Classic/Action/Sequel Titles

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Classic: (Style) Older anime titles, from the 80's back. As a rule of thumb, a title should at least be 10-years old.

Action: (Genre) Lots of shooting, explosions, and the like. Contains subcategories of more specific types such as "Gun-Action", "Martial Arts", and "Swordplay"; see also: "Fighting".

Sequel: (Type subgenre) This is a title which continues a series. It may have a different name but is canon material.

Title Rating Synopsis
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Dirty Pair Affair of Nolandia (OAV)
Avoid

After a mysterious crash of a space plane, Kei and Yuri have been to assigned to protect a young girl named Missiny (Missnie). When the arrive at the planet Nolandia, they find that the girl is already missing. Deciding to get to the bottom of her disappearance, the pair find themselves on the planet's bizarre forest, where many strange creatures live including unicorns and floating jellyfish. But when mecha forces arrive to find the girl for themselves, Kei and Yuri are running out of time. Complicating matters are the strange illusisions they keep having. What happened to Missiny? Why is she so special? What is the secret of Nolandia?


Dirty Pair Flight 005 Conspiracy (OAV)
Rent

Code named "Lovely Angels" but known as "Dirty Pair" to the rest of the galaxy, Yuri & Kei are assigned to a mysterious case. A space liner flight DCL005 has exploded in space apparently killing all aboard. Yet none of the reported 300 passengers families have filed an insurance claim. In addition to this case, WWWA's main computer has also assigned them a second case involving a missing scientist and his missing family. Why would 3WA's computer link these two cases? What really happened to flight DCL005? And how much destruction will Yuri and Kei cause before making this "case closed?"

Dirty Pair: Project Eden Rent See Dirty Pair: The Movie

Dirty Pair: The Movie
Rent

Yuri and Kei bust thieves attempting to sell stolen Vizorium, a rare metal that is used in warp cores. In the process, one thief gets away and an orbiting station ringed around the planet is destroyed. Undaunted, the pair move to find out the cause of a dispute between the cities of Edia (the miners of Vizorium) and Uldas (creators of the mining technologies). It seems that monsters have begun to attack facilities and no one knows for sure who's behind the attacks.

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End of Eva Rent See Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
End of Evangelion Rent See Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Evangelion, The End of Rent See Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
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Lupin III -- New Series Rent See Rupan Sansei -- Shin Shiri-zu
Lupin III Series 2 Rent See Rupan Sansei -- Shin Shiri-zu
N

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Rent An alternative ending to the TV series, replacing the episodes 25 and 26 by a movie which now answers many of the questions left open in the series: Now that the last angel has been defeated, what will happen next as NERV has lost its purpose but still has control over two EVAs powerful enough to destroy the world as we know it? Will SEELE allow Ikari Gendou to stay in control? And what was all this story all about?
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Original Dirty Pair Affair of Nolandia (OAV) Avoid See Dirty Pair Affair of Nolandia (OAV)
Original Dirty Pair Flight 005 Conspiracy (OAV) Rent See Dirty Pair Flight 005 Conspiracy (OAV)
Original Dirty Pair: Project Eden Rent See Dirty Pair: The Movie
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Return of Lupin III Rent See Rupan Sansei -- Shin Shiri-zu

Rupan Sansei -- Shin Shiri-zu
Rent A few years after the end of the original Lupin III TV series, the series is brought back to life for an astonishing 155 episodes! Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko, and Zenigata are all back for more fun and adventure.
Genre
Action Comedy(1) Comedy(2) Cyberpunk(1) Tragedy(1)
Setting
Sci-Fi(4)
Demographic
Shounen(1)
Style
Acquired Taste(1) Surreal(1)
Keywords
Adventure(1) Dark(1) Depression(1) Fan Service(1)
Mecha(1) Psychics(1) Spiritual(1) Violent(1)
Type
Movie(2) OVA(2) TV(1)
Release Year
1997(1) 1990(1)
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