| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
 Appleseed 2 (2007) |
Watch |
Produced by John Woo and directed by Shinji Aramaki, Appleseed Ex Machina (2007) ranks as the most elaborate, stylish, and violent of the three adaptations of Masamune Shirow's manga. When it was released in 1988, the original Appleseed felt like a summary of anime's past, while Akira pointed the way to the future. The second Appleseed (2004), also directed by Aramaki, was an unimpressive motion-capture CG feature that borrowed elements from other sci-fi anime. In this latest incarnation, Deunan, Briareos, and Tereus of the E.S.W.A.T. team are charged with preserving the peace of the city-state of Olympus, a hi-tech paradise on a largely ruined Earth. Screenwriters Kiyoto Takeuchi and Todd W. Russell have given the story a contemporary twist, adding attacks by "cyborg terrorists" and an effort by the ruler of Olympus to control a world-wide satellite surveillance system. When cyborgs and human launch coordinated attacks on the government headquarters in Olympus, Deunan, Briareos, and Tereus swing into action against a mysterious enemy. The plot has little in common with the earlier films: the Appleseed technology that was at the core of the story isn't even mentioned. The look, tone, and characters in Ex Machina recall Shirow's Ghost in the Shell, rather than the original Appleseed. Not surprisingly, the elaborately choreographed fight scenes reflect Woo's signature style, with slo-mo martial-arts combat, close-ups of falling shells, dynamic camerawork, and all-out gun battles. But the weightless movements of the motion-capture characters and the limited rendering of the skin textures gives Appleseed Ex Machina the feel of an extremely elaborate computer game. Despite the limits of the mo-cap technology, Appleseed Ex Machina is a fast-past, take-no-prisoners cinematic adventure that will delight action-movie fans as well as anime lovers. (Rated PG-13: violence, violence against women, profanity, grotesque imagery, potentially offensive religious imagery.) |
| Appleseed Saga Ex Machina | Watch | See Appleseed 2 (2007) |
| Appleseed: Ex Machina | Watch | See Appleseed 2 (2007) |
| Aquarion - the Movie | Unevaluated | See Gekijouban Aquarion |
 Aria the OAV ~Arietta~ |
Buy | Akari finds herself nervous coaching a new undine as a Prima, until she awakens to find that it is just a dream. To soothe her worries, Alicia recalls stories of her beginnings as a Prima, as well as the memories she made. |
| Armored Trooper Votoms - Pailsen Files | Rent | See Soukou Kihei Votoms - Pailsen Files (OVA) |
| Avatar - The Last Airbender: The Complete Book 3 Collection | Buy | See Avatar: The Last Airbender - Season 3 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book3:Fire | Buy | See Avatar: The Last Airbender - Season 3 |
 Avatar: The Last Airbender - Season 3 |
Buy | The 3rd Book in the Avatar series. Following their failure to protect the Earth Kingdom capital of Ba Sing Se, Aang and his group wander through the Fire Nation disguised as civilians while waiting for the day of the solar eclipse to launch their attack on Fire Lord Ozai and his forces. Aang has until the arrival of Sozin's Comet to defeat Ozai. |
| B | ||
| B5C ~a chain of short stories about their distance~ | Rent | See Byousoku 5 Centimeter |
 Baccano! |
Buy |
Baccano is Italian for noise, but light novelest Narita translates it as "stupid commotion" in the literary source of this series. Each of the stories in the series involves several unrelated plots intersecting and crossing each other as events spiral farther and farther out of control. Immortal alchemists, mafia operated speakeasies, and many other elements of pulp fiction are mashed together for a world straight out of the movies. |
 Bakuretsu Tenshi - Infinity |
Unevaluated | Burst Angel Prequel. Set between Episodes 14 and 1 (Yeah I know that's odd but you have to see it), Jo and Meg return to New York(?) after spending some time away from home. They try to find their old friends especially Shirley (who was adopted by Sam the cop in 14) but find out she has been seriously hurt by a serial killer. Jo and Meg decide to find the killer on their own. |
 Bamboo Blade |
Rent | Kojirou is the kendo instructor at Muro`e High School. He is totally broke. He has agreed to send his team to a competition against his senpai`s team. If his all female team can win the competition, he will have free meals for a year! But, the problem is that Kojirou seems unable to find five, gifted girls to form the "dream team" -- and time is running out... |
| Big Windup! (R1 title) | Watch | See Ookiku Furikabutte |
 Black Lagoon Omake |
Rent |
A series of seven short fan-oriented OMAKE specials were released as a special bonus on the Black Lagoon DVD/BlueRay disks. Playing fast and loose with characters of the series, each three-to-five minute 'episode' takes everything to a comedic and bizarre extreme. But typical of many omake specials, the animation is minimal and quirky, but the silliness factor is pushed to the limit. |
