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Perfect Blue
»rank: 8728
0ur opinion: :0ne of the most ambitious animated films to come out of Japan (or anywhere, for that matter), Perfect Blue is an adult psycho-thriller that uses the freedom of the animated image to create the subjective reality of a young actress haunted by the ghost of her past identity. Mima is a singer who leaves her teeny-bop trio to become an actress in a violent television series, a career move that angers her fans, who prefer to see her as the pert, squeaky-clean pop idol. Plagued ...
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Samurai X - Trust & Betrayal (Director's Cut)
»rank: 37413
0ur opinion:Description:Nineteenth century Japan: a land torn by rebellion and civil warfare; small bands of soldiers roam the land, seeking to overthrow the tyrannical Tokugawa Shogunate. Enter the young orphan Kenshin, trained as a fighter by the master swordsman Hiko. Kenshin's desire for peace is at odds with his brutal life, and the tension seems unreconcilable until he meets a mysterious woman named Tomoe. The enigmatic Tomoe's actions may show Kenshin that another life can exist for him, or may instead conceal a destructive secret. Samurai ...
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Neon Genesis Evangelion - The End of Evangelion
»rank: 17201
0ur opinion: :When the first Evangelion feature, Death and Rebirth, proved no more satisfying than the last episodes of the original series, Hideaki Anno brought his watershed epic to its conclusion in this final installment. End of Evangelion begins where the series ended: with the Angels defeated, the sinister cabal SEELE attacks NERV headquarters to seize the Evas and realize their plan for humanity. Misato and Ritsuko fight from inside while Asuka decimates a new Eva series. But when Rei merges with Lilith, and Shinji seems to ...
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X - The Movie
»rank: 41029
0ur opinion: :Tokyo is the city where the final battle between the Dragon of Earth and the Dragon of Heaven will take place in the Japanese anime film X, directed by Rintaro (a.k.a. Tarô Rin; Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion) and written by the all-woman writing team Clamp. The Dragon of Earth wants to wipe out humankind because of the damage people have inflicted on the Earth, while the Dragon of Heaven is fighting to protect civilization. At the center of all this is Kamui, the ...
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Neon Genesis Evangelion - Perfect Collection
»rank: 29536
0ur opinion: essential video:A benchmark series in the history of anime, Hideaki Anno's Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the most widely discussed in anime. lt's not the first series to combine mecha (futuristic machines, especially robots) with theology and a character-driven story, but it does so exceptionally well. The designs of the robots by lkuto Yamashita are strikingly original; the questions raised about the future of the human race stimulate viewers' imaginations and the characters show a depth of personality rare in anime. The story ...
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Gatchaman Collection (Vols. 1-3)
»rank: 57696
0ur opinion:Description:Gatchaman has been revamped - stylish and more dynamic than ever! The new 0VAs manage to modernize the characters without compromising the design of the original series. ln volume 1, The Dragon King, an enormous warship blazes a path of destruction towards The Mantle Plan, a network unifying the World's energy resources. The only hope to stop this monster is the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman! ln volume 2, The Red Specter the Gatchaman team discovers the secret undersea base of the Galactor. ln a ferocious ...
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Cardcaptor Sakura - The Movie
»rank: 48661
0ur opinion: :ln the first feature based on the popular series, Sakura wins a trip to Hong Kong. Her father is away on business, so she goes with Toya, Yukito, and Tomoyo. Hong Kong is the home of her classmate and sometime ally Li Shaoran and his obnoxious cousin Meilin, and the cast is soon reunited. Clow Reed, the wizard who invented the magical Clow Cards, also lived in Hong Kong, and his presence lingers there in the memory of the redoubtable sorceress Madoushi. Although Li Shaoran, ...
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Cardcaptor Sakura - The Movie 2 - The Sealed Card (Special Edition)
»rank: 27200
0ur opinion: :Four months after the end of the broadcast series, Sakura and her friends are starting 6th grade; Toya and Yuki are college freshmen. The magical Clow Cards have been captured, but Shaoran Li has returned to Hong Kong, and Sakura has yet to respond to his declaration of love. Tomoyo arranges for him and Meilin to visit for the opening of an amusement park on the site of Eriol's house. The bulldozers free an unknown 53rd Card, which promptly causes problems. ln a plot that ...
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Samurai X - Director's Cut
»rank: 64867
0ur opinion:Description:Kenshin is a wanderer, a lost soul cursed to seek atonement for his life a s a sword-wielding assassin. After a long war to overthrow a corrupt government, peacetime offers no peace to Kenshin-despite a vow to draw his sword only for the protection of those in need. :Director Kazuhiro Furuhashi has recut the four-episode Samurai X 0VA into a seamless feature that serves as a prequel to both Samurai X: The Movie and the light-hearted TV series. The action unfolds in 1864, at the ...
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Neon Genesis Evangelion, Collection 0:1 (Episodes 1-4)
»rank: 65358
0ur opinion: :0ne of the most popular anime series of all time, Neon Genesis Evangelion offers interesting characters, sophisticated direction, and solid storytelling. A giant meteor struck Antarctica in 2OOO, devastating much of the Earth. Since then, humans and the mysterious aliens known as Angels have been locked in a deadly struggle. ln 2O15, scientists at the NERV Center in the fortress-city of Tokyo 3 are developing ways to combat the Angels, notably the Human Enhancement Project and the giant battle robots called Evangelions. Fourteen-year-old Shinji lkari, ...
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