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• Martian Successor Nadescio
  The parody of mecha parodies. Earth and Mars have been attacked by the aliens and the advanced battleship Nadesico, commanded by the talented by not-so-bright captain Yurika Misamaru, is the military's new weapon. Drafted onto the ship is Akito, the reluctant pilot/hero who has a mysterious connection to the aliens.
• Nadia Secret of Blue Water
  An epic adventure inspired by Jules Verne's masterpiece 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Join Nadia and Jean as they travel the high seas in search of Nadia's homeland and her past, their only clue the mysterious jewel Nadia wears. Can they unravel the Secret of the Blue Water before it is too late?
• Ninja Scroll
  Kibagami Jubei is a master-less ninja who travels the land alone until a plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways. Jubei must ally himself with a Master monk/spy and a ninja with a deadly touch. They must face the Eight Demons of Kimon and the immortal Genma- all before poison kills Jubei.
• Now and Then, Here and There
  One day, on his way home from school, Machitachi Suyou sees a blue-haired girl sitting atop a smoke stack in his neighborhood and follows her up. When a woman and robotic soldiers suddenly appear to capture the girl, Suyou is sucked into a war-torn wasteland far, far from home.
• Patlabor (Movie)
  The year is 1999 and advanced robots called Labors are used to combat criminals who would use the new technology for illegal means. Patlabor cops Noah Izuma and Azuma Shinohara must investigate an unexplained wave of rogue Labors' rampaging across of the city with the fate of Tokyo hanging in the balance.
• Patlabor Movie2
  The beginning of a terrorist plan threatens to devastate Japan's military and the scattered members of the original SVD must gather to defend the city against the mastermind.
• Perfect Blue/Perfect Blue Director's Cut (NC-17-oh no, I must not pollute pure minds! ^_-)
  When Mima decides to go from being an obscure Japanese Pop Star to becoming a full-fledged actress, the road begins to lead the fragile Mima into madness as she is pressured by the industry- and murders start occurring around her.
• Pet Shop of Horrors
  Welcome to Chinatown's most unique pet shop where there are a variety of exotic creatures to choose from. The Count sells rare specimens with specific instructions for proper care and cannot be held responsible for the aftermath of a broken contract. In an age when man is exceptional at self-delusion, the Count's greatest selling point is honesty. Whether the client can handle the responsibility, however, is a matter of life and death.
• Please Save My Earth OAV 6
  High School students in separate schools begin having the same dream about a past life as human-aliens on a moon base. This begins a frantic search for each other and the mystery of what killed them previously.
• Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
  "The" magical girl show. Butchered by DIC in order to make it "appropriate" for American audiences, it has finally been released in an un-cut format. Standard formula (group of young girls with magical powers battle evil) but the characters are engaging and you can't help but be drawn into their lives.
• Ranma ˝
  good "clean" fun ^^
• Record of Lodoss War
  A party of six are drawn together on a quest to stop an ancient evil from awakening. Man against wizard, dragon against dragon, light against darkness, a must for any Dungeons & Dragons fan.
• Robot Carnival
  A cool collection of short skits of a variety of anime from sci-fi to fantasy. A good rent at least.
• Rose of Versailles
  Set in the lavish world of 18th century France, The Rose of Versailles tells the tragic story of the doomed Marie Antoinette -- as seen through the eyes of the captain of the guards -- Lady Oscar.
• Rurouni Kenshin Trust & Betrayal OVA (Samurai X)
  A cinematic masterpiece that just happens to be animated. Young, idealistic and an amazingly gifted swordsman, when Himura Kenshin joins the fight against the Shogunate, his innocence and humanity are gradually stripped away by the blood and death surrounding him. He becomes known as the Hitokiri Battousai - the most feared assassin of the Ishin Shishi. Until one night he meets a woman who may be his salvation, his damnation, or both.
• Rurouni Kenshin TV Series
  Ten years after the events in Trust & Betrayal, Kenshin has become a homeless wanderer, a rurouni, and has taken a vow never to kill again. While walking through Tokyo one night, he is accosted by a young woman, Kamiya Kaoru, who is trying to stop the killing spree of someone claiming to be the Battousai. Thus begins the adventures of the Kenshin-gumi. The first few seasons are wonderful; unfortunately, the anime caught up to the manga and the seasons following the Kyoto story arc should be ignored.
• Serial Experiment Lain
  Lain is a 13-year old girl whose perspective on reality is questioned after receiving e-mail from her classmate who had already committed suicide. Filled with philosophy and deep thought, this "Cyberpunk" thriller was awarded the Prize for Excellence by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs for its reflection of the state of the "wired world."
• Silent Mobius OAV2
  Set after 2024 AD, Tokyo, the inter-dimensional demons Lucifer Folk, banished from the Earth by the power of the Liqueur family, have been accidentally set loose by a member of that family. To stop them, the government has established the Attack Mystification Police consisting of four women with mysterious pasts and the unwitting successor to the Liqueur bloodline.
