Anime to-see
Anime and animations that I still plan to see.
In no particular order.
With a little help from http://www.timeout.com/newyork/movies/100-best-animated-movies-list
In no particular order.
With a little help from http://www.timeout.com/newyork/movies/100-best-animated-movies-list
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- CreatorTodd McFarlaneAlan B. McElroyStarsKeith DavidRichard DysartDominique JenningsAfter being betrayed and murdered by his employer, a government assassin is resurrected as a Hellspawn and is forced to act as the reluctant leader of Hell's army.
- StarsKazunari TanakaSatsuki YukinoAi OrikasaAi Tanabe joins the Debris Section of the Technora Corporation as they work to remove the debris left around Earth. As Ai tries to accommodate to space life, she learns more about her crew on the dilapidated 'Toy Box'.
- DirectorMasaaki YuasaKôji MorimotoStarsKôji ImadaSayaka MaedaTakashi FujiiAfter a deadly encounter with two yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience with her and his friends.
- DirectorMichael AriasHiroaki AndôStarsKazunari NinomiyaYû AoiYûsuke IseyaTwo boys defend Treasure Town and Yakuza try to take over and clear it for new development.
- DirectorKôji MasunariMasaaki YuasaStarsTomoyo KurosawaHonoka IkezukiTakuto YoshinagaFive kids go on amazing adventures through the universe after they rescue an injured alien.
- StarsMamiko NotoMai NakaharaKikuko InoueIn Kyoto there are three kinds of residents: humans, tanuki and tengu. Shimogamo Yasaburou is the third son of the Shimogamo tanuki family. His father was eaten by members of the "Friday Club" and now he approaches the truth of his father's death.
- DirectorMichel OcelotStarsJulien BéramisMarine GrisetMichel EliasTales of the Night weaves together six exotic fables each unfolding in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, to the Land of the Dead. From the imagination of internationally renowned animator Michel Ocelot.
- DirectorAntoine DelesvauxJoann SfarStarsFrançois MorelHafsia HerziMaurice BénichouSet in Algeria in the 1920s, a rabbi's cat who learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot expresses his desire to convert to Judaism.
- DirectorAleksa GajicNebojsa AndricStevan DjordjevicStarsSanda KnezevicNebojsa GlogovacJelisaveta 'Seka' SablicBelgrade 2074. Edit is a student. After a few failed exams she decides to implant a memory chip... but, something strange starts happening to her.
- DirectorJean-François LaguionieStarsMichel RobinLorella Di CiccoArmand BabelGwen is a young girl adopted by a nomad tribe in a desert post-apocalyptic world. When Gwen's friend is kidnapped, she and an old woman called Roseline embark on a trip to bring him back.
- DirectorHiroyuki YamagaStarsLeo MorimotoDavid ThomasMitsuki YayoiIn an alternative Earth, a young astronaut participates in a controversial fledgling space program.
- DirectorJim EtherAlert! is a collection of one to four minute animated musical clips created by one man, your pal Jim Ether. Jim began creating abstract animations for the internet and got it into his head to make a feature length motion picture consisting of as many abstract animations as he could make set to music..so that's what he did! With contributed sounds and pictures from over one hundred participants from all over the world ALERT! took three years to create and is now available for enjoyment in your home, car or hovercraft in DVD format.
- DirectorKevin Konrad HannaStarsAdrian HoughJeffrey TamborBrad GarrettA nameless robot girl has recently been given the gift of life from her creator, while exploring the wonders of an ordinary world she meets an amazing mutant boy and they share a friendship that must overcome their warring families.
- DirectorSeong-yun OhStarsMoon So-riYoo Seung-hoChoi Min-sikLeafie is a hen who manages to escape the horrible conditions of an egg production line. After surviving a harrowing encounter with a one-eyed weasel and being rejected by the barnyard animals where she grew up, a chance encounter sees her becoming the guardian of a duckling. Despite the child being a duck, Leafie is willing to learn and make the sacrifices she needs in order to ensure the happiness of her son.
- DirectorGanit OrianStarsYael Ben-AriAdina DavidSarah Lynn Dawson5 IVF embryos embark on a journey to find their mother.
