Non-franchise, non-Ghibli Japanese anime movies
A list of theatrical anime movies, arranged generally by year. So, no OAV (direct-to-video) releases, and only movies that do not have an additional series. Also, no sequels. I'm sure you all know Ghibli, so there's no need to list those. I haven't watched all of these, but I left a note with the ones that I have.
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- DirectorYasuhiro YoshiuraStarsYukiyo FujiiNobuhiko OkamotoShintarô ÔhataA young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.
- DirectorHiroaki AndôHajime KatokiKôji MorimotoStarsKôichi YamaderaAoi YûkiTakeshi KusaoA traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.A collection of short films. As with any short film collection, some are hits, some are misses. Like Otomo's other short film collection 'Memories', this one was 50/50 for me.
- DirectorTakayuki HiraoStarsSumire MorohoshiAi KakumaMiyuki SawashiroThis is a thrilling, magical and colorful movie about the adventures of two witches who embark on an adventure to save our world from dark magic, also known as curses.A fine movie. Nothing groundbreaking.
- DirectorRyôtarô MakiharaStarsYoshimasa HosoyaYôko HikasaMamoru MiyanoA humanoid robot is asked to replace Hal, who was killed in a terrible accident, in order help Hal's girlfriend move on in life, but struggles to understand the real Hal's past and the meaning of being alive.A bit short, and has a 'twist' that you could see coming miles away (although I didn't!! So embarrassing...), but it is well animated and nicely paced. So, I would recommend it to the average anime fan.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsMiyu IrinoKana HanazawaFumi HiranoOn a rainy morning in Tokyo, 15-year-old Takao, an aspiring shoemaker, decides to skip class to sketch designs in a beautiful garden. This is where he meets Yukari, a beautiful yet mysterious woman. They strike an unlikely friendship.
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsAoi MiyazakiTakao OsawaHaru KurokiAfter her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from society.Very lovely and thoughtful movie. I'll say it - Hosoda is filling in for Hayao Miyazaki and Satoshi Kon quite nicely.
- DirectorHiroshi HaraguchiMasayuki MiyajiStarsAtsushi AbeKeiji FujiwaraKenji HamadaHamaji's brother asks her to help hunt down half-human, half-dog beings that steal human souls.Love this one. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.
- DirectorGisaburô SugiiStarsShioli KutsunaBrando AustinLowell BartholomeeThe fairy tale follows a young man named Gusuko in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Gusuko is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere.
- DirectorHitoshi TakekiyoStarsChafûrinHozumi GôdaMariya IseSpirits come out when kids leave a school for the day.
- DirectorRyôsuke NakamuraLisa OrtizStarsYûtarô HonjôMayu WatanabeKana HanazawaA mysterious new transfer student who claims to be psychic, arrives and changes the lives of a group of students.A little dull and slow paced, with characters that I didn't care about. Not great.
- DirectorIsamu ImakakeStarsAyumi FujimuraBanjô GingaPhilip HershWhen the earth and humankind are in danger, you will learn about the mystical laws that rule the world you live inThis is a movie that was legitimately released into theatres, however it is funded by the 'Happy Science' cult, so beware. (I haven't watched this, nor will I ever, thanks).
- DirectorHirotsugu KawasakiStarsKenshô OnoSatomi IshiharaTakashi KondôA 15-year-old boy goes 1200 years back in time to find his unlikely destiny as the savior to end the war between humans and demons.
- DirectorJun ShishidoStarsRyunosuke KamikiSeika TaketomiKatsumi ChôA pilot, despite being advised not to, bonds with a princess when he is tasked with escorting the royal subject overseas and across enemy territory to reunite her with her future husband.
- DirectorKônosuke UdaStarsShûhei HaraTomoko HiratsujiYûtarô HonjôYuta goes to a place he used to visit with his father and is transported back in time. When he comes back to the present, a miracle occurs to the former children of the village.
