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As I’m writing this, we are mere months away from the premiere of the live-action Hollywood adaptation of Ghost in the Shell . But before we get to the, ahem, Johansson-ization of Ghost in the Shell , let’s take a look at the anime and …Read more »
Before the live-action Hollywood Ghost in the Shell movie comes out, we'll be able to revisit Mamoru Oshii's classic 1995 anime film that inspired it. Funimation and Lionsgate are bringing the first Ghost in the Shell movie back to 110 U.S. theaters for a limited …Read more »
Recently there was a series called Young Black Jack. Billed as an origin story for Osamu Tezuka’s famous creation, the title suggested we’d learn about what made him become an unlicensed rogue surgeon to begin with. Instead, what we got was him doing what he’s …Read more »
Our favorite and most hardworking anime pollsters Charapedia are at it again, and this week they’ve asked their readers: who are your favorite robots? Now, this comes with one major caveat: we’re not talking rideable robots like mobile suits, Valkyries or the like. Nope, we’re …Read more »
Rila Fukushima, a Japanese actor who co-starred in The Wolverine , has joined the live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell , says the Hollywood Reporter. Fukushima joins actors Scarlett Johansson and Takeshi Kitano in the film which opens March 31, 2017. Best known in …Read more »
FUNimation has a small theatrical run brewing for Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie , which originally debuted in Japan back in June. The latest big-screen outing—featuring Kazuchika Kise ( Ghost in the Shell: Arise ) as chief director, Kazuya Nomura ( Robotics;Notes ) …Read more »
June 20 saw the Japanese premiere of the new Ghost in the Shell film ( Kokaku Kidotai: Shin Gekijou-ban ), but an all-night event in Shinjuku on June 19 hosted a (slightly) early look at the film, a Ghost in the Shell marathon, and reflections …Read more »
FUNimation announced the license and rolled out the first episode of Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture today. The series originally debuted as a four-episode OVA that premiered in Japanese theaters over the course of a year. Episodes of the TV-formatted version will …Read more »
The controversy over the casting of Scarlett Johansson in the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell film continues. It’s now the subject of an online petition aimed at Dreamworks, the producers of the film, which urges them to consider recasting the role with an Asian-American …Read more »
With all the skepticism over recent announcements of the Ghost in the Shell live-action movie , the 2015 animated film , and the lukewarm reception of 2013's Arise films still relatively fresh on our minds, we thought it'd be a good time to look back to the …Read more »
The problem with evil overlords is that they spend entirely too much time lurking in their ill-lit, Gothic-arched castles, grooming their widow's peaks and rehearsing their maniacal laughter. Just once I'd like to see a tyrannical demon-king with a nice summer cottage by the sea, …Read more »
Those who want to see The Major promoting Microsoft's Surface tablet can finally see their wish fulfilled in the full Ghost in the Shell: Arise promotional short . Following some short commercials, the full three-minute short has The Major utilizing the tablet during a mission, …Read more »
Word from the February issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine has the Ghost in the Shell Arise anime scheduled for a 2013 debut. The series' chief director is Kazuchika Kise (animation director for the recent Evangelion films, Patlabor 2 , and much more), with supervising …Read more »
“…unusually intelligent and challenging science fiction, aimed at smart audiences.” The above quotation by Roger Ebert along with its “Two Thumbs Up” rating featured prominently on the VHS—and later, DVD—packaging, convinced a substantial amount of American cinema fans and casually interested “geeks” alike to watch …Read more »
It was tough to miss the loud accusations of whitewashing leveled at Dreamworks earlier this year when their live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow's Ghost In the Shell was announced, placing Scarlett Johansson in the lead role of Major Kusanagi. The news this week is that …Read more »
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