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- StarsMatthew ElkinsHiroshi KamiyaKazuhiko InoueWhen Natsume Takashi inherits a book that belonged to his late grandmother he realizes the book is filled with the names of spirits she defeated and bound to her will. He then decides to return their names so they can be free once again.
- StarsYutaka KoizumiYui MakinoMichael C. PizzutoThis surreal dramedy follows Satou Tatsuhiro as he attempts to escape the evil machinations of the NHK.
- CreatorNagaru TanigawaStarsTomokazu SugitaAya HiranoYûko GotôThe crazy adventures of the SOS Brigade, led by the insane but charismatic Haruhi.
- StarsMamoru MiyanoBrad SwaileVincent TongAn intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.
- StarsMichael PerrecaBill TimoneyBill RogersThe misadventures of the close-knit members of a small anime/manga club on a college campus.
- CreatorBesamemuchoStarsMegan Taylor HarveyMakoCarrie SavageA middle school girl suddenly becomes a god. Now she must take on godly duties as well as attend school.
- CreatorShin'ichirô WatanabeStarsKazuya NakaiGinpei SatoAyako KawasumiFuu, a waitress who works in a teahouse, rescues two master swordsmen, Mugen and Jin, from their execution to help her find the "samurai who smells of sunflowers."
- CreatorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsJames Arnold TaylorJulia FletcherDwight SchultzA collection of nine short films featuring stories related to The Matrix (1999).
- StarsSarah HauserRie TanakaCrispin FreemanHideki finds the discarded and malfunctioning Persocom Chi, a personal computer that looks like a girl. While trying to fix and care for Chi, Hideki discovers that she might be a Chobits, a robot of urban legend that has free will.
- CreatorYoshitoshi AbeStarsRyô HirohashiJunko NodaEri MiyajimaA young girl is reborn as an angel-like creature called a haibane, with no memory of who she once was.
- StarsSatomi HanamuraYumiko KobayashiChristel TakigawaAn apocalyptic look at the possibility of an earthquake of magnitude 7 or greater striking the Tokyo area. Mirai, a middle school freshman girl who goes to Tokyo's artificial Odaiba Island for a robot exhibition with her brother Yutaka at the start of summer vacation. A powerful tremor emanates from an ocean trench, the famed Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge crumble and fall, and the landscape of Tokyo changes in an instant. With the help of a motorcycle delivery woman named Mari who they meet on Odaiba, Mirai and Yutaka strive to head back to their Setagaya home in western Tokyo.
- StarsJessie James GrelleBryce PapenbrookTrina NishimuraAfter his hometown is destroyed and is traumatized, young Eren Jaeger vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.
- StarsYûji UedaYui HorieMasayo KurataKeitaro had a childhood friend. When she had to move away, they promised to meet again at Tokyo University. Years later, Keitaro has failed his entrance exam twice, but he won't give up his promise, even though he can't remember her name.
- DirectorHiroshi NagahamaStarsDaisuke KishioAi KobayashiTakashi MatsuyamaThe life of a split personality man who secretly sings for death metal.
- StarsMonica RialMike McFarlandAkemi OkamuraPart of a "Bubblegum Crisis (1987)" universe, follows a special unit of the A.D. Police, tasked to destroy Boomers, androids that malfunction or gain sentience and go on a rampage in the futuristic city of Megatokyo.
- DirectorMamoru KanbeStarsYoshimasa HosoyaRyô HirohashiNaoki KinoshitaJuuzawa Juu is a delinquent high school boy who just wants to be left alone. One day, he is approached by Ochibana Ame, who claims that she knew him in a previous life, and now wants to serve him as his "knight". At first Juu wants nothing to do with Ame, but after a classmate is murdered, he accepts her help as he looks for the killer.
- DirectorShinobu YoshiokaStarsKana HanazawaMiyuki SawashiroKana AsumiA naive junior high school student befriends a mature classmate, but they begin to grow apart as they enter their second school year. Meanwhile, in another world, a battle to the death begins to unfold.
- StarsYuri AmanoToshiharu SakuraiKôji TsujitaniA half animated/half live-action mockumentary about the world of Japanese geekdom.
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriStarsAndrew PhilpotJohn Rafter LeePamela AdlonA legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to return a young woman, who has been seemingly abducted by a vampire, to her family.
