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Takashi Okazaki’s Afro Samurai is a stylish merging of influences from anime, Western film, Japanese history, and rap culture. First a manga and then an anime starring Samuel L. Jackson, it’s become a hit around the world. And starting today, DGK has made it a part …Read more »
Takashi Okazaki has been making quite a name for himself lately with Batman Ninja, Star Wars: Visions, and special cards for MLB the Show. But we remember where it all started: Afro Samurai. And if you’ve been longing for a new copy for your manga shelf for as long …Read more »
A few weeks ago, we learned Fuminori Kizaki, the director of Afro Samurai, was working on a new sci-fi film. Now we’ve got some deets on that film thanks to a panel at C2E2. The film is titled Human Lost, and it’s a futuristic adaptation …Read more »
Fuminori Kizaki, the director of Afro Samurai and Basilisk, will announce a new film at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo March 22, Funimation has announced. Funimation says it’s “a new sci-fi, cyberpunk film project… that explores the role of humanity in Tokyo, Japan of …Read more »
This franchise has a rather strange (if short) history. Afro Samurai began as a doujinshi by author Takashi Okazaki which appeared in an independent Japanese magazine, and from that point, Gonzo and Samuel L. Jackson produced it as a 5 episode TV series straight to …Read more »
A friend of mine once described the 1998 anime classic Cowboy Bebop as an “anime for people who hate anime.” I suppose in many ways then, Samurai Champloo is an animated samurai film for those who can’t be bothered to check out jidaigeki or “period …Read more »
It looks like Harutoshi Fukui's Gundam Unicorn novels will be gracing the screen, an exciting bit of news that will be divulged further in the June issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Gundam Ace (hitting shelves in Japan on April 25). The adaptation is being penned …Read more »
Seeming to ever be on the forefront of digital distribution of anime in the US , FUNimation has just gone Youtube! Starting now, FUNimation is offering whole episodes of Blue Gender , Peach Girl , and Kiddy Grade to watch for free on Youtube, in …Read more »
According to recent confirmation from anime studio GONZO, art director Shigemi Ikeda has passed away. The artist was 69 years old when he passed on October 13, 2024. The Art director of #AfroSamurai, Mr.Shigemi Ikeda, has recently passed away. Thank you for your dedicated work, …Read more »
Ninja Kamui is an upcoming anime from JUJUTSU KAISEN director Sunghoo Park, and it was recently lined up for a February 10 premiere on Toonami, followed by streaming on Max the next day. While we wait for next month’s debut, adult swim shared the official …Read more »
Toonami has some big new titles in the works, and three were previewed over the San Diego Comic-Con weekend. The first we get a look at is Uzumaki, the adaptation of the Junji Ito manga of the same name, which was supposed to premiere in …Read more »
The anime The Witch and the Beast, which is based on a manga originally titled Majo to Yajū by Kōsuke Satake, has released a teaser trailer. In the trailer we learn that the anime will debut in January, and it also talks a bit about …Read more »
How appropriate… Scott Pilgrim will be getting an anime! The upcoming series will have a massive roster of people from the film adaptation attached. It will also be joining a proud—or at least interesting—tradition of other Western comics getting the anime treatment. While we wait …Read more »
In yet another example of Japan’s excellent number-punning, February 22 (2/22) is Ninja Day! Naturally, our minds probably go to Naruto. Or, if you’ve been keeping up on the news, the upcoming adaptation of the Under Ninja manga. But there are plenty more shadowy figures lurking in anime …Read more »
Say the name “Mark Hamill,” and most people’s immediate thought will probably (for good reason) be Luke Skywalker. But while he made a name for himself as the Star Wars hero, his career is so much more. His resume as a voice actor includes turns …Read more »
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