Search Results for: Toshihiro Kawamoto
BONES hasn’t been around as long as some anime studios, but the company—founded by Sunrise staffers Toshihiro Kawamoto, Masahiko Minami, and the late Hiroshi Osaka (animation director on Escaflowne , Cowboy Bebop , and Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie—Conqueror of Shamballa ), who sadly passed in …Read more »
The Noragami anime adaptation is getting ready to continue this fall with sequel series Noragami Aragoto . A new promo recently arrived via the series' official website, confirming the staff and cast returning for the sequel and previewing a bit of what to expect from …Read more »
All you record player-owning space cowboys are in for a treat. Over the weekend, Milan Records revealed their 2-LP release of the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, and it is lookin’ hot. The Bebop vinyl release, which goes up for preorder August 6, features two LPs, one …Read more »
As folks who read our Cowboy Bebop cafe piece (or, you know, those who can do basic math) know, the classic anime series turns 20 years old this year. If you couldn’t make it out to Japan for the Bebop cafe, good news: Bebop is …Read more »
Fans of Cowboy Bebop may want to start planning a trip to Japan next month. Shinichiro Watanabe’s series is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and one of the attractions getting in on the action is a collaboration with the Goodsmile Animate Cafe. The Cowboy Bebop x …Read more »
We’re currently barreling toward the conclusion of the Blood Blockade Battlefront & BEYOND anime, which will have a two-part story on December 16. Since episodes 11 and 12 are right around the corner, manga author Yasuhiro Nightow got together with the anime’s character designer Toshihiro …Read more »
SuperGroupies, the Japanese fashion brand known for its apparel based on anime, is at it again. This time, they’ve announced a suit based on the iconic hero of Cowboy Bebop, Spike Spiegel. This isn’t exactly cosplay: the suit is based less on Spike’s costume from …Read more »
Gundam Wing served as many Americans' first exposure to the Gundam franchise, but it was the original 1979 series and its Universal Century (UC) timeline that started it all in Japan. With Right Stuf now releasing a string of Gundam series on home video, it's …Read more »
Bones' 2015 production isn't the last we'll be seeing of the Bones Blockade Battlefront anime adaptation. Based on the manga by Trigun author Yasuhiro Nightow, Kekkai Sensen is coming back for another round, and the staff is getting a bit of a shakeup along the …Read more »
As I write this, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress is the most popular anime of the spring 2016 season, and it’s easy to see why—it combines the apocalyptic melodrama of Attack on Titan with the old-school design style and attention to detail of 1980s direct-to-video …Read more »
I reviewed the first season of Noragami (literally “stray god”) last issue and praised the series for its likable cast, fresh designs, and quirky comedy. Now Noragami is back with a new series, subtitled Aragoto (referring, I believe, to a style of kabuki). The main …Read more »
Depicting Japanese “kami” or “gods” as relatable modern characters is so common in anime that it’s hardly surprising anymore, but there’s something novel about Noragami’s take on the trope: a once powerful god of calamity who’s so unknown in the modern day that he relies …Read more »
Of all Spring 2015 TV anime, if I had to pick one most likely to be remembered in five years, Blood Blockade Battlefront is it [because Ninja Slayer is a web series]. The anime adaptation of the latest manga from Yasuhiro Nightow ( Trigun ) …Read more »
Everyone's favorite dandy in space is getting ready to return with the second season of Space Dandy ! The staff of the series released a new promotional video and TV commercial for the upcoming return, along with a long list of guest cast members set …Read more »
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