Akira
Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.
Why you'll love it
A dystopian tale set in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo, focusing on government corruption and the power of psychic abilities.
Ghost in the Shell
Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi, Akio Ôtsuka
A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
Why you'll love it
A groundbreaking anime that explores themes of consciousness and identity in a cybernetic future.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Beau Billingslea, Melissa Fahn, Nicholas Guest
A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
Why you'll love it
Set in a futuristic world, this film follows bounty hunters as they navigate through a complex plot involving a terrorist threat.
Psycho-Pass: The Movie
Bryn Apprill, Major Attaway, Z. Charles Bolton
In this sequel to Psycho-Pass TV show, Inspector Tsunemori is sent to a neighboring war-torn nation, where the Sibyl System is being introduced as an experiment, to find Shinya Kogami, her former enforcer who went rogue three year...
Why you'll love it
A continuation of the series, it delves into a society governed by a system that predicts criminal behavior.
Steamboy
Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Alfred Molina
In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.
Why you'll love it
Set in an alternate 19th century, it combines steampunk aesthetics with a story about invention and conflict.