A Silent Voice, one of our favorite films of 2016, is finally making its way to U.S. theaters courtesy Eleven Arts, who today released an English-subtitled trailer promoting the film. The film hits U.S. theaters October 20. As of yet, there does not appear to …Read more »
Get your nostalgia motors revving, because Viz just announced that none other than 1993’s Sailor Moon R: The Movie is coming to some American theaters this January in a new remastered version. Accompanying the main 63-minute feature will be the short “Make Up! Sailor Guardians,” …Read more »
Big plans are in the works for the debut of ufotable’s Fate/stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works . The new anime series is set to hit in a bit way with simulcast streaming and theatrical premieres in Japan, France, Germany, South Korea, and the U.S. The …Read more »
It was about a week and a half ago that two members of idol group AKB48 and one of the group’s staff members were attacked at a meet-and-greet handshake event, receiving cuts and fractures to their hands and fingers. Since then, more information has come …Read more »
This month, one of the great anime films of all time and the theatrical directorial debut of one Hayao Miyazaki, 1979's The Castle of Cagliostro , had a limited rerelease in Japanese theaters. The film, set to be released in HD in Japan and America …Read more »
Short Peace , if you’ll recall, is the latest film from Katsuhiro Otomo – a man who’s forever linked with his masterwork Akira , but should also noted for his contributions to the world of anime shorts, stretching all the way back to Labyrinth Tales …Read more »
Having seen the second Rebuild movie myself, I can definitely vouch for it, in my opinion, successfully diverging from the series proper in interesting and exciting ways. Thankfully, it won't be long now before the rest of the North American Eva fans can judge for …Read more »
Normally my goal is to avoid theaters that are explicitly loaded with children at all costs, but I may have to make an exception for some of the showings at this year's New York International Children's Film Festival. In association with New York-Tokyo, NYICFF is …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 »
Not terribly shocking considering the series' popularity, but the tenth One Piece film, Strong World , had a killer debut in Japanese theaters, ultimately toppling the opening weekend box office gross of Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo . The first filmgoers to attend Strong World screenings received …Read more »
So you missed out on the New York Asian Film Festival's premiere of the first two 20th Century Boys films. It's okay, a lot of people did, I'm sure. Heck, I missed out on them myself, but I have to admit it's mostly because I …Read more »
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