• Slayers
  It is a world of fantasy, where magic reigns and monsters lurk...then there's Lina Inverse! A cute, fireball-throwing sorceress who steals from the wicked and gives to herself! Meanwhile Zelgadis, a powerful soldier pursues Lina in an attempt to recover a magical item that can bring about the end of the world.
• Sorcerer Stabber Orphen
  Orphen is a mysterious sorcerer with incredible powers who takes a young boy under his wing and begins to train him in the magic arts. A piece of Orphen's past comes back to haunt him, however, with the return of a demon-dragon from the spirit realm, who's after the incredibly powerful sword of Bartou Andelous.
• Spriggan
  Yu Ominae is a member of the super secret strike force: Spriggan, who are equipped with special battle armor called AM suits that grant the wearer 30 times the power of a normal man. Their mission is to keep the immense power remaining in the ruins of a ancient civilization out of the reach of the U.S. military, who is seeking to use and exploit it for themselves
• Tenchi Muyo
  When 7 alien females invade the life of young Tenchi Masaki his world is turned upside down as they all vie for his affections. Add a hentai father, a crafty grandfather who may or may not be the lost prince of an alien kingdom, a magic sword, and a mysterious plot and you get one of the most creative and funny animes out there.
• Tenchi Universe
  The story of first OVA retold with new characters and relationships but still the plot device of several women all in love with Tenchi. After adventures on Earth the story really picks up when the gang must flee to space as wanted criminals.
• 3x3 Eyes OAV
  Pai is the last of a magical race of 3-eyed creatures, who comes looking for high-school student Yakumo with news of his father's death and the desire to become human. Their journey to make Pai human becomes complicated with dark forces seeking to stop them, especially when Pai's crueler nature emerges.
• Trigun
  Rurouni Kenshin Old West style. Vash the Stampede is the most wanted man alive with an astronomical bounty on his head and innumerable destroyed towns in his wake. Yet the real Vash preaches non-violence and tries to help, not destroy. Hounded by bounty hunters and insurance agents, what tragic secrets does Vash's past hold?
• Vampire Hunter/Night Warriors
  In a land where vampires, ghosts, werewolves and other monsters are real, humans are the natural enemies of these Darkstalkers. One man with a mysterious past hunts these monsters with a sword that seems to be alive. But as he fights, a force much more destructive approaches the planet and begins testing the champions of the Dark.
• Vampire Hunter D
  In a post-apocalyptic future, vampires and monsters rule the land and the vampire hunters are the only things that stand between humanity and the vampires. When a young woman is bitten by a vampire lord, her only hope is to have the vampire killed by a hunter. But this hunter is a dunpeal, a half vampire himself and is far more than what he seems.
• Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
  Now, with the new wave of vampire hunters, the vampire lords have all but been killed off. When a young woman is seemingly kidnapped by one of the last vampire lords, her family hires hunters to rescue her, including D. What follows is an exciting chase through a web of danger and manipulation.
• Vampire Princess Miyu OVA
  Miyu is the child of Shinma-- a race of demons & ghosts trying to enter and take over our world. She watches the gateway along with her companion, Larva, for stray Shinma that may have entered our world. Supernatural investigator Himiku becomes involved as she begins to investigate vampire attacks that take place around Miyu
• Vampire Princess Miyu the series
  Once again, Japan is under attack by the Shinma. Together, Miyu and her companion Larva, solve horrific mysteries and battle the invading Shinma using their spiritual powers of flame and flight.
• Vandread
  Life sucks for Hibiki - he's stuck in a dead end job, teased mercilessly by his co-workers, and is stalled in his dream of mecha ownership. When he gets fed up and tries to steal a mecha one day, he is thrust into the middle of a space battle and an adventure that will change his life forever.
• Weiss Kreuz
  Florists by day, assassins by night, the four men of the White Cross hunt down those who are above the law while dealing with the traumas of their own pasts. Sure the series has a low production value and a simplistic plot, but with great characters and some of the best seiyuu ever, who cares?!
• Whispers of the Heart
  Shizuku Tsukishima, who dreams of becoming a writer, goes into an antique store in the countryside one day and meets the storeowner's grandson, Seiji. Inspired by Seiji's dedication to his goals, Shizuku also aims to write her first novel - learning that it takes determination, as well as time, patience, and endurance to develop and achieve one's dreams.
• Yohkohama Shopping Log
  In a post-apocalyptic Japan, a robot named Alpha owns a café. A long time ago, her owner left her to travel across the country. Alpha wonders, daily, how her owner is doing, what she's seen, where she's been. One day, a messenger arrives at the door with a package - it's a log of her owner's travels.