Autumn 2006

* Based on a manga by Yamada J-ta, serialised in Blade Comics. A girl and a woman — tied together by their secret desires, a young man and a small roadside shrine rumoured to be able to grant wishes. Iokawa Karada is troubled by being looked after by Hiro, her older brother. The death of their parents some four years ago brought her older brother back into her life and since…

In the future, mankind will venture to the far reaches of the cosmos using technologically advanced trains. The fleet of the Galaxy Railways transports countless galactic citizens from one exotic planet to the next, protected by the Space Defence Force, or SDF, the elite force protecting the Railways Fleet against terrorists, meteor storms and malicious alien life. Source: ANN

Second of the four clips on Studio 4°C's Amazing Nuts! DVD, an anthology of four animated shorts with each featuring its own distinct animation style and music. Director: Takashi Yamashita Character designer: Koji Morimoto Music: RAM RIDER (Smile Again)

First of the four clips on Studio 4°C's Amazing Nuts! DVD, an anthology of four animated shorts with each featuring its own distinct animation style and music. Director & Character designer: Daisuke Nakayama Music: M-flo loves Doping Panda (She loves the Cream)

Okajima Rokuro — now known almost exclusively as Rock — was once a typical, put-upon Japanese businessman. Then, on a routine business trip, he was kidnapped and ransomed by the Lagoon Company — a band of mercenary pirates operating out of the crime-riddled city of Roanapur. Abandoned by his bosses, he joined the Lagoon Company. Now he must try and stay afloat amongst the ever…

* A spin-off show from Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. Ayu and Mayu, the two waitresses from the Sky Temple family restaurant, get into all sorts of daily adventures.

Today is the Atagoal town carnival. Talking cats and human townsfolk are having a ball. Enjoying the party to the fullest is our hero, Hideyoshi, a big fat cat, who is always involved in any trouble going on in the town.

It is the end of the Edo period, the final years of the age when a man would live and fight as a samurai, entrusting his life and beliefs to a sword. The long peaceful era of the Tokugawa Dynasty begins to be overshadowed by the arrival of Westerners. During the upheaval, when youths seek to prove themselves in a new age, a nefarious existence called Hasha no Kubi, or the Head…

* Based on the 2D action-shooter game by Giga. The network covers the whole globe, and the development of the information network reaches its acme. In this age, there are two developed worlds; the "real world" and "wired" — the virtual network world. Souma Tooru belongs to a group of hackers called Steppen Wolf, surfing the network freely. On their last job they attacked the…

The music video for the song Agitated Screams of Maggots by Dir En Grey is entirely animated, with only a short animated portrayal of the band members. It is done in an obviously Ero Guro inspired style. The film, created by Kurosaka Keita, was shown at the 2007 International Film Festival Rotterdam for its animation based on their music exemplifying his fascination for…