The Imaginary, the latest film from Studio Ponoc, is coming to the ‘flix. The latest film from the studio founded by Ghibli alum producer Yoshiaki Nishimura and directed by Yoshiyuki Momose (Ni no Kuni) was released in Japanese theaters last month. An exact streaming date …Read more »
Today’s the day: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is on Netflix! This most recent adaptation of the beloved graphic novel series brings back lots of big players from the original film. Combined with Science SARU—the studio behind Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! and DEVILMAN crybaby—that’s a massively impressive roster. …Read more »
Netflix has had a mixed history with their live-action adaptations of anime and manga, with titles like Death Note and Cowboy Bebop not doing well, while their One Piece adaptation has been a hit. How will it be with Netflix’s live-action Yu Yu Hakusho? We’ll …Read more »
SHUEISHA’s Shonen Jump+’s storyboarding app service World Maker is offering contests with Netflix and TOHO. For the Netflix contest, people interested need to create storyboards for a short no longer than 10 minutes. Needless to say, you need to use World Maker to create those …Read more »
With the premiere of Netflix’s live-action One Piece series days away, The New York Times spoke with creator Eiichiro Oda. Oda acknowledged that live-action adaptations of manga, particularly by Hollywood, has “a history of failure,” but he thinks this time might be different because of …Read more »
Netflix’s live-action One Piece adaptation will hit the streaming service at the end of the month, and many fans of the original manga and anime are anxious about how it will come together. Creator Eiichiro Oda is involved, and a report from Shueisha says that …Read more »
Netflix has shown that it’s interested in anime, and it seems to be paying off. As Variety pointed out, the top 10 non-English-language shows on Netflix last week had four anime titles. Other non-English titles on the list came from Brazil, South Korea, and there …Read more »
Netflix has revealed an image of their upcoming One Piece live adaptation that shows the front of their ship, Going Merry. Naturally the internet had to give its opinion on this, and according to what SoraNews24 found in a sampling of Japanese online responses, the …Read more »
The live-action One Piece series is supposed to launch on Netflix sometime this year, but with series creator Eiichiro Oda supervising, he has a lot of input on when it’s officially ready. Oda released a new statement about progress on the series, noting that the …Read more »
Netflix previously announced an anime based on the Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune novels written by Saga of Tanya the Evil creator Carlo Zen and illustrated by so-bin. Now we have a date for the project, which is set to make its way to Netflix starting …Read more »
The My Happy Marriage anime—which adapts the light novel series written by Akumi Agitogi and illustrated by Tsukiho Tsukioka—revealed more cast members earlier this year, and now we know where it will land. According to the official Netflix Anime Twitter account, the adaptation is set …Read more »
Netflix recently put out an anime short from WIT Studio on its Japanese YouTube channel. The anime, titled “Inu to Shonen” (translated as “The Dog and the Boy”) has a very unique feature: the backgrounds are AI-generated, using concept art done by people and getting …Read more »
Forbes’s Ollie Bardie conducted a lengthy interview with Shinichiro Watanabe, talking about his beginnings, his work on the anime Cowboy Bebop, what he thought of the Netflix live-action Cowboy Bebop, and his experiences working on The Animatrix. The interview brings alive much of Watanabe’s life …Read more »
It may not be a front-facing shot, but we officially have our first look at some of the live-action One Piece cast in costume thanks to a new poster for Netflix’s upcoming series. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) is front and center in the main visual, raising …Read more »
Tsukasa Hojo’s City Hunter manga is about to inspire another live-action movie, but this will mark the first one to be produced in Japan and shot in Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward. Yuichi Sato (Kisaragi) is lined up to direct, with Ryohei Suzuki (Hentai Kamen, Tokyo Tribe) …Read more »
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