Netflix’s live-action One Piece debuts today, and Eiichiro Oda, the mangaka behind the massively successful franchise, has been heavily involved with the project. How involved? Well, some of his notes to Netflix and Netflix’s response were made public to give an idea. Here’s Oda talking: …Read more »
The launch of Netflix’s live-action One Piece is one day away, and a final trailer has been released. It’s a little under two and a half minutes long. Here is what we know about the cast: Iñaki Godoy plays Luffy, Mackenyu plays Roronoa Zoro, Emily …Read more »
So far the very successful Spirited Away play in Japan has had two actresses rotating in the role of Chihiro, the main character. Next year, however, two more actresses will be added to the rotation, both of whom already have impressive credentials: Rina Kawaei and …Read more »
With the premiere of Netflix’s live-action One Piece series days away, The New York Times spoke with creator Eiichiro Oda. Oda acknowledged that live-action adaptations of manga, particularly by Hollywood, has “a history of failure,” but he thinks this time might be different because of …Read more »
The August 31 premiere of Netflix’s live-action One Piece is drawing ever closer, and the Netflix Japan YouTube shared a video of Luffy actor Iñaki Godoy touring Shueisha, the company that publishes Shonen Jump magazine and the One Piece manga. The video is about three minutes long, …Read more »
Netflix’s live-action One Piece adaptation will hit the streaming service at the end of the month, and many fans of the original manga and anime are anxious about how it will come together. Creator Eiichiro Oda is involved, and a report from Shueisha says that …Read more »
All the performances scheduled for next year’s new Demon Slayer Kabuki play have been called off. It is said that these cancellations occurred because of “various circumstances.” It was worded to indicate that the play as a whole has been postponed, not cancelled, though no …Read more »
The official live-action Spirited Away stage play has been a hit in Japan, and now it’s been announced that the play will move beyond its home country. Next year, between April and July (with specific dates still coming) the play will be performed at the …Read more »
Sexy Tanaka-san is a manga by Hinako Ashihara that centers on an office lady in her 40s who has a surprising side to her personality and the 23-year-old temp who looks up to her after discovering her secret. Now the series is getting a live-action …Read more »
The first full trailer for Netflix’s live-action One Piece series was released last weekend at San Diego Comic-Con. Many Japanese fans had previously been scared and annoyed by the teaser image released in May, showing the front of the ship Going Merry. But what do …Read more »
Ichikawa Ennosuke is famous in Japan for being a Kabuki actor, but now he’s in the news because of two indictments. Police think that Ennosuke helped his parents kill themselves in a suicide pact. The day of the incident, back in May, a Japanese magazine …Read more »
The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers is a major franchise, but that doesn’t mean the actors in it have been paid well. In fact, original Blue Ranger actor David Yost and Zordon actor David J. Fielding just shared a dystopian story . . . and one …Read more »
July 28 marks the Japanese premiere of the third live-action Kingdom film, based on the manga by Yasuhisa Hara. While fans wait for Kingdom: Unmei no Hono (Flames of Destiny) to open, TOHO recently shared a new trailer previewing more of the epic saga and …Read more »
The live-action adaptation movie Tonde Saitama ~Biwako Yori Ai o Komete~ (translated as Fly Me to Saitama: From Biwa Lake With Love), which is the sequel to Tonde Saitama (translated as Fly Me to Saitama) will hit Japanese theaters on November 23. The movie had …Read more »
Back in April we got the first word of a live-action adaptation of original anime Do It Yourself!!, and the series is officially set to premiere on the MBS/TBS network’s Dramaism block in Japan on July 4. With the beginning of all that hard DIY …Read more »
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