Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Mamoru Oshii’s 2004 follow-up to Ghost in the Shell, is hitting North American theaters this summer in 4K. The rerelease is courtesy Gkids. The 4K version will debut at Chicago Critic’s Film Festival in May before it heads out …Read more »
Iconic Events Releasing has revealed the upcoming movies and schedules for AX Cinema Nights. Five anime movies are involved, and more than 300 theaters across America are taking part. First up is Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue. You can watch it subbed September 6, or dubbed …Read more »
That’s embarrassing. Manga editor Shinichi Aizawa has just tweeted about an incident his colleague would probably just as soon forget. Said colleague, reports, Aizawa, once proposed, in all seriousness, a “manga adaptation of Ghost in the Shell.” The Ghost in the Shell anime franchise is, of …Read more »
She’s one of the most famous composers of the modern day, and possibly the best known in anime spheres. Yoko Kanno enchants the world with music that’s jazzy, classically-inspired, experimental, cute, weird, emotional, and never the same twice. And let’s be real, we’re having a great …Read more »
Are you excited to see how the Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 anime translates to the big screen? The compilation film—titled Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 Sustainable War—is gearing up for its limited two-week theatrical run in Japan on November 12, and the official website …Read more »
Blade Runner: Black Lotus is just a few days away. Soon, we’ll get to see another window into the world of the enduring sci-fi universe. And while we don’t fully know what’s ahead, one thing is certain: the staff is spot on. Blade Runner has …Read more »
Cosplay is impressive enough on its own, but it really goes to a whole new level when you throw mecha into the mix. @CosTeam5 specializes in just such marvels, with the pair having created cosplay inspired by Metal Gear, Armored Core, and more. One of …Read more »
Samus Aran is back in action! Metroid Dread is out on the Nintendo Switch, and fans of the classic series can roll and shoot their way through new hordes of alien enemies. And it’s made us want even more sci-fi action — alien and otherwise. Here …Read more »
November 12 marks the premiere of the Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 movie, which serves as a compilation film covering the first season of the anime. While we wait for the Japanese premiere of Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 – Jizoku Kano Senso (Sustainable Warfare), …Read more »
Unless you’ve been fully offline recently, you may have noticed that The Matrix is returning with a new film. Directed by Lana Wachowski, the new chapter of the cyber-action hit will be coming our way in December. Until then, we’re diving back into some of our favorite …Read more »
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, the CG continuation of Stand Alone Complex, came out last year on Netflix. Now it’s been re-edited into a compilation film that’s set to hit theaters in Japan on November 12. Its title is Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable …Read more »
So you’ve probably seen that My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission is coming to cinemas around the globe in October. This will make the third MHA film to get the big-screen treatment in the U.S., and the… Well, we don’t even know at this point how …Read more »
Hollywood and anime. They go together like… well, a lot of times, it feels like they don’t. Live-action adaptations of anime are already fraught with peril. But it seems like when Hollywood in particular has a go, the peril is even more perilous. It’s not …Read more »
Anime is full of robots, humans, and everything in between. That “in between” is where some of our favorite characters lie. Cyborg heroes, from all across time and space, bring an extra level of cool to every story. And it’s not just because they’ve got …Read more »
We here at OUSA Japan Headquarters are big fans of 1) Ghost in the Shell and 2) a good craft beer, so when we heard a Japanese brewery was bringing out an official Ghost in the Shell beer, we knew we had to give it …Read more »
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