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 10 (2008)
8.5/10
At the top of the great staircase of the White Tower where Rukia is being held, Ichigo faces down fearsome Captain Zaraki of Squad 11. The desperate b... Read more
Bleach: Volume 11 (2008)
8.5/10
While trying to evade the pursuing Soul Reavers and rescue Rukia, Orihime and Uryu are confronted by the captain of Squad 12, the despicable Mayuri Ku... Read more
Ponyo ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
7.7/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Aka "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea". When five-year-old Sosuke finds a fish named Ponyo near his seaside home, they quickly become the best of friends... Read more
Ponyo (2008)
7.7/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Aka "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea". When five-year-old Sosuke finds a fish named Ponyo near his seaside home, they quickly become the best of friends... Read more
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
6.8/10
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Winner of the Best Animation Film at the Japanese Academy Awards, this futuristic sci-fi-tinged drama is based on a popular five-part novel by best-se... Read more
Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)
6.5/10
Director: Makoto Kamiya
Seven years after Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield fought the sinister Umbrella Corporation in Raccoon City, Harvardville Airport has been overrun... Read more
Bleach: Volume 2 (2007)
8.5/10
With her Soul Reaper powers transferred to Ichigo, Rukia Kuchiki, disguised as a transfer student, must assist Ichigo in learning to use his newly acq... Read more
Bleach: Volume 3 (2007)
8.5/10
Ichigo and Rukia continue their work as Soul Reapers, protecting the spirits and the living. But they are not the only ones with the power to defeat t... Read more
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