The Hollywood live-action One-Punch Man movie adaptation script is receiving a rewrite from Dan Harmon and Heather Anne Campbell. Harmon, while having multiple credits as a creator and writer, is best-known as the co-creator of Rick and Morty (which has its own anime associations), and …Read more »
Two Japanese movies were honored at the 2024 Academy Awards: The Boy and the Heron and Godzilla Minus One. Godzilla Minus One got the award for best visual effects, and upon getting back to Japan, the movie’s crew set up a press conference to talk about …Read more »
In the latest news revolving around the death of manga creator Hinako Ashihara, Japanese television station NTV released an official apology to her yesterday. NTV was adapting Ashihara’s manga Sexy Tanaka-san into a live-action series, and in January Ashihara wrote online that the company had …Read more »
The Big G is making some big bucks. Godzilla Minus One, the latest Godzilla film from Toho Studios, just surpassed $100 million in worldwide box office sales. The film has made $55 million in Japan and $47 million abroad, on a budget said to be …Read more »
The popular manga series Golden Kamuy is getting a live-action movie that will hit Japanese theaters on January 19. Ahead of this, multiple videos have been released to get fans excited. This first video both shows scenes from the movie, as well as behind-the-scenes shots …Read more »
There is sad news as reports come out on the death of actor Christian Oliver, who played Snake Oiler in the live-action 2008 Speed Racer. Oliver, whose real last name was Klepser, died in a plane accident that is currently under investigation. He was on …Read more »
2024 is here, and Media Blasters’ CEO John Sirabella shared a brief video on what’s going on with the company, saying there’s a lot to look forward to in the new year. “One of the major things [I’m] thinking about obviously is Anime NJ++,” he …Read more »
In addition to the live-action Teasing Master Takagi-san film that’s on the way this May, a live-action series is launching even sooner. TBS announced plans to premiere the adaptation of Soichiro Yamamoto’s manga—known in Japan as Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san—on March 26, 2024. The main …Read more »
Several of Hayao Miyazaki’s movies have been made into stage plays: Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and Spirited Away is getting international audiences. Now another Miyazaki project is getting the stage play treatment: Future Boy Conan. The …Read more »
There is sad news coming out of Japan with the report that actor Kenpachiro Satsuma has passed away at age 76. Satsuma played one of the most iconic characters from Japanese pop culture, and his work has been seen around the world — even if …Read more »
Japan gets all the good stuff. This time, it’s a tie-up promo campaign between Godzilla and McDonald’s, complete with a logo that looks right out of a Godzilla film. There’s a nice 30-second add, too. The main object of the campaign seems to be a …Read more »
Variety’s article on “10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2023″ included a reveal on a new screenwriter attached to Hollywood’s live-action Naruto movie: Tasha Huo. “Adapting iconic characters or IP makes the writing of it easier, because the passion for writing it is already there,” she …Read more »
The manga Let’s Go Karaoke! is getting a live-action adaptation, and a trailer has dropped that includes the theme song “Kurenai” (translated as “Crimson”) being performed by Little Glee Monster. It’s a cover of a song originally done by X Japan. Let’s Go Karaoke! received …Read more »
Actor and comedian Beat Takeshi, whose real name is Takeshi Kitano, was recently at Tokyo’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan to talk about his upcoming historical movie Kubi, which he wrote, directed, and acts in. He also got to talking about the Japanese entertainment business …Read more »
Netflix has had a mixed history with their live-action adaptations of anime and manga, with titles like Death Note and Cowboy Bebop not doing well, while their One Piece adaptation has been a hit. How will it be with Netflix’s live-action Yu Yu Hakusho? We’ll …Read more »
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