Epic fail, man. That is, presumably, what the fans polled for this list thought when they saw their favorite shonen manga transformed into anime that, well, didn’t quite meet their expectations. While, ranking site Goo points out, manga-to-anime adaptations usually have a higher success rate …Read more »
Magical girl anime fans, take note: an anime adaptation of the popular light novel series Magical Girl Raising Project is on the way, and we’ve got the latest trailer and airdate right here. Magical Girl Raising Project began life as a series of light novels …Read more »
Let’s get chaotic. Chaos;Child , the fourth entry in the Space Adventure visual novel series and sequel to Chaos;Head is set to get animeized, and today details of the airdate and director for the adaptation have been revealed. Chaos;Child will be animated at Silver Link …Read more »
Rumors have been swirling on this one for the last few weeks, but with an official announcement, it can no longer be denied: Gintama is coming to flesh-and-blood cinema in 2017. Shun Oguri, who appeared as Lupin in the live-action Lupin III film , as …Read more »
Armed Girl’s Machiavellism , a popular action manga that runs in Monthly Shonen Ace, is set to become an anime series, it was announced today. The manga, which began running in Ace in 2014, takes place in a school where sword-wielding girls exert total control …Read more »
Anime-based stage plays seem to be all the rage these days, so it should come as no surprise that popular soccer manga/anime Whistle! is getting its own theatrical production. Whistle! Break Through is set to play at the Tokyo Theater in August, and we’ve just …Read more »
Rewrite , the upcoming anime based on a visual novel by Key ( Kanon , Clannad ), will premiere July 2 with an hour-long episode featuring more shots than your standard TV anime, according to its director. Rewrite director Tensho ( Kinmoza , Grisaia ) …Read more »
When it comes to respecting their source material, some anime are more faithful than others. There’s a new list making the rounds on Japanese social media that lists seven times anime adaptations had wildly different character designs than the manga (or light novels) on which …Read more »
When it comes to video game about ninjas, Ninja Gaiden is generally considered the superior franchise, but I was always a Shinobi guy. So’s Hollywood producer Marc Platt, apparently, because he’s teamed up with Sega to bring the video game ninja to the big screen, …Read more »
The Hollywood adaptation of Death Note took one more step closer to becoming a reality today with the news that streaming site Netflix is in final negotiations to pick up the project. Netflix is looking to start shooting Death Note in June. Death Note will …Read more »
The film version of Lychee Light Club opens as a group of men in dark blue uniforms chase a helpless woman through the streets, shouting in German and firing at her with guns. But this isn’t a World War II film: as it turns out, …Read more »
A series of Japanese novels adapted into an anime series by Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex director Kenji Kamiyama back in 2007, Moribito is now set to become a live-action series starring Haruka Ayase ( Our Little Sister ). Aside from Ayase, other …Read more »
Be still our six-pack-loving hearts. The PR machine for the Fairy Tail stage play (man, is there any anime that doesn’t have a stage adaptation these days?) has revealed its first visual, a photo of Shuuto Miyazaki as Natsu Dragneel. And it’s ab-tacular. Miyazaki is …Read more »
Kyoto Animation is working on a film adaptation of the manga A Silent Voice , and we’ve now learned it’s coming out this fall, thanks to a listing by distributor Shochiku. A Silent Voice ( Koe no Katachi ) is being directed at KyoAni by …Read more »
Recent advances in technology have allowed humans the ability to monitor their health with ever-increasing detail, leading many to healthier and happier lifestyles. But as that health information begins to get uploaded to the cloud, tweeted and shared with health insurance companies, some are worried …Read more »
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