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Junk Dog is a bum with little room for positive forward trajectory in his life. Part of that has to do with his general way of living, but the rest falls firmly in the lap of his coach, Gansaku Nanbu. You see, Junk Dog is …Read more »
This seems to be the year that 50th anniversary commemoration projects end up being all the rage among new anime fans, and I couldn’t be more pleased. For in addition to the various Go Nagai anniversary works such as DEVILMAN Crybaby, Mazinger Z Infinity, and …Read more »
Ikki Kajiwara's '60s wrestling manga Tiger Mask is getting ready to debut in live-action form in an upcoming film adaptation, which is set to hit Japan this November. Thanks to the official website we can now get a glimpse of how Naoto Date, AKA Tiger …Read more »
The next film from ever-prolific director Takashi Miike ( Audition , 13 Assassins , Ichi the Killer , the list goes on…) is an adaptation of the '70s shonen romance manga Ai to Motoko . The film version, For Love's Sake , has been promoted …Read more »
Later this year Megalo Box will have a new ring to call its own. Viz Media announced plans to bring the brand new English dub of the series—which celebrates the 50th anniversary of Ikki Kajiwara and Tetsuya Chiba’s Ashita no Joe manga—to the Toonami programming block. Megalo …Read more »
There’s a lot of anime coming out this April, and futuristic boxing TV series Megalo Box looks like one of the most exciting additions to the lineup. You can explore more of its world ahead of the debut thanks to a new music video for …Read more »
The latest cast member to join the Megalo Box anime—which helps celebrate 50 years of Ikki Kajiwara and Tetsuya Chiba’s Ashita no Joe manga—is here to fill in the role of the chief antagonist. That character is Yuri, who is the undisputed King of Kings …Read more »
After introducing protagonist Junk Dog (voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya), the official Megalo Box anime website is back with four more character promos. Meet the latest cast additions along with their respective voice talent in the brief clips below. Gansaku Nanbu – Shiro Saito (Yu in …Read more »
One of the projects celebrating 50 years of Ikki Kajiwara and Tetsuya Chiba’s boxing manga Ashita no Joe—AKA Tomorrow’s Joe—is the futuristic spinoff anime Megalo Box. In this world, man and machine become one to box with the assistance of robotics, and you can see …Read more »
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the highly influential boxing manga Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow’s Joe), which was written by Ikki Kajiwara (as Asao Takamori) and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba between 1968 and 1973. Naturally, there are anniversary projects planned, including a new TV …Read more »
In the early going of Tiger Mask W , a character wonders why the devious Tiger’s Den gym (not to be confused with the heroic Tiger Mask) would recycle 50-year-old gimmicks like Yellow Devil and Black Python in place of creating new ones for its …Read more »
If you pay attention to social media, you may have noticed that people have been talking non-stop about the World Cup for what feels like forever. If you keep up with current anime, you may have noticed that one of last season’s most interesting titles …Read more »
I admit it – it’s a little early in the year to be thinking about baseball. But with the Super Bowl over and done with and the World Baseball Classic coming to Tokyo Dome next month, I’ve got America’s and Japan’s combined pastime on the …Read more »
Sports manga and anime haven't traditionally been released here in the US very often. In Japan, they tend to make up some of the most popular, enduring titles and several have been extraordinarily influential classics. Baseball in particular is a major sport in Japan, so …Read more »
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