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Urban Vision Entertainment Inc., a production/distribution company based in Los Angeles, formed in July, 1996 to help introduce the alternative animation genre known as anime or Japanimation to mainstream media. The company primarily produces/acquires Japanese animation for direct-to-home video release and distributes to the home video market. The climb to anime's breakthrough has been a slow but steady process. Early exposure with the series Battle of the Planets (predecessor to an Urban Vision title, Gatchaman) in the 70's coupled with the Robotech television series in the mid-80's, sustained by the theatrical release of Akira, the resurgence of Speed Racer and current popular television series such as Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z and Pokemon have the American animation market craving more from the land of the Rising Sun. The combination of vivid colors and mind-blowing action has placed anime years ahead of its animation counterparts worldwide. Today, the influences on Am

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Videos (15)

Azumi 1

published 20 months ago

2:07 | 1,113 views

Azumi (あずみ, Azumi?) is a manga series created by Yū Koyama, later adapted to film. It concerns the title character, a young woman brought up as part of a team of assassins, charged with killing three warlords that threaten Feudal Japan with an...
Azumi 2

published 20 months ago

0:56 | 693 views

AAzumi 2: Death or Love Main article: Azumi 2: Death or Love Immediately after the final events of the first film, Azumi and her remaining friend Nagara are stalked by the men of a warlord she recently assassinated. Upon escaping, they are...
Bio hunter

published 20 months ago

0:50 | 760 views

Bio Hunter (バイオ・ハンター, Baio Hantā?) is a Japanese manga series authored by Fujihiko Hosono. It tells the story about 2 molecular biologists, Koshigaya and Kimada who take on humans with strange viruses that make them less human and more demonic. It...
Gatchaman

published 20 months ago

1:08 | 365 views

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (科学忍者隊ガッチャマン, Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman?), is a 5-member superhero team which comprises the main characters in several anime originally produced in Japan by Tatsunoko Productions and later adapted into several...
Gologo 13 The Professional

published 20 months ago

2:26 | 441 views

Golgo 13 (ゴルゴ13) is a manga created by Japanese mangaka Takao Saito about a fictional assassin, the lead protagonist and title character Golgo 13. It is one of the longest running adult manga in Japan and since its debut in 1968, the series has sold...
Kill Devil

published 20 months ago

2:04 | 324 views

In the year 2025, the government decides to send juveniles with the murder gene to an uninhabited island in the Pacific under a premise of rehabilitation. Conducting various studies to determine the ferocity of the hidden gene, they implement an...
Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust

published 20 months ago

2:03 | 219 views

Continuing his quest to rid the world of the Nobility, the Vampire Hunter D, a dunpeal (half human, half vampire), is summoned by the Elbourne family to rescue their daughter Charlotte from the captivity of Meier Link. The race against time not only...
Vampire Hunter D Special Edition

published 20 months ago

2:31 | 499 views

Vampire Hunter D is a gothic horror anime. It centers around a young woman named Doris. Living in a vampire-infested world, she is the daughter of a vampire hunter, and one herself. One night, while attempting to kill some werewolves, Doris is...
Wicked City

published 20 months ago

0:50 | 682 views

Wicked City (妖獣都市, Yōjū Toshi?) is an animated horror neo-noir directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, based on Hideyuki Kikuchi s novel of the same name. The story takes place towards the end of the 20th century and explores the idea that the human world...
Kokkuri

published 20 months ago

2:03 | 356 views

Beginning with a late night radio show, Mio, Hiroko, and Masami get the idea to conjure up Kokkuri-san, a spirit who can answer any question. What appears to be a harmless pastime soon reveals dangerous secrets?secrets even good friends don t know...