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Live-action adaptations of anime and manga are an inevitably contentious topic, as more often than not fans are worked into a furor over a film project that may not ever enter production. Case in point: the recent announcement that Scarlet Johannson has been cast as …Read more »
Lists. Is there anything the internet collectively loves more? (Cats, maybe…) The latest list from Japanese ranking website Goo is a ranking of the 16 best idol anime series of all time, as decided by 500 anime fans. Idols, from Seiko Matsuda to AKB48 to …Read more »
Yen Press announced a slew of licenses yesterday, including the acquisition of the original Durarara!! light novels, written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. In addition to the physical releases, the Durarara!! light novels will be available digitally, and the first is set …Read more »
We’ve posted a few times the last month or so about the new sci-fi anime film Expelled From Paradise , written by Gen Urobuchi ( Madoka Magica ). They’ve been busy over at the movie’s official YouTube page, posting behind-the-scenes clips and previews. But the …Read more »
Square Enix's arcade game Gunslinger Stratos is getting the anime treatment, with an adaptation in the works for an April 2015 debut. The project was announced during a conference earlier today, which also listed some of the staff and cast attached. The original scenario for …Read more »
The Psycho-Pass anime film opens in Japan on January 9, and the official website now has a new full trailer promoting the theatrical feature. Makoto Fukami ( Chotto Kawaii Iron Maiden ) and Gen Urobuchi ( Puella Magi Madoka Magica ) are writing the film, …Read more »
The official YouTube channel for recently-released CG-animated film Expelled from Paradise (which we reviewed last week) has been updating with a series of making-of videos showing just how the film was, well, made. They're currently up to volume four, which shows some behind-the-scenes production of …Read more »
Originally announced back in 2012, Expelled from Paradise , a new original film produced by Toei and Nitroplus, directed by Seiji Mizushima ( Gundam 00 The Movie ) and written by Gen Urobuchi ( Madoka Magica, Psycho Pass ), premiered this week in Japan. Expelled …Read more »
In celebration (or lament) of the release of Mamoru Oshii's Garm Wars: The Last Druid , we decided to revisit his "Kerberos Saga" by pulling two of Daryl Surat's stories on the subject out of the vault from way back in 2008. For all the …Read more »
This story was originally published in the April 2008 issue of Otaku USA Magazine. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade is the finest Mamoru Oshii film not actually directed by Mamoru Oshii. Although Oshii wrote the screenplay and established the universe, it’s the first (and only) film …Read more »
Fans of Mamoru Oshii, the director of anime classics like Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor , are split into two distinct groups: those who like his live-action work and those who don’t. Oshii’s been working in live-action for years, but his real-life films are …Read more »
Kichijoji, a neighborhood in west Tokyo, has had a long relationship with anime. It’s host of several anime studios, the Ghibli Museum, and a healthy assortment of anime, manga and subculture-related shops and cafes. Since 1999, Kichijoji’s also been the host of Kichijoji Anime Wonderland, …Read more »
Bandai Namco's God Eater games are getting an anime adaptation, and the series' staff was announced during this weekend's Machi Asobi event. Leading the charge is Takayuki Hirao, who previously directed The Garden of Sinners , Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene , and the Gyo …Read more »
Fans of the Aldnoah.Zero anime can look forward to the series returning in January 2015, and Aniplex of America is getting ahead of the season 2 debut with a short English teaser trailer. Aldnoah.Zero was created by Gen Urobuchi ( Puella Magi Madoka Magica , …Read more »
Ask anyone who watches anime what they think about Space Dandy and you might get a wildly different answer. That it's as divisive as it is speaks loudly of its wild ambition, roping in a bunch of heavy-hitting creators, each with their own distinct voice …Read more »
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