We reported this so long ago, we kind of forgot it was a thing, but back in early 2013 it came to light Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro was set to direct a live-action adaptation of Naoki Urasawa’s Monster for HBO. Fast forward to …Read more »
Anohana fans, take note: not one but two important details were revealed today regarding the upcoming live-action adaptation of the 2011 anime series. First off, we got the first look at the cast who will portray Anohana ’s main characters as children. The young actors …Read more »
Back in December we reported the manga Himitsu would be getting a live-action adaptation courtesy of Rurouni Kenshin director Keishi Otomo. Now the casting for the main two characters, Maki Tsuyoshi and Aoki Ikkou has been announced. Tsuyoshi will be played by singer and actor …Read more »
The end of an era is at hand (or paw, rather) – Kanata Konami's Chi’s Sweet Home , the tale of titular feline Chi and her life with her owners the Yamadas – will wrap up this June, according to Kodansha. The final volume, set …Read more »
Someday, there will be a week we squeak by without reporting on any live-action anime adaptations. But it is not this week. The rights to the Hollywood-produced live-action version of the Hollywood-produced anime mashup Robotech has switched hands from Warner Bros. to Sony Pictures, reports …Read more »
Not a week goes by, it feels, that we’re not reporting on some anime or manga that’s being turned into a live-action film. Though it’s not a particularly new phenomenon, the pace seems to be increasing as studios bank on nostalgia to drive ticket sales …Read more »
A Hollywood version of Robotech has been announced, delayed and changed hands more than once over the last few years, but Deadline Hollywood is reporting the project is “back online.” The project is now in the hands of Warner Bros-based producers Hollywood Gang. Set to …Read more »
We’ve been incredibly remiss on giving you guys much in the way of news on noitaminA’s Project Itoh film project. Let’s take a couple minutes and rectify that, shall we? Project Itoh (Itoh Keikaku) was a Japanese novelist known for a series of science fiction …Read more »
Late last year Katsuhiro Otomo, the legendary manga artist and director behind Akira , Memories and Short Peace announced he was working on a live-action film project, but did not offer any further details on the project. It’s now come to our attention that project …Read more »
Transformation is a theme at the heart of Princess Jellyfish , the ongoing josei manga series about a jellyfish otaku who changes from a shy, world-shunning shut-in to a world-famous fashion designer with the help of her otaku flatmates and cross-dressing friend Kuranosuke. It’s appropriate …Read more »
If you asked me what the best manga-to-live-action adaptation of the year was, I’m preeeeetty sure I’d go with Rurouni Kenshin films 2 and 3 (I did like that Parasyte though). Anyway, I mention this because it’s been announced Keishi Otomo, director of the live-action …Read more »
Adapting manga and anime to live-action is the new black, apparently. Japan, America, even Korea is doing it. A trailer for the latest manga-to-live-action adaptation hit the internet this week, so let’s take a look. This time around, it’s the feature film of Clover. Not …Read more »
The Hollywood remake train keeps rollin’. It was announced this week a Hollywood version of Space Battleship Yamato has been greenlit, with a tentative release date of 2017 or 2018. The Space Battleship Yamato film, which may be titled Star Blazers after Yamato’s American dub, …Read more »
It seems like countless ages ago that we first got wind of Last Gasp's plans to publish Suehiro Maruo's manga adaptation of Edogawa Rampo's The Strange Tale of Panorama Island . Maybe it was. It's difficult to think back that far at this point, and …Read more »
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