41. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone ( Evangerion shin gekijôban: Jo )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno
Actors: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuriko Yamaguchi
Plot: The first in a line of four films that will re-imagine the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series. You Are (Not) Alone cover approximately episode 1 - 6 dealing with Shinji Ikari coming to terms with being an EVA pilot and battling Angels, dealing with his estranged father Gendo, his new roommate Lt. Colonel Misato Katsuragi and the cool, distant pilot Rei Ayanami.
42. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Anime/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Curt Geda
Actors: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Angie Harmon
Plot: Features the return of Batman's arch-nemesis, the Joker, who disappeared some 40 years before the film takes place. Wayne, who knows the reason for the Joker's long absence, is certain that this can't be the same man, and he and Terry set out to discover who he really is and what he's up to. Along the way, it is revealed what happened not only to the Joker, but also to several other Batman-related characters who have been absent from Batman Beyond, such as Batman's old sidekick Tim Drake.
43. Bleach: Memories of Nobody
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Actors: Masashi Ebara, Masakazu Morita, Chiwa Saito, Fumiko Orikasa
Plot: The appearance of numerous souls, called "Blanks" in Karakura town has Ichigo and Rukia scrambling for answers. They find it in a mysterious Shinigami named Senna, who holds the key to preventing the real world and Soul Society from merging.
44. Naruto Shippuden: The Movie ( Gekijô-ban Naruto shippûden )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hajime Kamegaki
Actors: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Masako Katsuki, Kazuhiko Inoue
45. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Actors: Richard Epcar, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Crispin Freeman, William Knight
Plot: Batô, the living cyborg working for Public Security Section 9, investigates a case where a pleasure model female robot has killed her owner. But in 2032, the line between humanity and cybernetics is becoming more and more blurred as humans live out there every whim - in all this a lonely ghost of man seeks to reclaim his own humanity.
46. Steamboy ( Suchîmubôi )
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Actors: Anna Paquin, Alfred Molina, Patrick Stewart, Kari Wahlgren
47. Boy and the Beast, The ( Bakemono no ko )
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Actors: Shôta Sometani, Kôji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Suzu Hirose
48. Place Promised in Our Early Days, The ( Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho )
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Actors: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masato Hagiwara, Yuka Nanri, Unshô Ishizuka
Plot: In an alternate timeline, two teenage friends begin to construct an aircraft to investigate a mysterious tower separating the northern and southern provinces of Japan. Over time they drift apart, however, sparked by their mutual affections for a girl. All three are drawn back together when the girl falls deathly ill and destiny calls them to action one last time.
49. Tales from Earthsea ( Gedo senki )
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Goro Miyazaki
Actors: Willem Dafoe, Timothy Dalton, Mariska Hargitay, Matt Levin
Plot: Based on the novels by Ursula K. Le Guin - a wandering wizard, Ged, is sent to investigate the strange occurrences across the land, including the appearance of dragons. He meets up with a young prince who harbors a dangerous, dark side - one which may be used against Ged and his quest.
50. Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass ( Inuyasha - Kagami no naka no mugenjou )
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toshiya Shinohara
Actors: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima
