The 2015 Naruto stage play was a hit, it seems, because the crew is back for more headbanded ninja action this summer. The 2016 version of Live Spectacle Naruto , which stars largely the same cast as last year, will add character Rock Lee, who …Read more »
The Hollywood adaptation of Death Note took one more step closer to becoming a reality today with the news that streaming site Netflix is in final negotiations to pick up the project. Netflix is looking to start shooting Death Note in June. Death Note will …Read more »
The new live-action Death Note movie is slated to open in Japan on October 29, and the staff recently updated everyone with two fresh stills. The latest shots show Yūgi Shion, a genius hacker played by Masaki Suda. He toys with investigators Tsukuru Mishima and …Read more »
Miwa Ueda's Peach Girl manga is no stranger to adaptations. A live-action drama aired in Taiwan in 2001, and a TV anime followed in 2005. The shoujo fun doesn't stop there, though, because a live-action film adaptation is currently in the works, with the Japanese …Read more »
Delve into the history of Japanese marketing and it won’t be long before you come across the phrase “media mix.” Simply put, it’s the practice of spreading content across multiple platforms. When Pokemon was released 20 years ago, for example, it was simultaneously a game …Read more »
As previously reported, Ayuko Hatta's shoujo manga Wolf Girl & Black Prince is getting the live-action treatment, with the feature film set to open in Japan on May 28. Following up on a previous teaser, Warner Entertainment Japan shared a full 90-second trailer for the …Read more »
It’s an ERASED kind of month. The popular manga-turned-anime known in Japanese as Boku dake ga inai Machi is having a busy March. The manga, which started its run in 2012, came to a close this month, as did the spinoff novel series. The anime …Read more »
The last time we saw Go Nagai's Cutie Honey in live-action form was in the excellent 2004 adaptation, directed by Evangelion 's Hideaki Anno, and the 2007 Cutie Honey The Live TV series that followed. Now the classic manga is set to return to the …Read more »
It's time for another look at one of the Fairy Tail stage play cast members in costume. Following up on the recent visual for Erza Scarlet is a peek at Misaki Momose as Wendy Marvell via the play's official website . The Fairy Tail play …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 »
Performances of the Live Fantasy Fairy Tail stage play begin in Japan this April, and the official website has been building up to it with gradual visual reveals showing the actors in full costume. We previously posted Shuto Miyazaki as Natsu Dragneel and Atsushi Shiramata …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 »
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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 »