Anime

Fruits Basket

After Honda Tohru’s mother died in a car accident, Tohru was left to her grandfather who at the time resided with relatives who did not look so fondly on Tohru due to her mother. However, when her grandfather’s house was slated for renovations, Tohru set off to a forest and set up a tent until renovations were finished to avoid being a burden to others. One fateful day, as she was leaving for school; Tohru noticed a house in the middle of the forest, inhabited by members of the Sohma family. Eventually, she took up residence with them, and becomes entwined with a deep dark secret.

Peach Girl

Poor Adachi Momo is a member of the swim team who tans easily, so people see her dark skin and assume she’s a skank, although that couldn’t be farther from the truth. But now things are looking up because she’s starting to move in the right direction with her friend Toujigamori Kazuya – “Touji” for short – despite rumors that he prefers pale-skinned girls. However, her sole friend, Kashiwagi Sae, also has set her sights on Touji, and has enlisted the help of the impish and popular upperclassman Okayasu Kairi to tear the budding couple apart.

FLCL

Naota’s life in Mabase is the epitome of drab. Nothing exciting ever happens there, period. His family is about as immature as one can get and now his brother’s just left to play baseball in America. Just when things couldn’t get any worse, he gets run over by a beautiful, if psychotic, girl who, after a strange exchange of words (and guitar blows) speeds off. In the wake of this strange meeting, Naota then sees his world turned upside-down as robots start spontaneously popping out of his head and wreaking havoc on the town. It seems that the scooter-riding stranger is back and she has answers to what’s happening to Naota. So much for boring days…

Peace Maker Kurogane

The flames of revolution hit Ichimura Tetsunosuke hard when he saw his parents massacred by a Choushuu assassin on a cold winter day. In order to gain the vengeance he so desperately seeks, Tetsu joins his older brother Tatsunosuke in enlisting with the famed Shinsengumi of Kyoto. However, the road to power is not an easy one, as Tetsu soon finds out. In order to become a part of the troop, Tetsu not only has to overcome the fears and doubts of his troubled past, but he also has to throw away his humanity and become a demon on the battlefield.

Patlabor 1: The Movie

Labors are giant mecha, designed to assist humans in construction work in the new millenuim. To prevent the robots from causing extensive damage in case of a malfunction or an accident, a police force with equivalent mecha equipment is assigned to keep an eye on the Labors. This police force will surely come in handy when a newly installed operating system is causing some of the mecha to run amok. The creator behind this operating system is suspected to have something to do with the incidents, and a group of police officers from the Special Vehicle Unit-2, together with the help of two detectives are to discover how, what and why is causing all the problems.

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

Two years have passed since the great conflict between AVALANCHE, Shinra, and Sephiroth concluded with the ferocious battle at the Northern Crater. Now, the world and Midgar are rebuilding under the guidance of a repentant Shinra Company. For Cloud and Tifa, who are running a delivery service and serving as mentors and older siblings to the neighbourhood orphans, life has become quite normal. Yet, there are some remnants from the struggle of two years prior, and they seek to revive old memories and force Reunion… at all costs.

Elfen Lied

The course of evolution has produced a variation of Homo sapiens sapiens referred to as diclonii (sing. diclonius). Unfortunately, diclonii are genetically programmed to cleanse the world of humanity, and can do so very efficiently by way of “vectors” – additional invisible arms. As a result, diclonii are either exterminated upon birth or isolated for research. Inevitably, disaster strikes as a diclonius named Lucy escapes from a lab. However, she is seriously wounded in the process, and is discovered naked on a beach in a childlike state by Kouta and Yuka, two local college students. Lucy is taken in by her new guardians, and christened “Nyuu.” However, the organization who has been conducting the research will not allow her to escape… and there is the possibility that Lucy could reawaken and carry out her genetic mission.

Paprika

It is the near future, and a revolutionary new psychotherapy treatment called PT has been invented. Through a device called the “DC Mini” it is able to go into people’s dreams, explore their subconscious thoughts and hopefully solve their psychological problems. In the wrong hands, the potential misuse of the device could be devastating, and this proves to be the case when the device is stolen. As dreams and reality begin to converge with terrifying consequences, Dr. Atsuko Chiba must enter the dream world as Paprika, her beautiful fantasy alter ego, to discover who has stolen the technology, and for what dark purpose.

Paradise Kiss

Hayasaka Yukari is wandering through life aimlessly; having entered a top high school based upon her mothers wishes even though she is a mediocre student. However, her life is turned upside down when she meets a group of fashion students who instantly decide that Yukari is the perfect person to model their clothes. Although reluctant at first, Yukari slowly realizes that her life is not what she wants it to be and begins to yearn for something more.

Onegai Twins

Motivated by recognizing a house inside a childhood photo, Kamishiro Maiku moved in to discover any new clues about his past. Trying to make a living as a programmer, he tried to pass for a normal life until two strange girls showed up possessing the exact same photo and claiming to be his twin in the photo. Unsure as to who was speaking the truth and who was lying, Maiku decides to let both of them stay until the issue was resolved. However, it didn’t take long for things to complicate themselves into something more…