Mars Of Destruction OVA (2005)

Some time after a space mission to Mars ends in destruction, strange monsters called "Ancients" begin appearing around Tokyo. A group of specialists consisting of three girls and one troubled young boy must fight the Ancients until they can come to understand exactly what it is they are fighting. When one of the Ancients tells them that they are the true invaders of Earth, they must search within themselves to grasp what truly is reality.

Mars of Destruction OVA (2005)

The ship's alarm warns Mikako that the Tarsians are surrounding her, but she does not understand. A climactic battle ensues. On Earth, Noboru receives the message almost nine years later. At Agartha, three of the four carriers equipped with the warp engines which brought the expeditionary force to Sirius have been destroyed. The Lysithea is still intact after Mikako joins the fight and stops its destruction. After winning the battle, Mikako lets her damaged Tracer drift in space.

After failing to intercept the John A. Warden outside the L-6 Satellite Base, General Rico leads the Marauder Team to rescue the survivors on the ship. However, the team was wiped out with Rico as the only survivor. Rico then escaped with Carl Jenkins, Carmen Ibanez, Ice Blonde, Mech, and Ratzass from the John A. Warden with Jenkin's Shuttle before the ship's destruction. Starship Troopers: Invasion

After the destruction of Nibelheim at the hands of Sephiroth, Zack and Cloud are on the run from Shinra Inc. As they make their way back to Midgar, they recall the horrible events that happened at Nibelheim, as well as fight for survival against Shinra.

Fred Patten (1940-2018) was an internationally respected comics and animation historian. He has written about anime or comic books for publications ranging from Animation Magazine and Alter Ego to Starlog. He was a contributor to The Animated Movie Guide (2005), and is author of Watching Anime, Reading Manga (2004, Stone Bridge Press), a collection of his best essays, and Funny Animals and More (2014, Theme Park Press), based upon his early columns here on Cartoon Research. He passed away on November 12th, 2018.

The war has ended following the destruction of the MysTek Cannon and Dhaos has disappeared into the future. Unfortunately, the cannon's explosion has destroyed a huge chunk of the city of Midgard and quite a number of people have lost their homes. As Reisen looks upon the wreckage, he is spotted by Cress and his group, who manage to get him to reveal why he built the MysTek cannon. It seems that a few years ago he was an outcast, hated by society for being a half-elf. Because of this, he strove to reach a high place in the government whom people would look up to. However, the means by which he was to go about doing this were frowned upon by a mysterious stranger named Dhaos. Not yet the Evil King who attacks the city of Midgard relentlessly, the man simply told him that what he was doing was wrong. He predicted that the MysTek Cannon would doom him and the people of the city because of its reliance on mana. Reisen did not listen though, and set about working on his weapon. Now of course, Dhaos's prediction has proven true and Reisen wishes only to atone for his sins. Claus smiles and offers to give him a second chance so long as he can find a way for the group to return to the present. Reisen agrees to his terms and the two of them search through relics brought back from Thor for something that might help.

Stink Bomb, directed by Tensai Okamura from a screenplay by Katsuhiro Otomo, with key animation by Yoshiaki Kawajiri and music by Jun Miyake. A Black Comedy featuring a worker from a bioresearch facility, a weapon of mass destruction, and a lot of chaos.

A sci-fi-horror hybrid with more grey matter than your average movie, Annihilation has grand concepts in mind, ideas about self-destruction and rebirth. The film follows cellular biologist Lena (Natlie Portman) as she ventures into the Shimmer, an anomalous electromagnetic field that looks a bit like a jellyfish screensaver. There, she discovers the truth about what happened to her husband Kane (Oscar Isaac), who visited the Shimmer and returned in poor health and with his memory missing. 041b061a72