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Spirited Away, one of the most iconic and beloved anime movies ever, is having a stage play in Japan. But if you’re not actually able to sit in the audience, Hulu will be streaming the play twice this summer. The play has had its run …Read more »
The Spirited Away stage play has debuted at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo. For those not lucky enough to attend, there are photos from the performances, as well as a video with some of the cast. In this set of pictures, for example, you can …Read more »
Violence Action, the manga written by Shin Sawada and illustrated by Renji Asai, is getting a live-action film adaptation. The film is due out sometime this year, and will star Kanna Hashimoto. Hashimoto plays lead character Kei, a 20-year-old student and part-time assassin. Released today …Read more »
A new cast member has been revealed for the second live-action Kingdom film, based on the manga of the same name by Yasuhisa Hara. Kingdom II: Harukanaru Daichi e (To Distant Lands) opens in Japan this summer, and the latest to get in on the …Read more »
The other day we got a sneak peek of the upcoming Spirited Away stage play, in the form of two posters showing actresses Kanna Hashimoto and Mone Kamishiraishi in costume. The two actresses will switch on and off for the play. A lot of fanfare …Read more »
Two new poster visuals have been revealed for the Spirited Away stage play—which brings Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s Academy Award-winning anime film to life when performances kick off at TOHO’s Imperial Theatre in February 2022. Shows will run there from February to March before …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, Oscar winner and, until recently, highest-grossing Japanese film ever, is heading to the stage. It’s being adapted into a play by some top talent, including John Caird from the Royal Shakespeare Company, who will write and direct the play. It’ll open …Read more »
Is a live-action Demon Slayer in the works? Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a demonic hit, with about a bazillion copies of the manga sold and people rushing to see the film in Japan. Amid the this Demon Slayer madness, “secret negotiations” are already …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is one of the biggest things to happen to anime and manga in years. Between the recently-finished manga series and the beautifully-animated adaptation from ufotable, it’s indelibly in the anime fan’s cultural consciousness. And even more indelibly in their minds …Read more »
Yowamushi Pedal is set to pedal its way into Japanese theaters August 14 via a new live-action adaptation. The film, entitled simply Yowamushi Pedal, stars Ren Nagase as Sakamichi Onoda, Kentaro Ito as Shunsuke Imaizumi and Kanna Hashimoto as Miki Kanzaki. It’s directed by Koichiro …Read more »
Kingdom, the large-scale live-action adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara’s manga from last year, is getting a sequel. Like the first film, the sequel will be directed by Shinsuke Sato and feature a screenplay written in part by Kingdom creator Hara. Stars Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa and …Read more »
Wataru Watanabe’s manga Yowamushi Pedal has been adapted into anime, stage plays and more. Now it’s headed to the big screen, and we’ve got the trailer to prove it. The film, entitled simply Yowamushi Pedal, stars Ren Nagase as Sakamichi Onoda, Kentaro Ito as Shunsuke …Read more »
Shinsuke Sato has proved it again: live-action manga movies don’t have to suck. The director, who’s helmed adaptations of properties like I Am a Hero, Death Note and Bleach, is back with Kingdom, a live-action take on Yasuhisa Hara’s epic fictionalized account of China’s Warring States period. The story begins …Read more »
Live-action adaptations are hit or miss, but from the look of the first teaser trailer it seems as if the leads in the Kaguya-sama: Love is War movie have at least nailed their respective roles. Based on the manga by Aka Akasaka—which was recently adapted into a …Read more »
Last year’s live-action Gintama film is getting a sequel, and all three main stars are back. Masaki Suda, Shun Oguri, and Kanna Hashimoto are back as Shinpachi Shimura, Gintoki Sakata and Kagura, respectively, and posters revealed today show off their looks for the film. It …Read more »
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