The wider world may know Hideaki Anno primarily for Neon Genesis Evangelion, but before that he made his name with the six-episode classic Gunbuster anime. Now, fans in Japan will be able to relive the magic thanks to a new remastered version of Aim for …Read more »
After lots of false starts and global delays, the final Evangelion movie will be coming to us in January 2021. 3.0+1.0, or Thrice upon a Time, is the end of an era. It’s also been a long time in coming, so understandably we’re all a bit antsy as …Read more »
If you’re a lover of anime music, you know that it has the power to take you back to scenes in your favorite show. Maybe it’s the music itself, or maybe it’s because it makes you recall the specific scene from which it hails. Either …Read more »
Back in 2005, Bandai released a video game adaptation of Gainax’s Top o Nerae! Gunbuster. The action-adventure game spun the classic OVA out into a two-cour storyline, bringing back familiar voices to reprise their roles as the heroic mecha pilots. While the game had fairly standard …Read more »
Otaku of a certain age (or younger fans who just love old-school anime) will remember Gunbuster, aka Aim for the Top, the Gainax OVA that served as the directorial debut of one Hideaki Anno. The first episode of the OVA was released in October 1988, …Read more »
Tamio Oki, a voice actor whose career spanned seven decades, died on December 14 at the age of 89. Oki, who got his start in radio in 1946, later became a prolific voice actor in anime, video games and Japanese-dubbed films. Over his long career, …Read more »
Reboots. Like ‘em or hate ‘em, they’re a thing. From Ghostbusters to the Ninja Turtles to Godzilla , do-overs of classic franchises are proving that for this generation of moviegoers, old is the new new. To that end, Japanese news site Anime Anime has polled …Read more »
On March 4, the American anime and manga communities lost a legend with the passing of Toren Smith. He was 52 years old. Even if you don’t recognize his name, Smith’s influence is still felt by anyone who reads manga in the United States. He …Read more »
Discotek Media is pretty consistent with rolling out killer announcements, and the latest is no exception. The distributor will be releasing Gunbuster 2: Diebuster as a complete series set on May 21. Originally released in 2004, Gunbuster 2 is the direct sequel to 1988's Gunbuster …Read more »
If you're a fan of FLCL —Gainax's kinetic, Pillows-infused 2000 OVA that graces the cover of our latest issue—then you're no doubt an admirer of director Kazuya Tsurumaki. Despite having been involved in Gainax projects since his work as an animation director for select …Read more »
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