Those clamoring for details after the initial announcement of Ghost in the Shell: Arise can rest a bit easier now, as a bunch of information has been ironed out along with a few looks at the anime itself. Arise is being developed as a four-part …Read more »
Word from the February issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine has the Ghost in the Shell Arise anime scheduled for a 2013 debut. The series' chief director is Kazuchika Kise (animation director for the recent Evangelion films, Patlabor 2 , and much more), with supervising …Read more »
It’s been a rather Mamoru Oshii-influenced week, with the premiere of 009 Re:Cyborg , directed by Oshii protege Kenji Kamiyama, and the successful backing of Kick-Heart , the short on which Oshii is consulting. The veteran director of classics like Ghost in the Shell and …Read more »
In the near future, there is only war. Well, war and a metropolis run by beautiful, emotionally-supressed human clones known as Bioroids. This isn't Warhammer 40K we're talking about here. It's Appleseed , the big budget (by Japanese standards) CG-animated film from 2004 with more …Read more »
“…unusually intelligent and challenging science fiction, aimed at smart audiences.” The above quotation by Roger Ebert along with its “Two Thumbs Up” rating featured prominently on the VHS—and later, DVD—packaging, convinced a substantial amount of American cinema fans and casually interested “geeks” alike to watch …Read more »
Unsure whether or not to get pumped for the 13-episode retelling of Masamune Shirow's Appleseed manga? Let the trailer below either heat you up or cool you down, depending on where you stand with the animation style. It's very similar in look, but not directly …Read more »
While Del Rey will hold on to the various Clamp series on their own upcoming lineup—including xxxHolic and Tsubasa —Kodansha Comics recently released the list of titles they'll be taking over for North American publication, along with a heaping list of launches. Starting with the …Read more »
Some of the details on this one are still a bit unclear, but it's worth passing along, especially in the shadow of some lackluster attempts at reviving Tetsujin 28 in recent years. I'm talking specifically about Shin Togashi's live-action film from 2005, which was almost …Read more »
Looking at Ghost in the Shell now, it's hard to see past that massive media franchise that's known so very well at this point. Thanks especially to the GitS activity of recent years—with the Stand Alone Complex series receiving meaty fanfare, spawning a follow-up and …Read more »
To today’s anime fan, the OVA, or Original Video Animation, a piece of work made for the home video market, is an essential and everyday staple of the medium. You’ll see OVAs developed to hawk popular manga, utilized as sequels for existing works, and used …Read more »
Actually, that's just one of two things that makes the Ghost in the Shell director's latest animated film a unique feature at this year's Sitges Film Fest. The other is the fact that, unlike its animated brothers Genius Party , Freedom and Evangelion: 1.0 You …Read more »
The first one is usually free. You like it, and for a while you limit yourself to partaking of just that - but then your supply runs out and you start thinking "got anything else I can try, man?" One thing leads to another, and …Read more »
This should interest anyone that fancies action and anthologies in equal parts. Mamoru Oshii, famed director of classics like Ghost in the Shell , is overseeing a live-action project known as Kiru ~ Kill along with three other directors, another of which is Kenta Fukasaku …Read more »
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