- DirectorMasayuki KojimaStarsTatsuomi HamadaToshio KakeiKaori YamagataTianjin, a boy from the city, has to move to his father on the prairie of Tibet. There he meets a golden dog that helps him cope with the new challenges ahead.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsHisako KanemotoMiyu IrinoKazuhiko InoueA coming of age story involving young love and a mysterious music, coming from a crystal radio left as a memento by an absent father, that leads a young heroine deep into a hidden world.
- DirectorHiroshi NishikioriStarsMana AshidaChika AnzaiKatsuhisa HôkiAnnie and Jack discover a magic tree house that contains books that take them to different places in time.
- DirectorTakahiro ÔmoriStarsKôki UchiyamaAyane SakuraShinpachi TsujiHotaru is rescued by a spirit when she gets lost in a forest as a child. The two become friends, despite the spirit revealing that he will disappear if he is ever touched by a human.
- DirectorTakashi YamazakiStarsSadao AbeShingo KatoriSeishirô KatôOn an island, the residents have named the island "Monster Island." The monsters living on the island are friendly, but live in fear of humans. A child named Kotake wanders onto the island and meet a red ogre named Naki.
- DirectorHiroyuki OkiuraStarsKaren MiyamaYukaDaizaburo Arakawa11-year-old Momo moves with her mother to a small island town after her father dies. When she arrives, she encounters three goblins that others cannot see who try to help her to cope with the loss of her father and the changes in her life.Like a low-rent 'Sprited Away' (I say that in the best way possible)
- DirectorKôji MasunariMasaaki YuasaStarsTomoyo KurosawaHonoka IkezukiTakuto YoshinagaFive kids go on amazing adventures through the universe after they rescue an injured alien.
- DirectorKeiichi HaraStarsKumiko AsôChris AyresGreg AyresA sinful spirit is granted the opportunity to prove worthy for rebirth, inhabiting the body of a student who killed himself.
- DirectorYasuhiro YoshiuraStarsJun FukuyamaKenji NojimaRie TanakaIn a not too distant future, a young man's outlook on his home android begins to change after tracking the android's behavioral log to a mysterious cafe.There is an OVA series, but (apparently) that series is all included in the movie. I've only watched the OAV, but I loved it.
- DirectorRintarôStarsMonica RialJason DouglasDavid MatrangaAn animated adventure about three children who travel to a fantasy land.
- DirectorTakeshi KoikeStarsTakuya KimuraYû AoiTadanobu AsanoA story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it.
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRyunosuke KamikiNanami SakurabaMitsuki TanimuraA student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.
- DirectorShinsuke SatoStarsChristine Marie CabanosPatrick SeitzJulie MaddalenaA teenage girl discovers a magical world, which forces her to come to terms with her grief for her deceased mother, and her tenuous relationship with her father.Aimed at kids, but it has enough heart that I was able to enjoy it too.
- DirectorSunao KatabuchiStarsMasao AgawaChisa BandaiRomy BeckmanInspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up.I watched this when it came out, but I can barely remember any details. It's about a girl who moves to the countryside?? I remember enjoying it, but it wasn't the most memorable story.
- DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsRinko KikuchiRyô KaseShôsuke TaniharaThe Kildren, a group of eternally young fighter pilots, experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds.
- DirectorKeiichi HaraStarsKazato TomizawaTakahiro YokokawaNaoki TanakaA boy befriends an orphaned water spirit, or Kappa, he found dried up and buried in a riverbank. He and his family help the creature adjust to life in the modern world.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsKenji MizuhashiYoshimi KondouSatomi HanamuraTold in three interconnected segments, Takaki tells the story of his life as cruel winters, cold technology, and finally, adult obligations and responsibility converge to test the delicate petals of love.
- DirectorMasahiro AndôStarsTomoya NagaseYuri ChinenKôichi YamaderaA swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.
- DirectorMasayuki KojimaStarsAya UetoRyunosuke KamikiHiroyuki AmanoThe son of a prostitute and the son of a professional musician develop a bond of friendship through their love of playing the piano.
- DirectorFumihiko SoriStarsMeisa KurokiShôsuke TaniharaYasuko MatsuyukiJapan, 2077: A female agent named Vexille is dispatched to Tokyo to investigate whether Japanese are developing robotic technology, which has been banned by the U.N. due to its potential threat to humankind.
