April 11th, 2009
From Gainax (EVANGELION), with production by Toshimichi Otsuki (EVANGELION, SLAYERS, NADESICO), chief direction and story by Hideaki Anno (EVANGELION), and character design by Tadashi Hiramatsu (EVANGELION) comes a high-tension story of the heartrending rivalries of a first love.
Like a drug, Yukino Miyazawa was addicted to admiration and praise from those around her. She worked hard to become the perfect student, the perfect girl. But that was before… him. Souichirou Arima. The instant she met him, she hated him.
Without even trying, he snatched the very glory from her hands by easily acing the high school entrance exam that should have made her the class representative. To take back what is rightfully hers, Yukino is putting all her efforts into plotting her revenge; but was love part of the plan?
Note: There are a few bugs in DVD 1 (once in episode 1 and 5) where the subtitles and/or on-screen text will freeze for a minute or more then resume (rewinding then resuming should reveal the missing text).
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March 25th, 2009
In a long-forgotten walled town, humans coexist with the Haibane, angelic-like beings of unknown origin. Rakka becomes the newest Haibane, after she awakens from a strange dream and finds herself hatching from a massive cocoon. With no memories of her previous life, Rakka struggles to adjust to her new surroundings, however burning questions remain in the back of her mind. What is Haibane and what is their purpose?
What lies beyond the huge, forbidden town walls? Thus Rakka begins her wistful journey of self-discovery and wonderment.
Note: Letterbox format.
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March 25th, 2009
When inventor Kyusaku Natsume transfers the brain of his son Ryunosuke’s cat into a top secret android body, he doesn’t lose a family pet…he gains a daughter!
Nuku Nuku may appear to be a teenage girl, but her cute and cuddly exterior hides both the superhuman strength of the world’s most advanced android chassis and the lightning quick senses and reflexes of a domestic feline, abilities she’ll need to defend Ryunosuke from the forces of Mishima Heavy Industries, a giant conglomerate run by the world’s most ruthless businesswoman, Akiko Mishima, who, not-so-coincidentally, just happens to be Kyusaku’s ex-wife and Ryunosuke’s mother!
To call the resulting conflict the greatest custody battle of all time is more than a bit of an understatement, especially since Akiko has stacked the deck by employing Mishima Heavy Industries’ ridiculously powerful corporate muscle in her efforts to steal back Ryunosuke! Such a contest might seem just a bit uneven, but even a state of the art gunship is just a cat toy for Nuku Nuku!
Note: This is my all time favorite movie. The VHS is subtitled only.
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From Gainax (EVANGELION), with production by Toshimichi Otsuki (EVANGELION, SLAYERS, NADESICO), chief direction and story by Hideaki Anno (EVANGELION), and character design by Tadashi Hiramatsu (EVANGELION) comes a high-tension story of the heartrending rivalries of a first love.
