Tag Archives: mystery
UN-GO [10-bit, 720p | BD 1080p]
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| He pursues his job as the "Last Great Detective". Others call him the "Defeated Detective". What's certain is that he's Shinjurou Yuuki, a young man with a passion for mysteries and a talent for solving them that has made him the target of dark forces now stirring within the sinister underworld of a near future Tokyo. Continue reading UN-GO [10-bit, 720p | BD 1080p] |
Hell Girl: Three Vessels [10-bit, DVD 480p]
Hell Girl [10-bit, DVD 480p, Dual Audio]
Haibane Renmei [10-bit, BD 720p]
Persona 4: The Animation [10-bit, 720p | BD 1080p]
| Persona 4 takes place in a rural town named Inaba. There have been mysterious murders occurring whenever there was fog after heavy rain. There were also rumors about a channel on television airing only at midnight called Mayonaka TV, during which it is said that one can see his/her "other half" when staring at the TV screen. After hearing about a recent unsolved murder which occurred during the fog, the characters—Narukami, Chie, and Yosuke—discuss how each of them had attempted to watch the mysterious TV channel and witnessed the murder victim. The protagonist later realizes that during midnight when the channel is on, his body can phase into his television set as a gateway to enter another world infested with shadows. Continue reading Persona 4: The Animation [10-bit, 720p | BD 1080p] |
Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari | Requiem from the Darkness [DVD 480p, Dual Audio]
| Tired of writing riddles for children, Yamaoka Momosuke plans on gathering spooky and gruesome stories and publishing them in an anthology called Hyakumonogatari ("One Hundred Tales"). While researching these old myths and legends he comes across a mysterious trio who call themselves the Ongyou. They are detectives who are investigating the legends to reveal their truths...and bring those in the wrong to justice. Each time Momosuke meets the Ongyou he must face horrible truths and battle with his morals, but he's seeing things he shouldn't be seeing... Continue reading Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari | Requiem from the Darkness [DVD 480p, Dual Audio] |
Memories | Katsuhiro Otomo Presents: Memories [BD 720p]
| Memories consists of three dazzling stories, each delivered with its own astonishing style. "Magnetic Rose," based on a manga short by Katsuhiro Otomo, concerns two space travelers following a distress signal drawn into a magnificent world created by one woman's memories. In "Stink Bomb," a young chemist accidentally transforms himself into an unstoppable biological weapon set on a direct course for Tokyo. "Cannon Fodder" depicts a day in the life of a city whose entire purpose is the firing of cannons at an unknown enemy. Continue reading Memories | Katsuhiro Otomo Presents: Memories [BD 720p] |
Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! [720p | BD 1080p]
| Shōgo Mikadono is the son of an industrial magnate named Kumagorō Mikadono who passed away. As a final wish, Kumagorō imposed a condition Shōgo must meet before he can inherit the family legacy—find a female mate at school. Shōgo transfers into a school to fulfill that condition. However, he learns that he has a younger sister from whom he was separated at birth. He does not know what his long-lost sister looks like, but she happens to be one of the students at his new school. Continue reading Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! [720p | BD 1080p] |
Wolf’s Rain [576p, Dual Audio]
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| In some distant future, it's common knowledge that all wolves have been extinct for 200 years. However, it seems this is false as wolves have not disappeared but rather have taken human form. Kiba, a lone wolf, wanders into a city, trying to sniff out the Lunar Flowers that are supposed to lead whoever follows the scent to paradise. The source of the smell is Cheza, a girl who sleeps in what appears to be suspended animation in a lab. She and the wolves are drawn to each other, and Kiba hopes to find paradise once he finds the source of the scent of Lunar Flowers. However, once Kiba finds Cheza, she is kidnapped by a mysterious person called Darcia, and his search begins anew. Before he leaves the city, he meets 3 other wolves, Tsume, Hige and Toboe. All four wolves have very different personalities and ideas, and their friendliness towards each other is a little rough around the edges. However, they soon band together to continue to search for paradise. Continue reading Wolf’s Rain [576p, Dual Audio] |