- DirectorShinji TakagiStarsAkiko YajimaBin ShimadaIssei FutamataRyuhei Ozaki is a 5th grader who discovers a journal written by his father Shohei when he was himself a kid: "Tokyo Exploring Records,". Ryuhei informs his online friends and create his own exploration team. During the summer vacation, the three boys decide to go down a manhole into the sewers in quest of a hidden treasure indicated on the journal. Little did they know that the 'abandoned' sewers are hiding a very real treasure of the Japanese army, but also it's fierce guardian and a whole lot of weird 'undergrounders'.
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRiisa NakaTakuya IshidaMitsutaka ItakuraA high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.Very imaginative and creative work from Hosoda.
- DirectorMakoto BesshoKôichi ChigiraMahiro MaedaStarsTakako MatsuEiji WentzJoe CappellettiWhen eleven-year-old Wataru is told he can change his destiny by entering a magic gateway into another world, he jumps at the chance. But on his quest to find the Tower of Fortune and be granted any wish, he must conjure up all his bravery to battle a world of demons, his own friends and ultimately himself.
- DirectorMakoto BesshoKentarô MizunoKen'ichi ShimizuStarsRyô KatsujiAoi MiyazakiYûko KotegawaIt is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy named Agito stumbles across a machine that glowed in a strange blue hue inside a forbidden sanctuary. The machine, which has preserved a beautiful girl named Tula from the past, is activated. Tula has a "mission" that had been entrusted to her by the past ...
- DirectorMichael AriasHiroaki AndôStarsKazunari NinomiyaYû AoiYûsuke IseyaTwo boys defend Treasure Town and Yakuza try to take over and clear it for new development.
- DirectorSatoshi KonStarsMegumi HayashibaraTôru EmoriKatsunosuke HoriWhen a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.My least favorite of Satoshi Kon's work. I want to re-visit it, but the novel reads like the author's masturbatory fantasy, so I'm hesitant...
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiYoshio SuzukiStarsHidetaka YoshiokaMasato HagiwaraYuka NanriIn an alternate postwar timeline, Japan is divided into the Union-controlled North and the US-controlled South.
- DirectorShinji TakagiKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsAnna PaquinPatrick StewartAlfred MolinaIn 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.
- DirectorMasaaki YuasaKôji MorimotoStarsKôji ImadaSayaka MaedaTakashi FujiiAfter a deadly encounter with two yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience with her and his friends.
- DirectorAkio NishizawaStarsYumi FurukawaSayaka HanamuraSatoshi HinoNitaboh inherits a shamisen after going blind at a young age. As he improves his skills, he tries to perfect his own unique style.
- DirectorHiroyuki ImaishiStarsKappei YamaguchiTakako HondaYûko MizutaniTwo aliens awaken on Earth with no recollection of their past and embark on a devastating crime spree but are sent to an infamous lunar penitentiary named Dead Leaves.
- DirectorShôgo FuruyaSatoshi KonStarsTôru EmoriYoshiaki UmegakiAya OkamotoOn Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.My personal favorite of Satoshi Kon's work. My boyfriend said 'This movie was a miracle'. This is one you can show to your non-anime fan friends and they will love it (unless they have no soul).
- DirectorTolStarsBéatrice DalleTakeshi KatôHisayo MochizukiA cerebral and existential story of Tamla, a kitten from the Planet of Cats, who sets out to solve the mystery of her birth.
- DirectorYoriyasu KogawaTakashi NakamuraStarsAkiko HiramatsuMegumi ToyoguchiDaisuke SakaguchiPalme is a puppet created by a man for his sickly wife. After her death, Palme becomes paralyzed with sorrow until he happens to cross paths with a woman being pursued who asks him to deliver something precious to a sacred place called Tama.People either love or hate this one - I loved it. If you don't like it within the first half-hour, your won't like it. I found the world engrossing, some find it slow.
- DirectorSunao KatabuchiStarsHouko KuwashimaTsuyoshi KoyamaMinami TakayamaConfined in the castle tower by her father, Princess Arete spends her days watching the world outside her window. Sometimes she sneaks out. Prospective suitors are sent on quests to collect magic treasures to win her hand in marriage.
