Nihon Terebi
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Kyuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who's been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyuta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son. But the unlikely pair will be put to the ultimate test; a final showdown.
Pub. Date
[2009?]
Language
English
Description
Through the power of the death note, Light Yagami is close to creating a world in which he holds ultimate authority over right and wrong. But many obstacles remain, including a second death note user who has his own nefarious goals and the two brilliant proteges of Light, the genius detective who once vowed to expos the identity of the death note's owner.. Light is confident that he can prevail, but as the surviving players in the game converge for...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
After living her whole life in the city, 27-year-old Taeko decides to visit her relatives in the countryside. As she travels, memories of her youth resurface. And after meeting young farmer Toshio, she wonders if she's been true to the dreams of her childhood self.
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Titans collide as the strongest of the Hunters faces the strongest of the Chimera Ants. It's Chairman Netero versus the King in a battle so powerful it shakes the foundations of the planet and threatens the very heavens. Then the entire Hunter Organizations gathers to make an important decision, including Gon's father. Will he finally meet his dad?
8) Ponyo
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship before Ponyo's father forces her to return to the sea. Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the balance of nature and only Ponyo's mother, a beautiful sea goddess, can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true.
9) Ocean waves
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, comes a poignant and wonderfully nuanced story of adolescence and growing up. Taku and his best friend Yutaka are headed back to school for what looks like another uneventful year. But they soon find their friendship tested by the arrival of Rikako, a beautiful new transfer student from Tokyo whose attitude shifts wildly from flirty...
10) The wind rises
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the worlds most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. The film chronicles much of his...
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. As the days go by, a nearly magnetic pull draws Anna back to the Marsh house again and again, and she begins to piece together the truth surrounding...
12) Summer wars
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He's good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time hanging out in the all-powerful, online community known as OZ. His second life is the only life he has - until the girl of his dreams, Natsuki, hijacks him for a starring role as a fake fiancé at her family reunion. Things only get stranger from there. A late-night email containing a cryptic mathematic riddle leads to the unleashing of a rogue AI"--Container....
13) Wolf children
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Hana was a student before she was a mother. Then she met a man, who turned out to be a wolf, and together they built a family. Hana loved her mate fiercely, but fate took him from her, leaving her alone with two unusual kids she didn't know how to raise. This is a mother's journey. Teach your children to chase their dreams - and smile through the tears as they disappear into the world in search of who they will become.
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Death Note in hand, brilliant high school student Light Yagami vows to rid the world of evil. When criminals begin dropping dead one by one, genius detective L steps in to track down the elusive killer known as Kira. Go back to where it all began and watch the battle from a new perspective - through the eyes of the one who started it all.
16) Napping princess
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The year is 2020, three days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. While she should be studying for her exams, Kokone Morikawa is often dozing off, stuck between reality and a dream world full of fantastic motorized contraptions. But after her father, a talented but mysterious mechanic, is arrested for stealing technology from a powerful corporation, it's up to Kokone and her childhood friend Morio to save him. Together they realize that Kokone's...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sophie, who helps out at her late father's hat shop, is transformed one day by a witch into an old woman. Sophie seeks out the help of the wizard Howl, who has an amazing moving castle which is fueled by a fire demon named Calcifer. Limited quantities will include bonus DVD version of the film.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Ouran High is a private academy, catering to the super-rich and superficial. But for studious Haruhi Fujioka, education is a privilege that must be earned, being on scholarship and out of place among the moneyed. This is until the day Haruhi stumbles upon the Host Club, breaks an antique vase. To repay the cost of the vase, the members demand she dress as a boy and join the club. Although she's an outsider and a "commoner," Haruhi soon becomes the...
19) Death note
Pub. Date
[2007-2009]
Language
English
Description
Light Yagami is an ace high school student with great prospects, and he's bored out of his mind. But when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god, in which any human written in it will die, he vows to rid the world of evil.
20) Pom poko
Language
English
Formats
Description
An extraordinary tale of transformation and hope is told as the human world begins to encroach upon the animal world. When the racoons of the Tama Hills are forced from their homes by encroaching houses and shopping malls, they band together and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are able to appear as humans.