I have been collecting feature-length (40+ minute) Asian animation movies since 2006. My current collection is pretty nice and I feel I have been successful in seeking out/tracking down new films.
Below I've listed my current collection. I am looking for new films to purchase. I am somewhat particular about what I buy.
- It can be from any Asian country: Japan, China, the Koreas, Taiwan
- It is preferable the film be 40 minutes in length, however I also enjoy anime featurette films 20 to 39 minutes in length
- I strongly prefer original/one-off anime films, that is: movies written for the screen and NOT based on any type of existing source material (novels, plays, manga, comics)
- If not original films, then my next preference is 'standalone' anime films, that is: if the movie is tied to a light novel, manga, anime series - it be entirely comprehensible and enjoyable on its own accord and would come with no disclaimer like "you should read the book first," "you should watch the anime first," "you will probably enjoy it but you may not fully understand what is going on if it's your first experience with this franchise" - the film should assume no prior knowledge of its source material
- If the film is nether original nor stands alone, but rather is adapted from an anime series or manga - please only suggest it if you think it's truly excellent enough to be worth my time and not just leave me lost
- I try to avoid films that were originally released as mini-series OVAs but are re-packaged as films in the U.S. To me, I go by its original intent so if it's a 2, 4, 6, whatever # episode OVA in Japan but sold as a film in the States, I'd rather it not be suggested - however OVA films that were always films are okay
And NO series - please & thank you!
So with those specifications, I hope I can discover some new films. My current choices were never blind buys but rather purchased after careful consideration so even though my collection ranges from slice of life and sci-fi to fantasy and action, I think it represents my tastes. Obviously I am not really into some genres such as Shonen, Shojo, Ecchi, Hentai, Magical Girl, Super Sentai, Harem, Yuri and so on.
I look forward to what new films you all may introduce me to. All films below were purchased on licensed DVD or Blu-ray, many are non-Region 1 imports. I do not support bootlegs.
5 Centimeters Per Second
Aachi and Ssipak
Ah, My Goddess!: The Movie
Akira
Animatrix, The
Animal Treasure Island
Angel's Egg
Appleseed (re-make)
Appleseed: Ex Machina
Barefoot Gen 1 & 2
Batman: Gotham Knight
Blood: The Last Vampire
Boy Who Saw the Wind, The
Brave Story
Catnapped!
Cat Returns, The
Cat Soup
Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below
Chinese Ghost Story (The Tsui Hark Animation), A
Dagger of Kamui, The
Dante’s Inferno
Dead Leaves
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Fist of the North Star
First Squad
Galaxy Express 999
Genius Party
Genius Party Beyond
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Girl Who Leapt Through Time, The
Golgo 13: The Professional
Grave of the Fireflies
Harmaggedon
Howl’s Moving Castle
Interstella 5555: The Story of the Secret Star System
Junkers Come Here
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Kakurenbo
Kiki's Delivery Service
King of Thorn
Kite
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
Memories
Metropolis
Mezzo Forte
Midori
Millennium Actress
Mind Game
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
My Life as McDull
My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Neo Tokyo
Nezha Conquers the Dragon King
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Ninja Scroll
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
Ocean Waves
Origin: Spirits of the Past
Oseam
Only Yesterday
Panda, Go Panda!
Panda and the Magic Serpent
Paprika
Patlabor: The Movie
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Patlabor 3: WXII
Perfect Blue
Phoenix 2772
Place Promised in our Early Days, The
Pom Poko
Ponyo
Poro Rosso
Princess Mononoke
Project A-Ko
Redline
Roujin-Z
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise
Sea Prince and The Fire Child
Secret World of Arrietty, The
Sky Crawlers, The
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
Space Adventure Cobra
Spirited Away
Spriggan
Spring and Chaos
Steamboy
Summer Days with Coo
Summer Wars
Sword of the Stranger
Tales from Earthsea
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
Taro: The Dragon Boy
Tekkon Kinkreet
They Were 11
Tokyo Godfathers
Tree of Palme, A
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Vampire Hunter D
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vexille
Visions of FRANK
Voices of a Distant Star
Welcome to the Space Show
Whisper of the Heart
Wind Named Amnesia, A
Wings of Honneamise
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