Anime Movies

Perfect Blue

Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren't ready to see her go. Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows in this iconic psychological thriller that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time.

R • Thriller, Mystery • Movie (1997)

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Makoto is nearly hit by a train when, at the last second, she finds herself jumping backwards in time. She makes use of her newfound ability by re-doing every minor inconvenience in her life. But when faced with the consequences of tampering with time, Makoto must avoid a dire future that can't be reversed. A beloved early film from Academy Award nominee Mamoru Hosoda.

UNRATED • Drama, Comedy • Movie (2006)

The Colors Within

Cheery high schooler Totsuko's unique ability to see the "colors" of others draws her to two people whose colors are especially radiant -- Kimi, a classmate from school who plays guitar, and Rui, a quiet boy who plays the theremin. The three form a band, and through their music -- and newly-forged friendship -- discover their true colors.

PG • Drama, Animation • Movie (2024)

Lu Over the Wall

From visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes ashore to join a middle-school rock band and propel them to fame. Kai is talented but adrift, spending his days sulking in a small fishing village after his family moves from Tokyo. His only joy is uploading songs he writes to the internet. When his classmates invite him to play keyboard in their band, their practice sessions bring an unexpected guest: Lu, a young mermaid whose fins turn to feet when she hears the beats and whose singing causes humans to compulsively dance -- whether they want to or not.

PG • Kids, Fantasy • Movie (2017)

Summer Wars

While posing as his popular classmate's boyfriend, Kenji gets framed for hacking OZ, the virtual reality world that powers daily life. As a rogue A.I. program wreaks havoc on the real world, Kenji must unite his newfound connections to face an impending cyber apocalypse. Bursting with color and imagination, Summer Wars is a timeless epic from Oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda (BELLE).

TV14 • Science Fiction, Adventure • Movie (2009)

Millennium Actress

At the turn of the millennium, the legendary film studio Ginei demolishes their aged film sets. Their former employee Genya Tachibana decides to use this occasion to film a documentary about the studio's great star, Chiyoko Fujiwara. Together with his cameraman Kyōji Ida, he travels to the remote house of the now over 70-year-old actress. A golden key that they give her as a gift awakens her memories of her first love, who disappeared in the chaos of World War 2 and whom she was searching for her whole life long. In Chiyoko's story, the history of Japanese film unravels so lifelike that past and present become indistinguishable.

PG • Fantasy, Drama • Movie (2002)

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