Anime - My collection favourites (15 titles)

For me, every one of the titles in my anime collection have been well worth the money. I haven't been disappointed with a single one of my purchases so far... well, I do know what to look for I guess!

by: dabhand from Lincolnshire

85.6% from 9 members

Dragonball Z: The Movie - Dead Zone

This analysis is really dedicated for the entire (and huge) series and movie collection. Just Amazing! It's one of the best things to happen to anime! I could really see how far fantasy of this magnitude has come since the release of the legendary Akira... and then, it's been almost another decade since the pilot episode of Dragonball Z, how time flies! I have only one bad thing to say about DZ, and it's often long and drawn out, but it's very gripping to counteract that minor downfall. The movies can be very predictable too I'm affraid, but 5 stars non the less!!

Dragonball Z: The Movie - Dead Zone (2000)
Starring: Peter Kelamis, Terry Klassen
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Certificate:
Goku and the crew have to go up against the evil Garlic Jr., who is gathering up the seven Dragon Balls to wish for immortality and punish the world for his father's death. Unfortunately, Krillin, Piccolo, and Goku can't handle Garlic Jr. by themselves, but Gohan seems to be starting to realize his ..read more »

Rate this: 68% from 22 members

Karas - The Prophecy

The prophecy basically explains to the viewer what the Karas is and what he is there for, which is a multi-dimensional protector of sorts. The visual effects are outstanding and the english voice editing is superbly done. Ironically the actor who played as the cowardly shaggy in the scooby doo movies is the fearless and evil lord ecko in Karas! The battle sequences are unrivaled by any other movie I've seen to date... yes even transformers!

- our price: £4.93
Karas - The Prophecy (2 discs) on DVD
Starring: Jay Hernandez, Matthew Lillard, Piper Perabo
Director: Keiichi Sato
Certificate:
Tatsunoko Productions presents 'Karas: The Prophecy', an anime jam-packed with fighting sequences, that takes place in a fictional version of Tokyo, where humans and demons co-exist. As the city's guardian, it is Karas's responsibility to keep all these different forces in balance, a task that ..read more »

Rate this: 63% from 579 members

Karas - The Revelation

Moving on to this movie next seems relevant, this is my current favourite of any movie. Watching this one actually kept my bpm racing through the entire feature; not only was I that eager to watch it after, but the grip of this movie never lets go. It contains relentless action, blinding animation and CGI, the same hauntingly brilliant music as it's predecessor... it is in my opinion actually better than The Prophecy, which I never thought would be possible!

- our price: £6.93
Karas - The Revelation on DVD (2007)
Starring: Matthew Lillard, Cree Summer, Jay Hernandez
Director: Keiichi Sato
Certificate:
Tokyo - a city populated by both humans and by ghostly beings. They exist in both dimensions, seen and unseen: spirits, apparitions, demons. The balance between these two dimensions has long been upheld by the city's guardian raven Karas and his masters. But that balance has been thrown into ..read more »

Rate this: 68% from 305 members

Akira Collection

A first among animation I am to believe; the first in a modern favoured category amoung anime, and a first for me. This movie was the 1st Manga I ever watched and I've been hooked ever since. When you watch Akira, you won't believe how far back it was when it was released, the affects are stunning for it's time (1988). It has been an influence for many movies, not just anime, to hit the top of the charts these days. It's a fantasy storyline with a brilliant portrayal of human evolution and the gifts we could well possess. Set in future "Neo tokyo", after a cataclysmic event that destroyed a large part of the city, this story is surrounded around a biker bang that discover a government cover up. Genius, but slightly dodgy ending, I shall say no more! If you want to know the whole story, I recommend reading the Manga strip. 5 stars from me. One for all to see... if you don't mind gore.

Akira Collection (2 discs) on DVD (1988)
Starring: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Certificate:
In 1988, the landmark Anime film Akira, by director Katsuhiro Otomo, defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards, Akira remains a landmark achievement in cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of ..read more »

Rate this: 73% from 11,391 members

Ghost In The Shell

Well, if you've seen The Matix and Existenz and liked what you saw, I think you'll definitely want to see this. Another classic along side Akira and another massive influence for many directors. The plot can be a little confusing, and you can only give this movie a true verdict after viewing it a second time. I found Ghost in the Shell to be a very believable vision of our future bond with Virtual Reality and bio-mechanical engineering . Fantastic viewing, and another 5 stars from me.

