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Afro Samurai (Director's Cut)

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Samuel L. Jackson
Kelly Hu
Ron Perlman
John Di Maggio
Greg Eagles

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Ninja Scroll

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Director(s):

Kevin Seymour
Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Actor(s):

Maureen O'Connell (III)
Jimmy Theodore
Dean Elliott (III)
Dougary Grant
Kôichi Yamadera

A peak achievement of Japanese anime, Ninja Scroll is a propulsive mix of samurai action adventure and supernatural fantasy from writer-director Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Supernatural Best City). This is defiantly animation for grown-ups, complete with fountains of blood, plenty of naked flesh, and (in both the subtitled and dubbed versions) some decidedly strong language. (Students of Japanese language could pick up some useful expressions.) The plot sounds like a 16th century variation on the X-Files: An entire village has been wiped out by a mysterious plague and an anti-government conspiracy of invulnerable demons seems to be responsible. A wandering ninja, Jubei, and his female counterpart, Kagero, team up to defeat the plotters. Jubei is a classic reluctant hero, agreeing to participate in the mission only after being fed a slow-acting poison; the antidote will be supplied after he cooperates. And Kagero, a looker whose embrace is lethal, is a femme fatale with a difference that seems distinctively Japanese: sexual contact itself is poisonous, especially for a warrior with a pure soul. --David Chute

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Elfen Lied: Diclonius Report Complete Collection

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Critics have described Elfen Lied as "weird,"(Anime Planet), "surprisingly sadistic,"(Gamerz Edge), and "addictive" (Animesou). Now wonder, when you consider what makes this series hum! Lucy, a beautiful young mutant, is bred by the government to be the ultimate weapon. Armed with unfathomable powers, she escapes her handlers, but loses her memory in the process. Fortunately, our young waif is taken in by two well-meaning students. Now, with government killers on her trail, the disposition of a five year old, and a hair trigger for ultraviolence, Lucy and her young friends must unravel the dark secret of her legacy before it’s too late.

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Origin - Spirits of the Past: The Movie

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Outstanding animation and a compelling environmental message make Origin: Spirits of the Past an above-average anime feature, especially for younger viewers. Despite an abundance of elements that many anime fans will find familiar, Origin distinguishes itself with a story that lends itself (like many anime features) to a variety of spectacular settings. As the fairy-tale story begins, it's been 300 years since terrible events left civilization in ruins. Now, in a post-apocalyptic setting where the crumbling remains of vast cities lie in close proximity to the encroaching forest, humans live on both sides of a brewing conflict. For young Agito, the son of an aging hero, life is relatively peaceful in Neutral City, a community built within the ruins of a once-major city. But when he wanders into a forbidden zone of the forest, where plant-like "druids" protect their world from outsiders, he discovers a cryogenic stasis tube containing Toola, a girl who's been resting in stasis for 300 years. Her father had been in charge of the "Earth Rejuvenation Project" that led to a technological disaster, and her emerging friendship with Agito is threatened when they find themselves on opposing sides of an ideological conflict, and Agito must save Toola from her potentially destructive convictions. He does so by becoming "enhanced"--essentially melding his human form with the forest, aligning himself with the powerful forces of nature. As a colorful mixture of science fiction and "green-friendly" adventure, Origin has a lot to say about preserving our planet in the era of global warming, and it's a visual treat from start to finish. --Jeff Shannon

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Outlaw Star: Complete Collection

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Gene Starwind and his partner Jim Hawking run a small business on the backwater planet of Centinel 3. But all that changes the day that Hilda hires them for a bodyguard job. Now, thrust into a mystery they don't fully understand, they're on the run from the cops, the pirates, an angry alien, and a mysterious assassin. But they've got one thing going in their favor- they have the galaxy's most advanced ship! As seen on Cartoon Network's Toonami! This title from Sunrise, the people behind Cowboy Bebop and Gundam. Genre: Anime Sci-Fi/Action.

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Naruto Uncut Boxed Set, Volume 5

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The Chunin Exams enter their final round as the popular fantasy-adventure Naruto continues. The arrival of Jiraiya, the lecherous arch-ninja known as The Sage of Toad-Mountain interrupts Naruto's intensive training regimen. Jiraiya wants to ogle the local girls, but Naruto wheedles and fusses until the Sage agrees to teach him the powerful jutsu used to summon a monster toad. His first efforts are unimpressive: All he can conjure is a tadpole. But Jiraiya's instruction enables Naruto to tap into the extraordinary spiritual power of the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon imprisoned within his body. Drawing on this energy, Naruto defeats Neiji, avenging his cruel treatment of the gentle Hinata. But more serious matters overshadow Naruto's match: Sasuke vanishes from the hospital and everyone fears Orochimaru may be involved. Or is Sasuke's disappearance linked to a plot by the leaders of the Sand and Wind Villages to break the peace treaty among ninja and destroy the Hidden Leaf Village? At the center of this intrigue is the highly anticipated face-off between Sasuke and Gaara, the murderous psychotic who fights with enchanted sand. Sasuke arrives just as the match is slated to begin, and the collection ends on a cliff-hanger. The filmmakers also provide plenty of slapstick, ramen dinners, jutsu, and cartoony tantrums that Naruto fans expect. (Rated T+ Older Teen, suitable for ages 12 and older: violence, toilet humor, brief nudity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