- DirectorRintarôStarsToshio FurukawaScott WeingerYuka ImotoKenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima.I watched this one a lot in high school. Very well animated and easy to get into.
- DirectorSatoshi KonKô MatsuoStarsMiyoko ShôjiShôzô ÎzukaMami KoyamaA TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.A classic from Satoshi Kon.
- DirectorKazuki ÔmoriStarsYumi AdachiAki MaedaMari NatsukiA boy has a powerful gift, a war hungery government comes to use him to create a weapon. He learns the origins of his power and units a people to over throw the evil government.
- DirectorKazumasa FujiieKentaro IzakiJunichi SakaiStarsJanine BrownMari DevonBridget HoffmanIn 2100, the newly built Bayside City serves as Japan's premier international port. The Angel Arms Company is established by a former policewoman named Takako, to help wage war on terrorism with armed security suits. When the mayor is assassinated, the women of Angel Arms end up protecting the evil crime-lord Hassan, in hopes that his information will help bring down a global terror ring. Takako's back is to the wall as a band of criminals plot to kill Hassan, and the organization's leader is revealed to be the former lover of Angel Arms' own Alisa.
- DirectorKenichi MaejimaStarsKaori ShimizuChihiro SuzukiMariko KôdaWhen Alice Hayashi, the youngest person ever to go into space crashes her shuttle at the North Pole, she is thrown thirty years into the future. But her trip through time is far from accidental. The world is now ruled with an iron fist by Nero and his supercomputer, the SS10X. And because of a common link between her, Nero and the SS10X, Alice may be the future's only chance for freedom....
- DirectorKenji KamiyamaHiroyuki OkiuraStarsMichael DobsonYoshikazu FujikiSumi MutohA traumatized member of an elite para-military police force falls for the sister of a female terrorist courier who died in front of him on duty.
- DirectorHirotsugu KawasakiNorihiko SutôKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsShôtarô MorikuboRyuji AigaseTakehito KoyasuAn elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.
- DirectorToshio GotôStarsKôji IshiiTsubasa KinoshitaKanako KuboOver 6,000 people die when the 1995 'Kobe' earthquake hits Japan. In the aftermath of the tragedy a young student turns his attention outward to deal with death, console a friend and confront reality. Here is the story of one young man forced to deal with the world from a new perspective.
- DirectorYoshio KurodaStarsMakoto TsumuraSakura TangeShinobu AdachiA small poor boy lives with his caring grandfather in a small Flemish village in the 19th century Belgium, has a lovable pet dog, loves art and dreams of becoming a famous painter one day. Based on a famous Flemish novel.
- DirectorSatoshi KonStarsJunko IwaoRica MatsumotoShinpachi TsujiA pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.A terrifying classic from Satoshi Kon.
- DirectorTakashi NakamuraStarsNoriko HidakaHiroaki HiroMitsuo IwataAnthropomorphic cats abduct little kids' dog to use him as a weapon for their Mistress who wants to control the fantastical cat world. Young boy and his sister must travel to this world to save their pet and the cat world.
- DirectorJun'ichi SatôRob BakewellStarsMei OshitaniShinnosuke FurumotoNaoto KineThe movie is about a girl named Hiromi Nozawa and her dog Junkers. Hiromi is having troubles at home mainly because her parents wanting to separate. Junkers tries to comfort her in ways no other dog can. He can talk and grant her 3 wishes.
- DirectorKôji MorimotoTensai OkamuraKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMarc SwintRobbie DaymondFrank TodaroAn animated science fiction anthology from the visionary anime director, Katsuhiro Otomo.Hit-or-miss anthology movie. I remember that I loved the first one, hated the second and was ambivalent about the third. Otomo has since produced 'Short Peace' as a spiritual sequel to this one, and I had the same reaction - loved two, hated one, didn't care about one.
- DirectorSeiji AriharaStarsYuri AmanoKobuhei HayashiyaMasato HiranoA young Japanese girl witnesses the horrors of World War II as she struggles to survive after her family is torn apart.
