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Theatrical: 2002

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Genre: Anime

Duration: 90

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Theatrical: 2006

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Genre: Anime

Duration: 114

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Theatrical: 2003

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Genre: Anime / Sci-Fi

Duration: 102

Summary: The Animatrix is a collection of several animated short films, detailing the backstory of the "Matrix" universe, and the original war between man and machines which led to the creation of the Matrix.

Theatrical: 2004

Studio: Geneon Entertainment

Genre: Anime / Sci-Fi

Duration: 105

Summary: The 2004 "Appleseed" feature is a reworking of the earlier video based on the manga by Masamune Shirow ("Ghost in the Shell"). In 2131, most of humanity has withdrawn to the glittering city of Olympus after a devastating war. When the curvaceous Deunan Knute comes to Olympus, she encounters her former comrade Briareos, now a cyborg, and the lovely android Hitomi. The fate of Hitomi, Olympus, and humanity rest on the lost "Appleseed" technology that Deunan's mother helped to develop. A standard series of chases, "mecha battles", and confrontations leads to a predictable ending. When the original "Appleseed"appeared in 1988, it felt like a summary of anime's past, while "Akira" pointed the way to the future. This new version feels like a mishmash of "Ghost in the Shell", "Akira", "Jin-Roh", "Evangelion", and other, more exciting works. The motion-capture CG is typically weightless, and the "mecha" look oddly squat. (Rated R: violence) "--Charles Solomon"

Theatrical: 2007

Studio: Warner Home Video

Genre: Anime / Sci-Fi

Duration: 104

Summary: 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.) "--Charles Solomon"

Theatrical: 2002

Studio: Adv Films

Genre: Anime

Duration: 650

Summary: I came to this DVD via the manga version of the series which in turn I bought because I'd been so impressed by 'Yotsuba&!' by the same author (a Yotsuba&! anime would be superb!). The manga is good but nowhere near as engaging as the anime. I bought the full series box set from an Amazon marketplace trader (Caiman) in NTSC form and I watched the first disc last night: I'm still laughing. The opening titles are the maddest yet most uplifting thing I've ever seen: the title song can only be described as the Christ to Crazy Frog's Anti-Christ and is astonishing in it's uber-pop nature. I urge you to watch the series in Japanese with subtitles if only for the utterly ludicrous and delightful translation of the title song: worth the price alone!
The series is marvellous: very well voiced (Japanese) indeed and beautifully animated in a subtle and easy way. The characterisation of the girls is great, Osaka in particular who didn't work as well in the manga version.
In conclusion: this is a very well made and fun anime that should appeal to most thinking people. No mecha though, just very psychopathic felines!