Otaku no Video

Somewhat based on the real story of how Gainax was founded, Otaku no Video addresses all aspects of an otaku lifestyle. Ken Kubo is a young man living an average life until he is dragged into a group of otaku. Slowly, he becomes more like them until he decides to abandon his former life to become king of otaku —the otaking! Mixed in are live-action interviews with real otaku, addressing every aspect of hardcore otaku life. Not only are anime and manga fans included, but also sci-fi fans, military fans, and other groups of Japanese geeks.

Japan Anima(tor)’s Exhibition

Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition is the showcase of the animations produced by various directors with love and energy, which are planned from original projects, spin-off projects, promotional films, Music PV, and VJ Films etc... Episodes: #01: The Dragon Dentist (Directed by Outarou Maijou) #02: HILL CLIMB GIRL (Directed by Azuma Tani) #03: ME!ME!ME! (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki) #04: Carnage (Directed by Akira Honma) #05: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of Key Animation Films (collection of key animation from 1979's Mobile Suit Gundam) #06: 20min Walk From Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed (Directed by Takeshi Honda & Mahiro Maeda) #07: Until you come to me. (Directed by Tadashi Hiramatsu) #08: Tomorrow from there (Directed by Akemi Hayashi) #09: Denkou Choujin Gridman: boys invent great hero (Directed by Akira Amemiya) #10: YAMADELOID (Directed by Takashi Horiuchi & Masahiro Emoto) #11: POWER PLANT No. 33 (Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura & Kengo Saito) #12: Evangelion: Another Impact (Confidential) (Directed by Shinji Aramaki) #13: Kanón (Directed by Mahiro Maeda) #14: SEX and VIOLENCE with MACHSPEED (Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi) #15: Obake-Chan (Directed by Shigeto Koyama) #16: Tsukikage no Tokio (Directed by Takanobu Mizuno) #17: THREE FALLEN WITNESSES (Directed by Satoru Utsunomiya) #18: The Diary of Ochibi (Directed by Masashi Kawamura) #19: I can Friday by Day! (Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki) #20A: ME!ME!ME! CHRONIC feat.daoko / TeddyLoid (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki, remix of short #3) #20B: (Making of) evangelion:Another Impact (Making of video of short #12) #21: ICONIC FIELD (Directed by Ikuto Yamashita) #22: IBUSEKI YORUNI (Directed by Tadashi Hiramatsu) #23: Memoirs of amorous gentlemen (Produced by Cork Inc.) #24: Rapid Rouge (Directed by Daisuke Onitsuka) #25: HAMMERHEAD (Directed by Otaro Maijo) #26: COMEDY SKIT 1989 (Directed by Kazuto Nakazawa) #27: BUBU & BUBULINA (Directed by Takashi Nakamura) #28: ENDLESS NIGHT (Directed by Sayo Yamamoto) #29: BUREAU OF PROTO SOCIETY (Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura) #30: The Ultraman (Directed by Akitoshi Yokoyama) #31: GIRL (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki) #32: Neon Genesis IMPACTS. (Directed by Yuhei Sakuragi) #33: Ragnarok (Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama) #34: Robot on the Road (Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura) #35: Cassette Girl (Directed by Hiroyasu Kobayashi) Note: #20A and #20B (special) are counted as two separate episodes in the episode total.</i>

The Animatrix

1. Final Flight of the Osiris The crew of the Osiris discover an army preparing to invade Zion. While one crew member races inside the Matrix to get the message to Zion, the others try desperately to buy her enough time while fighting off an onslaught of Sentinels they can't possibly defeat. 2-3. The Second Renaissance Part 1 and 2 Humans have created the ultimate AI, which is just as smart as they are. But complications arise when these robots and the humans try to exist peacefully, and eventually all-out war breaks out. The humans ultimately lose the war, and become trapped in the Matrix as seen in the live-action films. 4. Kid's Story A young man discovers that his world isn't real, that it's a computer-generated fantasy land created by robots using humans for energy. He escapes with the help of the hacker Neo. Based on the Matrix trilogy. 5. Program Cis and Duo engage in battle in a virtual recreation of Feudal Japan. 6. World Record While running the fastest race in his life, a champion track star breaks free of his computer-generated world for a small period of time. When he goes back to the real world, he has no memories and is placed in a nursing home. Based on the Matrix trilogy. 7. Beyond While looking for her lost pet, a young woman meets up with some kids in Tokyo to play in a "haunted house", which is really a glitch in their computer world. Based on the Matrix trilogy. 8. Detective Story A detective named Ash is called upon by a mysterious organization to hunt down the notorious hacker Trinity. 9. Matriculated A group of scientists capture a robot and place it in a surreal fantasy world. When the robot's friends come in and kill most of the scientists, however, the robot and the last scientist remaining face isolation in the computer-generated world. Based on the Matrix trilogy. (Source: Anime News Network)