- DirectorKazuo YamazakiStarsRyô HorikawaKazuhiko InoueMaria KawamuraThe Joker five-star system is under Emperor Amaterasu. Mecha pilot Ladios must save his co-pilot, Fatima-class female android Lachesis, from one of many warlords, who oppose Amaterasu.
- DirectorHidemi KuboStarsToshio FurukawaMichie TomizawaIchirô NagaiWith their spacecraft shipwrecked on the strange planet of Garaga, the crew of the XeBeC fight for their lives against blood-thirsty warrior apes. Political intrigue follows as the true nature of the crew's mission becomes apparent: were they meant to arrive on Garaga? And just who is this crew really taking orders from?
- DirectorKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMitsuo IwataNozomu SasakiMami KoyamaA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.I watched this when I was in middle-school, and I didn't like it because I was 12. I should rewatch this one...
- DirectorKunihiko YuyamaStarsTôru FuruyaWaka KandaKazuhiko InoueAn ambitious young farmer becomes an agent in a pointless war between two nations, and tragedy ensues.
- DirectorSatoshi DezakiTsuneo TominagaStarsAkira KamiyaMichiko KawaiHideyuki TanakaCosmo Academy has set a test for ten of its applicants to survive on a spaceship for 2 months. But there is an eleventh member aboard.
- DirectorYoshikazu YasuhikoStarsShigeru NakaharaMiki TakahashiMayumi TanakaArion begins with his journey to discover a world of poverty and horror where ordinary people are barely surviving through the war. He falls in love with a blind slave girl who is then captured and imprisoned on top of Olympus by Apollo, who dreams to rule the Titans. Now, Arion must lead an army of ordinary people to fight against the three war lords (Zeus, Poseidon and Pluto) with help from a thief, a giant, a wizard, a mysterious lion-masked man and a flying dragon.
- DirectorSatoshi DezakiStarsKazuhiko InoueMaya OkamotoKiyoshi KobayashiIn a barren, war torn future Earth, a soldier and his female comrade look for a lost friend in a quest that would shake their reality.
- DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsMako HyôdôJinpachi NezuKeiichi NodaA mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
- DirectorRintarôStarsHiroyuki SanadaMami KoyamaTarô IshidaAn orphan named Taro killed who Tein-Hei told her was the killer of his family. Taro found out, years later that Tein-Hei is the true killer and the man he killed was his father. Taro's revenge attempts start off a trail of assassinations and ninja swords fights spanning from Hokaido, Alaska to California where Tien-Hei's secrets gradually unfold. The revenge road leads to a climactic battle with Tien-Hei on the fall of Japan's Shogun-era.
- DirectorGisaburô SugiiStarsMayumi TanakaChika SakamotoJunko HoriTwo kittens go on a metaphysical journey on a magical railroad train.
- DirectorRintarôStarsTôru FuruyaMami KoyamaMasako IkedaA Transylvanian princess, a Japanese high school student and a 2000 year old warrior are selected to be part of a small force of powerful psionic warriors assembled to be the defenders of Earth against a nihilistic alien entity bent on pure total cosmic destruction
- DirectorMoribi MuranoStarsKatsue MiwaIrukaChieko BaishôA young unicorn named Unico must fight an evil magician and save everyone who's trapped under his spell.
- DirectorMasami HataStarsTôru FuruyaMami KoyamaIkue SakakibaraA prince of the sea and a child of fire engage in a tragic forbidden romance.
- DirectorKiriô UrayamaPeter FernandezStarsJun'ya KatôMîna TominagaKazuo KumakuraA young boy has to make a voyage to a distant lake to save his mother, who has been turned into a dragon.
- DirectorEiichi YamamotoStarsAiko NagayamaChinatsu NakayamaMasaya TakahashiAfter being raped by an evil feudal lord and subsequently getting banished from her village, a peasant girl makes a pact with the Devil to gain magical powers and take her revenge.
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsMikijirô HiraEtsuko IchiharaEijirô TônoA boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him.
