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Halo - Legends - Blu-ray (2010)
Starring: James Faulkner, Luci Christian, John Swasey
Director: Shinji Aramaki, Mamoru Oshii
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Watch now: £2.49
Halo Legends is an unprecedented gathering of the finest talent in Japanese animation that have drawn together to explore the mystery and action of the Halo universe. Eight episodes and a stunning range of visual styles shed new light and epic perspective on Halo lore. A renowned set of ..read more »

55% from 1,783 member

Halo - Legends on DVD (2010)
Starring: James Faulkner, Luci Christian, John Swasey
Director: Shinji Aramaki, Mamoru Oshii
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Halo Legends is an unprecedented gathering of the finest talent in Japanese animation that have drawn together to explore the mystery and action of the Halo universe. Eight episodes and a stunning range of visual styles shed new light and epic perspective on Halo lore. A renowned set of ..read more »

59% from 1,509 member

Sengoku Basara - The Complete Series - B... (2 discs) (2009)
Starring: Kazuya Nakai, Norio Wakamoto, Souichiro Hoshi
Director: Itsuro Kawasaki, Itsuro Kawasaki
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In the bloody Warring States period of feudal Japan, many generals fought in an endless struggle for power, but one man proved to be too big a threat - The dark lord Oda Nobunaga. Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune, two young warriors from different regions who become heated rivals, begin to form an ..read more »

55% from 104 members

Sengoku Basara - The Complete Series (2 discs) on DVD (2009)
Starring: Kazuya Nakai, Norio Wakamoto, Souichiro Hoshi
Director: Itsuro Kawasaki, Itsuro Kawasaki
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In the bloody Warring States period of feudal Japan, many generals fought in an endless struggle for power, but one man proved to be too big a threat - The dark lord Oda Nobunaga. Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune, two young warriors from different regions who become heated rivals, begin to form an ..read more »

62% from 75 members

Darker Than Black Vol.5-6 (2 discs) on DVD (2007)
Starring: Brina Palencia, Jason Liebrecht, John Swasey
Director: Tensai Okamura
Certificate:
A new and deadly breed of covert agent walks the streets. Known as Contractors, these assassins and spies wield bizarre supernatural powers to carry out the dirty work of others. They thrive in the underworld, between rumour and reality, their loyalties always in question.

77% from 139 members

Darker than Black Vol.1-2 (2 discs) on DVD (2007)
Starring: Jason Liebrecht, Brina Palencia, John Swasey
Director: Tensai Okamura
Certificate:
In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. Hei is one of the most powerful of these psychic agents, and along with his blind associate, Yin, works for one of the ..read more »

72% from 265 members

Rahxephon - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1-5 on DVD (2003)
Starring: Chris Patton, Hiro Shimono, Monica Rial
Director: Yutaka Izubuchi
Certificate:
Set in the year 2015, just after Earth's civilizations have been all but wiped out, RAHXEPHON finds a high school student named Ayato Kamina struggling to escape the rubble after an attack on his city left him trapped. Finally freeing himself from the debris, Ayato meets a girl named Reika Mishima ..read more »

69% from 1,111 member

Dirty Pair Flash - Vol. 2 - Angels at Wo... on DVD (2003)
Starring: Mariko Kouda, Rica Matsumoto, Sue Ulu
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki, Tsukasa Sunaga, Katsuyoshi Yat
Certificate:
An OVA series based on the original DIRTY PAIR series, this incarnation once again features Kei and Yuri, the Lovely Angels, as a pair of trouble consultants for the World, Welfare & Works Agency. The twist is that these two have a penchant for causing far more destruction than they could ever ..read more »

58% from 234 members

Excel Saga - Vol. 2 - Episodes 6-9 on DVD (2002)
Starring: Yuka Imai, Ryûzaburô Ôtomo, RyÃ»zaburÃ´ Ã”tomo
Director: Shinichi Watanabe
Certificate:
Billed as "the ultimate parody of anime," EXCEL SAGA certainly goes out of its way to parody every convention of the genre it can. From the cloying J-pop opening, it's clear that this series' sole aim is to be a good-natured farce, one that revolves around a main character who, on the surface is ..read more »

69% from 377 members

Excel Saga - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1-5 on DVD (2002)
Starring: Yuka Imai, Ryûzaburô Ôtomo, RyÃ»zaburÃ´ Ã”tomo
Director: Shinichi Watanabe
Certificate:
Billed as "the ultimate parody of anime," EXCEL SAGA certainly goes out of its way to parody every convention of the genre it can. From the cloying J-pop opening, it's clear that this series' sole aim is to be a good-natured farce, one that revolves around a main character who, on the surface is ..read more »

59% from 725 members

Spriggan on DVD (2001)
Starring: J.D. Hawkins, Chris Patton, Kevin Corn
Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Certificate:
SPRIGGAN, a Japanese animation film from director Hirotsuge Kawasaki, centers on Noah's Ark, a powerful artifact from an ancient civilization, that is discovered on Mt. Ararat, Turkey. The discovery sets in motion a diabolical plot by the U.S. Pentagon to claim the object as its own property. ..read more »

