The anime adaptation of Fullmetal Alchemist author Hiromu Arakawa's agricultural manga Silver Spoon is getting ready to join the noitaminA block in Japan this summer, and now we finally have a better look at the show in action.

Check out the clips past the jump.

Anime Expo attendees who are also fans of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn have something special to look forward to at this year's convention. AX officially announced the addition of director Kazuhiro Furuhashi as a Guest of Honor for AX2013.

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The folks at New People Cinema are getting ready to kick off another really cool event this summer as part of the 2013 J-Pop Summit Festival. Exclusive premieres will highlight the first annual Japan Film Festival of San Francisco, which is set to take place at New People Cinema from Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, August 4. 

More after the jump.

Man at Arms is a cool little web series that has swordsmith Tony Swatton forging real versions of weapons from games, cartoons, and more. Swatton and his crew have tackled weapons ranging from Finn's Golden Sword from Adventure Time to Sora's Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts, and now they're back with an iconic cutter from Final Fantasy VII.

Cloud's Buster Sword is notorious for being about as big as he is, and it really shows when the behemoth is brought into the real world as a 70-plus-pound sword. Watch as the colossal blade is forged after the jump.

When “anime” meant going to a small aisle in the back of Blockbuster Video and perusing a motley collection of VHS tapes from publishers like Central Park Media and Streamline Pictures, Kite had something of a reputation for being crazier than its contemporaries, which were already plastered top to bottom in “ABSOLUTELY NOT FOR CHILDREN” stickers.

Filled with graphic sex and violence, Kite was banned in Norway and a number of other countries, released multiple times in the United States, and followed-up by a sequel, Kite Liberator, in 2008.

The live-action remake is helmed by South African director Ralph Ziman and features Samuel L. Jackson and India Eisley (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) in leading roles.