It's a bit of a Dragon Ball Z movie news day, with some information on next year’s film and clips from last year’s. Don’t get ‘em mixed up, okay? Firstly, the director for next year’s DBZ film, which does not yet have a title, has …Read more »
Noitamina, the alternative anime programming block on Fuji TV, is celebrating their almost-10-year anniversary with a series of interviews with creators who’ve worked on Noitamina shows. That impressive list includes Masaaki Yuasa, a highly regarded figure for anyone into anime that goes beyond (often way …Read more »
Next year will mark the tenth anniversary of Noitamina, Fuji TV's late-night anime block devoted to anime that reaches beyond the anime mainstream. Leading up to that significant date, Noitamina's been publishing weekly interviews on their site with creators who've worked on some of the …Read more »
As OUSA readers are well, well aware, Hayao Miyazaki retired last year. From directing anime films, at least. For a retired guy, Miyazaki is supposedly pretty busy, working on a new manga about Japan’s “warring states period.” But no more movies, he says. So NTT …Read more »
Even if it didn’t include directing Sword of the Stranger , Hanasaku Iroha , and Blast of Tempest , Masahiro Ando’s resume would be still be pretty darn impressive. Starting his career as a key animator, Ando’s action sequences in films like Jin-Roh , Cowboy …Read more »
Last year, we interviewed American anime industry veteran Patrick Seitz about his experiences working on shows like Monster , Hetalia and more (you can read that interview here ). Well, it’s one year later, and we had the opportunity to deluge Patrick with another round …Read more »
FUNimation is rolling out more promotion for its release of Mamoru Hosoda's Wolf Children film, which is set to receive a limited theatrical run. FUNimation will also be releasing the movie on home video this year, and a number of screenings are scheduled for various …Read more »
Last week, we brought you a transcript of Mamoru Hosoda's public Q&A session on Wolf Children at the New York International Children's Film Festival. We were also able to get some one-on-one time with the famous anime director to discuss things in further detail. Q: …Read more »
Mamoru Hosoda, director of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), Summer Wars (2010), and the first two Digimon movie shorts (1999-2000), appeared at the New York International Children’s Film Festival on March 9, 2013 to present his newest animated feature, Wolf Children , and …Read more »
People of San Francisco, better get your tickets now for the September 25th screening/regional premiere of Katsuhito Ishii's romance/comedy Sorasoi . It's not the only chance to check out the film at New People, but it's the only showing that features attendance by the directors …Read more »
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