Ikki Tousen: Legendary Fighter 1

This anime series tells the story of a war between Fighters, a group of high school students destined to battle until one emerges as the Ikki Tousen, a warrior with the strength of a thousand. Each Fighter wears an amulet that holds the soul of an ancient warrior. These amulets give the high schoolers amplified strength, and force the wearers to fight out the soul’s destiny. Inspired by the Yuji Shiozaki manga known as Battle Vixens, Ikki Tousen centers around one of the Fighters, Hakufu. The bubbly but not always bright heroine is the fiercest of the Fighters, despite having a build fit for a centerfold. Ikki Tousen doesn’t shy away from much, with a simple storyline juiced up with edgy humor, graphic fights, and other risque content throughout.

Final Fantasy: Spirits Within

In the future, Earth is a hostile wasteland dotted with the last dome-shielded cities of humanity. Alien spirit creatures kill with a touch by absorbing the souls of terrestrial life forms. While the war against the invaders drudges on, Dr. Aki Ross (voiced by Ming-Na) is close to unraveling the key to phantoms’ power. With Capt. Gray Edwards (Alec Baldwin) and the Deep Eyes squadron, Aki uses a dark secret of hers to try to heal Earth’s life spirit. Meanwhile, the conniving General Hein constructs an orbiting beam weapon that will attack the aliens at their nest’s core – and will put all remaining life on Earth at risk! The film is directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the video game upon which this visually stunning computer-animated film is based.