It’s been revealed Naoshi Komi’s romantic comedy manga Nisekoi: False Love is getting the live-action film treatment. The announcement came via an ad in the latest edition of Weekly Shonen Jump, the magazine in which the manga ran from 2011 to 2016. The film is …Read more »
When we write reports with the words “manga,” “live-action” and “adaptation,” 99% of the time we’re talking page to screen. But this time, a live-action film is getting turned into a manga—and it’s an international production. Baahubali, a popular series of epic action films from …Read more »
Kingdom, the popular manga that takes places in China’s Warring States period, will be adapted into a live-action film, it was announced today. The manga is written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara, who, according to today’s report, participated in script meetings for the film. Hara …Read more »
Sometimes a title helps sell a story, and by golly this is not Devilman: Book of Magic. Nope, the archaic word choice says this story is aimed at teenage boys who read Alistair Crowley and like Black Sabbath. If that sounds dismissive, it’s not meant …Read more »
your name. is an international phenomenon, joining the ranks of anime films from Spirited Away to Pokemon: The First Movie that managed to break into the American mainstream. The emotional journey of a boy and girl who find themselves switching bodies manages to avoid the …Read more »
More tails—er, tales—on the way. That’s the word from one Hiro Mashima, the creator of that manga a few people liked called Fairy Tail. Mashima wrapped Fairy Tail up last year, but he clearly hasn’t been resting on his laurels, because he announced on Twitter …Read more »
Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long are Team RWBY: teenage “huntsmen” who use special weapons to kill monsters called Grimm. By day, they train at Beacon Academy, a school for superheroes where the professors say things like, “With power comes responsibility! …Read more »
We just got an update on the live-action Naruto film being produced in Hollywood. But over in Japan, they’ve already got a live-action Naruto… in the form of a kabuki play, that is. The play hits Tokyo this August, and to build up the hype, …Read more »
It was nice while it lasted. Yoshihiro Togashi’s Hunter x Hunter came out of hiatus this January 29 and ran for 10 chapters. But that’s all we’re going to get for a while, apparently: Togashi is going back on break for now. That’s the word …Read more »
Gantz is a nihilistic orgy of violence, death and nudity. First published in 2000, the series is shaping up to become enshrined as a classic of horror, sci-fi, and action manga. The story follows the brutal misadventures of self-involved horndog Kei, his nicer friend Kato, …Read more »
On her way to high school, feckless orphan Hinako gets railroaded into attending a boys’ school in male drag. As if that weren’t enough, it’s a school for juvenile delinquents where everyone is in a gang and every school function consists of an all-out student …Read more »
Kasane, the seinen manga by Daruma Matsuura, is getting a live-action adaptation, and its star-studded cast has been revealed. The film will feature the following humans: Tao Tsuchiya (Rurouni Kenshin, Orange) Kyoko Yoshine (Anthem of the Heart, Princess Jellyfish series) You Yokoyama (Eight Ranger) Mariko …Read more »
If you had the chance to relive your high school days again, would you take it? What if you were forced to start the entire journey over to smooth over the mistakes you wound up making—just as you were graduating? That’s what happens to high …Read more »
Jojo’s fans: if you’re planning to visit Tokyo in the near future, you may want to consider sometime between August 24 and October 1. That’s when The National Art Center in Tokyo will host an exhibition featuring JoJo’s art from Hirohiko Araki, the creator of …Read more »
Shiratori wants everything between herself and her best friends Washio and Kotooka to stay the same forever. But nothing stays the same. Since the first day of school, the three friends have been inseparable. But Shiratori harbors a secret crush on Washio. She was happy …Read more »
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