese comics, made his animated debu... Read more
Barefoot Gen / Barefoot Gen 2 (1983)
Director: Kazuo Oga
The powerful and tragic autobiographical story of manga artist Keiji Nakazawa, just six years old when an atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown of H... Read more
The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
7.8/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
A.K.A. "Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro". From the creators of the enormously successful 'Princess Mononoke' comes this exciting, and fast-p... Read more
Lupin the Third: The Secret of Mamo (1978)
7.9/10
Director: Yasuo Otsuka, Soji Yoshikawa
In this prequel to classic anime 'The Castle of Cagliostro', iconic anime character and master thief, Lupin III, is dead, though the skeptical Inspect... Read more
Battle of the Planets: Volume 1 (1978)
7.6/10
Director: David E Hanson
Starring: Animation
In these two "Battle of the Planets" Cult television Episodes, the G-Force team battle against Zoltar and his aliens as they try to take over Centre N... Read more