Top 5 Best Anime Of The Century (Part 2)
AKIRA (1988)
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Shining like a monument of anime with very classic visual style. Akira directed by Katsuhiro adapted from his manga in 1988. Ranked No. 51 in the 100 best movies in the world.
The film is set 31 years after World War 3, when the capital of Japan became the world's most developed city, called Neo-Tokyo. But besides that, Neo-Tokyo becomes the delicious pie of the underworldly forces that dominate the city with the dreaded secret military project: Make the members of the infamous monster gang become the mindless has a special psychic and extreme bloodthirsty.
This is an anime that has made the western media have different views on the anime and is highly regarded. The film depicts the horrible past of the disaster in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the last years of World War II.METROPOLIS (2001)
Director: Rintaro
The anime was shown in 2001 based on the manga of the same name drawn by Tezuka Osamu (1949).
Inspired by the science fiction film Metropolis (1927) by Fritz Lang. Humans and robots live together as hostile. Robots are discriminated against and forced to live in isolation in the wasteland, ostensibly forcing the city residents to lose their jobs. Tima - the robot girl who was created to rule the city - was missing unexpectedly and was found by boy Kenichi in the rat neighborhood he is living. A beautiful friendship between humans and robots throughout Mardurk's adventurous journey to stop the evil conspiracy - the political party that emerges with the motto of eliminating robots in the Metropolis. Received a lot of praise from the professionals, the film is an amazing step in the technology of animated anime.GRAVE OF FIREFLIES
Director: Isao Takahata
If you are a fan of the My Neighbor Totoro then do not overlook the Grave Of The Fireflies. It is not only the allegory of self-esteem but also the spirit of the Japanese through two children.
The film is set in the context of the final phase of World War 2 in Japan co-produced by directors Isao Takahata and Miyazaki, narrating the touching, painful story about the lives and affection of two orphans Seita and sister Setsuko.COWBOY BEBOP (1998-1999, Animated Series)
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Is considered one of the classic anime masterpieces that dominate international cinemas, especially in the United States. The first anime series was aired on Adult Swim (USA) and targeted towards mature audiences.
Set in the year 2071, the film tells the adventures, unhappiness and tragedy revolve around the life of a group of "cowboy" hunting bonuses and living together on a spacecraft called Bebop. The 26-episode series is a story that is relatively independent of each other.THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (2006)
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
A romantic fantasy science fiction film, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a continuation of Tsutsui Yasutaka's novel of the same name.
The plot revolves around Konno Makoto, a young schoolgirl who happens to be a supernatural force. Makoto is revealed to her aunt by Yoshihara Kazuko that she has the power to pass the time. Makoto began to use this power to solve the problems of people around him. However, she gradually realizes that changing the past is not as simple as that, and that her future and her friends depend on this dangerous ability.