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Inuyasha Season 5

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The 5th season of Rumiko Takahashi's "feudal fairy tale" Inu Yasha is the darkest, as the familiar characters confront questions of survival, death, and love. Naraku remains hidden, creating a new body for himself as his protective barrier was shattered at end of Season 3. Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Inu-Yasha spend most of these episodes battling the Band of Seven, a group of bloodthirsty mercenaries whom Naraku brought back from the dead with shards of the Sacred Jewel. More savage in death than they were in life, the seven zombies must be fought with strength and intelligence. But dangerous as they are, the Band of Seven are minor players. Naraku's schemes force Kagome and Inu-Yasha to acknowledge their feelings for each other--and even shed tears. Using others as pawns, Naruto succeeds in his monstrous plot, turning his human heart (the heart of Onigumo, the thief who loved Kikyo decades earlier), into a malevolent infant. But there's still plenty of time for comedy--Inu-Yasha and wolf-demon Koga squabble endlessly, and Miroku is still an unapologetic lecher. Although the shards of the Sacred Jewel play an important role, the mission to assemble them all is rarely mentioned. Presumably, that plotline will return in the two remaining seasons. The Deluxe Edition Box Set, which is limited to 15,000 copies, includes a hanging scroll of Sesshomaru.(Rated "Teen:" suitable for ages 13 and older: violence, grotesque imagery, alcohol use, brief nudity) --Charles Solomon

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Mushi-shi: The Complete Series

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The strikingly original series Mushi-shi (2005) features lyrically rendered backgrounds, unusual stories, understated vocal performances, measured pacing, and an eclectic score. Mushi many guises and represent "life in its purest form," according to Ginko, the Mushi-Shi or Mushi Master. Mushi bring the drawings of the boy-artist Shinra to life, and save a woman who was thrown into a raging river as a sacrifice to the water-gods. One type appears as a flowing stream of prismatic color whose beauty haunts a man to his dying day; another forms a mist over the sea that lures mariners to their doom. Soft spoken, chain-smoking, Ginko wanders through Japan, studying the problems produced by encounters between humans and Mushi and trying to alleviate them. Sometimes he succeeds; sometimes he fails. The many types of Mushi offer the filmmakers opportunities to create striking effects. In "Pretense of Spring," composer Toshio Masuda blends exotic percussion, guitar, and traditional Japanese instruments to heighten the viewer's sense of the winter cold in a remote mountain village. In the snowy landscape, certain Mushi take the form of spring flowers, luring animals and people with a false promise of spring, then feeding on their life-energy. In "A Sea of Writing," Ginko visits an archive that contains the writings of previous masters. But Mushi hidden in the precious scrolls cause the writing to flow out of them like spilled water. Only the archivist can control the writhing sentences: she delicately catches them with chopsticks and returns them to the pages where they belong. The filmmakers effectively blend hand-drawn and computer animation to suggest the differing realities of the humans and the living words. Mushi-shi is adult in the best sense of the term: intelligent, subtle, and thought-provoking. Given the popularity of Yuki Urushibara's award-winning manga in Japan, fans can hope for a second season or a sequel: Twenty-six episodes don't begin to encompass Ginko's travels--or the diversity of the Mushi. (Rated TV 14: grotesque imagery, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

(1. The Green Gathering, 2. The Light of the Eyelid, 3. The Tender Horn, 4. The Pillow Pathway, 5. The Traveling Swamp, 6. Those Who Inhale the Dew, 7. Raindrops and Rainbows, 8. Where Sea Meets Man, 9. The Heavy Seed, 10. The White which Lives Within the Inkstone, 11. The Sleeping Mountain, 12. One-Eye Fish, 13. One-Night Bridge, 14. Inside the Cage, 15. Pretense of Spring, 16. Sunrise Serpent, 17. Pickers of Empty Cocoons, 18. Clothes that Embrace the Mountains, 19. String from the Sky, 20. A Sea of Writing, 21. Cotton Changeling, 22. Shrine in the Sea, 23. The Sound of Rust, 24. The Journey to the Field of Fire, 25. Eye of Fortune. Eye of Misfortune, 26. The Sound of Footsteps on the Grass)

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Rurouni Kenshin - TV Series Season One

Sales Rank:5166
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Richard Cansino
Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Lex Lang
Wendee Lee
Jane Alan

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Voltron - Defender of the Universe - Collection One: Blue Lion

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Peter Cullen
B.J. Ward (II)
Jack Angel
Tress MacNeille
Lennie Weinrib

Like Robotech, Voltron is an anomaly: an anime series that never aired in Japan in this form. The program Americans know under that title is comprised of recut footage from Hyakujuo Go-Lion ("Hundred-Beast King Go-Lion") and Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV ("Armored Fleet Dairugger XV"). Voltron debuted in syndication in the US in September, 1984, with a completely new storyline. Five young pilots from the Galaxy Alliance, Keith, Lance, Sven, Hunk, and Pidge, crash on the planet Arus when they're attacked by the minions of the evil King Zarkon. In the ruins of an ancient castle, they learn the secret of recreating Voltron, the ancient robot "loved by the good and hated by the evil." Each of them must pilot one of five lion-mecha that link to form Voltron. They also befriend Princess Allura, who pilots of one of the lions after Sven is wounded in battle. Together, they fight Zarkon's robots and "ro-beasts," the witch Haggar and Zarkon's son Lotor. Obviously pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle, Voltron reuses some footage over and over, but leaves out big chunks of the narrative. When the five pilots initially crash on Arus, they stand at the edge of vast desert; after the commercial break, they're wandering through a fog-shrouded forest. These problems won't phase Gen-X'ers who grew up with Voltron and want to revisit this relic of their childhoods. The extras include a rather stilted documentary on the restoration of the series. (Rated 7 and older: violence)--Charles Solomon

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