62% from 805 members

Rahxephon - Vol. 2 - Episodes 6-9 on DVD (2001)
Starring: Chris Patton, Hiro Shimono, Monica Rial
Director: Yutaka Izubuchi
Certificate:
As the Mu launch a secession of attacks against the free world, Terra is forced to use their secret weapon, the Rahxephon, despite the reluctance of its pilot. Lost in time and trapped in a world he thought had been destroyed, Ayato must confront both a new wave of Dolem and his suspicions that he ..read more »

71% from 683 members

Martian Successor Nadesico - Vol. 1 on DVD (2000)
Starring: Spike Spencer, Jennifer K. Earhart, Sue Ulu
Director: Nobuyoshi Habara, Tatsuo Sato
Certificate:
An unknown force is attacking Earth, the only ones who can help form the crew of the spaceship Nadesico.

66% from 607 members

Bubblegum Crisis - Tokyo 2040 - Vol. 1 on DVD (1999)
Starring: Yu Asakawa, Satsuki Yukino, Rio Natsuki
Director: Hiroki Hayashi
Certificate:
This BUBBLEGUM CRISIS series takes place in the aftermath of the great Tokyo earthquake, when the city is overrun with an army of synthetic monsters. The only humans willing and able to battle this army of monsters are four buxom young women armed with some incredible combat suits and nasty ..read more »

64% from 798 members

Martian Successor Nadesico - Vol. 2 on DVD (1999)
Starring: Spike Spencer, Jennifer K. Earhart, Sue Ulu
Director: Nobuyoshi Habara, Tatsuo Sato
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The starship Nadesico heads for Mars to tangle with the Jovian menace in this continuation of the popular series. Here, new recruits, romance, an enemy ambush, and a frantic battle keeps things moving pretty quickly as the crew of the Nadesico hope that they can succeed in saving the human race.

68% from 435 members

Martian Successor Nadesico - Vol. 3 on DVD (1999)
Starring: Spike Spencer, Jennifer K. Earhart, Sue Ulu
Director: Matt Greenfield
Certificate:
Piloted by an assistant cook and commanded by a sexy Admiral's daughter, the crew of the spaceship Nadesico may be a bit unorthodox, but they are humanity's only hope against alien invaders who are bent on destroying the population of the Earth. Akito finds that he has the best sort of girl trouble ..read more »

70% from 366 members

Bubblegum Crisis - Tokyo 2040 - Vol. 5 on DVD (1999)
Starring: Yu Asakawa, Satsuki Yukino, Rio Natsuki
Director: Hiroki Hayashi
Certificate:
As the unleashed wave of boomers sweeps through the city, it is up to the Knight Sabers and the remnants of the AD Police to hold them back.

70% from 431 members

Martian Successor Nadesico - Vol. 4 on DVD (1999)
Starring: Spike Spencer, Jennifer K. Earhart, Sue Ulu
Director: Tatsuo Sato, Nobuyoshi Habara
Certificate:
Piloted by an assistant cook and commanded by a sexy Admiral's daughter, the crew of the spaceship Nadesico may be a bit unorthodox, but they are humanity's only hope against alien invaders who are bent on destroying the population of the Earth. Contains four episodes.

67% from 361 members

Bubblegum Crisis - Tokyo 2040 - Vol. 3 on DVD (1999)
Starring: Yu Asakawa, Satsuki Yukino, Rio Natsuki
Director: Hiroki Hayashi
Certificate:
This incarnation of the popular BUBBLEGUM CRISIS series is the television show that aired in Japan in 1998 and 1999. It is a re-telling of the original eight part series, BUBBLEGUM CRISIS, an OAV that aired in Japan from 1986 to 1989. Running 26 episodes, this series expands on the original while ..read more »

69% from 443 members

Martian Successor Nadesico - Vol. 5 on DVD (1999)
Starring: Spike Spencer, Jennifer K. Earhart, Sue Ulu
Director: Tatsuo Sato, Nobuyoshi Habara
Certificate:
Voted the "Best Anime Show of All Time" by Japanese animation fans (in ANIMAGE), MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO takes place in a world where aliens have destroyed Earth's base on Mars, offed Earth's space fleets, and generally are poised to destroy human civilization. However, Earth has one last weapon:..read more »

67% from 317 members

Shadow Skill - Vol.5 on DVD (1998)
Starring: Luci Christian, Greg Ayres, John Swasey
Director: Tsukasa Sunaga
Certificate:
A remake of an older anime series of the same name, SHADOW SKILL updates its predecessor's basic action/fantasy premise with a much lighter tone. In the kingdom of Kuruda, the mighty band of martial-arts warriors known as the Sevalle are king. While young Gau dreams of one day joining the group's ..read more »

