Steampunk: (Genre) Considered a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction (Sci-Fi), Steampunk generally refers to stories which are based on English Victorian era technology in which steam was the primary power source or use Victorian era values as a reference point, and will often have a futuristic spin as part of the story. The novels of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne's are cited as classic examples of this high-tech innovation in a low-tech world genre. The term itself is originates as a retro-counterspin to the popular Cyberpunk genre. See ↗Steampunk for more info.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| C | ||
 Cluster Edge |
Watch |
A bright young student named Agate Fluorite transfers to the elite and prestigious high school called Cluster E.A. Enroute to the school, he becomes entangled with the military’s attempt to shoot down a private airplane and risks being branded a traitor by the government. But behind Agate’s simple smiles and amazing mechanical abilities, he is hiding secret that will soon set the country a blaze with change. |
| F | ||
| Fushigi no Umi no Nadia Omakes | Watch | See Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water Omakes |
| L | ||
 Last Exile |
Rent |
On a lost barren world, during a time of war when nations settle their disputes with giant ironclad battleships of the air and the soldier's honor, the spirit of knight-hood still mandates a bloody Napoleonic mile-high musket battle as a prelude to the devastating barrage of the automated main guns, the spirit of adventure is still alive. |
| N | ||
 Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water Omakes |
Watch | While Nadia has been licensed by ADV, the Omake "extra" episodes were not. These short Omake "extra" episodes were included as a bonus on the Japanese LD set. They were never released on any other format. |
| R | ||
| R.O.D OVA | Buy | See Read or Die (OVA) |
| R.O.D. | Buy | See Read or Die (OVA) |
| R.O.D. The TV | Buy | See Read or Die - TV |
 Read or Die (OVA) |
Buy |
The series opens with an attack upon the White House by a mysterious man of awesome powers. It turns out, though, that what he was really looking for was the Library of Congress! Meanwhile, Tokyo substitute teacher Yomiko Readman is a young woman who cannot stop reading books. She goes into bookstores that have her face on the wall ('Our #1 Customer') While in some exclusive bookstore (Members Only) she finds an original copy of an extremely rare book entitled Immortal Beloved. While reading it a strange man riding a giant grasshopper shows up and steals it! Yomiko gets very angry and spontaneously generates a giant string of paper which she hurls at the mantis, locking it to the ground! Confused, another man walks up to her and says, 'Oh it's you, Agent Paper'. |
 Read or Die - TV |
Buy |
Drawing on the success of the first ROD, the story continues. Yomiko "The Paper" Readman has gone missing for some four years now, but her best friend from school Nenene (Say that 3 times fast) still believes she's alive. An accomplished author, Nenene and her 3 bodyguards, who have special paper abilities of their own, go between Japan and Hong Kong looking for Yomiko. On occasion the bodyguards earn side money from accepting contracts to recover uncommon items and research exceptional situations, which always seems to involve people with special powers and abilities. |
| Read or Die the TV | Buy | See Read or Die - TV |
 Robot Carnival |
Rent | 9 of Japan's leading animators were asked to create a short segment that followed the theme of "Robots," for their inclusion in this film. Essentially, this "movie" is 9 short films, all independant of one another. The common element is human interaction with robots, namely the consequences of creating life with one's own hands, played in nine very different ways. |
| ROD | Buy | See Read or Die (OVA) |
| ROD TV | Buy | See Read or Die - TV |
| S | ||
 Steamboy |
Rent |
Ray Steam (yes, that's really his name) is a boy who comes from a three-generation family of gifted inventors on the cutting edge of steam engine technology. At his home in rural Manchester, England, in the year 1866, he recieves a mysterious package from his grandfather--the "steamball" a fabulous device capable of packaging fantastic amounts of energy. Along with it comes a warning that it must not be allowed to fall into the hands of "The Foundation"--the agents of which are not far behind. Ray will be exposed to his father's and his grandfather's differing beliefs as to how this nearly unlimited power should be employed, and will be forced to choose sides. |
| ふしぎの海のナディア | Watch | See Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water Omakes |
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