- CreatorGorô TaniguchiIchirô ÔkouchiStarsJun FukuyamaTakahiro SakuraiJohnny Yong BoschAfter being given a mysterious power to control others, an outcast prince becomes the masked leader of the rebellion against an all-powerful empire.
- CreatorShin'ichirô WatanabeHajime YatateStarsKôichi YamaderaUnshô IshizukaMegumi HayashibaraThe futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.
- CreatorKazuya TsurumakiStarsJun MizukiMayumi ShintaniIzumi KasagiMysterious things start happening when 12-year-old Naota meets a strange woman on a Vespa wielding a big guitar.
- 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.
- DirectorShin'ichirô WatanabeMary Elizabeth McGlynnTensai OkamuraStarsBeau BillingsleaMelissa FahnNicholas GuestA terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
- DirectorKenji KamiyamaToshiyuki KônoMasaki TachibanaStarsAtsuko TanakaOsamu SakaAkio ÔtsukaA.D. 2034. It has been two years since Motoko Kusanagi left Section 9. Togusa is now the new leader of the team, that has considerably increased its appointed personnel. The expanded new Section 9 confronts a rash of complicated incidents, and investigations reveal that an ultra-wizard hacker nicknamed the "Puppet Master" is behind the entire series of events.
- StarsShirô SaitôAtsuko TanakaOsamu SakaThe futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.
- StarsAyako KawasumiKari WahlgrenSayaka ÔharaSeven chosen mages and their summoned heroic spirits fight against each other to try and win the Holy Grail: a magical device that can grant any wish.
- DirectorKiriô UrayamaPeter FernandezStarsJun'ya KatôMîna TominagaKazuo KumakuraA young boy has to make a voyage to a distant lake to save his mother, who has been turned into a dragon.
- DirectorMichel OcelotStarsArlette MirapeuPhilippe CheytionYves BarsacqSix old-style funny silhouetted fairy tales for not so-old-style people.
- DirectorPaul GrimaultStarsJean MartinPascal MazzottiRaymond BussièresA chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king.
- DirectorDominique MonferyStarsRuy AbitbolPaul BandeyNatacha BodyNatanaël, seven, still doesn't know how to read. His eccentric old aunt bequeaths her house to his parents and her book collection to the young boy. Nat discovers that the books serve as a shelter for all the heroes found in children's literature. They are the original characters and are counting on him for protection. For if they leave the library, they will disappear along with their stories forever! When his parents start selling off the books, Nathanaël, who is shrunk by the evil witch Carabosse, braves everything to save his tiny friends.
- DirectorAlfredo SoderguitStarsFederica LacañoMaría MendiveCésar TroncosoA fantastical journey into the world of a ten-year-old girl who, following a playground skirmish, is given the weirdest punishment in the history of weird punishments.
- DirectorAdrià GarcíaVíctor MaldonadoStarsImanol AriasHervé CaradecRoger CarelAn orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However, when the stars start going out in the sky, he finds himself exploring the world of the night, alongside his new friend, the Cat Shepherd.
- StarsRikiya KoyamaKôji OhkuraMasashi EbaraDuring the Age of Warring States, the upcoming warlord Sasuke Furuta is torn between his political ambition and his love of the tea ceremony.
- 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.
- CreatorYuichi MatsushitaTatsuya ShishikuraStarsSayaka ÔharaPete SepenukRyôta ÔsakaA thousand years after the destruction of Earth by gigantic aliens called Gauna, mankind is living on massive spaceships. One of these space ships is Sidonia, which is protected by large pilot controlled exosuits called Gardes.
- DirectorAri FolmanStarsAri FolmanRon Ben-YishaiRonny DayagAn Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
- CreatorC.H. GreenblattStarsNicky JonesDwight SchultzJohn DiMaggioIn Marzipan City, excitable young food-loving Chowder is the apprentice of Mung Daal, a very old chef who runs a catering company with his wife Truffles and assistant Shnitzel.
- DirectorTony OliverRyuichi YagiTakashi YamazakiStarsWasabi MizutaMegumi ÔharaSatoshi TsumabukiWhat will happen to Nobita's life after Doraemon leaves?
