Those wondering just what to expect from NTV's upcoming live-action Ranma ½ TV special should have at least some questions answered now, thanks to the very first commercial for the adaptation. Does it do the manga justice? See what they've done with Rumiko Takahashi's gender-swapping …Read more »
The live-action Tekken will go down in my book as a firm reminder of how filmmakers, if not people in general, aren’t taking chances any more. The much-hyped big screen take on the popular Namco fighting game franchise had the opportunity to do something to …Read more »
If you happen to love both dramas AND Ouran High School Host Club , then today's news is pretty much your ideal brew. Next Tuesday's issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine is formally announcing a live-action television series set to air on Japan's TBS network this …Read more »
The die is cast! There's no going back now! The GANTZ premiere event is LIVE! This may read like delirious fan fiction now, I but I swear it actually happened… When last we left off at the GANTZ premiere, I was in the V.I.P. …Read more »
Rabid fans await the arrival of the stars of GANTZ. Will that thin strip of cloth keep them at bay? Part One: In which your humble editor in chief hosts a Hollywood event Bright lights, screams, being scared you’ll mess up in front of …Read more »
According to the latest news on the project, all signs point to a shockingly positive perhaps . That's all thanks to the attachment of Shane Black as director; someone with a quality-loaded background and a genuine love for Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's original manga. …Read more »
It really is about who you know. Through an amazing chain of unlikely events, I got to see the live-action Space Battleship Yamato movie, fully subtitled in English, three and half weeks before my plane ticket says I’m flying to Japan for the December 1 …Read more »
If the latest rumblings from Universal Pictures are any indication, it seems there's a strong possibility we may eventually see Naoki Urasawa's bold riff on a classic Tezuka tale come to life. Universal Pictures, Chris Meledandri's Illumination Entertainment ( Despicable Me ) and Tezuka Productions …Read more »
Idol group members have been no stranger to manga and anime adaptations of late, and NEWS's Tomohisa Yamashita ( Kurosagi ) is the latest addition to the growing list. He'll be starring in the live-action adaptation of Ashita no Joe under the direction of Fumihiko …Read more »
There's a sort of gag reflex when one hears mention of a fan-film. Who can blame you? While there have been some diamonds in the rough, there have also been some utterly terrible productions. Those in themselves aren't exactly the turn-off for me; that's reserved …Read more »
Far be it from us to sleep on something as staggering as a live-action Space Battleship Yamato teaser. Takashi Yamazaki—remember his earlier works like Returner and Juvenile ? It's okay if you don't, I hardly do myself—is directing the VFX-heavy flick, with boy band SMAP's …Read more »
You may be aware of the live-action film based on Daichi Aozora's manga that's currently in development. Directed by Sakichi Sato ( Tokyo Zombie ), Insect Detective Yoshimi Yoshida (from the original manga, Konchu Tantei Yoshida Yoshimi ) stars Sho Aikawa as the titular detective, …Read more »
Over at his AICN Anime column, Scott Green posted some updated information on the US Cowboy Bebop film, which is still in the writing stages. However, it seems those writing stages are, according to Keanu Reeves during a press event for "The Private Lives of …Read more »
As part of the NEW PEOPLE grand opening, the underground Viz Cinema hosted the regional (and red carpet!) premiere of the first part of the 20th Century Boys trilogy: The Beginning of the End . Takako Tokiwa, the producer, and a mysterious character from the …Read more »
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