Drama: (Genre) Titles that show a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces. See also: "Action Drama".
Classic: (Style) Older anime titles, from the 80's back. As a rule of thumb, a title should at least be 10-years old.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| B | ||
 Black Jack (movie) |
Buy | Based on the manga of Osamu "God of Comics" Tezuka, this movie follows the exploits of Black Jack, the infamous renegade surgeon who sells his remarkable medical skills to the highest bidder. He gets called upon to do research connected to a disease contracted by Super Humans, a new breed of humanity who have potential both physically and intellectually beyond the normal capabilities of ordinary humans. |
| G | ||
| Ghost in the Shell | Rent | See Koukaku Kidoutai |
| Grave of the Fireflies | Buy | See Hotaru no Haka |
| H | ||
 Hotaru no Haka |
Buy | A brother and sister try to survive after they are left orphans from the fire-bombing of Kobe in World War II. |
| K | ||
 Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa |
Buy |
Set far in a fantastical future, a girl comes upon the task of uniting warring peoples and rescuing what little is left of nature. Written, designed, and directed by Miyazaki, Nausicaa is one of the most classic anime films out of the internationally reknowned Studio Ghibli. |
 Koukaku Kidoutai |
Rent | In the future, a department of cybernetically enhanced cops race to find the true identity of the mysterious 'Ghost hacker' ("Ghost" in this 'era of AI' being the name of what we might rather call "soul" today) known only as the "Puppet Master". |
| N | ||
| Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind | Buy | See Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa |
| 攻殻機動隊 | Rent | See Koukaku Kidoutai |
| 火垂るの墓 | Buy | See Hotaru no Haka |
| 風の谷のナウシカ (Japanese) | Buy | See Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa |
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