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Shin Ultraman is hitting Japanese theaters May 13, and now we’ve got a fresh look at the film thanks to a new trailer. The trailer, unveiled today, shows way more details from the film than we’ve seen before, including, y’know, lots of Ultraman. We’ve also …Read more »
Shin Ultraman boasts Evangelion‘s Hideaki Anno as producer, planner and screenplay writer, with Shinji Higuchi (live-action Attack on Titan, Shin Godzilla) at the helm for the May 13 production. Starting tomorrow, two new visuals will be on display in theaters across Japan, and you can …Read more »
Fans of Ultraman and other Tsuburaya Productions properties have been treated to an overflowing of news from an event in Japan, including more on the Shin Ultraman movie that’s being written by Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno. With collaborator Shinji Higuchi at the helm, …Read more »
Despite theaters in Tokyo and other major cities across Japan being closed the last week or two (thanks Covid), Evangelion 3.0+1.0 is still racking up yen. 8.28 billion yen, to be precise. That means 3.0+1.0 has surpassed the 2016 hit Shin Godzilla, which made 8.25 …Read more »
The movie Shin Ultraman (translated as New Ultraman) will not be coming out in early summer, as previously reported. Studio Khara revealed that COVID-19 has caused the film to be bumped back, though it didn’t specify the new slated release. Still, they also released a …Read more »
What is Hideaki Anno really like? What inspired him to return to the world of Evangelion? What went into making the fourth and final Evangelion film? Those were some of the many questions probed in a long-form documentary that hit the airwaves in Japan March …Read more »
Funimation is about to introduce some of the biggest anime films of the last few years to its streaming lineup. Your Name. will soon be available to stream for the first time ever along with Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’—as well as Hideaki …Read more »
While we’ll have to wait and see if it ever makes it to the big screen or just ends up being another Akira, a live-action Hollywood Attack on Titan movie is in the works. Warner Bros. already has a director lined up for the project …Read more »
Famous Monsters of Filmland famous for being the first monster and science fiction magazine of its kind covered film, television, and trends including cosplay back in 1958 returns to conventions which they held in the 1970s, 80’s, and recently as Alien Con 2016 produced in …Read more »
For Japanese film fans, the annual top 10 list by movie magazine Kinema Junpo is a big deal. The twice-monthly magazine, which started publication in 1919, is one of country’s most respected, and their top 10 list is arguably more prestigious than Japan’s version of …Read more »
Left to right: Akihiro Yamauchi, Isshin Inudo, Kohei Ando Shin Godzilla , which opened way back in July, is still stomping its way through Japanese theaters. “I just met someone the other day who’s seen it 50 times,” said Akihiro Yamauchi, taking the stage after …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s classic Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind depicts an epic battle of the beasts, as a so-called Giant Monster takes on a swarm of Ohm in one of the film’s climactic scenes. Now one creative soul has recreated that iconic battle with …Read more »
Godzilla Resurgence , the first Japanese Godzilla film in over a decade, stomps its way into theaters July 29, and in anticipation, the Big G has taken to the skies in collaboration with airline Star Flyer. The plane, which is called the “Shin Gojira Jet,” …Read more »
The first advance review for the live-action adaptation of Terra Formars , which opens Friday in Japan, is out, and it is not exactly glowing. Critic Yuichi Maeda of the movie review site Chou Eiga Hihyou gave the film 5 out of a possible 100 …Read more »
Gainax is a familiar name, perhaps even a hallowed one. In the otaku realm, it’s a household name, in fact. It’s the studio that spawned such greats as Neon Genesis Evangelion and FLCL ; its name became synonymous with over-the-top animation, cerebral giant robot sagas, …Read more »
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