- StarsIkue ÔtaniMinami TakayamaRei SakumaThe eerie and charming animated adventures of a creature called Moomin and his friends and family.
- DirectorTim JohnsonStarsJim ParsonsRihannaSteve MartinAn alien on the run from his own people makes friends with a girl. He tries to help her on her quest, but can be an interference.
- CreatorVernon ChatmanJohn LeeStarsVernon ChatmanJohn LeeAlyson LevyAn all-cynical, all-evil absurdist variety show that parodies the classic educational PBS shows of the 1970s, made up of old cartoons and educational films, children, and puppets from one's worst nightmares.
- DirectorDaniel ChubaMark A.Z. DippéKyungho JoStarsIlleana DouglasMackenzie FoyZachary GordonFour children set out on a journey to find a new home.
- 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.
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRiisa NakaTakuya IshidaMitsutaka ItakuraA high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiYoshio SuzukiStarsHidetaka YoshiokaMasato HagiwaraYuka NanriIn an alternate postwar timeline, Japan is divided into the Union-controlled North and the US-controlled South.
- DirectorKeiichi HaraStarsKumiko AsôChris AyresGreg AyresA sinful spirit is granted the opportunity to prove worthy for rebirth, inhabiting the body of a student who killed himself.
- DirectorEric KhooStarsTetsuya BesshoMotoko GollentYoshihiro TatsumiA story based on the life and short stories of Yoshihiro Tatsumi, a mangaka known for his gekiga style of alternate Japanese manga.
- StarsYûichi NakamuraDavid MatrangaLuci ChristianA sequel to the anime based on the recently concluded Key Clannad franchise. After Story is a new path that opens in the original visual novel after all other options have been traversed.
- DirectorTono ErrandoJavier MariscalFernando TruebaStarsEman Xor OñaLimara MenesesMario GuerraChico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeTrevor Jack BrooksLorelei LinklaterA man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.
- DirectorAlê AbreuStarsVinicius GarciaMarco Aurélio CamposLu HortaA little boy goes on an adventurous quest in search of his father.
- CreatorAdam ReedMatt ThompsonStarsAdam ReedEric SimsNeal HolmanA philandering billionaire playboy who moonlights as the superhero, Awesome X, faces against his greatest adversary, Killface, but finds balancing his business and superhero lives difficult.
- DirectorMarcell JankovicsStarsGyörgy CserhalmiVera PapGyula SzabóIn this dreamlike Hungarian folk myth, a horse goddess gives birth to three powerful brothers who set out into the Underworld to save three princesses from three evil dragons and reclaim their ancestors' lost kingdom.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyOrestes CalpiniStarsJessica DragonetteLanny RossPinto ColvigA doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people.
- DirectorPhil MulloyOutwardly, Mr. Christie is a perfect gentleman. Inwardly, he is a selfish arrogant monster. When the whole world sees him on television having sex with a French sailor, his life is changed forever.
- DirectorChuck JonesPhil MonroeMaurice NobleStarsMel BlancArthur Q. BryanPaul JulianBugs Bunny reflects on his past cartoon exploits.
- DirectorIrene StarewiczWladyslaw StarewiczStarsClaude DauphinRomain BouquetSylvain ItkineWhen Renard the Fox's mischievous pranks go too far, King Lion is forced to attempt to bring the trickster to justice.
- DirectorDavid SahakyantsLyulya SahakyantsStarsMkrtich ArzumanyanDavid BabayanNazeni HovhannisyanThe King of Ancient Armenia Vachagan fell in love with Anahit. And to gain her love he must become something more than a king.
- DirectorSteve LoterStarsGinnifer GoodwinMae WhitmanRosario DawsonWhen the compassionate animal-fairy, Fawn, befriends the sleepy furry giant called the NeverBeast, persuading Queen Clarion and the vigilant Scout Fairies of its kindness is easier said than done. Is the peaceful Pixie Hollow in danger?
- CreatorEric FogelStarsJason CandlerEric FogelDick RodsteinJim and Roy, a friendly violet demonic-looking alien that inhabits Jim's giant head, must stop an alien invasion. Misguided FBI agents and a manipulated mad doctor stand in their way, but Jim finds allies.