72% from 48 members

Dirty Pair Flash - Vol. 3 - Random Angels on DVD (1998)
Starring: Rica Matsumoto, Sue Ulu, Kim Sevier
Director: Katsuyoshi Yatabe, Tomomichi Mochizuki, Tsukasa
Certificate:
An OVA series based on the original DIRTY PAIR series, this incarnation once again features Kei and Yuri, the Lovely Angels, as a pair of trouble consultants for the World, Welfare & Works Agency. The twist is that these two have a penchant for causing far more destruction than they could ever ..read more »

58% from 247 members

Dirty Pair Flash - Vol. 1 - Angels in Tr... (1998)
Starring: Mariko Kouda, Rica Matsumoto, Sue Ulu
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki, Tsukasa Sunaga, Katsuyoshi Yat
Certificate:
An OVA series based on the original DIRTY PAIR series, this incarnation once again features Kei and Yuri, the Lovely Angels, as a pair of trouble consultants for the World, Welfare & Works Agency. The twist is that these two have a penchant for causing far more destruction than they could ever ..read more »

57% from 377 members
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Excel Saga - Vol. 6 on DVD
Starring: Yuka Imai, Ryûzaburô Ôtomo, RyÃ»zaburÃ´ Ã”tomo
Director: Shinichi Watanabe
Certificate:
Billed as "the ultimate parody of anime," EXCEL SAGA certainly goes out of its way to parody every convention of the genre it can. From the cloying J-pop opening, it's clear that this series' sole aim is to be a good-natured farce, one that revolves around a main character who, on the surface is ..read more »

71% from 291 members

Rahxephon - Vol. 4 on DVD
Starring: Chris Patton, Hiro Shimono, Monica Rial
Director: Yutaka Izubuchi
Certificate:
Tremors ripple through the city as new Dolems attack, but the most dangerous shock waves of all are the mental assaults that now threaten to overwhelm Ayato's grasp of the physical world itself. As new players enter the deadly game between the humans and the Mu, the young pilot finds himself alone ..read more »

72% from 501 members

Excel Saga - Vol. 5 - on DVD
Starring: Yuka Imai, Ryûzaburô Ôtomo, RyÃ»zaburÃ´ Ã”tomo
Director: Shinichi Watanabe
Certificate:
Kabapu's team dons the uniforms of Daitenzin and set off to protect the city from evil. Menchi escapes Excel once more and voyages around the world. Excel and Hyatt help Key, a messenger from ACROSS, rediscover his muse. Plus 'Pedro: The Movie'.

67% from 310 members

Rahxephon - Vol. 5 on DVD
Starring: Chris Patton, Hiro Shimono, Monica Rial
Director: Yutaka Izubuchi
Certificate:
As the Mu's grip on the city of Tokyo tightens, Ayato now finds himself pursued between two worlds, with close friends on both sides seeking to destroy him. Even after all he has experienced thus far, the newest shocks he receives are the most terrifying of all! The secret power source of the ..read more »

70% from 510 members

Rahxephon - Vol. 6 on DVD
Starring: Chris Patton, Hiro Shimono, Monica Rial
Director: Yutaka Izubuchi
Certificate:
Contains four complete episodes.

72% from 451 members

Excel Saga - Vol. 4 - Episodes 14-17 on DVD
Starring: Yuka Imai, RyÃ»zaburÃ´ Ã”tomo, Ryûzaburô Ôtomo
Director: Shinichi Watanabe
Certificate:
At the demands of the show's producers a new character is introduced, who joins Kabapu's group. Also Excel and Hyatt make a trip to America.

67% from 319 members

John Swasey facts

5 most recent films

Halo - Legends - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Halo - Legends - 3.0 stars
Sengoku Basara - The Complete Series - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Sengoku Basara - The Complete Series - 3.0 stars
Darker Than Black Vol.5-6 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Darker Than Black Vol.5-6 - 4.0 stars
Darker than Black Vol.1-2 - 3.5 stars
Rahxephon - Vol. 6 - 3.5 stars
Rahxephon - Vol. 4 - 3.5 stars
Excel Saga - Vol. 6 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Shadow Skill - Vol.5 - 3.5 stars
Halo - Legends - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Sengoku Basara - The Complete Series - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Dirty Pair Flash - Vol. 1 - Angels in Trouble - 3.0 stars
Dirty Pair Flash - Vol. 2 - Angels at World's End - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Kira Vincent-Davis - 16 times - show films
Phil Ross - 15 times - show films
phil ross (ii) - 15 times - show films
Chris Patton - 14 times - show films
Illich Guardiola - 10 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Tensai Okamura - 6 times - show films
Itsuro Kawasaki - 6 times - show films
Itsuro Kawasaki - 6 times - show films
Shinichi Watanabe - 5 times - show films
Yutaka Izubuchi - 5 times - show films

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