Well, we now know when we'll be able to check out the first live-action Attack on Titan film in English. FUNimation announced its acquisition of the theatrical, home entertainment, video on demand, and broadcast rights to the two-part adaptation, with plans to distribute it across …Read more »
This year's J-Pop Summit looks to be bigger than ever. The event takes place Saturday and Sunday, August 8 and 9, at the historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco's Marina district, and while we'll have to wait to find out what the second day …Read more »
Toshiro Mifune, the legendary Japanese actor known for his frequent collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa, will receive a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in 2016. The actor, who passed away in 1997, starred in several of Kurosawa’s best-known films, including Seven Samurai , Red …Read more »
When the live-action Attack on Titan films open in Japan, they'll be the first of their kind to offer an immersive "4D" experience with motion seats, scents, and wind effects to go along with the on-screen IMAX action. The official website for the adaptations of …Read more »
Are you looking forward to the new Death Note series but aren’t sure how you’re going to watch it? Leave it to the crunchy folks at Crunchyroll. The site plans to stream the series in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and, most importantly for Otaku …Read more »
This weekend, Mad Max: Fury Road finally, finally opened in Japan, and to mark the occasion, the morning TV show Mezamashi Doyoubi showed off a neat Japanese connection to the film. As it turns out, anime designer and director Mahiro Maeda ( Gankutsuou: Count of …Read more »
Tokyo-based band BACK-ON has been making high-energy music for anime openings and themselves for a little over a decade now. After breaking onto the scene with “Chain,” the opening song for 2006’s Air Gear , they’ve since gone on to create openings and endings for …Read more »
Like a lumbering Titan, the August 1 release date of the first of two Attack on Titan live-action films is slowly but steadily approaching, and today the net was hit with a colossal wave of new screenshots from the film. The screenshots show off several …Read more »
The live-action Death Note TV drama is coming to Japan on July 5, and it looks like some surprises are in store for folks familiar with the series. The latest promotional video is here to prepare everyone for the newly-cast show, while also promising that …Read more »
Many fans of anime and manga are interested in learning about Japanese culture as a whole, and they will find a great source of information in the writings of Roland Kelts. Kelts’ father is American and his mother is Japanese, giving him a unique perspective …Read more »
The cast for this July’s live-action Death Note TV series continues to grow. The latest announcement is the casting of idol Hinako Sano who will play, appropriately enough, idol Misa, who, fans of the original will recall, devotes her life to Light Yagami. Several photos …Read more »
If you're still waiting to see what the live-action Rurouni Kenshin films have to offer, Australian distributor Madman has you covered with a subtitled trailer for the trilogy's finale. Madman released the DVD last week, and you can see their subbed promo for Rurouni Kenshin: …Read more »
Paramount is looking for another hit with Beyblade , the franchise based on spinning top toys that has made its way to manga, anime, and video games. The studio acquired the live-action rights, and will work on developing Beyblade into a feature film with Mary …Read more »
Death! Morbid as it may be, it’s a frequent enough conversation between friends and family: what’s the last thing you want to eat? The last person you want to see? The last anime you want to watch? Okay, I’ve never thought about that last one. …Read more »
It was revealed last month that Death Note , the uber-popular manga-turned-anime-turned-films-turned-musical, would also be getting a turn as a live-action TV series this July. Now comes the announcement of the series’ principal cast members and a photo of them in costume. Starring as L …Read more »
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