New People recently shared the first bit of info on the next J-Pop Summit Festival, which will mark the sixth consecutive year of showcasing "the best in modern Japanese film, food, fashion, music, and entertainment." The weekend-long celebration is set to take place in San …Read more »
The 2013 Japanese Film Festival of San Francisco runs from Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, August 4, and it's bringing with it a very special premiere event. The fest is partnering with FUNimation to host the US premiere of Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo …Read more »
New People has a couple of special screenings in store for those in the San Diego area during this year's Comic-Con. They'll be holding multiple screenings of both Gantz films—based on Hiroya Oku's manga of the same name—at the Pacific Gaslamp 15 Theatres. Gantz and …Read more »
There are already multiple ways to catch the latest entry in the Mobile Suit Gundam universe; download for a small fee, or cough up beaucoup bucks to own each episode on Blu-ray. Now the folks at New People are offering up one more thanks to …Read more »
Viz and New People are giving up to 100 people the chance to check out the world premiere of the Gantz live-action film on January 20, and all you've gotta do is sign up! You can head to the contest via the top banner on …Read more »
The NEW PEOPLE Tokyoscope talks have explored everything from the bad girls of Japanese cinema to the towering titans of kaiju films throughout the first six volumes, and the topic of lucky no. 7 is none other than… the NINJA! Hosted by Otaku USA editor-in-chief …Read more »
Anime fans based in or around San Francisco have something new to get pumped about, because Anime Night at the 2010 J-Pop Summit is on its way. Hosted by Crunchyroll, Anime Night will feature two screenings of a newly remastered version of Makoto Shinkai's 5 …Read more »
Mark your calendars for Friday, March 5, a notable night that kicks off the lecture series Tokyoscope: The Wild & Crazy World of Japanese Cult Films. As the title suggests, this series is hosted by none other than our mad EIC, Patrick Macias, and the …Read more »
I long ago stopped asking the world aloud why I don't live in or near San Francisco. Now I just think it on a regular basis. Old woes have been popping up once again, though, ever since Viz Cinema started, well, showing awesome stuff within …Read more »
Viz Pictures is bringing their New People Artist Series into the new year with an indie documentary focusing on photographer Daido Moriyama. One of the standout features of the doc is the fact that Moriyama has avoided media appearances until now, making it a unique …Read more »
This date change announcement is in response to an ad that appears in the February issue of Otaku USA . Viz Pictures will be releasing 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End on DVD on December 15, but the celebration begins a few days …Read more »
Watching the first two New People Artist Series documentaries back to back is quite the experience. NEW PEOPLE in San Francisco showed both Traveling with Yoshitomo Nara and Yayoi Kusama I Love ME Tuesday night; for 2.5X the price of a normal ticket, attendees received …Read more »
I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing on a Friday night than checking out a new movie from Katsuhito Ishii (one of my favorite directors -- Japanese or otherwise), so it was pretty sweet that NEW PEOPLE in San Francisco offered anyone who …Read more »
People of San Francisco, better get your tickets now for the September 25th screening/regional premiere of Katsuhito Ishii's romance/comedy Sorasoi . It's not the only chance to check out the film at New People, but it's the only showing that features attendance by the directors …Read more »
Photos by Daniel Eggert "Is it love that makes my heart go BOOM BOOM BOOM?" Nope, not this time (but props if you get the reference) -- it's the "sensational kawaii," Harajuku stylings of 6%DOKIDOKI, available live in the states for a limited time only …Read more »
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