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Here's something you don't get too often in the world of anime soundtracks. Osamu Shoji's score for blue-hued anime classic Wicked City —directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri ( Ninja Scroll , Cyber City Oedo ), produced by Madhouse, and released in 1987—is coming to vinyl courtesy …Read more »
In light of Funimation’s re-release of the TV series X , directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, we decided to look back at his classic film Wicked City , as well as Kawajiri’s early work. Released in Japan in 1987, Wicked City (or ‘Supernatural Beast City’ as …Read more »
Only Trust Your Bokuto 32 years following its release, 1988’s Demon City Shinjuku still remains the greatest anime ever made about a teen chopping up horrible monsters and the occasional buff wizard using a wooden stick, with the sporadic support of a little person grenadier …Read more »
There’s little doubt that horror anime is dominated by TV series. However, horror films were one of the early driving forces of the growing popularity of anime in the West. Here are some recommendations for those that want a more manageable single dose of horror. …Read more »
Usually when we talk about anime and movie adaptations, it’s going in one direction. That is, we’re excited for (or fretting about) what will happen to our favorite animated series under the Hollywood knife. But for a few projects — like Pacific Rim: The Black — …Read more »
Anyone else out there really, really like Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust? The 2000 film has it all: vastly-improved animation over the original 1985 anime, plenty of Yoshiaki Kawajiri madness and a killer soundtrack. That soundtrack is now available for pre-order on that most hipster of …Read more »
Featured Spotlight One of the most celebrated anime films of all time is coming back with a Blu-ray release that includes both the English dub and original Japanese language options with subs, as well as a Japanese commentary track. Yep, we're talkin' about Madhouse's incredibly …Read more »
After three decades, the ultimate sci-fi male fantasy anime comes to the U.S. As I’m sitting here typing this, the final episode of Space Dandy has just finished playing on my TV. I can’t help but think that when Shinichiro Watanabe was working on this …Read more »
A clock strikes thirteen. A black-bellied spider envelops a room in streamers of red silk. An anti-corporate revolutionary is tortured to death, her flesh transmuted to gold through some perverse hyper-science. The barrier between human reality and dimensions unknown wears thin, and a pallid young …Read more »
The Adieu 999 dream team. From left: Kauzo Komatsubara, Yoshio Takami, Rintaro, Kamura Mukuoda. Part Two: Working on the railroad Ok. I’m gonna do it. I’m really gonna to do it! I’m going to celebrate the 30 th anniversary of my favorite anime movie of …Read more »
When something bad happens, a person might say, “Well, it’s not the end of the world.” But with the anime X , it is the end of the world. Armageddon. The end of days. X comes to us from a manga written by CLAMP, the …Read more »
Anime has always been dominated by trends. If a show comes out and hits it big, you can be assured that several more shows that are awfully similar to it are going to follow in the hopes of recapturing that lightning in a bottle. The …Read more »
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