Who at software developer Type-Moon could’ve imagined back in 2004 that 13 years after the release of Fate/stay night , real-life actors would be suiting up for a stage play based on a Fate/ smartphone spinoff? That’s what’s about to happen, though, as a play …Read more »
As we reported last month, Rumiko Takahashi’s popular manga Inuyasha is making its way to the stage for the first time in over 15 years, and now we’ve got a peek at how popular characters Kagome and Kikyo will look. Kagome Higurashi will be played …Read more »
It’s the day for plays, apparently. Shortly after we reported Attack on Titan would be getting the stage treatment came news the popular manga and anime from the mind of Rumiko Takahashi, Inuyasha , would also be making its way to the stage. Playing the …Read more »
It’s been a manga, an anime, and even a couple live-action films. Now Attack on Titan is shingeki -ing its way to the stage. The stage play based on the hit franchise is called Live Impact Attack on Titan , and yesterday photos of the …Read more »
Anime-based stage plays seem to be all the rage these days, so it should come as no surprise that popular soccer manga/anime Whistle! is getting its own theatrical production. Whistle! Break Through is set to play at the Tokyo Theater in August, and we’ve just …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 »
Over the past few months, teaser shots from the new Ghost in the Shell stage play, based on the Arise OVA series, have been trickling out, showing its principals, including lead Kaede Aono as Motoko Kusanagi, in costume. Now the play has premiered in Tokyo, …Read more »
Starting today, theatergoers in Tokyo are in for some bicycle action, as the Yowamushi Pedal stage play opens for a three-day run at Tokyo Dome City Hall. The play, titled Yomamushi Pedal Irregular ~Two Peaks~ is based on the manga and anime of the same …Read more »
The Scarlett Johansson-starring live-action Ghost in the Shell film is still a few years off, but in the meantime, Japanese actors will be suiting up and hitting the stage in a play based on the Arise series. The play, which opens in Tokyo in November, …Read more »
As we noted last week, for a manga that's come to an end, there sure seems to be more new Naruto stuff than ever being announced these days. The latest news, according to ANN, is that a new TV special is set to air December …Read more »
It’s the end of an era: the Shonen Jump featuring the final chapter of Naruto is on newsstands this week. But, to the surprise of pretty much no one, this isn’t really the end for Naruto. After all, we’re in the midst of the “Naruto …Read more »
Now that Kill La Kill ’s over, it feels like the internet’s busy drawing comparisons between it and previous Hiroyuki Imaishi/Kazuki Nakashima joint and perennial fan favorite Gurren Lagann . And hey, wouldn’t you know it, they’re turning good ol’ GL into a play! With …Read more »
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