Visionary Japanese director Shinji Aramaki and internationally acclaimed producer John Woo ("Face/Off") combine forces to bring you the animated epic "Appleseed: Ex Machina".
A New Threat to the Soul Society Arrives! With Aizen's defeat peace has returned to the both the Soul Society and the World of the Living. But soon reports begin to surface of Soul Reapers going missing in the Precipice World and Ichigo is a prime suspect. He and Rukia go on the run from the 13 Court Guard Squads while in the World of the Living Kon finds an unconscious girl lying in the street. When Ichigo and Rukia find out more about the girl Nozomi they realize their world as well as the Soul Society is in danger and the Soul Reapers pursuing them and Nozomi are actually imposters known as Reigai who have switched places with the missing Soul Reapers!
The tournament to replace the recently vanquished Demon Lord has begun, but overseer Vermilio suspects that one of the contestants, Helck, is not what he seems. Why? Because he's human, just like the Hero who killed the last Demon Lord. Yes, the big brute claims to hate his own kind, but is he telling the truth? Or is this a sinister plot against demon kind? And even when Vermilio manipulates the games against him, Helck keeps winning, forcing her to become more personally involved in both the games and the mysteries surrounding its frontrunner. She must know. She must find out. What secrets lurk in the past of HELCK? Contains the complete first season (episodes 1-24) on three Blu-ray discs. Based on a popular manga series
A hidden power, when flesh becomes metal! When a young boy on a peaceful island becomes the victim of a terrorist attack, he transforms into Xam'd, a powerful mecha capable of extreme power. Now he must discover the depth of his power and the role he plays in a world where metal and rock meet flesh, desire, and destiny. From studio bones (Fullmetal Alchemist, Eureka Seven)
Violence, nudity, terrorism and swearing are not the usual cartoon fare, but with Appleseed we find ourselves firmly in the cyberpunk territory of Manga cinema. Based on the comic series by Masamune Shirow, the film's story takes place in a post-World War III future, in particular within the mega city of Olympus. With the city administered by the Biodroids (a race of perfect half-human, half-robot hybrids), there begins a human resistance to a society that offers little in the way of real freedoms. As with most of the Manga genre, the deceptively simple animation (reminiscent of Pokemon) conceal more than a few complex issues. Appleseed proves to be a thought provoking, if a little confusing, examination of the "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" argument, particularly as it somewhat blurs the moral borders by instilling both sides in the conflict with a degree of sympathy. Definitely one for Manga fans, but also recommended for SF buffs and those curious to try something a little different. On the DVD: Appleseed on disc has various language options, with the possibility of watching the film in either the original Japanese or dubbed English. The picture is bright and clear, as is the soundtrack. Highly recommended is the audio commentary from voice actress Larissa Murray and Manga expert Jonathon Clements, which not only fills in many of the gaps left by Shirow's original film but also provides an invaluable and often humorous insight into the genre as a whole. --Phil Udell
Visionary Japanese director Shinji Aramaki and internationally acclaimed producer John Woo ("Face/Off") combine forces to bring you the animated epic "Appleseed: Ex Machina".
Bleach: Series 5 - Part 2 (2 Discs)
Kariya and the Bounts arrive in the Soul Society and find themselves battling two Soul Reaper lieutenants but the abundance of reishi in the Soul Society gives the Bounts a ready source of power rendering them formidable opponents. Ichigo and friends arrive in the Soul Society and when Rukia is injured in a fight Ichigo follows her to the Kuchiki house where he asks Byakuya to fight alongside him against the Bounts. Byakuya refuses and insists they leave it up to the 13th Court Squad Guards but soon enough Byakuya finds himself in a one-on-one battle with Kariya.
Lieutenant Momo Hinamori recalls her days in training at the Soul Reaper Academy where she first met Captain Sosuke Aizen. In the present the letter Aizen left for her at his death scene leads Momo to believe she has identified his killer... While Ichigo and Renji train with Yoruichi to achieve bankai Rukia recalls a bit of her own past in a dream that she believes will prepare her to face her execution--which has been moved up to the next day!
Bleach: Series 4 - Part 3 (3 Discs)
Bleach: Series 4 Part 2 (2 Discs)
Bleach: Series 4 - Part 1 (3 Disc)
More cracked than crack and madder than a March hare! Here 'tis: the weirder wilder wackier second volume of 'Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi'! Suffice to say that Arumi and Sasshi still haven't convinced that pesky goblin to send them back to the sanity of the real world. From dinosaurs to detectives cavemen to crime bosses each jump the pair makes takes them to another fantastic world that's even more frantically frenetic than the last! Get ready for more action antics ad
Get ready for a slew of crazy new challenges in the sports fest culminating in an action-packed 10km race! The ever-hyper Tomo is dying from excitement but Osaka is afraid of just plain dying! Later Chiyo-Chan adds to the hilarity as she scramblesito pull things together for this year's culture fest. Will it be a big hit or a miserable miss for our cast of high school cuties? But wait - there's more! Extracurricular activities aren't the only source of action. Between classes the
Two years down...One to go! The annual class shuffle leaves a frightened Kaori marooned in Mr. Kimura's homeroom: hopeless helpless and worst of all...Sakaki-less! Back in Miss Yukari's class a trip to Okinawa brings plenty of laughs along with several firsts for the girls: first flight first scuba dive and - most importantly for Sakaki - the first chance to see Iriomote cats in the wild! Then with university exams just around the corner Chiyo's beach house becomes a s
School's almost out! But it ain't over yet... Mountains of career sheets and last-minute homework threaten to drown the girls in a wave of paper. But Sakaki has battles of her own - until a lifesaving visitor from the past appears and saves the day! Meanwhile exams are looming larger than ever. To improve their chances the girls go through all sorts of bizarre rituals from splitting chopsticks to drawing fortunes and even studying! Well a little. And then...the final fac
They've begged. They've pleaded. Crikey they've even threatened bodily injury. But for Sasshi and Arumi getting back home to the real world really isn't as simple as saying ""Abracadabra!"" So once again the pair plunges headfirst into strange new worlds loaded with hyperactive girlfriends magic murder and enough syrupy cuteness to choke the Sugar Plum Fairy! Swoon as Sasshi tries to find true love before an angry Arumi's sniper bullet finds its way to his fluttering heart! Mar
Azumanga Daioh follows the girls through three years of high school as they master the art of growing up - while evading the lecherous advances of leering classics teacher Mr. Kimura! This third volume of episodes continues the rivalries between Yukari and Minamo and Sakaki and a psycho cat. Yukari scores a critical hit against Minamo by stealing top athlete Kagura for her homeroom but she gets more than she bargained for! Just like Tomo the new girl is always looking to stir thi
All the world-hopping eye-popping role-swapping non-stop madness has come down to this the fantastical final volume of Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi! And the action and mystery don't let up until the last satisfying minute! First Sasshi and Arumi go to war both figuratively and literally as they face off in a contest of wills over the prospect of returning home all while dodging bombs bullets and more than a few militaristic bullies. Then it's off to a seriously weird e
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