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Thin, sleek and incredibly sharp: there’s just something cool about the katana. The history of the Japanese sword stretches back hundreds of years, and it’s no surprise modern Japanese books, movies and comics are full of characters who wield the katana. But who’s got the …Read more »
Keishi Otomo's pair of live-action Rurouni Kenshin film sequels—based on the manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki—are set to premiere in Japanese theaters later this year. Takeru Sato reprises his lead role as Himura Kenshin, and "the craziest enemy" arrives as the antagonist in the first sequel, …Read more »
Warner Bros. Japan's official website for the Rurouni Kenshin live-action film adaptations recently updated with a fast-paced teaser for the upcoming sequels. The pair of films— Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen ( Rurouni Kenshin: The Great Kyoto Fire Arc ) and Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen …Read more »
We’ve probably never uttered “Shonen Jump” and “sexy” in the same sentence (the manga magazine is ostensibly for children, after all), but that didn’t stop ranking site Goo from asking its readers: in the long history of Shonen Jump, who have been the sexiest villains? …Read more »
You know, I know it, and manga and anime creators sure know it: there’s nothing better than a good rivalry. Be it sports, shonen or virtually any genre, there’s few things that keep viewers watching than two equally-matched rivals fighting for the same prize, or …Read more »
In the mid-1990s, the manga anthology Weekly Shonen Jump was at the zenith of its success in Japan, with a per-issue circulation of over 6 million. This astonishing prosperity came during a time when Dragon Ball was concluding—before Naruto and Bleach existed. Eiichiro Oda, who …Read more »
The latest anime acquisition out of Sentai Filmworks is Rurouni Kenshin ~ New Kyoto Arc , the new adaptation of Kenshin's most popular story arc. Current plans include releasing the OVA through digital outlets and on bilingual DVD and Blu-ray in 2013. New Kyoto Arc …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi’s Dr. Stone manga is coming to TV in Japan this July, and the official website went up with some fresh details. In addition to a new visual, we now know the main staff behind the production, which …Read more »
The latest Shonen Jump manga to make the leap to anime is Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi’s Dr. Stone, which officially hits the airwaves in July 2019. Now we have our first peek at the adaptation thanks to this weekend’s Jump Festa ’19 event, which presented …Read more »
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