DVDpedia : Anime : Title : V

Theatrical: 2007

Studio: Funimation Prod

Genre: Anime / Sci-Fi

Duration: 109

Summary: "Balls to the wall action!" --- "Geek"
From the creators of "Appleseed" comes a full CG Animation Sci-Fi action film!
2077: for ten years, Japan has sealed itself from the rest of the world. Disturbing information is now emitting from within the countries borders. An elite group of American agents are assigned to infiltrate the magnetic shield shrouding Japan to shed light on the illegal biotechnology research running rampant within.

Theatrical: 2003

Studio: A.D. Vision

Genre: Anime / Sci-Fi

Duration: 25

Summary: Although it looks like a studio work, "Voices of a Distant Star" is a personal film, made almost entirely by a single artist, Makoto Shinkai. Mikako and Noboru are separated at the beginning of high school in 2046. She's accepted into the training program for "mecha" pilots to fight the aliens who attacked human settlements on Mars. As she moves across the miles and, ultimately, light years, she sends messages that the forlorn Noboru patiently awaits. The animation is largely restricted to camera moves over still artwork and CG objects, but Shinkai is a skillful enough director to tell this melancholy sci-fi romance through the strong music and vocal tracks. "Voices of a Distant Star" packs more of an emotional punch than many elaborate studio films. (Rated 13 and older, but suitable for viewers 2 years younger: minor violence) "--Charles Solomon"