Thriller Anime
Kizuoibito
Yuko Kusaka is a Japanese journalist sent to Brazil to do a report on the gold rush phenomenon that seems to be making many people rich from night to day. Rumors say that among the many "garimpeiros" (gold diggers) currently on the Amazon forest, there is a Japanese known as Rio Baraki. Reaching their destination, her crew member is promptly attacked and she is raped as a warning to stop their work and return immediately to their home country. Determined to do her job, she stays and finds out from the attacker that he is none other than Baraki, a white haired muscular man with a large scar on his back. Later she discovers that his real name is Keisuke Ibaraki. Once a promising quarterback, he ended up falsely incriminated by a powerful organization known as GPX.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Magma Taishi
The alien invader Goa plots to conquer the Earth. He first warns the Murakami family (father Atsushi, mother Tomoko, and son Mamoru) of their invasion, and demonstrates his powers by transporting them to a prehistoric jungle and destroying a Giant Dinosaur before their very eyes. But they will not agree to surrender to Goa, so hope comes in the form of Magma, an armored, golden giant with long hair and antennae. He and his human-sized wife Mol, both created by the wizard Earth are sent to defend our world against Goa. They befriend Atsushi and Mamoru, the latter has Magma emotionally touched, as he wanted to have a child with his wife Mol, so Earth creates a duplicate of Mamoru, named Gam Earth gives Mamoru a whistle, with which he can call Gam Mol and Magma in times of crisis. So when Goa unleashes his various daikaiju, chances are, Magma, Mol, and Gam will fly to the rescue.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Sangsil-ui Jib
The elderly at the nursing home have their heads shaved. The protagonist who works there sees them but can't read their expressions. However, from one instance, he finds himself looking closely at their faces.
(Source: Official Site)
selector loth WIXOSS PV
Special PV released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of selector infected WIXOSS depicting the original cast as adults with callbacks to the original series's first opening.
Helpless void
At night, a man holds out his own leash into the void. He has to explode in order to escape.
Graduate Work 2017, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation
(Source: Geidai Animation)
CONNECTED
Mamoru Oshii x Koji Morimoto x KENWOOD Smart Headsets collaborative animation.
This short animation is inspired by KENWOOD "Smart Headsets" (earphones with AI assistant)that depicts future life with a unique interpretation, set in a fictitious city where devices have become commonplace.
(Source: AniList.co)
Violet!?
Music video directed by Genshou Yasuda for the song Violet!? by Fuwa Minato.
Hwasan Golae
In the year 2070, mankind faces a life threatening crisis due to huge earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Korea is in a state of anarchy and Busan is swarming with refugees. Young street dealer Ha-jin has the ability to communicate with whales – a fact she keeps hidden from everyone. One day, a onearmed woman named Baek Sang-won asks Ha-jin to join her in the gules whale hunt. Painful memories lead Ha-jin to turn down the offer initially, but she eventually ends up joining Baek. As she makes friends on the ship, she grows curious about the gules whale and learns that every crew member has a sad gules story. The madness in the crews’ eyes as they try to kill the gules brings Ha-jin’s trauma to the forefront of her mind – and she experiences her own madness.
(Source: Korean Film Biz Zone)
Shuranosuke Zanmaken: Shikamamon no Otoko
Shurannosuke Sakaki is a masterless samurai with a razor-sharp katana and a cold-hearted personality. Whenever you see the mark of two crossed scythes on his back, death is sure to follow. Because of his exceptional swordsmanship, Shurannosuke is hired by the Nakura Clan to rescue Princess Mayu from the Seki Ninja. In this mission, he must use his full potential to survive the Seki Ninja's notorious henchmen.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Megumi
Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 when she was 13 years old. North Korea acknowledges abducting her and at least 12 other Japanese residents during the 1970s and the 1980s, but the country has not provided any conclusive evidence on her fate and most of the others.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Chang
Sergeant Jeong Cheol-min's squad are staying indoors a corroded stockroom renovated without windows. His squad is well known for their hardworking members until councellor Hong Yeong-soo comes in. Jeong Cheol-min does all he can to make Hong Yeong-soo the right man for his squad and the army requires him to. However, private Hong Yeong-soo doesn't adjust to the surroundings and causes trouble.
(Source: Hancinema)
Bai Ri Cheng Cai
In the high tower world where money is paramount, follow the grassroots male protagonist to climb to the top of the tower and realize his counterattack plan of becoming rich in 100 days!
(Source: Bilibili, translated)
Shin Gakkou no Yuurei
Following the popularity of the original omnibus OVA, this release offers 4 more stories but in animation only.
Climbing
Professional climber Choi Se-hyeon, who got recovered from a car accident recently, discovers that she is pregnant just before the Climbing World Championships. As her long-time aspirations are threatened, she struggles to break free from the duties of motherhood. However, at the same time, she receives text messages from 'herself' who seems to have been through a quite different life after the car accident. And most importantly, she wants to keep her baby.
(Source: IMDB)
Da Shijie
A hard rain is about to fall on a small town in Southern China. In a desperate attempt to find money to save his fiancée’s failed plastic surgery, Xiao Zhang, a mere driver, steals a bag containing 1 million from his boss. News of the robbery spreads fast within the town and, over the course of one night, everyone starts looking for Xiao Zhang and his money.
(Source: Metacritic)