to be watched ★

Gone Girl

David Fincher · 2014

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

Little Women

Greta Gerwig · 2019

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · 2012

Charlie é um jovem que tem dificuldades para interagir em sua nova escola. Com os nervos à flor da pele, ele se sente deslocado no ambiente. Sua professora de literatura, no entanto, acredita nele e o vê como um gênio. Mas Charlie continua a pensar pouco de si… até o dia em que dois amigos, Patrick e Sam, passam a andar com ele.

Girl, Interrupted

James Mangold · 1999

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Peter Jackson · 2014

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

Legally Blonde

Robert Luketic · 2001

Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just good looks.

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky · 2010

The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.

Aoi Bungaku Series

2009

An animated adaptation of six classical Japanese literature pieces, including No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) and Run, Melos (Hashire, Melos) by Osamu Dazai, Kokoro by Natsume Souseki, Hell Screen (Jigoku Hen) and The Spider's Thread (Kumo no Ito) by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom (Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita) by Ango Sakaguchi.

Sonny Boy

2021

On August 16, midway through a seemingly endless summer vacation, middle school third-year student Nagara, transfer student Nozomi, classmates Mizuho, Asakaze and their entire class are suddenly transported from their tranquil lives to a school adrift in an alternate dimension. They must survive with the super powers that have awakened within them.

PLUTO

2023

When the world's seven most advanced robots and their human allies are murdered one by one, Inspector Gesicht soon discovers that he's also in danger.

Akudama Drive

2020

Many years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while evading the police. But a dangerous journey is about to unfold when a civilian girl becomes twisted into the Akudama's way of life and witnesses their criminal drives.

NANA

矢沢あい · 2006

Dos chicas llamadas Nana se conocen en un tren rumbo a Tokio. Una busca éxito con su banda de punk rock, mientras la otra sigue a su novio. Al decidir vivir juntas, sus vidas se entrelazan en una historia de amistad, amor y sueños en la gran ciudad.

Paradise Kiss

Ai Yazawa · 2005

Yukari is a typical high-school student who listens to her parents and attends school everyday. As she starts to question her way of life, she encounters a group of fashion design students who has a clothing label known as "Paradise Kiss". The group needs to find a model to showcase their designs in an up-coming fashion show and decides to pick Yukari instead. Initially, Yukari was reluctant to be associated with this seemingly eccentric group, but eventually, she realises that they are really nice people. Furthermore, their passion and enthusiasm to follow their ideals and dreams make Yukari realise that she has not been enjoying her life and this motivated her to pursue her own dreams.

K-ON!

2009

Yui Hirasawa has no clue which club to join, but she’s determined to do something this year. As luck would have it, she discovers a flyer for the Light Music Club and decides this is the club for her. But there's one problem: She first must learn guitar!

Gintama

2006

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!

The Twelve Kingdoms

Tsuneo Kobayashi, Sho Aikawa · 2002

Nakajima Youko is your average somewhat timid high school student. One day, a strange man named Keiki appears before her, swearing allegiance. Before she could properly register what was happening, demon-like creatures attack Youko and her friends, after which they are pulled into a different world. A world unlike what she has ever known. Separated from Keiki, Youko and her friends must do whatever they can if they wish to survive in this new world.

TRIGUN STAMPEDE

2023

Vash the Stampede’s a joyful gunslinging pacifist, so why does he have a $$6 million bounty on his head? That’s what’s puzzling rookie reporter Meryl Stryfe and her jaded veteran partner when looking into the vigilante only to find someone who hates blood. But their investigation turns out to uncover something heinous—his evil twin brother, Millions Knives.

Princess Jellyfish

2010

Amamizukan es un complejo de apartamentos donde no se permiten niños. Tsukimi, una chica que adora las medusas, vive allí felizmente con sus amigos, quienes tienen sus propias obsesiones nerds. Sus pacíficas vidas comienzan a cambiar gradualmente cuando una hermosa mujer ayuda a Tsukimi a salir de un apuro. Pasa la noche en los apartamentos, pero resulta que 'ella' es en realidad un 'él'.

