AKIRA
Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project knowned as Akira. On his way to save Tetsuo, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activist, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader.

The confrontation sparks off Tetsuo's supernatural power leading to bloody death, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira's secrets were buried 30 years ago.

Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Country: USA/Japan
Language: Japanese (English Subtitles)
Runtime: 124 mins

This version has been colour corrected and digitally re-mastered.

Macross Plus
2040 AD - Planet Eden. The Ministry of Defence is testing and developing a transforming super-stealth aircraft, a new advanced defence vessel to counter alien attacks. Isamu Dyson is an extrovert jet fighter maverick assigned as a test pilot on the project, 'Super Nova', but the competition heats up when he discovers that his old rival Guld Bowman is a test pilot for the competing project.

Come see the "one" episode, the one that is the key to the Macross atmosphere!

Director: Shoji Kawamori
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese (English subtitles)
Runtime: 120 mins

PATLABOR II
In the near future, advanced robots called ‘Labors’ are used for civil and military operations. Tokyo Police Department’s is equipped with Patrol Labors, or Patlabors, to fight urban crime.
The date is 2002, three years after the events of PATLABOR 1. The destruction of a United Nations Labor team in South East Asia signals the beginning of a deadly terrorist plan that threatens to send shockwaves throughout Japan’s military.

Director: Mamoru Oshii
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese (English subtitles)
Runtime: 110 mins

Armitage: Dual Matrix
Armitage Dual-Matrix" is an exciting mix of Bladerunner, Ghost In The Shell and Akira.

Naomi Armitage and Ross Sylibus have changed their names and happily live together with their daughter Yoko on Mars -- until a robot riot breaks out at an anti-matter plant on Earth. Armitage learns that the riot is a plot to suppress evidence of illegal research and development of more Third Robots.

Armitage decides to go to Earth alone to find out who is behind this plot, but what she discovers is the most powerful enemy she has yet encountered-- replicas of herself.

Director: katsuhito akiyama
Country: USA/Japan
Language: Japanese (English subtitles)
Runtime: 90 mins

Tickets cost £20.00 for the All-Nighter. Doors open 11pm. There are 10-15 minute breaks between each feature.

There will be free Ben & Jerry's Ice-Cream and Red Bull following the screening of Akira, coffee and croissants after the last movie. Courtesy of Greggs.

DJ Take Off of the official Brighton Manga Club Night 'Departure Lounge' will be playing his usual eclectic mix of Japanese pop, punk, hip-hop, dance, ska & electronica.