Animation that's not for children

Today's post is about animation that is not generally suitable for small children.

My first experience of watching a film that wasn't strictly general exhibition was the Japanese classic Akira. I thought it was pretty good. I then saw it in Japanese with English subtitles and found it to be exceptional. There are nuances associated with animation in its native language that don't come through when the films are dubbed into another language - Akira was definitely one such film.

Other animated gems that are more for adults include:

Ghost in the Shell

Ninja Scroll

Appleseed

Grave of the Fireflies

GTO

Barefoot Gen

Waltz with Bashir

Only Yesterday

Mary and Max

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

Perfect Blue

Paprika (Said to be part of the inspiration behind the film Inception)

A Scanner Darkly

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Go to Hell!! (An odd Australian animated film. The animation itself is not in the style of anime - it is quite crude but I found the film to be wonderful)

Sword of the Stranger

Sky Blue

Most of the list above is Japanese as they specialise in this genre however there are a few from other countries included as well. Again, it is by no means a complete list, just one to get you started. I would recommend watching all these in their original language with subtitles where possible,

Any glaring omissions, let me know.