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Ancien and the Magic Tablet (known in Japanese by the less clunky Hirune Hime , or “Nap Princess”), the latest film from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex director Kenji Kamiyama, is a veritable grab-bag of current Japanese buzzwords, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, …Read more »
© 2017 Ancien and the Magic Tablet Production Committee We’re about a month from the Japanese release of Hirune Hime , also known as Ancien and the Magic Tablet , the new original anime film from director Kenji Kamiyama ( Eden of the East , …Read more »
Cyborg 009: Call of Justice —the CG-animated take on Shotaro Ishinomori's classic manga—is now set to make its Netflix debut on February 10. Originally split up into three feature-length chapters in Japan back in November and December, the Netflix streaming version takes the story and …Read more »
The upcoming Hollywood Ghost in the Shell movie previously had a few tribute manga published in Japan, including a one-shot from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex manga creator Yu Kinutani. Other tributes followed from Nobuaki Tadano, Yu Imai, and Masayuki Yamamoto, and according …Read more »
For a series about how vast and infinite the net is, this has sure taken a while. But no matter: as of today, Kodansha Comics is offering up a whole mess of Ghost in the Shell in digital form for the first time ever in …Read more »
The new 3D CG-animated trilogy of Cyborg 009 Call of Justice films—based on the classic manga by Shotaro Ishinomori—recently made its debut in Japanese theaters, with the third having opened there last Friday. The official website updated with news that the series will be coming …Read more »
Hirune Hime is coming. We had kind of forgotten about this film, to be totally honest, as we haven’t heard much about it since it was announced way back in April . But we’ve got a fresh reminder courtesy a slick visual revealed today. Hirune …Read more »
Any fans of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex , Eden of the East and Moribito out there? Thought so. Get hype, because the director of all those fine properties, Kenji Kamiyama, is prepping a new film, his first in five years, due out …Read more »
Despite Production I.G pushing Arise as the new face of Ghost in the Shell , we’ve mostly seen new GitS figurines continue to be based on the ever-popular Stand Alone Complex series. This new figurine from Kotobukiya, though, finally gives collectors a chance to grab …Read more »
A series of Japanese novels adapted into an anime series by Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex director Kenji Kamiyama back in 2007, Moribito is now set to become a live-action series starring Haruka Ayase ( Our Little Sister ). Aside from Ayase, other …Read more »
Dimension W is set to deliver an all-new anime adaptation of Yuji Iwahara's sci-fi mystery manga of the same name next year, and FUNimation is here with an English-subtitled promo. Directed by Kanta Kamei ( Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend ), with Shotaro …Read more »
June 20 saw the Japanese premiere of the new Ghost in the Shell film ( Kokaku Kidotai: Shin Gekijou-ban ), but an all-night event in Shinjuku on June 19 hosted a (slightly) early look at the film, a Ghost in the Shell marathon, and reflections …Read more »
Sure, ARISE may be the new game in town, but don’t count out Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex , which is still incredibly popular over 10 years after airing. But don’t take my word for it: proof of the continued love for the …Read more »
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie ( Kōkaku Kidōtai Shin Gekijō-ban ) opens in Japanese theaters on June 20, so with under a month to go we have a fresh theatrical preview from the official website . The feature is directed by Kazuya Nomura …Read more »
With all the skepticism over recent announcements of the Ghost in the Shell live-action movie , the 2015 animated film , and the lukewarm reception of 2013's Arise films still relatively fresh on our minds, we thought it'd be a good time to look back to the …Read more »
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