Some killer titles for the curious (and legal) anime fan:
AKIRA (in Japanese) Katsuhiro Otomo
PRINCESS MONONOKE (Neil Gaiman scripted dub) Hayao Miyazaki
MEMORIES Katsuhiro Otomo
GHOST IN THE SHELL (original in Japanese) Mamoru Oshii
JIN ROH (in Japanese) Hiroyuki Okiura
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (in English) Mamoru Oshii, Rumiko Takahashi
WINGS OF HONNEAMISE (in Japanese) Gainax
BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE (in Japanese) Hiroyuki Kitakubo
COWBOY BEBOP (in English) Shinichirō Watanabe
THE GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (In Japanese) Hayao Miyazaki
FUTURE BOY CONAN (in Japanese) Hayao Miyazaki
GALAXY EXPRESS 999 (in English) Leiji Matsumoto
KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE (in English or Japanese) Hayao Miyazaki
VAMPIRE HUNTER D (Original, in Japanese) Hideyuki Kikuchi
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (in Japanese or English) Hayao Miyazaki
NINJA SCROLL (in English or Japanese) Yoshiaki Kawajiri
WICKED CITY (in English or Japanese) Hideyuki Kikuchi
STREET FIGHTER II: ANIMATED MOVIE (in English or Japanese)
PARANOIA AGENT (English or Japanese) Satoshi Kon
PERFECT BLUE (in Japanese) Satoshi Kon
TOKYO GODFATHERS (in Japanese) Satoshi Kon
THE END OF EVANGELION (in Japanese) Gainax
PAPRIKA (in Japanese) Satoshi Kon
TOKYO GODFATHERS (in Japanese) Satoshi Kon
SERIAL EXPERIMENTS LAIN (in Japanese) Ryutaro Nakamura
METROPOLIS (in English or Japanese) Osamu Tezuka Remake
SPIRITED AWAY (in Japanese) Hayao Miyazaki
NAUSSICA VALLEY OF THE WIND (in Japanese) Hayao Miyazaki
Some of these titles are originally for younger audiences, but are listed because their merit and/or vintage also appeals to mature audiences.