- DirectorJennifer Yuh NelsonStarsJack BlackAngelina JolieJackie ChanPo and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsPetr CepekJan KrausVladimír KudlaAn ordinary man is lured into a strange puppet theatre by a map and finds himself embroiled in a production of the Faustian legend.
- CreatorHideaki AnnoStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraKotono MitsuishiA teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.
- DirectorHarry SmithA sequence of surreal cutout animation imagery, largely without a discernible narrative.
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsMiki ImaiToshirô YanagibaYoko HonnaA twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsHideaki AnnoHidetoshi NishijimaMiori TakimotoJiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer. As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsBarbara LuddyLarry RobertsPeggy LeeThe romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYasuo YamadaEiko MasuyamaKiyoshi KobayashiA dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.
- DirectorChris SullivanStarsNancy AndrewsChris SullivanJudith RafaelConsuming Spirits is an independent feature animation chronicling the lives of three characters who live in a rust belt town called Magguson, and work at its local newspaper The Daily Suggester. They are: Gentian Violet 42, Victor Blue 38, and Earl gray 64. At first, they appear to be acquaintances, but as the film unfolds, we find they have a long diabolical history revolving around social service intervention, foster care, romance, and hatred. Each character has family secrets to hide and family secrets to discover. An auto accident one dark and inebriated night causes a crack in the memory vault of these intimate strangers. By films end all parties walk from the woods, both healed and wounded.
- DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsSara CushmanDon HertzfeldtDon Hertzfeldt closes his trilogy as Bill struggles to piece together his shattering psyche.
- DirectorOlivier Jean-MarieStarsGreg EaglesShailesh PandeyDon Michael PaulOggy beats some cockroaches through four time periods.
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRyunosuke KamikiNanami SakurabaMitsuki TanimuraA student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.
- StarsYoneko MatsukaneAkira EmotoAnime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan.
- DirectorMoon-saeng KimStarsAndrew AblesonCathy CavadiniJoon-ho Chung2142: Pollution and climate change wiped out most of Earth's population. Ecoban city is built to withstand this. Suppression results in revolt. A childhood couple find each other as adults on opposing sides.
- DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil HarrisEva GaborSterling HollowayWith the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsFreddie HighmoreMia FarrowMadonnaTen-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.
- DirectorSimon WellsStarsKevin BaconBob HoskinsBridget FondaAn outcast Husky risks his life with other sled dogs to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.
- DirectorBrandon ViettiStarsBruce GreenwoodJensen AcklesJohn DiMaggioThere's a mystery afoot in Gotham City, and Batman must go toe-to-toe with a mysterious vigilante, who goes by the name of Red Hood. Subsequently, old wounds reopen and old, once buried memories come into the light.
- DirectorYasuhiro AokiFutoshi HigashideToshiyuki KubookaStarsKevin ConroyJason MarsdenScott MenvilleA collection of key events mark Bruce Wayne's life as he journeys from beginner to Dark Knight.
- DirectorJorge R. GutiérrezStarsDiego LunaZoe SaldanaChanning TatumManolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
- DirectorAaron BlaiseRobert WalkerStarsJoaquin PhoenixJeremy SuarezRick MoranisWhen a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.
- DirectorMark DindalStarsZach BraffJoan CusackGarry MarshallAfter ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion.
- CreatorGen UrobuchiStarsKana HanazawaMiyuki SawashiroNoriko HidakaBelieving in humanity and order, policewoman Akane Tsunemori obeys the ruling, computerized, precognitive Sibyl System. But when she faces a criminal mastermind who can elude this perfect system, she questions both Sibyl and herself.
- StarsNatsuki HanaeAustin TindleBrina PalenciaA Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a superpowered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.
- CreatorNagaru TanigawaStarsTomokazu SugitaAya HiranoYûko GotôThe crazy adventures of the SOS Brigade, led by the insane but charismatic Haruhi.