- our price: £12.93
Ghost In The Shell on DVD (1996)
Starring: Richard George, Mimi Woods, William Frederick
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Certificate:
Set in the year 2029 and following World Wars III and IV, a Japanese-led Asian block dominates world affairs. The alliance maintains its international supremacy through its elite security force whose cybernetically enhanced operatives tackle an array of hi-tech terrorists and other threats to ..read more »

Rate this: 67% from 13,770 members

Ghost In The Shell 2 - Innocence

Yep, this one's a very stereotypical sequel alright - A long time waiting, a few disappointments, and a sketchy plot. But on with the positive aspects, the animation, CGI and sound effects are some of the best I've seen in any movie, everything is totally fluid in motion... they kept the original english voices too, nice! It is more confusing than Ghost in the Shell 1, but again after the second viewing, everything should be like crystal. Worth watching, the CGI will blow you away.

- our price: £13.93
Ghost In The Shell 2 - Innocence on DVD (2005)
Starring: Akio Ohtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Certificate:
It is the year 2032, and the line between humans and machines has been blurred almost beyond distinction. Humans have forgotten that they are human, and those that are left co-exist with cyborgs--human spirits inhabiting entirely mechanized bodies, and dolls--robots with no human elements at all. ..read more »

Rate this: 64% from 6,251 members

Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children

I love this movie! I think it's mainly down to me being a big fan of the Final Fantasy Collection. For those of you out there wondering where the previous 6 movies went, look no further, this film is a direct descendant of the Final Fantasy 7 computer game. This movie takes off where the computer game ended. If you never played the computer game, all is not lost. There is a summery in the extras to bring you up to date with what happened in the game (a nice little extra for nostalgia sake). But if you can't be bothered with this, FF7 is still very watchable and you soon get the idea of what's going on. I suppose I should say this as a fan... I was looking for more "materia" action and a longer appearance from the most evil of all bad guys ever created; Sephiroth. Still a good movie, and far superior to the major letdown that was The Spirits Within from 2001.

- our price: £5.43
Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children on DVD
Starring: Ayumi Ito, Takahiro Sakurai, Maaya Sakamoto
Director: Yoshinori Kitase, Tetsuya Nomura
Certificate:
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is the much anticipated sequel to Square's top selling game Final Fantasy VII: a full blown CGI movie! After Cloud saved the world from Sephiroth, the citizens of the planet begin suffering from a strange sickness called Geo-Stigma. Meanwhile, Cloud has secluded ..read more »

Rate this: 62% from 6,716 members

X

Madness in a jar! This one is another of the old anime movies that got me hooked, I found it to be quite original in it's hay day. A movie for Karas fans I think... I can see a fair bit of X in the Karas movies. I would only recommend this for the hardcore of us anime fans though, it could well be too much madness for some.

- our price: £3.93
X on DVD (1996)
Director: Taro Rin
Certificate:
Kamui is a young man chosen by fate to return to his native Tokyo and fight for the city. He embarks on a supernatural journey in a futuristic, industrial Tokyo where he discovers that he alone must save the earth and all of mankind from the apocalypse. X, a recent Japanimation movie from director ..read more »

Rate this: 52% from 492 members

Blood - The Last Vampire

A short film of sorts, but one that didn't need any additional footage. The animation was a revelation, it is around the time of this release (2000) when animation began merging with CGI, blood stands as a highly successful prototype in a way. The story follows a vampire whom works for the american government as an assassin, a level 5 top secret type! More with the gore, I just can't get enough of it!

- our price: £4.43
Blood - The Last Vampire on DVD (2000)
Starring: Youki Kudoh
Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Certificate:
On an American military base in Japan, a new kind of vampire emerges: Teropterids. They are monstrous shape-shifting creatures that can only be killed with special swords. A mysterious girl named Saya is the last "original," the only person capable of dealing with the menace of these monsters. ..read more »

Rate this: 59% from 4,606 members

Hellsing - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1-3

The first thing you notice is the setting, good old blighty! London to be more exact. the second is the English voice editing are proper brits, you'll notice English, Scots, Welsh and Irish accents, and it's well synced to cap it off nicely. A nice pilot episode.