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Theatrical: 1999

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Genre: Anime

Duration: 240

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Theatrical: 2006

Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]

Genre: Anime / Action

Duration: 575

Summary: The broadcast series "Ergo Proxy" (2006) attracted considerable attention because Radiohead let them use "Paranoid Android" as the closing theme. Detective Re-l lives in the domed city of Romdo, a pseudo-utopia where humans and robots exist under a Big Brother-esque government. When a powerful monster begins attacking the citizens of Romdo, Re-l discovers the word "awaken" scrawled on her mirror; she's attacked by the monster but somehow survives. As she investigates these events, she discovers the inevitable government conspiracy. "Ergo Proxy" borrows heavily from "Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C." and "Boogiepop Phantom", but the icy Re-l lacks Major Kusanagi's fascination. Director Shukuo Murase employs a monochromatic palette so dark it's difficult to see what's going on. He tries to distract the viewer from the extremely limited animation with camera moves and dialogue, but the hokey, oblique story feels recycled and uninteresting. (Rated 16 and older: violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery) "--Charles Solomon"

Theatrical: 2005

Studio: Bandai

Genre: Anime / Manga

Duration: 125

Summary: The 2005 broadcast series "Eureka Seven" offers snazzy aerial sequences that suggest snowboarding raised to the "nth" degree. Fourteen-year-old Renton Thurston lives with his mechanic-grandfather, but dreams of joining the elite pilot-mercenaries of the Light Finding Operation (LFO) aboard their ship the Gekkostate. When LFO pilot Eureka crashes her "mecha", the Nervash Type Zero, into his grandfather's shop, Renton is smitten with her beauty and her flying skills. He brings her the Amita Drive, a mysterious invention of his father's, that increases the power of the Nervash astronomically. Thurston's latent talents win him a place on the Gekkostate, but he has a long way to go before he's accepted as a real member of the team. "Eureka Seven" ranks as a noteworthy series in many ways. The aerial maneuvers and "mecha" battles are choreographed with exceptional "élan"; the handsome designs recall "Last Exile", but with a bolder palette; and Renton expresses the enthusiasm and insecurity of a rookie without becoming a pill. The storytelling is rather oblique, but once the filmmakers finish cutting through the thickets of back story, "Eureka Seven" should really soar. (Unrated, suitable for ages 12 and older: violence, tobacco and alcohol use) "--Charles Solomon"