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Hunter x Hunter (2011)

Hunter x Hunter – The Last Mission [BD 720p | BD 1080p]

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Plot Summary
Some tens of years ago, chairman of the Hunters Association Isaac Netero sealed away Jed, a man representing the "shadow" of the association that had began to make use of the power "on." "On," being another side of the coin of "nen," derives its power from the user's pure hatred at the cost of their life. Although he thought he had sealed Jed and "on" away, a team of on-using warriors appears at Heaven's Arena's Battle Olympia Tournament. Gon and Killua, who had come to cheer on Zushi, along with Kurapika, who attends the tournament to protect his boss Neon, are forced to find the source of a violent invasion of the tower and defeat it. However, this may not be so easy, as their foes use the power of hatred as they wish for the death of all Hunters.
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Steamboy

Steamboy [10-bit, BD 1080p | BD 720p]

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Plot Summary
Ray is a young inventor living in Great Britain in the middle of the 19th century. Shortly before the Great Exhibition, a marvellous invention called the Steam Ball, behind which a menacing power is hidden, arrives at his door from his grandfather Lloyd in the United States. Meanwhile the nefarious Ohara Foundation has sent men to acquire the Steam Ball so that they can use its power towards their own nefarious ends.

Note: This is the most expensive animated film in Japanese history with a budget of some 2.4 billion yen (roughly $20 million). A retro science fiction film that has a very strong sense of design. The fall 2003 release date was pushed back until early 2004 due to Katsuhiro wanting the ending of the movie to be well done. Continue reading Steamboy [10-bit, BD 1080p | BD 720p] →