Kenshin’s back! Or will be, at least, September 4. That’s when Nobuhiro Watsuki’s new Rurouni Kenshin manga will appear in Jump SQ magazine. The new Kenshin tale is called the Hokkaido Arc, and features none other than Himura Kenshin himself as protagonist. The popular manga …Read more »
Last month Bandai Namco revealed plans for a free-to-play mobile game based on Rurouni Kenshin . While details remain scant, the first promo for Rurouni Kenshin: Kengekikenran arrived this week with a really brief look at its action and character models. Rurouni Kenshin: …Read more »
Thin, sleek and incredibly sharp: there’s just something cool about the katana. The history of the Japanese sword stretches back hundreds of years, and it’s no surprise modern Japanese books, movies and comics are full of characters who wield the katana. But who’s got the …Read more »
Ryosuke Tomoe’s popular horror manga Museum , first serialized in Young Magazine, has been adapted into a live-action film directed by Keishi Otomo ( Rurouni Kenshin ) and starring Shun Oguri ( Lupin III ). Does the live-action version capture the creepy atmospherics of the …Read more »
Man, being an anime fan in the 90s was something. Tapes (yeah, tapes ) were over 30 bucks and only had two episodes on ‘em, you had to choose between sub and dub, and the selection of stuff available in English was a drop in …Read more »
Funimation will be releasing the first film in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin trilogy in the US as Rurouni Kenshin: Origins , with screenings scheduled for August 8-10. With less than a month to go, Funimation busted out a new subtitled trailer promoting the feature's upcoming …Read more »
Funimation announced plans to bring the live-action trilogy of Rurouni Kenshin films to home video, starting with the first entry—localized for North American release as Rurouni Kenshin: Origins —this fall. The Takeru Satoh-lead trilogy will continue after that with home video releases of Rurouni Kenshin: …Read more »
For about a week this July, there will be nary a human male in sight on the stage at New York’s Lincoln Center. That’s where the Takarazuka Revue, Japan’s all-female musical theater troupe, are making their U.S. debut, performing Chicago (in Japanese) between July 20 …Read more »
If there’s one clear trend we’ve seen over the last few years in Japan, it’s a rise in the number of live-action adaptations of anime and manga. It’s to the point where over half of the films we review here at Japan HQ aren’t even …Read more »
If you're still waiting to see what the live-action Rurouni Kenshin films have to offer, Australian distributor Madman has you covered with a subtitled trailer for the trilogy's finale. Madman released the DVD last week, and you can see their subbed promo for Rurouni Kenshin: …Read more »
Back in December we reported the manga Himitsu would be getting a live-action adaptation courtesy of Rurouni Kenshin director Keishi Otomo. Now the casting for the main two characters, Maki Tsuyoshi and Aoki Ikkou has been announced. Tsuyoshi will be played by singer and actor …Read more »
It’s 2015! A big Happy New Year and akemashite omedetougozaimasu to you guys. It’s been another fun year of blogging all things otaku here at e-News, and we thought we’d take this January 1st to take a look back at some of the most memorable …Read more »
If you asked me what the best manga-to-live-action adaptation of the year was, I’m preeeeetty sure I’d go with Rurouni Kenshin films 2 and 3 (I did like that Parasyte though). Anyway, I mention this because it’s been announced Keishi Otomo, director of the live-action …Read more »
Adapting manga and anime to live-action is the new black, apparently. Japan, America, even Korea is doing it. A trailer for the latest manga-to-live-action adaptation hit the internet this week, so let’s take a look. This time around, it’s the feature film of Clover. Not …Read more »
Following up on the first two live-action Rurouni Kenshin films—the second of which we most recently reviewed here —the third and final adaptation is nearly in Japanese theaters. Set to debut on September 13, Rurouni Kenshin Densetsu no Saigo-hen ( Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends …Read more »
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