Genius Party

An anthology of seven short animated films from Studio 4°C: 1.) Genius Party</b> (directed by Atsuko Fukushima) A bizarre bird-like creature runs through a barren desert and finds what seems to be a smiling egg lying on the ground. 2.) Shanghai Dragon</b> (directed by Shouji Kawamori) An imaginative Chinese boy finds a futuristic device that can make his own drawings come to life. After discovering the device, the town he lives in is about to be invaded by spaceships and machines of mass destruction that are all centuries ahead of Earth's time. 3.) Deathtic 4</b> (directed by Shinji Kimura) A tale set in a world full of zombies, living their normal zombie lives. A living frog falls from the blackened sky of the zombie world, and a little zombie boy with his friends try to bring the living creature back to its own world. 4.) Doorbell</b> (directed by Youji Fukuyama) The main character is a ghost in his own world. He must outrun the other versions of himself, or they will take over his life. 5.) Limit Cycle</b> (directed by Hideki Futamura) An existential examination of the world as seen through the lens of a man seemingly trapped in an endless cycle of work. 6.) Happy Machine</b> (directed by Masaaki Yuasa) An infant who is happily secured in his own nursery suddenly discovers that everything about the nursery is fake. Soon the infant is forced out of the nursery into the world that exists outside, where adventure awaits, and there are many alien-like creatures to encounter. 7.) Baby Blue</b> (directed by Shinichirou Watanabe) A small adventure of two young students who decide to go anywhere they can for just one day, to enjoy that day without caring about the rest, and simply be together. (Source: Anime News Network)

Genius Party Beyond

The sequel to Genius Party. It includes most of the films which were eventually finished but not included in the original Genius Party. 1.) Gala</b> (directed by Mahiro Maeda) A massive object lands near a village filled with strange creatures. A boy and girl sense that it is alive and when they start playing music it begins to grow. 2.) Moondrive</b> (directed by Kazuto Nakazawa) A group of violent criminals seek a rumored treasure on Giants Island, but after only finding huge disappointment, they destroy the entire island. 3.) 'Wanwa' the Doggy</b> (directed by Shinya Ohira) While his mother prepares to give birth to another child, a child has vivid dreams revealing a bizarre mix of fears, hopes and joy. 4.) Toujin Kit</b> (directed by Tatsuyuki Tanaka) In a steam punk world, a young woman illegally creates alien life forms inside stuffed animals, but the authorities eventually catch up with her. 5.) Dimension Bomb</b> (directed by Kouji Morimoto) An eccentric young girl summons boy from another dimension but their relationship changes resulting in an explosion of visual pyrotechnics as they each follow their own destiny. (Source: Wikipedia)

Ani*Kuri15

15 one-minute shorts created by various people from Japan's animation industry. The title of the collection, Ani*Kuri15, is abbreviated from the words "anime" and "creators".Season One</strong> 1) Shinji Kimura - Attack of Higashimachi Ni Chome/Attack of Higashimachi 2nd Burough</em> 2) Akemi Hayashi - Namida no Mukou/From the Other Side of the Tears</em> 3) Yasufumi Soejima - Hyotoko/Blaze Man</em> 4) Osamu Kobayashi - Sancha Blues/The Aromatic Tea Blues</em> 5) Shinjiro Nishimi - Uchujin Raikou Hiroshi no Baai/Invasion from Space - Hiroshi's Case</em> Season Two</strong> 6) Mamoru Oshii - Project Mermaid</em> 7) Kazuto Nakazawa - "yurururu" ~Nichijou Hen~</em> 8) Range Murata and Tatsuya Yabuta - Gyrosopter</em> 9) Tobira Oda and Yasuyuki Shimizu - Sport Captain Episode No.18: Assassin Descended from the Mountain Hunt!!</em> 10) Atsushi Takeuchi - Wandaba Kiss</em> Season Three</strong> 11) Makoto Shinkai - Neko no Shuukai/A Gathering of Cats</em> 12) Mahiro Maeda - Onmitsu Hime</em> 13) Michael Arias - Okkakekko</em> 14) Shouji Kawamori - Project Omega</em> 15) Satoshi Kon - Ohayou/Good Morning</em>