Thread: What are some good anime films?

If you liked Akira then Ghost in the Shell 1&2 for sure.

I'm happy to have seen Grave of the fireflys, but once is enough probably. Still great.

(You want movies, right? Or Tv Shows too?)

Short on time, just off the top off my head Paprika, Nausaciaä, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Tales from Earthsea, Howl's Moving Castle, Perfect Blue.

Porco Rosso

For TV series, definitely Death Note.

the only anime movies i saw where akira, ghost in the shell and gundam wing endless waltz(pretty cool but not that good in overal)

and i recently watched the rebuild versions of neon genesis evangelion wich you can consider movies aswell

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone and
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

these 2 are really watch worthy!
in the first one you can see why ramiel is so kick ass!

I heard really amazing things about Rebuild of Eva from a colleague who is hooked to them. I'm waiting for all four to come out, and I'll get them on blu-ray or whatever. It's really good to see a sadly-unfinished, but totally amazing anime get the love it truly deserves. Here's hoping the other two are just as good.

If you're cool with something a bit racier, you can check out Perfect Blue. It's a psychological thriller. It's pretty good, though has some pretty weird aspects to it. But hey, so did Akira haha.

If you mention the style you're most interested in, I'm sure people can narrow it down better. Many anime series have some OVAs to go with them as well. Some are more stand-alone than others though. If you want a good "fighting" one, Yu yu Hakusho has a good movie. Not sure how well-acquainted you need to be with the series, but it's an awesome series anyway.

A bit different but non the less brilliant: Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir

Originally Posted by dajo

A bit different but non the less brilliant: Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir

I saw Waltz with Bashir, I didn't know it was anime though.


Also, i'm into action movies. Like Akira, and the Dragonball Z movies.

paprika its an epic movie about lucid dreams

Do any of the DBZ films count?

Ninja Scroll

Fist of the North Star

Cowboy Bebop

Sword of the Stranger

Afro Samurai (1&2)

Vampire Hunter D (1&2}

Street Fighter II: the Animated Movie

You're welcome.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

Cowboy Bebop

This x1000

Would probably make more sense to watch the series then watch the movie.

Originally Posted by slayer

Would probably make more sense to watch the series then watch the movie.

Haha. True.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

Ninja Scroll

Fist of the North Star

Cowboy Bebop

Sword of the Stranger

Afro Samurai (1&2)

Vampire Hunter D (1&2}

Street Fighter II: the Animated Movie

You're welcome.

Thanks for taking most of my list. Also Blood the last Vampire, but save that until you've seen both Vampire Hunter D's, and Ninja Scroll.

HolyShitOhMyGodIHadNoIdeaThereWasACowboyBebopMovie ThankYouSoMuchOkayThxByeNow

Originally Posted by Akono

Also Blood the last Vampire

Haha. I was sooooooo close to putting that on the list. It's just been forever, since I've seen it, and I couldn't remember exactly how good it was. I should watch it again.

Originally Posted by Mario92

HolyShitOhMyGodIHadNoIdeaThereWasACowboyBebopMovie ThankYouSoMuchOkayThxByeNow

No problem.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

Haha. I was sooooooo close to putting that on the list. It's just been forever, since I've seen it, and I couldn't remember exactly how good it was. I should watch it again.


No problem.

Yeah, it's a good short short movie that's pretty decent.

I guess not then lol. Nice choice there.

Originally Posted by CRAZY BONE

Like Akira, and the Dragonball Z movies.

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

Do any of the DBZ films count?

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

I guess not then lol.

Blonde moment?

(See what I did there???)

Anything of Miyazaki is outstanding.

Like someone else said, Ghost in the shell 1 is good. I don't know about the second movie, though.

Definitely Paprika. It's visually beautiful, and the story has to do with dreaming, and it's just generally really trippy, and it has awesome music.

And it's fukken Hayao Miyazaki!

I loved princess mononoke. It was pretty good!

I've seen Howl's Moving Castle and Arashi no yoru ni. I loved both of those movies.
My best friend says that The Borrower Arriety is a very good one too.

Here's my list, even though I think most/all of them have been mentioned:

Grave of the Fireflies
Princess Mononoke
Blood: The Last Vampire
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Cowboy Bebop
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind... actually it's been a long time since I watched this and I can't remember how good it was.

One I really like and rarely see mentioned is Doomed Megalopolis, a four-part miniseries from the early '90s. It's mythology-inspired horror/dark fantasy set in 20th century Tokyo.

Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle for sure I've haven't got the chance to see Ponyo, but I would only want to watch the Japanese version with English subtitles.