Rurouni Kenshin [Manga]
Podiat gave it a
10.
From Viz:
140 years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri , man slayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji .
2970 users added this.
Shin Angyo Onshi [Manga]
Podiat gave it a
10.
Shin Angyo Onshi takes place in the land of Jushin, modeled after feudal Korea. In Jushin, there once lived secret government agents called the amen osa (or angy?
84 users added this.
Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal [OVA]
Podiat gave it a
10.
When a wandering master swordsman encounters bandits raiding a slave wagon he easily dispatches the, although only managing to save the life of one young boy. He tells the boy to run to a nearby village and be taken care of, and is surprised to find that the young boy had dug graves for all the deceased days later.
1176 users added this.
Cowboy Bebop - Knockin' on Heaven's Door [Movie]
Podiat gave it a
10.
As the Cowboy Bebop crew travels the stars, they learn of the largest bounty yet, a huge 300 million oolongs. Apparently, someone is wielding a hugely powerful chemical weapon, and of course the authorities are at a loss to stop it.
5745 users added this.
Darker Than BLACK [TV]
Podiat gave it a
10.
Ten years ago, an inscrutable and abnormal territory known as Hell's Gate appeared in Tokyo, altering the sky and wreaking havoc on the landscape. The heavenly bodies disappeared, replaced by false stars.
7204 users added this.
Princess Mononoke [Movie]
Podiat gave it a
10.
While fighting to save his village from the attack of a demon-god Ashitaka comes in contact with it and is inflicted with a deadly curse. In his search for a cure he is forced to leave his village forever and journey to the forest inhabited by animal gods.
10124 users added this.
Samurai Champloo [TV]
Podiat gave it a
10.
After accidentally killing a government official’s son in a fight, Mugen and Jin are seized, and are sentenced for execution. Fuu successfully saves the two warriors, and hires them to accompany her during her search for a samurai “who smells of sunflowers” which may lead to her father.
15084 users added this.
Cowboy Bebop [TV]
Podiat gave it a
10.
See You Space Cowboy is the titular theme of this space odyssey action show, Cowboy Bebop. Earning bounty rewards is one of the few profitable jobs outside of crime in the solar system - and Spike and Jet are just doing their work as they get mixed up with even more interesting people.
16461 users added this.
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu [TV]
Podiat gave it a
9.
The series focuses on the romantic tension between the oblivious military-minded Sousuke Sagara and the beautiful Kaname Chidori. Set in their school Jindai High, the couple is up for various crazy and hilarious misunderstandings, often caused by Sousuke’s ignorance.
4445 users added this.
Summer Wars [Movie]
Podiat gave it a
9.
In the future, all facets of society are tied into Oz, a virtual world inhabited by millions of users. Kenji, one of Oz’s moderators, was set to begin another typical summer when the lovely Natsuki asked him to accompany her to her hometown as a job.
1940 users added this.
Berserk [TV]
Podiat gave it a
8.
Gatts, an incredibly powerful warrior, is a lone swordsman in a medieval-type fantasy world. He loses in a battle with a mysterious swordsman named Griffith, who holds a pendant called the Eye of God.
6758 users added this.
Spirited Away [Movie]
Podiat gave it a
8.
Chihiro and her family are on their way to their new house in the suburbs when her father decides to take a shortcut along a lonely-looking dirt road. After getting out of the car and walking along a path for a while, they discover an open-air restaurant filled with food but with no workers or customers present.
17298 users added this.
Baccano! [TV]
Podiat gave it a
8.
During the late 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his unwilling aide Ennis, are looking for missing bottles of the immortality elixir.
3610 users added this.
Rurouni Kenshin [Movie]
Podiat gave it a
8.
Hitokiri Batt?sai participates in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and walks away from the battlefield as the victorious Imperialist forces celebrate.
504 users added this.
Grave of the Fireflies [Movie]
Podiat gave it a
8.
On the final days of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his four-year-old sister Setsuko are orphaned after their mother is killed during an air-raid by American forces in Kobe, Japan. After having a falling-out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter.
2284 users added this.
Eden of the East [TV]
Podiat gave it a
7.
On November 22, 2010 ten missiles strike Japan. However, this unprecedented terrorist act, later to be known as "Careless Monday," does not result in any apparent victims, and is soon forgotten by almost everyone.
3636 users added this.
Scrapped Princess [TV]
Podiat gave it a
7.
A princess prophesied to destroy the world at the age of 16 was abandoned and thrown into chasm right after birth. This, though the truth, was forbidden to be spoken of by anyone in the country.
1145 users added this.
Ponyo [Movie]
Podiat gave it a
7.
This heart-warming story by famed and beloved director Miyazaki centers around Ponyo, a tiny fish-girl who dreams of being human. Reminiscent of classic story "The Little Mermaid", she is washed ashore and rescued by a young boy, Sosuke, but despite their friendship she simply has to return to the oceans.
6628 users added this.
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within [Movie]
Podiat gave it a
7.
A planet is overrun by a mysterious group of creatures that infect and destroy all life on Earth. Only the determination of a single woman to find a cure will prevent the world from slowly being eaten away.
3205 users added this.
Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children [Movie]
Podiat gave it a
7.
The world is beginning to get back on it's feet and rebuild after the destruction that lied in Sephiroth's wake. Not all is going well, however, as a new disease known as Geostigma threatens the world.
6658 users added this.
Black Lagoon. [TV]
Podiat gave it a
6.
Within Thailand lies the city of Roanapur, a safe haven for all types of criminals and where corruption thrives to its very roots. Ran by big crime syndicates like the Yakuza or the Russian and Italian mafias, Roanapur is the center for illegal and criminal activities, and is the base of operations for the notorious group called Black Lagoon.
6207 users added this.
Samurai 7 [TV]
Podiat gave it a
6.
The story is set on the far future, where human enhancement is possible through integrating machines to one’s living cells. After a long period of war, the winning mechanized samurai proceed to banditry, and continuously terrorize the small villages in the countryside.
2258 users added this.