Titles that are dismal or gloomy in nature qualify for the dark category.
Action: Lots of shooting, explosions, and the like. Contains subcategories of more specific types such as Gun-Action, Martial Arts, and Swordplay; see also: Fighting.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| A Kite | Rent | See Kite |
| E | ||
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Elfen Lied |
Rent | Kouta has moved back to his childhood town to start his first year in college, and his female cousin, Yuka, has set him up to live in a big ten-room vacant house. Later on that night, the two encounter a naked girl with horns wandering on the beach. She appears to be very innocent and very helpless, so Kouta takes it upon himself to take her home to keep her safe, unaware that his guest has just escaped from an experimental lab and that both the police and military are searching for her, with orders to shoot on sight. |
| Elven Song | Rent | See Elfen Lied |
| G | ||
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence |
Buy | A sequel to the famous Puppet Master movie of 1995, Batou and Togusa now investigate the strange rebellious murders of sex robots against their masters. During their investigation, they encounter dangerous hackers, crazy Yakuza, and even bits of the Major materialized from the net. |
| I | ||
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Ima Soko ni Iru Boku |
Rent | It doesn't look like this is going to be a great day for Matsutani Shuzo, nickname "Shu". The schoolboy has just lost a kendo fight in his dojo, and the girl he intended to impress walked away with his victorious opponent who even gave him a lecture after their fight. Depressed he retreats to the industry sector of his hometown, climbing up an old factory chimney, the "tower of courage" for his gang. To his surprise he meets a strange girl with blue hair and blue eyes up there... but then time stops for a moment - and shortly after this, he and the girl are attacked by huge mechas. Moments later he finds himself in a place he's never seen before, and his nightmare begins in a fortress named Hellywood where all values of humanity appear to be lost. And yet, Shu tries to plead for his ideals... |
| Innocence | Buy | See Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence |
| K | ||
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Kite |
Rent |
Orphaned at a young age, her parents victims of a brutal double murder, Sawa was taken in by the detective assigned to her case. Not content to just watch as the imperfect justice system lets more and more criminals go loose every day, he decides to train her to be his instrument of justice. After all, who'd suspect a pretty college student of being a deadly vigilante! Now she must decide between her allegiance to her guardian and her loyalty to her one and only friend, a fellow sword of justice. |
| N | ||
| Now and then, here and there | Rent | See Ima Soko ni Iru Boku |
| イノセンス GHOST IN THE SHELL(仮題) (Japanese) | Buy | See Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence |
| エルフェンリート | Rent | See Elfen Lied |
| カイト (Japanese) | Rent | See Kite |
| 今、そこにいる僕 | Rent | See Ima Soko ni Iru Boku |
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