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As usual, some licensing went down at this past weekend's New York Comic Con, and FUNimation came out with a couple of enticing new additions to its anime lineup. Chief among them is Toriko , the anime adaptation of Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's gourmet hunting Shonen Jump …Read more »
With several otaku-related films in Japanese theaters right now, here’s a rundown of how they’re doing. Rurouni Kenshin, a live-action adaptation of the manga/anime series of the same name (sometimes known as Samurai X in the States) debuted the weekend of August 25th at number …Read more »
A young college student falls for a quiet, mysterious boy in class. They spend time together, growing closer, until one day he reveals his secret: he’s half-wolf, able to transform at will. Instead of being afraid, the girl, Hana, embraces his difference, and soon they …Read more »
Four years ago, back in 2008, first-time anime series director Sayo Yamamoto debuted with Michiko and Hatchin , a phenomenal television show with solid characterization and a distinct visual and aural style that in my mind seemed like a no-brainer for US release. I was …Read more »
A Letter To Momo (2011) had its American premiere in a digitally projected English-subtitled showing on March 3, 2012 at the IFC Center in Manhattan as part of the New York International Children’s Film Festival. It was produced by Production I.G. and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, …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 »
The 2011 New York International Children’s Film Festival offered U.S. premieres of two Japanese animated features from 2010— Welcome to the Space Show and Time of Eve , both shown via digital projection in Japanese with English subtitles. One is a whimsical children’s journey through …Read more »
Another con, another lot of scintillating acquisition announcements from reigning champeen Funimation. Seriously, there are some really good ones in this batch, as detailed below. Let's get what I would consider the "major whammies" out of the way first. As was expected but never quite …Read more »
For those readers who aren’t familiar with the man or the studio, Hiroyuki Yamaga is one of the founding members of GAINAX, the animation studio that produced such works as Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise , Neon Genesis Evangelion , FLCL and Gurren …Read more »
I already considered Hawaiians a bunch of lucky ducks due to their wise reverence for classic tokusatsu television shows like Kikaida and Kamen Rider . Now there's another reason to be mildly to very envious of them, because One Piece Film Strong World , the …Read more »
Normally my goal is to avoid theaters that are explicitly loaded with children at all costs, but I may have to make an exception for some of the showings at this year's New York International Children's Film Festival. In association with New York-Tokyo, NYICFF is …Read more »
Mamoru Hosoda is getting a short-term exhibit of his work at the “Studio Chizu Exhibition at animate ONLYSHOP” located in the Yokohama Vivre building. But even if you’re not local or unable to travel, you can visit the exhibit digitally on July 15. YouTuber and …Read more »
This past weekend Tokyo hosted AnimeJapan, the second annual event that combined the Tokyo International Anime Fair and the Anime Contents Expo into one massive convention for both industry types and regular fans. With around 120,000 attendees, it’s one of the biggest anime gatherings in …Read more »
Yoshinobu Nishizaki in his early '80s prime. Note gold rope and watch you can't afford. “Galaxies collide ! An empire crumbles! An entire planet is flooded!” Sunday, I woke up to read the news online that Space Battle Yamato producer and co-creator Yoshinobu Nishizaki—a towering …Read more »
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