Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
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Sci-Fi anime movies to watch tonight
Single-sitting sci-fi anime movie recommendations, filtered by quality, tone, visual identity, and emotional weight.
This guide is for nights when you want sci-fi in one complete sitting. These picks prioritize finished stories, strong presentation, and a clear reason to press play tonight.
Sci-Fi Anime Movies to Watch Tonight
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
A thousand years after a global war, a seaside kingdom known as the Valley Of The Wind remains one of only a few areas still populated. Led by the...
Ghost in the Shell
2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet...
Castle in the Sky
This high-flying adventure begins when Pazu, an engineer's apprentice, finds a young girl, Sheeta, floating down from the sky wearing a glowing...
Akira
It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free...
Paprika
Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The...
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The power to travel through time... It can be used for the good of humanity, or just selfishly abused. While many may fantasize about obtaining...
Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26
An anthology series adapting 8 short stories created by manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto between ages 17 and 26. 1) A Couple Clucking Chickens Were...
Summer Wars
When timid eleventh-grader and math genius Kenji Koiso is asked by older student and secret crush Natsuki to come with her to her family's Nagano...
Gintama - The Movie
Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered...
Lost in Starlight
In 2050 Seoul, astronaut Nan-young’s ultimate goal is to visit Mars. But she fails the final test to onboard the fourth Mars Expedition Project....
Steins;Gate 0: 23β -Divide by Zero-
Alternate 23rd episode of Steins;Gate, which leads into the story of Steins;Gate 0. Included with the Steins;Gate Complete Blu-ray Box. The main...
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
This film is a visual companion piece to "Discovery", an album by Daft Punk. It tells the story of a band of four extraterrestrial musicians who...
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation
First of the three part theatrical film remake of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2.
Macross: Do You Remember Love?
A.D. 2009 - The human race is in the middle of a three-way war with a race of giant humanoid aliens called the Zentraedi (male) and Meltrandi...
Memories
Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres. Magnetic Rose — a science fiction tale that tells a...
Sing a Bit of Harmony
When the beautiful and mysterious Shion transfers to Keibu High School, she quickly becomes popular for her open-hearted personality and...
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
In the year 2029, the world is made borderless by the net; augmented humans live in virtual environments, watched over by law enforcement that is...
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