Well, since this seems to have been overlooked, allow me to add it.
Grave Of The Fireflies / Tombstone Of Fireflies:[size=8]
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This is probably one of the best movies i have ever seen. Bar none. As far as i'm concerned, it's right up there with Star Wars and Blade Runner.
It's set in World War 2 Japan and follows the life of two young children after their city was bombed. They go to live with their aunt, and end up running away to make it on their own. This is, without a doubt, Studio Ghibli (My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, etc etc...)'s finest film and is a total tear jerker as it approaches the end.
You can pick up the DVD really cheap over at
yesasia.com (make sure you check that it has English subtitles first
and i believe it's worth every cent.
And now onto some more....
Great Teacher Onizuka:[size=8]
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This is one of the greatest series' i've ever had the pleasure to watch. It's 43 episodes long, and while the last episode or two are a bit disappointing (NO! DON'T END!) the whole series is well written, well animated and really funny.
Ex-motorbike-gang member
Eiichi (If i remember correctly) Eikichi Onizuka turns to school teaching which can only lead to "hillarious concequences". But it does actually, putting his past experiences into practice as a teacher, trying to win over his class of delinquents as they try their hardest to torment him and get him fired.