Funimation will be releasing the first film in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin trilogy in the US as Rurouni Kenshin: Origins , with screenings scheduled for August 8-10. With less than a month to go, Funimation busted out a new subtitled trailer promoting the feature's upcoming …Read more »
The next stop for Naoshi Arakawa's Your Lie in April manga is live-action film, with the feature set to open in Japan on September 23 after a premiere screening event on August 3. Takehiko Shinjo ( Paradise Kiss , Kiyoku Yawaku ) directs the film, …Read more »
Who’s got Pokemon fever? If you answered “the entirety of America,” you would be correct. But if you answered “ Warcraft producers Legendary Pictures,” you would also be correct. That’s the word, at least, according to Deadline, who claim the studio has thrown a Pokeball …Read more »
For anyone who doesn’t know the deal, a super-brief summary: the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell film stars Scarlett Johansson, a decidedly non-Asian actor, as Ghost in the Shell ’s heretofore Asian main character. Cue controversy. Controversy that the principals behind the live-action adaptation …Read more »
Rumors have been swirling on this one for the last few weeks, but with an official announcement, it can no longer be denied: Gintama is coming to flesh-and-blood cinema in 2017. Shun Oguri, who appeared as Lupin in the live-action Lupin III film , as …Read more »
The live-action Akira film. Neither living nor dead, it resides in a limbo state not unlike that of a zombie, feeding on the brains of hapless anime journalists. The latest spasm of quasi-life for the long, long, long-delayed film come from entertainment news writer Jeff …Read more »
Okay, let’s get things straight from the beginning: there are currently two live-action Death Note films in various stages of production: the Netflix-produced American version and the Japanese Death Note Light up the NEW world , due out in theaters October 29. It’s the latter …Read more »
Funimation announced plans to bring the live-action trilogy of Rurouni Kenshin films to home video, starting with the first entry—localized for North American release as Rurouni Kenshin: Origins —this fall. The Takeru Satoh-lead trilogy will continue after that with home video releases of Rurouni Kenshin: …Read more »
Following up on some early rumors, the latest volume of Tokyo Ghoul: re is out in Japan to confirm plans for a live-action movie adaptation. Beyond the confirmation and some preparation on the series' official website , that's about all we know regarding the live-action …Read more »
Anime-based stage plays seem to be all the rage these days, so it should come as no surprise that popular soccer manga/anime Whistle! is getting its own theatrical production. Whistle! Break Through is set to play at the Tokyo Theater in August, and we’ve just …Read more »
With lots of Ghost in the Shell fans upset that a live-action version is even being created, let alone starring a non-Asian as main character Motoko Kusanagi, two guys who appear to be down with the project – at least enough to go visit the …Read more »
Well, folks, it looks like this thing really exists. In a bit of a cosmic coincidence, today the internet at large got not just the first look at the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist film, but the first on-set photos of the Scarlett Johansson Ghost in the …Read more »
We still have a decent wait ahead of us before the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie adaptation hits theaters in Japan, but it's currently shooting in Volterra, Italy. That means Italian newspaper La Nazione had an opportunity to snap a few photos on location, including one …Read more »
The characters of One Piece continue to come to life in the Tokyo One Piece Tower theme park's live character show. "One Piece Live Attraction 2" has been running since April 23, and you can see some of the performance in a new promo. The …Read more »
Hiroya Oku, writer and illustrator of sci-fi manga Gantz , took to Twitter yesterday to vent his frustrations about recent live-action adaptations of manga and anime. Here's what Oku had to say: Why do these live-action manga movies continue to get made? Even if you …Read more »
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