Aeon Flux by Peter Chung

For those of us old enough to remember the glory days of MTV, when they marketed to an audience with a couple of brain cells, you’ll no doubt have a special spot in your heart for Aeon Flux. She made her debut on Liquid Television and captivated the mind of the every high schooler on the fringe.  Aeon is a agent and sometimes nemesis of Trevor Goodchild, your run of the mill dictator. As you hear in the shows intro she “takes no sides”. This is the point in which I would give you run down of the story, but guess what, there is no story. Aeon Flux is 10 episodes of Anime genius, the show is action packed and each episode contains a plot but don’t read into it too much because it’ll change by the next episode. A great show that helped get Anime into America.

Porco Rosso by Hayao Miyazaki

When pigs fly is today! Another beautiful story from Miyazaki. Porco Rosso is the story of a man under a witch’s curse. The once arrogant, womanizing, flying ace, man was transformed into an arrogent, womanizing, flying ace, pig! Porco finds himself at odds with the local sky pirates which makes him a constant mark. There is also the female bartender, Porco’s love interest, who never gets involved with pilots which makes for a interesting relationship. This movie is hilarious and Michael Keaton as the voice of Porco Rosso is spot-on! Definitely worth checking out.

Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki

The spirit of the forest is dying. Death and destruction are everywhere and all in the name of progress. The animals know something is not right, men with their fires and steel are infecting the forest, and Princess Mononoke is the spirit of the forest’s last chance. Can she protect the forest from destruction or will a new force take over the world: the force of man.

Hayao Miyazaki is a legendary Japanese film maker. He is the founder of Studio Ghibili the most succusseful Anime film production company. His stories are always magical, engaging, and extremely thought provoking. He is loved all over the world and has fans of all ages.