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5 Centimeters per Second (秒速5センチメートル)
5 Centimeters per Second (秒速5センチメートル) is Makoto Shinkai's 2007, 63-minute animated romance in three chapters about Takaki and Akari, plus its 2025 live-action remake by Yoshiyuki Okuyama starring Hokuto Matsumura.
A Letter to Momo (ももへの手紙)
A Letter to Momo (ももへの手紙, Momo e no Tegami) is a 2012 Production I.G animated film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura: an 11-year-old girl meets three yokai on a Seto Inland Sea island after her father's death; seven-year hand-drawn production, NYICFF Grand Prize winner.
Appleseed (APPLESEED) (2004 film)
Appleseed (アップルシード, Appurushīdo) is Shinji Aramaki's 2004 full-3DCG anime film adapted from Masamune Shirow's manga, set in 2131 Olympus with Deunan Knute and Bioroids; Japan release April 17, 2004, sequel Ex Machina (2007).
Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina
Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina (アップルシード サーガ エクスマキナ) is a 2007 Japanese full-CG animated science fiction film directed by Shinji Aramaki, with action filmmaker John Woo among its producers.
Arrietty
Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ) is Studio Ghibli's 2010 animated film adapted from Mary Norton's The Borrowers, directed by first-timer Hiromasa Yonebayashi from Hayao Miyazaki's screenplay; it was Japan's top-grossing 2010 film and won the Japan Academy Prize for animation.
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King (ベルセルク 黄金時代篇I 覇王の卵)
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King (ベルセルク 黄金時代篇I 覇王の卵) is a 2012 Studio 4°C anime film, first of a Golden Age arc trilogy, directed by Toshiyuki Kubooka, released 4 February 2012 by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan.
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III—The Advent
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III—The Advent (ベルセルク 黄金時代篇III 降臨) is the 2013 Studio 4°C anime film concluding the Golden Age trilogy, depicting Griffith's rescue, the Behelit, and the Eclipse, released R15+ in Japan.
Bleach: Hell Verse (劇場版BLEACH 地獄篇)
Bleach: Hell Verse (劇場版BLEACH 地獄篇) is the fourth Bleach theatrical anime film, released by Toho on December 4, 2010. Directed by Noriyuki Abe at Studio Pierrot for the manga's tenth anniversary, it follows Ichigo Kurosaki into Hell against revolting sinners; it is non-canon.
Bleach: Memories of Nobody (劇場版BLEACH MEMORIES OF NOBODY)
Bleach: Memories of Nobody (劇場版BLEACH MEMORIES OF NOBODY) is the first Bleach theatrical anime film, released December 16, 2006 by Toho, directed by Noriyuki Abe, following Ichigo, Rukia, and the shinigami Senna against a banished clan.
Blood: The Last Vampire (ブラッド・ザ・ラスト・ヴァンパイア)
Blood: The Last Vampire (ブラッド・ザ・ラスト・ヴァンパイア) is a 2000, 48-minute Production I.G anime film directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Japan's first fully digital animated feature, about the hunter Saya fighting chiropterans at Yokota Air Base in 1966; it spawned Blood+, Blood-C, and a 2009 live-action remake.
Brave Story (ブレイブ ストーリー)
Brave Story (ブレイブ ストーリー) is a 2006 GONZO anime film adapting Miyuki Miyabe's fantasy novel; directed by Koichi Chigira, released July 8, 2006 by Warner Bros., it won a Japan Academy Prize animation award.
Break Blade: The Stone of Quakes
Break Blade: The Stone of Quakes covers Break Blade (Broken Blade), Yunosuke Yoshinaga's quartz-magic mecha manga adapted as six 2010-2011 theatrical films by Production I.G and Xebec and a 2014 TV series.
Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card (劇場版カードキャプターさくら 封印されたカード)
Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card (劇場版カードキャプターさくら 封印されたカード) is a 2000 Madhouse anime film directed by Morio Asaka, concluding the NHK TV series as Sakura faces the 53rd Nothing Clow Card and answers Syaoran's confession.
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (劇場版カードキャプターさくら) is a 1999 Madhouse anime film, the first theatrical Cardcaptor Sakura adaptation, directed by Morio Asaka, in which Sakura wins a Hong Kong trip and battles Clow Reed's old enemy, the Madoushi.