Trinity Blood

2005

Many centuries ago, man's Armageddon gave birth to the vampires' wrath. As man and immortal clash, a reality-shattering threat looms. Hope resides solely in a new breed of hunter operating under the Vatican's authority. The true battle between holiness and evil has begun.

Samurai Champloo

Shinichiro Watanabe · 2004

Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.

From the New World

2012

Born into a world 1000 years in our future, Saki and her friends live in utopia. Not only is their idyllic community overflowing with resources, but technology is obsolete, thanks to a magical power that grants the ability to materialize anything. However, when Saki discovers a lost artifact, the facade is shattered! Faced with a startling truth about their town, Saki and her companions face dangers they never knew existed, and their choices may change the fate of everyone.

Texhnolyze

2003

Denizens of Lux have come to call it "The City" and treat it as a sentient force. Three factions vie for control of the city: the Organo, a strictly professional conglomerate with ties to the criminal underworld in the prosthetics business; the Union, a fanatical populist group interfering with Organo's affairs; and Racan, a marauding group of Texhnolyzed youths.

Soul Eater

2008

En el Mundo de los Muertos, los altos cargos portan armas llamadas "Guadañas Mortales". Éstas se consiguen cuando el alma de una Guadaña (creada por un Técnico especialista) consigue comerse 99 almas humanas y 1 alma de bruja. Pero la vida no siempre es fácil, ni para Técnicos ni para Guadañas, y puede costar trabajo llegar a ser una "Guadaña Mortal".

Paranoia Agent

Satoshi Kon · 2004

Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left in their memories: golden inline skates, a baseball cap, and the weapon: a bent golden baseball bat. Detectives Ikari and Maniwa set out to track down the perpetrator and put an end to his crimes.

Witch Hat Atelier

In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch... until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...

xxxHOLiC

Tsutomu Mizushima, Nanase Okawa · 2006

Kimihiro Watanuki is a high school student plagued by ayakashi spirits, both of which are invisible to everyone else but him. The series begins when Watanuki stumbles, seemingly by chance, into a shop that grants wishes. The shop is owned by Yūko Ichihara, a mysterious witch of many names and esoteric renown. For a price, she offers to grant Watanuki's wish to be rid of the spirits. The price, according to Yūko, must be of equal value; so, as payment, he must become Yūko's temporary, part-time cook and housekeeper.

Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun -

2018

During recess, Olivia, a foreign transfer student who doesn't know English, plays a game of "look-the-other-way" with Hanako Honda, a loud-mouthed airhead. Their rowdy behavior spurs the ire of Kasumi Nomura, a deadpan loner constantly teased by her older sister for her tendency to lose games. Not willing to compete, Kasumi declines Olivia's offer to join the fun, but eventually gets involved anyway and dispenses her own brand of mischief. Soon, a strange friendship blossoms between the peculiar trio, and they decide to form the "Pastime Club," where they are free to resume their daily hijinks. Whether it be failing to learn English, trying desperately to become popular, or getting caught by teachers at the wrong time, school life will never be boring when these girls are up to their hilarious antics.

Land of the Lustrous

2017

En un futuro lejano, ha nacido una nueva forma de vida bautizada como ‘houseki’ (“gemas”). Las 28 houseki, con diferentes cometidos como guerrero o médico, deben luchar contra los ‘tsukijin’ (“gente de la Luna”), que tienen como objetivo convertirlas en objetos decorativos. A pesar de su deseo de combatir a los tsukijin, Phos es una houseki sin ocupación hasta que Kongo, el jefe de las muchachas, le encarga editar una revista sobre historia natural.

Ghost in the Shell

Mamoru Oshii · 1995

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

Ergo Proxy

Shuko Murase · 2006

In a futuristic world almost barren of life, mankind is confined to mechanized domed cities where A.I.’s control all aspects of life. In this world, humans are no longer born, they are manufactured in a production line; and alongside them live androids known as autoreivs. Within one of these domed sanctuaries named Romdeau lives Re-l Mayer, one of a few citizens who aren’t entirely prevented from thinking. Her grandfather's prominent position and the affection of the scientist Daedalus have left her more free will than is normally allowed, but Re-l has started to question the sanctity of the city and the citizens' perfect way of life. With mysterious beings known as proxies causing havoc and a man named Vincent causing great influence on her life, Re-l must travel outside of the city to find the answers she seeks and discover the mystery behind "the awakening".

