Hello everyone, Matt here and today I wanna talk about
anime! Recently we were lucky enough to
be able to up our stock on some truly classic and amazing animes, such as
Wicked City, Robot Carnival, the complete series of Outlaw Star and Berserk!
Wicked City
(NOT FOR CHILDREN) Brought to you by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, the director of other
fan favorites such as Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and the
Animatrix. Can be called a horror, fantasy Noir. In this story humans and
demons inhabit the world and it is up to a team-up between a human and demon
agent to protect a dignitary on his way to a peace treaty signing. Set in the
dark underbelly of Tokyo, the soundtrack and dark tones really make this film
feel like an intense Noir and yet it is full of outrageous transformations and
creatures that I can only compare to John Carpenter’s The Thing. This film is
NOT for children due to horror, gore and nudity - and lots of it. Definitely a
Matt 3 pick! 
Robot Carnival
(PG-13) A short film collection from the greats in anime, all using robots as
their common ground. Atsuko Fukushima (Akira), Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Black Magic
M-66), Hiroyuki Kitazume (Bubblegum Crisis), Kôji Morimoto (Kiki's Delivery
Service), Takashi Nakamura (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind), Yasuomi Umetsu
(Mezzo Forte), Manabu Ômori (Roujin Z & Metropolis), Hidetoshi Ômori (Mobile
Suit Gundam Seed) and last but not least Katsuhiro Ôtomo the artist and creator
of the manga and animated film Akira! ROBOTS! ROBOTS! ROBOTS! And one of the
best soundtracks around; need I say more haha. These directors’ reputations
speak for themselves! A definite Matt 3 Pick!
Outlaw Star!
(PG-13) OK TOONAMI FANS! HERE WE GO! Outlaw Star is one of my all-time favorite
series, it's a perfect blend of action, comedy and drama; will punch you in the
heart again and again. Short and sweet, IMDb.com said it best with "Gene Starwind
dreams of a life as an outlaw, and fate smiles on him as he seems to suddenly
wind up with a great job. But things go awry, and he finds himself the new
owner of the fastest, most technologically-advanced spaceship in the Galaxy.
Unfortunately, it is stolen and the owners want it back. Along with his partner
Jim and the lovely Melfina, Gene must fight his way across the Galaxy battling
Pirates, aliens and assassins as he attempts to discover the secret of the
Outlaw Star." THIS IS A MATT 3 LOVES ME PICK!!!
BERSERK
(original animated series) (NOT FOR CHILDREN) Finally the amazing medieval
action adventure is available to VisArt! For all you Gamers, Dark Souls is
HEAVILY based of Berserk. For everyone else Berserk is an epic action adventure
filled with gory battles, crazy weapons, awesome armor and plenty of demons to
kill. BERSERK is one of the best classic animes hands down. A definite Matt 3 Pick!