- StarsYûki KajiAi KayanoKana HanazawaAfter the outbreak of the unidentified virus "Lost Christmas" in 2029, Japan has been under the control of a multi-nation organization called GHQ. Ohma Shu is a 17 year old boy who has a psychic power in his right hand. He can use the power "Ability of King" to extract tools or weapons from his friends. He has been avoiding making trouble for others but his life changes when he meets a girl Yuzuriha Inori, a member of a resistance guerrilla group called "Funeral Parlor", whose members pilot mecha weapons to fight against the government.
- CreatorKunihiko IkuharaStarsMonica RialBrittney KarbowskiHilary HaagA terminally ill girl is revived by a magical penguin spirit. In return, her brothers are sent on a quest for the mysterious 'Penguindrum'.
- DirectorPeter SohnStarsJeffrey WrightFrances McDormandMaleah Nipay-PadillaIn a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
- DirectorWilliam JoyceBrandon OldenburgMorris Lessmore, a young writer, wanders into a mysterious library after a storm devastates his city. The library is home to magical flying books that literally come to life.
- DirectorJan LachauerMax LangStarsSimon PeggGillian AndersonRob BrydonTo the annoyance of her cat a kindly witch allows a dog, a bird and a frog who have helped her retrieve things she has lost to ride on her broomstick, making it top heavy. The broom is destroyed by a fire-breathing dragon who threatens to eat the witch but the creatures band together to impersonate a monster and save her. As a result she fashions a luxurious new broom with seats on which they can all ride comfortably.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsKeanu ReevesWinona RyderRobert Downey Jr.An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
- DirectorCharles NicholsIwao TakamotoStarsDebbie ReynoldsHenry GibsonPaul LyndeWilbur is a farm pig who's terrified that he'll end up on the dinner table. His friend Charlotte, a charming spider, comes to his rescue. She weaves words into her web, convincing the farmer that Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.
- DirectorTom GianasRoss ShumanStarsNick SwardsonMila KunisBob OdenkirkTwo best friends set out to rescue their pal after he's accidentally dragged to hell.
- DirectorMichel OcelotIan McIntyreStarsCyril MouraliKarim M'RibaHiam AbbassRaised by the same woman, the dark-complexioned, Asmar, and the flaxen-haired, Azur, set out on a quest to a strange and magical land to liberate the enchanting Djinn-fairy; but, only one can save her. Will the brothers be triumphant?
- DirectorLotte ReinigerStarsDeryck GuylerJack leaves home with a pig given by his mother where he encounters a mysterious man in the forest. Interested in Jack's pig, the man offers to buy the pig from Jack. So Jack trade the pig his mother gives him for a bag of beans. Returning home to his mother with the news she throws the beans to the ground in a fit of anger. But these seeming simple beans quickly begin to sprout and reveal the magic contained in them. The once little beanstalk continues to grow upward to the highest reaches of the sky. Against his mother's wished, Jack climbs the beanstalk to find a mystical realm of giants and castles in the clouds high above.
- DirectorKatja RaganelliStarsJenny EvansHillary OwersDavid KehoeFollows the life and work of animator Lotte Reiniger.
- DirectorBobs GannawayPeggy HolmesStarsMae WhitmanLucy HaleTimothy DaltonTinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.
- DirectorVladlen BarbeMaksim SveshnikovStarsAnna ShurochkinaIvan OkhlobystinGalina TyuninaThe Snow Queen created a world of eternal winter where the polar wind cools human souls. Years later, a girl named Gerda, her pet ferret Luta, and the troll Orm must save her brother Kai and the world.
- DirectorGary RydstromStarsEvan Rachel WoodElijah KelleyKristin ChenowethGoblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.
- DirectorAlex TsitsilinStarsIvan OkhlobystinAnna ShurochkinaGarik KharlamovSnow queen casts a curse on her mirror making people see the worst in themselves.
- DirectorDon BluthGary GoldmanStarsJodi BensonGary ImhoffGino ConfortiThis retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen classic fairy tale has the digit-sized heroine evading the clutches of various toads, moles, and beetles before she can proceed with her courtship with her dream lover, Prince Cornelius.
- DirectorFrederik Du ChauStarsJessalyn GilsigCary ElwesAndrea CorrAn adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.