Fans of Masaaki Yuasa now have a date to look forward to for his latest theatrical feature. Following up on its English premiere as an official selection of Sundance 2018, GKIDS announced plans to screen Lu Over the Wall in theaters across the U.S. on …Read more »
It’s been 10 years since Mamoru Oshii’s last anime film, Sky Crawlers. That’s far too long for fans of the legendary director, whose works include Urusei Yatsura, Patlabor and Ghost in the Shell. Now it’s been announced that Oshii will be back in the director’s …Read more »
Fans of the Naruto manga will be happy to know that series creator Masashi Kishimoto is now hard at work on his next project. During a Weekly Shonen Jump press conference, editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano confirmed that Kishimoto’s new manga will be a serialization, and that …Read more »
We reported back in November that Nobuhiro Nishiwaki, the creator of popular manga Rurouni Kenshin, was facing charges on possession of child pornography. Now it’s been reported that Nishiwaki has been officially fined to the tune of ¥200,000. At the current exchange rate, that’s $1,865. …Read more »
For yet more proof that critical acclaim and box office results have little to do with each other, look no further than Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. The film, which is referred to as SayoAsa in Japanese, has been getting good reviews, but ended …Read more »
Behind The Magic We’re always told that the sky is the limit, that we all will have that one “dream job” we aspire to land no matter what. For Aoi Miyamori, that dream job lies in the anime industry. She, along with her four best …Read more »
According to Yomiuri Shimbun, Nobuhiro Watsuki—the 47-year-old manga artist behind hit series Rurouni Kenshin—is facing charges for possession of child pornography. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department pressed charges on November 21, and the case has been sent to the prosecutor’s office. Following up on the …Read more »
Susumu Hirasawa, who created the soundtracks for Satoshi Kon’s Millennium Actress, Paprika and Paranoia Agent, confirmed October 27 he has been hired to compose a theme song for Kon’s Opus. That begs the question: is Hirasawa simply creating a song to go along with the …Read more »
Manga author Rei Hiroe had a problem. After having spent most of the 2000s writing the gun-based action series Black Lagoon, he got stuck in a rut. Release of new chapters became sporadic, until one day he just stopped right in the middle of an …Read more »
Director Kunihiko Ikuhara—who previously lit up our world with series like Revolutionary Girl Utena , Mawaru Penguindrum , Yurikuma Arashi , and episodes of Sailor Moon —has something new in the oven. While there aren't currently any details on the project itself, anime studio Mappa …Read more »
Zoom zoom. Taking a star turn in a new commercial for the Honda Civic is none other than Hideaki Anno, director of Evangelion and Shin Godzilla , who stars alongside band ONE OK ROCK. This isn’t actually the first commercial work Anno has done: he …Read more »
Late last year Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara held a huge Tokyo exhibition to celebrate its 10th anniversary which included a charming short film about the studio’s trials and tribulations up to now. Now Khara has released that film on YouTube for all to enjoy. The …Read more »
Want a look at the latest anime films out of Japan? Make your way to Texas. This year’s Dallas-based AnimeFest will host screenings of some of 2017’s biggest theatrical releases, like Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night is Short, Walk on Girl and Lu Over the Wall …Read more »
Like it or hate it, with entire series and films now being created with 3D animation technology, it’s clear that CG is playing a larger role in anime. Now Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara, media company Dwango and vocational school Aso College have teamed up to …Read more »
If you’re on Twitter and you’re not following Thomas Romain , well, you should probably fix that right now. As a non-Japanese person working in the industry, Romain is also a great source for a behind-the-scenes perspective in English (and French!). Recently Romain sat down …Read more »
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