- DirectorYoshiaki IwasakiStarsKen AkamatsuYu AsakawaSteve BlumKeitaro tries to confess his love for Naru.
- DirectorYoshiaki IwasakiStarsYûji UedaYui HorieMasayo KurataKeitaro fell asleep during his Tokyo U exam. He was so embarrassed that he was going to fail a fourth time, that he runs away from home, visiting a far away island instead. Naru decides to go after him, and worried, their friends visit the island as well. When Naru gets there, she sees Keitaro, but he's running away with another girl. Naru has to figure out what's going on, and their friends have to try not to stay lost.
- CreatorYuu WataseStarsTakehito KoyasuNobuo TobitaBridget HoffmanIn this anime classic, spunky teen Miaka enters a world of magic, danger, and endless love triangles when she finds an old book that unlocks a fantasy land.
- CreatorHiroshi WatanabeStarsMamiko NotoMasaya MatsukazeTakako HondaWhen someone wants revenge, they post about it on a special website at midnight. Then Hell Girl appears to do their bidding.
- StarsKaoriRomi ParkBrian DrummondTwo ostensibly opposite women, both named Nana, become roommates in Tokyo and grow inseparable. However, their relationship is jeopardized as the harsh realities of adult life take shape.
- CreatorYasuyuki UedaStarsKaori ShimizuBridget HoffmanDan LorgeStrange things start happening when a withdrawn girl named Lain becomes obsessed with an interconnected virtual realm known as "The Wired".
- CreatorSatoshi KonStarsShôzô ÎzukaToshihiko SekiMamiko NotoSeemingly unconnected citizens of Tokyo are targeted for bludgeoning by a boy with a golden baseball bat. As detectives try to link the victims, they discover that following the assaults, the victims' lives have improved in some way.
- CreatorShin'ichirô WatanabeHajime YatateStarsKôichi YamaderaUnshô IshizukaMegumi HayashibaraThe futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.
- DirectorTakahiro ÔmoriStarsKôki UchiyamaAyane SakuraShinpachi TsujiHotaru is rescued by a spirit when she gets lost in a forest as a child. The two become friends, despite the spirit revealing that he will disappear if he is ever touched by a human.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsHayao MiyazakiChika SakamotoA Kittenbus puppy, the cat-shaped bus that is one of the protagonists of My Neighbor Totoro, becomes a great friend of little Mei and with her has an incredible night adventure in the forest.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsItsuki KomazawaKenji ImuraHaruyo MoriyoshiKoro is a puppy owned by a little girl in a small town. One day the puppy gets free and becomes lost.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsAkiko YanoThe short film's main character is a water spider who seems to have fallen in love with a water strider. Though she is scared of him at first, the water strider soon gets used to the presence of the spider.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsTamoriAkiko YanoFuki sets out on a journey to look for a new house. Along the way, she encounters many of Japan's guardian spirits.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiThe witch Baba Yaga keeps her servant the Egg Princess confined and forces her to do hard daily chores around the mill. One night, a batch of kneaded dough comes to life and befriends the Egg Princess.
- DirectorAkihiko YamashitaStarsTomo AdachiSawako AgawaAiko HibiIt tells the story of an old man and his wife who help out some mice who engage in sumo. As a reward, one of the mice gives them enough gold on which to live for the rest of their lives.
- StarsTakahiro MizushimaAki ToyosakiMiyuki SawashiroFive school friends experience strange supernatural phenomena that put their relationships to test.
- DirectorAkira SaitouA young warrior leaves in search of the sacred place which is said to grant wishes. Better not to stir the wrath of the ancient guardian spirits.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsMiyu IrinoKana HanazawaFumi HiranoOn a rainy morning in Tokyo, 15-year-old Takao, an aspiring shoemaker, decides to skip class to sketch designs in a beautiful garden. This is where he meets Yukari, a beautiful yet mysterious woman. They strike an unlikely friendship.
- DirectorHiroyuki KitakuboStarsYûki KudôSaemi NakamuraJoe RomersaSaya is a Japanese vampire slayer whose next mission is in a high school on a US military base in 1960s Japan, where she poses as a student. She uses a katana/samurai sword to kill vampires.
- DirectorYoshiyuki MomoseAkihiko YamashitaHiromasa YonebayashiStarsAlex CazaresJessica DiCiccoScarlett EstevezAn anthology of three original shorts written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose and Akihiko Yamashita.