The YouTube video below, as originally aired on NTV in Japan, offers a brief (55 second) glimpse at what to expect from Shinsuke Sato's ( The Princess Blade ) live-action adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Gantz manga. The series, which is still ongoing in Weekly Young …Read more »
For anyone that wasn't already "in the know," Matsuri Hino's Vampire Knight manga is pretty darn popular around these parts. I don't mean specifically here , but in the US in general. With that in mind, it's reasonable to assume the anime will enjoy similar …Read more »
No, that doesn't mean you'll be seeing Gaiking in full IMAX 3D city-shattering glory, but there is a connection there. Light Stage, known for CG work on films like Spider-man 2 , King Kong , and most recently James Cameron's Avatar , put their award-winning …Read more »
This news post sadly makes me realize just how long it's been since I last thought about Shunji Iwai. I'm a big fan of his 2001 film All About Lily Chou-Chou , as well as some of his earlier work, though I never did see …Read more »
I, like quite a few unfortunate souls, never got to play the original Cave Story when it debuted as a downloadable title on PC in 2004. Today, after a lengthy wait, Daisuke Amaya's much loved indie game makes its console debut via WiiWare with enhancements …Read more »
Risk and reward can go hand in hand when everything's working out just right, or when the stars align perfectly, but 4Kids' endeavors of late haven't had much luck with that. Take their acquisition of Danish card game/cartoon franchise Chaotic , for instance. After a …Read more »
If you're one of the people that picked up copies of Sentai Filmworks' DVDs—whether it happens to be Clannad , Blue Drop , Ghost Hound , Legends of the Dark King - A Fist of the North Star Story , or Tears to Tiara —sub-only …Read more »
Shinya Tsukamoto's return to his roots, Tetsuo the Bullet Man , has received some less than positive critical reactions so far. That shouldn't stop anyone from checking out the latest trailer, and I'm really hoping it's more a case of a film being divisive, which …Read more »
What's that? You want more free anime available online legitimately? It's a good time to be YOU then, my friend, because Viz has just launched Viz Anime, a beta version of an all-you-can-eat anime buffet that keeps on giving. Viz Anime is home to the …Read more »
Welcome to a very special edition of Virtual Boy, chronicling the weekly releases of Nintendo's downloadable goods on a sporadic basis since 200X! This week is not one to be missed, though, because a shocker has come out of left field (something at which Nintendo …Read more »
Legislation has been proposed in Metropolitan Tokyo to restrict sexually provocative "visual depictions" of characters who sound or appear to be minors under the age of 18. Obviously, this has been a hot issue of late in a variety of ways, but not everyone is …Read more »
Have you been embroiled in the Internet madness set off by FUNimation's announcement that they would be making cuts to Dance in the Vampire Bund ? Are your typin' fingers sore from inaudible yelling, or are you simply enjoying the view from the sidelines? No …Read more »
We've watched over the past few months as character after character was revealed for the expanded roster of Capcom's upcoming Super Street Fighter IV . From Alpha to Street Fighter III , a variety of SF series have been mined for willing combatants, but there …Read more »
I can't tell who should be more afraid here, the alien or the ninja. On one hand the alien design for Seiji Chiba's Alien vs. Ninja looks like a rubbery wall of teeth, so ninja beware. On the other, well, ninja can hold their own …Read more »
Why not kick off your day with a healthy selection of visual confections courtesy trailers for some up and coming anime, both in theatrical and broadcast form. First up is a 90-second trailer for the collaboration between studio BONES and Merry Marvel mastermind Stan Lee, …Read more »
Joseph Luster
