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While the Legendary Monsterverse continues to look ahead to 2024’s Godzilla vs. Kong rematch, it’s Japan’s turn once again to take a crack at the Big G. TOHO announced that a new entry in the Godzilla series is in the works, and directing, writing and …Read more »
Writer and voice-over actor Takashi Tachibana passed away in late April and his family just made the announcement this week. Tachibana would probably be most recognizable to otaku for supplying his voice to Seiya Tsukishima in Studio Ghibli’s Whisper of the Heart. That’s not the …Read more »
Cult director Takashi Miike will helm a live-action version of Hiroaki Samura’s manga Blade of the Immortal , it was announced today. Main character Manji will be played by Takuya Kimura ( Redline , Space Battleship Yamato ). The manga, which ran from 1993 to …Read more »
Pharrell Williams, the singer behind “Happy,” has a new video out for his single “It Girl,” and it features animation produced by none other than superflat artist Takashi Murakami. Murakami, whose anime-inspired works propelled him to fine art fame in the 90s, animated the video …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 »
The next movie from the ever-prolific Takashi Miike ( Audition , Dead or Alive , Yatterman ) is not only a remake, but it's also in 3-D. Normally that would be the death knell for any interest in a film, but this is Miike we're …Read more »
I don't really need an excuse, much less a teaser trailer, to get excited about a new Takashi Miike flick. Any time I think he may be "losing it" for whatever reason, he knocks something out of the park like Yatterman . With that in …Read more »
Zebraman is BACK folks, or at least he's on his way back as a sequel to Miike's 2004 film, Show Aikawa once more starring as the titular hero. Production was announced on October 19th at a press conference at Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, with actors …Read more »
What, is it teaser week or something over here at Otaku USA? Hey, we don't choose when the good ones make an appearance, so enjoy this brief burst of visual news while it lasts! The video in question this time is a promo for Takashi …Read more »
Okay, time to do what we Pro Internetters do best: get excited over very little! That's right, I'm talkin' Teaser Time, in which we endure the promise of something to come with little in the way of actual footage. Still, it's tough not to be …Read more »
The main trailer debuted for the My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I’m Out for Revenge! anime, which is on the way to adapt Shisui Meikyou and tef’s Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Trusted Companions Tried to Kill Me, But …Read more »
If the recent theatrical re-release of Shin Godzilla wasn’t enough for you, GKIDS has something else in store for later this month. Next up for Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s 2016 bureaucratic city-stomper is SHIN GODZILLA:ORTHOchromatic, which presents the film in black and white. Limited …Read more »
This weekend marked the ONE PIECE DAY ’25 event, and it brought plenty of news along with it. One of the surprises was the reveal of a ONE PIECE Heroines anime, which is in the works to adapt the novels written by Jun Esaka and …Read more »
Following up on the earlier fall 2025 plans for the Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon anime, an official premiere date has been locked in place. A new visual made its way online along with more information on the cast, staff and an October 3, 2025 …Read more »
The second full trailer has arrived for the ROLL OVER AND DIE anime, based on the light novel series written by kiki and illustrated by Kinta. More cast and staff were revealed along with it ahead of a planned 2026 premiere, so check out the …Read more »
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