Cat Soup (ねこぢる草)
Cat Soup (Nekojiru-sō, ねこぢる草) is a 2001 Japanese experimental anime OVA directed by Tatsuo Satō with Masaaki Yuasa, based on Nekojiru's manga: kitten Nyatta journeys wordlessly to recover his sister's stolen half-soul; FantAsia and Japan Media Arts Festival award winner.
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Children Who Chase Lost Voices (星を追う子ども, Hoshi o Ou Kodomo), also known as Journey to Agartha, is Makoto Shinkai's 2011 juvenile anime fantasy about girl Asuna's journey to the underworld Agartha; 116 minutes, CoMix Wave Films, released May 7, 2011.
Colorful (カラフル)
Colorful (カラフル) is a 2010 Japanese animated film by Keiichi Hara, adapted from Eto Mori's novel, about a soul given a second life in a suicide victim's body; Toho release, Mainichi and Annecy award winner.
Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Adult Empire Strikes Back (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ モーレツ!オトナ帝国の逆襲)
Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Adult Empire Strikes Back (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ モーレツ!オトナ帝国の逆襲) is the ninth Crayon Shin-chan film, released April 21, 2001, directed by Keiichi Hara, about children fighting the nostalgia-organization Yesterday Once More.
Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back
Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (嵐を呼ぶ モーレツ！オトナ帝国の逆襲) is the ninth Crayon Shin-chan film, released April 21, 2001. Directed by Keiichi Hara, it pits the Kasukabe Defense Force against the nostalgia cult Yesterday Once More.
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States (嵐を呼ぶ アッパレ！戦国大合戦) is the 10th Crayon Shin-chan theatrical anime film, directed by Keiichi Hara, released April 20, 2002, set in 1574 Sengoku Japan, and winner of the 6th Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Grand Prize.
Dead Leaves (DEAD LEAVES)
Dead Leaves (デッドリーブス) is a 2004 Japanese animated sci-fi action film, Hiroyuki Imaishi's directorial debut for Production I.G and Manga Entertainment, following amnesiacs Pandy and Retro in a lunar prison break.
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century (名探偵コナン 世紀末の魔術師) is the third Detective Conan film, released April 17, 1999. Directed by Kenji Kodama, it pits Conan against Phantom Thief Kid over the Romanov Imperial Easter Egg and grossed 2.6 billion yen.
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (名探偵コナン ベイカー街の亡霊) is the sixth Detective Conan movie, released April 20, 2002. Directed by Kenji Kodama, written by Hisashi Nozawa, it pits Conan against Jack the Ripper inside a hijacked VR game and earned about 3.4 billion yen.
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006 film)
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006), also "Doraemon and the Little Dinosaur", is the 26th Doraemon film, released March 4, 2006: a remake of the 1980 first film and the first with the recast voice cast, directed by Ayumu Watanabe.
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006)
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (ドラえもん のび太の恐竜2006), a 2006 Shin-Ei Animation film, is the 26th Doraemon movie, a remake of the 1980 first film, and the first feature with the renewed voice cast; Piisuke the Futabasaurus, directed by Ayumu Watanabe, released March 4, 2006.
Escaflowne (エスカフローネ) (film)
Escaflowne (エスカフローネ), aka Escaflowne: The Movie or A Girl in Gaea, is a 2000 Sunrise/BONES anime film directed by Kazuki Akane, retelling the 1996 Vision of Escaflowne TV series with darker, redesigned characters, music by Yoko Kanno, and a 2002 US theatrical release.
Eureka Seven: Pocket Full of Rainbows
Eureka Seven: Pocket Full of Rainbows (交響詩篇エウレカセブン ポケットが虹でいっぱい), English title Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers, is a 2009 BONES anime film retelling Eureka Seven as an alternate-universe story of Renton and Eureka in 2054.
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：序) is a 2007 anime film by Hideaki Anno and Studio Khara, the first Rebuild of Evangelion film, retelling episodes 1–6 of Neon Genesis Evangelion; released September 1, 2007, with 1.01 and 1.11 revised cuts.
Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone
Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：序) is the 2007 first Rebuild of Evangelion film by Hideaki Anno and Studio Khara, retelling the original series' first six episodes; 1.11 is the May 2009 Blu-ray director's cut with added scenes.
Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance
Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破) is the 2010 extended home video edition of Evangelion: 2.0, the second Rebuild of Evangelion film by Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara, where the story first departs from the original series and ends in a partial Third Impact.