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Although these three OAVs (original animation videos) were released years apart–and years after the original Project A-Ko feature–they all share a single plot: the battle between A-Ko, who possesses super-powers, and the super-rich, mecha-building B-Ko for the affections of the infantile C-Ko. (The names of the characters play off the Japanese equivalent of “Girl A, Girl B” to designate extras in a script.) In “Cinderella Rhapsody,” A-Ko falls for the dashing motorcyclist Kei. B-Ko wants whatever A-Ko wants, and they’re soon fighting over Kei and C-Ko. But Kei only has eyes for C-Ko. In “Final,” C-Ko turns out to be[Read More....]

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A film that has spawned a thousand imitations but never been bettered – Mamoru Oshii’s legendary anime film GHOST IN THE SHELL returns in a stunning new edition remastered by Oshii himself. For this definitive Version 2.0 release, all the original animations are re-produced with latest digital film and animation technologies, including 3D-CGI. Set in a re-imagined Hong Kong at a time when cyberspace is expanding into human reality, the story follows top cyberwarrior Major Motoko Kusanagi as she hovers on the border of total immersion in the digital world.

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The 2002 broadcast series based on Mamoru Oshii’s landmark film Ghost in the Shell (1995) takes place in a parallel world, where Major Motoko Kusanagi didn’t vanish into The Net. Although its production values are lower, and director Kenji Kamiyama never matches Oshii’s inspired camerawork, Stand Alone Complex does an impressive job of recreating the setting and characters. With the help of the other officers from Public Security Section 9, Kusanagi moves through a deadly city of mecha, cyborgs, humans, and human-prosthetic hybrids. Batou emerges as a more complex and compelling character in the TV series than he was in[Read More....]

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Masahiro Ando’s Sword of the Stranger (2007) is a no-holds-barred samurai action film that happens to be animated. Accompanied by his faithful dog, Tobimaru, Kotaro is forced to flee when the troops of a feudal lord and their Chinese allies attack the temple where he’s been living. Taking refuge in an abandoned shrine, Kotaro meets No Name, a sardonic but extremely able ronin. Kotaro needs a friend, as both Japanese and Chinese fighters are hunting him; They’re planning to sacrifice the boy in an elaborate ritual and use his blood to prepare “Xian Medicine,” an elixir that is supposed to[Read More....]

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In a city where humans and demons once held equal ground, an innate struggle for power and subservience has risen in a dangerous attempt to seize power for the demons and bring order to the streets through violent force. Nauseated by human arrogance, the demons have declared war against the humans and the final battle between the new Karas Otoha, and the previous protector turned despot, Eko, has begun. Will they destroy Tokyo? Or will the human race survive to see another day?

Prolific Japanese animation producers Tatsunoko Productions (Speed Racer, Gatchaman) breathe life into Karas, their 40th anniversary animation production.[Read More....]