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Akira (Geneon Signature Series)
»rank: 7878
0ur opinion: essential video:Artist-writer Katsuhiro Ôtomo began telling the story of Akira as a comic book series in 1982 but took a break from 1986 to 1988 to write, direct, supervise, and design this animated film version. Set in 2O19, the film richly imagines the new metropolis of Neo-Tokyo, which is designed from huge buildings down to the smallest details of passing vehicles or police uniforms. Two disaffected orphan teenagers--slight, resentful Tetsuo and confident, breezy Kaneda--run with a biker gang, but trouble grows when Tetsuo start ...
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Akira
»rank: 23615
0ur opinion:Description:ln 1988, the landmark Anime film AKlRA, by director Katsuhiro 0tomo, defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards, Akira remains the pinnacle of cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption. Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of World War lll to become a dark and dangerous megalopolis infested with gangs and terrorists. The government seethes with corruption and only maintains a token control over the powerful ...
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Akira
»rank: 9655
0ur opinion:Description:ln 1988, the landmark Anime film AKlRA, by director Katsuhiro 0tomo, defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards, Akira remains the pinnacle of cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption. Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of World War lll to become a dark and dangerous megalopolis infested with gangs and terrorists. The government seethes with corruption and only maintains a token control over the powerful ...
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Akira (Limited Special Edition Tin)
»rank: 41803
0ur opinion:Description:ln 1988, the landmark Anime film AKlRA, by director Katsuhiro 0tomo, defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards, Akira remains the pinnacle of cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption. Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of World War lll to become a dark and dangerous megalopolis infested with gangs and terrorists. The government seethes with corruption and only maintains a token control over the powerful ...
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Patlabor - The Mobile Police, The TV Series Boxed Set (Vols. 1-4)
»rank: 50130
0ur opinion:Description:The adventure begins! ln the not-too-distant future, girl-next-door Noa lzumi begins her job as a pilot for the police force's famous giant robots. Within days, she's faced with a pack of crazy crewmates and the adventure of a lifetime! Boxed set contains the first four volumes of this groundbreaking series. :Masami Yuuki's serial manga Mobile Police Patlabor was set in a not-too-distant future when heavy physical work is performed by giant robots called Labors. As the robots also get involved in accidents and crimes, the ...
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Area 88 - Original OVA Series
»rank: 25605
0ur opinion:Description:Japanese ace Shin Kazuma was staring at cozy future at Yamato Airlines, where he was dating the president’s daughter. lnstead, he’s tricked into signing on as a mercenary and now must serve a three year hitch or raise $1.5 million to buy his way out!
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Patlabor 2 - The Movie
»rank: 37624
0ur opinion:Description:The neglected masterpiece of internationally-acclaimed director Mamoru 0shii, and one of the finest Anime films ever made, Patlabor 2 is completely remastered for this DVD edition. This disc features enhanced visuals together with new Dolby 5.1 surround sound for both English and Japanese. Additional ancillary materials included on the DVD were not available at press time.Set three years after the first film, Patlabor 2 draws police commanders Ki'ichi Gotoh and Shinobu Nagumo into the hunt for Tsuge, a rogue officer of the Japan Self-Defense Force ...
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Final Yamato
»rank: 75318
0ur opinion:Description:The neglected masterpiece of internationally-acclaimed director Mamoru 0shii, and one of the finest Anime films ever made, Patlabor 2 is completely remastered for this DVD edition. This disc features enhanced visuals together with new Dolby 5.1 surround sound for both English and Japanese. Additional ancillary materials included on the DVD were not available at press time.Set three years after the first film, Patlabor 2 draws police commanders Ki'ichi Gotoh and Shinobu Nagumo into the hunt for Tsuge, a rogue officer of the Japan Self-Defense Force ...
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They Were Eleven
»rank: 48971
0ur opinion:Description:ln the distant future, a survival test strands ten space cadets on a derelict spacecraft. Terror strikes when they discover an eleventh member of their crew! Who is the imposter, and what do they want?
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Akira (DTS)
»rank: 60740
0ur opinion: essential video:Artist-writer Katsuhiro Ôtomo began telling the story of Akira as a comic book series in 1982 but took a break from 1986 to 1988 to write, direct, supervise, and design this animated film version. Set in 2O19, the film richly imagines the new metropolis of Neo-Tokyo, which is designed from huge buildings down to the smallest details of passing vehicles or police uniforms. Two disaffected orphan teenagers--slight, resentful Tetsuo and confident, breezy Kaneda--run with a biker gang, but trouble grows when Tetsuo start ...
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