Game music is a powerful, multifaceted thing, capable of not just providing background accompaniment to our favorite games, but pushing us forward in our daily lives, and yes, even occasionally lulling us to sleep. Former Destructoid Music Editor and Scarlet Moon Productions founder Jayson Napolitano …Read more »
The upcoming 2016 Death Note film features six separate Death Notes, and one of them will belong to former AKB48 member Rina Kawaei. The official website posted a picture of Kawaei in costume, describing her as an "indiscriminate murderer" who is the "most terrible Death …Read more »
The wheels are still in motion for the upcoming live-action Death Note film, which will have Adam Wingard ( You're Next , The Guest ) at the helm. Producer Roy Lee spoke with movie news site Collider about the project at the DICE summit, noting …Read more »
A stage play based on the popular manga and anime Fairy Tail hits Tokyo this April, and photos of the cast in costume have been slowly dribbling their way out. The latest reveal is actress Minami Tsukui all dressed up as Erza Scarlet. Minami Tsukui, …Read more »
The film version of Lychee Light Club opens as a group of men in dark blue uniforms chase a helpless woman through the streets, shouting in German and firing at her with guns. But this isn’t a World War II film: as it turns out, …Read more »
If you asked me to create a list of unfilmable manga and anime, Shoujo Tsubaki would probably be pretty high on the list. But that just means I don’t know everything, because an adaptation of the controversial ero guro nansensu manga is set to hit …Read more »
Hatsune Miku's big North American tour is set to go live this April, and the Vocaloid superstar will be joined by one of the chiptune music scene's most well-known bands. If the first name that came to your mind was Anamanaguchi, you got it! They …Read more »
Photo: @usaaaaaaaaaaagi Being an anime fan means high school is never over. Whether 13 or 30, it’s an absolute given that you’ve watched and are probably currently watching one show or another prominently featuring at least one character in a pleated blue skirt or impeccably …Read more »
Last year we reported that a new live-action Death Note film, entitled Death Note 2016 (you’ll never guess the release year, guys) was in the works, and now we’ve got our first glimpse at the film’s main three cast members. Let's check these guys out. …Read more »
Back in November we posted about the live-action Hollywood Ghost in the Shell lining up a potential Laughing Man with Control star Sam Riley. Now there's a new actor in talks for the role, Boardwalk Empire 's Michael Pitt. If Pitt signs on to play …Read more »
Have you ever wondered what Harry Potter would look like as an anime? Wonder no longer, because Warner Bros. Japan has recently licensed out the Harry Potter characters to a stationery maker who’s put Daniel Radcliffe and friends through the animeizer. In total, 13 characters …Read more »
A series of Japanese novels adapted into an anime series by Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex director Kenji Kamiyama back in 2007, Moribito is now set to become a live-action series starring Haruka Ayase ( Our Little Sister ). Aside from Ayase, other …Read more »
For about a week this July, there will be nary a human male in sight on the stage at New York’s Lincoln Center. That’s where the Takarazuka Revue, Japan’s all-female musical theater troupe, are making their U.S. debut, performing Chicago (in Japanese) between July 20 …Read more »
There's been a switch-up for the distributor behind 2017's live-action Ghost in the Shell film. According to Variety distribution has moved from Disney to Paramount, which is also financing the production. The rest of what we know stays the same, including the planned March 31, …Read more »
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Japanese Death Note Fans Comment On Hollywood Version Plans
Japanese Death Note Fans Comment On Hollywood Version Plans
The news the other day that the Hollywood version of Death Note will probably be rated R caused a bunch of anime fans to remember “oh right, there’s gonna be a Hollywood Death Note ,” leading to a flurry of comments on this site and …Read more »