- DirectorIsamu ImakakeStarsRyôta ÔsakaAsami SetoTetsuya Kakihara"Can we save the Earth?" Five high school students at a boarding school encounter alien abduction and realize that there are some malicious aliens hiding in the school... They then begin the journey exploring the Truth behind UFOs & aliens then later discover that the battle associated with the future of the Earth was about to begin...Another propaganda piece from the 'Happy Science' cult. Going from the imdb page, it looks like they got the cash to dub this one into English?
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsKoji YakushoAoi MiyazakiShôta SometaniWhen a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.Coming from 'Ookami Kodomo', this one was a disappointment.
- DirectorSeiji MizushimaTomoki KyôdaStarsRie KugimiyaWendee LeeSteve BlumWith Earth in ruins, humanity no longer takes corporeal form and exists in a virtual society known as 'DEVA'. When a hacker infiltrates the cyber universe, Officer Angela Balzac is dispatched to the surface to track him down.
- DirectorMizuho NishikuboMasaki TachibanaStarsTatsuya NakadaiYukie NakamaYûsuke SantamariaA dramatic yet heart-warming story of cross-cultural friendship among children in the aftermath of WWII, presented by Tokyo-based award-winning animation studio Production I.G. Based on true events.
- DirectorTatsuyuki NagaiStarsInori MinaseKôki UchiyamaSora AmamiyaA young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship.
- DirectorYukihiro MiyamotoAkiyuki ShinbôNobuyuki TakeuchiStarsSuzu HiroseMasaki SudaMamoru MiyanoIn this sci-fi tinged story of young love and teenage turmoil, a mysterious glowing ball offers Norimichi a second chance at securing his dream date.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsRyunosuke KamikiMone KamishiraishiRyo NaritaTwo teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
- DirectorNaoyuki ItôStarsMisako IinoMomone IwabuchiYûki KajiThe story focuses on high school girl Nagisa Yukiai who lives in a seaside town. She has believed her grandmother's story that spirits dwell in words and they are called "kotodama" (word spirit). One day, she strays into a mini FM station that has not been used for years. As an impulse of the moment, she tries to talk like a DJ using the facility, but her voice accidentally broadcasts and reaches someone she has never expected.
- DirectorMasaaki YuasaStarsKanon TaniShôta ShimodaMinako KotobukiThe story centers on Kai, a gloomy middle school student whose life changes after meeting Lu, a mermaid.
- DirectorMasaaki YuasaStarsGen HoshinoKana HanazawaHiroshi KamiyaIn this comedy about one epic night in Kyoto, a college sophomore goes on a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife, all the while unaware of the romantic longings of her classmate Senpai.
- DirectorSunao KatabuchiStarsNonAva PickardKenna PickardA spirited 18-year-old woman is married off to a man she barely knows as she combats the daily struggles of living in Hiroshima during World War II.
- DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsMako HyôdôJinpachi NezuKeiichi NodaA mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
- DirectorMotonobu HoriKenji KamiyamaStarsMitsuki TakahataShinnosuke MitsushimaJamison BoazIn the near future, a high school senior discovers that events in her waking life begin to parallel events in her dreams.
- DirectorNaoki MiyaharaStarsAsami SetoShiori IzawaAtsumi TanezakiFive girls are taken to a fantasy world and must team up to save it from peril.
- DirectorShûkô MuraseStarsJessie James GrelleIan SinclairClifford ChapinSet in a time when Sarajevo was obliterated by a homemade nuclear device, the story reflects a world inundated with genocide. An American man by the name of John Paul seems to be responsible for all of this and intelligence agent Clavis Shepherd treks across the wasteland of the world to find him and the eponymous "genocidal organ."
- DirectorTetsuya YanagisawaStarsSora AmamiyaMomo AsakuraKana AsumiBased on Vocaloid songs from "Kokuhaku Jikko Iinkai ~Renai Series~" by HoneyWorks, the movie is the second film based on the songs, following Tetsuya Yanagisawa's previous anime, "Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita".
- DirectorHiromasa YonebayashiStarsHana SugisakiRyunosuke KamikiYûki AmamiBased on "The Little Broomstick" by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers.