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Rieko Hinata and illustrator Akihiro Yamada’s Hikari no Ou novel series is coming to the screen in an adaptation featuring series composition by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) and direction by regular collaborator Junji Nishimura (Dog Days’). With the anime coming in January 2023, …Read more »
It’s been many years since Mamoru Oshii, the man behind Patlabor and Ghost in the Shell, has been involved with an anime. But he’s finally back with VLADLOVE, a new series about vampire girls. We’ve got a fresh look at the series with a trailer, …Read more »
Some new details surfaced for VLADLOVE, the upcoming anime series from Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii and Ichigo Animation. The latest cast addition brings Rina Hidaka into the mix as Mai Vlad Transylvania, which is just about the most vampiric name possible. You …Read more »
Renowned director Mamoru Oshii ( Ghost in the Shell , Patlabor ) and Production I.G have their Sand Whale and Me short film coming to Toonami as a five-part micro-series on March 18. The block is here to hype the production again on Facebook with …Read more »
Are you a fan of the world of Mamoru Oshii ( Ghost in the Shell , Sky Crawlers ) but sometimes wish he’d cram all his visual and aural goodness into one tiny micro-package? Your wish is Toonami’s command. We’ve got some new deets on …Read more »
One of Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii's acclaimed classics is Angel's Egg , and now modern audiences and fans alike have another opportunity to watch. The ever-resurrecting Tokyopop added the film to YouTube, so you can check out the 1985 feature, which was …Read more »
The latest live-action film from director Mamoru Oshii ( Ghost in the Shell , Patlabor , Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer ) is Tokyo Mokokuseki Shoujo , which also goes by the international title Nowhere Girl . The film—which explores the disturbed psyche of art …Read more »
To today’s anime fan, the OVA, or Original Video Animation, a piece of work made for the home video market, is an essential and everyday staple of the medium. You’ll see OVAs developed to hawk popular manga, utilized as sequels for existing works, and used …Read more »
Actually, that's just one of two things that makes the Ghost in the Shell director's latest animated film a unique feature at this year's Sitges Film Fest. The other is the fact that, unlike its animated brothers Genius Party , Freedom and Evangelion: 1.0 You …Read more »
Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding mastermind Hideo Kojima recently announced plans to launch his own podcast, which will debut as a Spotify exclusive in September. Titled “Hideo Kojima Presents Brain Structure,” the podcast will have some big-name guests on board to chat with Kojima, …Read more »
Mamoru Oshii and Koji Morimoto, two of anime’s most lauded creators, have teamed up for an animated ad for Kenwood. The ad, called “Connected,” is for Kenwood’s voice assistant-powered wireless earphones. Yes, there is a basset hound involved. Says Morimoto’s office: We made a promotional …Read more »
Released in 1993, Mamoru Oshii’s Patlabor 2 was a stunning work of hyperreal animation that touched on politics, war and technology and in many ways prefigured Oshii’s work on the legendary Ghost in the Shell . Now it appears Oshii is returning to the story …Read more »
Angel's Egg . Patlabor . Ghost in the Shell . Jin-roh . The Sky Crawlers . These films are all the creation of Mamoru Oshii, one of anime's most celebrated and influential directors. A thinking person's director, Oshii's films are full of religious symbolism, philosophical …Read more »
We're officially just a few days away from the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie, so we'll finally be able to judge it for ourselves this Friday. Paramount hasn't stopped hyping it up, though, and the latest promotions include a "final trailer," a "Major's Apartment" …Read more »
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