Monster

2004

Kenzo Tenma est un médecin japonais travaillant en Allemagne. En 1986, il décide de sauver la vie d'un jeune garçon, désobéissant ainsi aux ordres de son directeur qui lui demandait de sauver en priorité celle du maire de la ville. Quelques jours plus tard, le directeur et deux autres responsables de l'hôpital sont empoisonnés. Neuf ans sont passées, en 1995, un événement similaire se produit et oblige Tenma à fuir. Sa fuite et sa quête de justice vont l'amener à découvrir une horrible vérité. Le jeune garçon qu'il avait sauvé dix plus tôt est en fait un véritable monstre : un être brillant, beau, mais avant tout un terrifiant tueur...

Terror in Resonance

2014

Un attentat terroriste frappe Tokyo et la police, confondue par l'énigme qui entoure les poseurs de bombes, ne peut rien contre la montée de paranoïa qui gagne la ville.

The Summer Hikaru Died

2025

Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.

Lost in Translation

Sofia Coppola · 2003

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

Castlevania: Nocturne

Clive Bradley · 2023

As revolution sweeps France, Richter Belmont fights to uphold his family's legacy and prevent the rise of a ruthless, power-hungry vampire ruler.

Castlevania

Warren Ellis · 2017

A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself.

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

川尻善昭 · 2000

Né d'une mère humaine et d'un père vampire, D vit entre lumière et ténèbres dans un monde au bord de l'abîme. C'est le pire qu'il tente d'empêcher en se lançant sur la trace de Charlotte Elbourne, une jeune femme kidnappée par Meier Link, un puissant vampire que traque également le clan Markus. Mais, autant D que les Markus s'engagent au-delà de Meier Link, à affronter un adversaire nettement plus redoutable encore, la comtesse Carmilla qui, depuis son tombeau, attend que le sang d'une vierge la ramène à la vie.

Delicious in Dungeon

2024

Dungeons, dragons... and delicious monster stew!? Adventurers foray into a cursed buried kingdom to save their friend, cooking up a storm along the way.

MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES

2023

Este es un mundo de magia. Este es un mundo en el que todos usan la magia habitualmente. En un bosque profundo y oscuro de este mundo de magia, hay un chico que se ejercita a diario. Su nombre es Mash Burnedead y tiene un secreto: no puede usar magia. Lo único que quería era vivir tranquilo con su familia, pero cuando un día intentan matarlo por no poder usar magia, las cosas se salen de control y acaba inscrito en una escuela mágica, donde su objetivo será convertirse en el "Iluminado Divino", el alumno más formidable, el elegido de Dios. ¿Podrán sus poderosos músculos derrotar a los más brillantes usuarios de magia? ¡Se alza el telón de esta historia de magia y fantasía peculiar en el que la fuerza puede con la magia!

Haibane Renmei

2002

A dream of falling from the sky...and then birth. Rakka is born from a large cocoon into the Old Home, greeted by a group of females with small wings on their backs and shining halos above their heads. Soon Rakka’s own wings grow, a halo is placed on her head and she is told that she must work in the nearby town of Grie. She soon realizes that the town and the entire world they live in are confined behind the Wall, a tall, impenetrable wall that none except the mysterious Toga are allowed to exit.

Serial Experiments Lain

1998

Lain—driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmate—logs on to the Wired and promptly loses herself in a twisted mass of hallucinations, memories, and interconnected-psyches.

Neon Genesis Evangelion

1995

At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Watch as Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency Nerv battle to save earth from total annihilation.

Psycho-Pass

2012

En l'an 2113, on scanne les cerveaux pour connaître le potentiel criminel des gens. Quiconque présente des tendances considérées répréhensibles est pourchassé, voire tué.