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This week marked the deadline for the funding of Kick-Heart , the crowd-funded anime short by Production I.G. and Masaaki Yuasa. With the ringing of the closing bell came good news: not only had Kick-Heart met its $150,000 goal, backers had helped reach a total …Read more »
As we recently reported , last week saw the announcement of an extremely ambitious and exciting project from animation house Production I.G. and director Masaaki Yuasa: Kick-Heart , an animated short to be paid for by fan contributions via crowd-funding website Kickstarter. Kick-Heart , a …Read more »
Some of the most interesting news to come out of anime in recent memory has been spreading around the Internet today, with the debut of a Kickstarter aiming to fund a 10-minute anime short. This isn't just any anime short, though. Kick-Heart is a project …Read more »
Ah, university life. Whether a distant, quasi-fond memory or something you've only been given a small reprieve from this summer (for those of you still in high school and yet to know the joys of university life, the phrase "Abandon hope all ye who enter …Read more »
For a solid recent example of sakuga, Trigger’s Little Witch Academia (now a TV anime!) short is truly exceptional. Since the days of Astro Boy, the Japanese animation industry has by and large followed a conservative production model, relying on cost-saving limited animation tricks. Sometimes, …Read more »
When you think of ’90s anime, which series immediately spring to mind? Even if you have a specific favorite, chances are it’s already either seen some kind of revival, or perhaps it never stopped running in the first place. After all, it’s not like we …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of fan favorite Fullmetal Alchemist opens in Japan December 1, and the promotional train is picking up steam. Today a poster for the film was unveiled that gives us a glimpse of all the main cast members in costume. This poster joins …Read more »
For folks into both the classics and stuff that’s a little bit “out there,” Discotek continues to be the anime distributor par excellence. The company’s latest batch of announcements includes two of the greatest anime films of all time, an early, whacked-out series from mastermind …Read more »
Last November, we got our first look at the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist film. Now a pair of new promo shots have been revealed, giving us another glimpse at the real-life world of Edward and Alphonse. Fullmetal Alchemist is directed by Fumihiko Sori ( Ping-Pong ) …Read more »
We’ve been hearing for a while now that Science Saru, the studio run by mad genius Masaaki Yuasa ( Ping-Pong , Kick-Heart ) was working on a new anime film. Now we know what. Yuasa and the team behind the 2010 anime series The Tatami …Read more »
Anyone who’s spent time reading up on the behind-the-scenes of the anime industry knows that the talent folks behind our favorite pastime face a lot of difficulties, from low wages to overwork to burnout and even serious medical issues. The latest report about the sometimes …Read more »
Japanese crowdfunding has grown up. While the earliest successfully-funded anime ( Little Witch Academia 2 , Kick-Heart ) were financed via America-based Kickstarter, recent months have seen Japanese crowdfunding sites play a bigger role in anime projects. Case in point: In This Corner of the …Read more »
As Americans who dig Japanese animation, do you ever wonder what kind of American animation catches on in Japan? While Disney releases like Frozen and Big Hero 6 rule the big screen, lately the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time seems to be doing well with …Read more »
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