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- CreatorHideaki AnnoStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraKotono MitsuishiA teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.For a deeper, rounded experience try the 14 volume manga.
- DirectorHideaki AnnoKen AndôNaoyasu HabuStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraYûko MiyamuraA recap of the first 24 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, followed by a 30-minute continuation of the plot that would later form the first third of The End of Evangelion.A compilation of the series featuring some new material and alternate scenes. Works well as a refresher after the series before watching The End of Evangelion.
- DirectorHideaki AnnoKazuya TsurumakiStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraYûko MiyamuraConcurrent theatrical ending of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).A very loose conclusion to the series. Don't bother trying to comprehend what's happening, just let the imagery wash over you. On a thematic level, it makes sense, but any attempt to understand the plot past a certain point will leave you with a headache. Bears repeated viewings.
- DirectorHiroshi HaraguchiMasayukiKazuya TsurumakiStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraKotono MitsuishiThe fate of the world is threatened by seemingly monstrous entities known as Angels. NERV is an organization set up to counter this threat and it is up to young pilots to protect Earth but exactly what are the real motives behind NERV?First in the 'Rebuild of Evangelion' series. A reboot and retelling of the original.
- DirectorMasayukiKazuya TsurumakiHideaki AnnoStarsKotono MitsuishiMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraIn the face of increasingly bizarre and powerful Angel attacks, Shinji Ikari and his partner Rei Ayanami are assisted by two new pilots: the fiery Asuka Langley Shikinami and the mysterious Mari Illustrious Makinami.Second of the 'Rebuild of Evangerion' series.
- DirectorMahiro MaedaMasayukiKazuya TsurumakiStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraYûko MiyamuraFourteen years have passed since the near Third Impact. Most of the world has changed, except for Shinji Ikari, who awakens in a strange new environment without having aged.Third in the 'Rebuild of Evangelion' series.
- DirectorMahiro MaedaKatsuichi NakayamaKazuya TsurumakiStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraYûko MiyamuraMisato and her anti-NERV group WILLE arrive in Paris, a city now red from core-ization. Crew from the flagship Wunder land on a containment tower.To be released sometime this year. AKA Evangelion 4.0+1.0
- DirectorKazuyoshi KatayamaStarsMasako KatsukiYoshisada SakaguchiToshiko SawadaIn a vast futuristic city, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.
- DirectorShinji AramakiStarsAi KobayashiJûrôta KosugiYuki MatsuokaIn a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?
- DirectorShinji AramakiStarsAi KobayashiKôichi YamaderaYûji KishiWith Brialeos convalescing after a mission, Deunan is assigned a new and remarkably familiar partner as a strange wave of terrorist attacks plague Olympus.Sequel to the above.
- DirectorShinji AramakiSteven FosterStarsYuka KomatsuJun'ichi SuwabeAoi YûkiA tough, cute woman and a cyborg arrive at a depopulated, post WW3 Times Sq. They leave the ruins of NYC with 2 on a secret mission.
- DirectorMizuho NishikuboMamoru OshiiStarsAtsuko TanakaIemasa KayumiAkio ÔtsukaA cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.Directed by Mamoru Oshii, based on the manga by Masamune Shirow (creator of Appleseed).
- DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsAtsuko TanakaAkio ÔtsukaKôichi YamaderaA hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner. This film is a revised version of Ghost in the Shell (1995).Updated (3D CG) version of the above film.
- DirectorNaoko KusumiMizuho NishikuboMamoru OshiiStarsAkio ÔtsukaAtsuko TanakaTamio ÔkiIn the year 2032, Batô, a cyborg detective for the anti-terrorist unit Public Security Section 9, investigates the case of a female robot--one created solely for sexual pleasure--who slaughtered her owner.Sequel to Ghost in the Shell.
- CreatorShirow MasamuneStarsShirô SaitôAtsuko TanakaOsamu SakaThe futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.Ran for 2 seasons titled 1st GIG & 2nd GIG.
- 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.
- DirectorMasahiko MurataKazuchika KiseStarsMaaya SakamotoIkkyû JakuKen'ichirô MatsudaIn this prequel set one year after the fourth World War, cyborg and hacker extraordinaire Motoko Kusanagi from the military's 501st Secret Unit finds herself wrapped up in the investigation of a devastating bombing.
- DirectorAtsushi TakeuchiKazuchika KiseStarsMaaya SakamotoIkkyû JakuKen'ichirô MatsudaWitness the formation of the legendary Public Security Section 9. When a clandestine organization hacks every car in the city, Kusanagi recruits a lethal team of cyber operatives to clamp down on the chaos and make the city safe again.
- DirectorKazuchika KiseStarsMaaya SakamotoIkkyû JakuKen'ichirô MatsudaMotoko and Batou work to try to stop a terrorist organization whose symbol is the Scylla. Meanwhile, Togusa investigates a murder of a man who possessed a prosthetic leg manufactured by the Mermaid's Leg corporation.
- DirectorSusumu KudôKazuchika KiseStarsMaaya SakamotoIkkyû JakuKen'ichirô MatsudaWhen the riot squad starts shooting citizens during the holiday season, the Major and her team must track down a terrorist hacker who operates under the name Fire-Starter.
- DirectorMotonobu HoriShinji ItadakiKazuchika KiseStarsMaaya SakamotoKen'ichirô MatsudaIkkyû JakuNewport-City 2029: Major, an advanced female cyborg, is in charge of the anti-terrorism etc. unit reporting directly to the government. Taking out terrorists and freeing hostages at an embassy doesn't go smoothly. Major investigates why.New film aka Kōkaku Kidōtai Shin Gekijōban.
- DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsMako HyôdôJinpachi NezuKeiichi NodaA mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.Also by Mamoru Oshii.
- CreatorRumiko TakahashiStarsFumi HiranoToshio FurukawaSaeko ShimazuAn unlucky, womanizing high schooler becomes the unwilling target of a vivacious alien girl's affections after winning an interplanetary game of tag against her.
- DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsFumi HiranoToshio FurukawaSaeko ShimazuA mysterious and powerful alien girl Elle sends invitations to all of Ataru's friends to attend her wedding ceremony to non other than Ataru himself, to the surprise of everyone, and to the rage of Lum, Ataru's obsessed alien lover.
- DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsFumi HiranoToshio FurukawaAkira KamiyaThe night before the school festival, things seem to be repeating themselves. Gradually, all the world functions come to a stop, the only ones that are not affected are a select group of student friends.