Anime

Japanese superhero Ultraman to be rebooted stateside for a possible series

Posted 8 years ago

Oh wow! Straight up, nine-year-old me is freaking out right now! My cousin and I used to gorge ourselves on the ULTRAMAN series, back in the day. From what I can recall, the Japanese superhero was battling kaiju and giant robots long...

Cowboy Bebop live-action series blasting off to Netflix

Posted 8 years ago

The cult anime favorite COWBOY BEBOP is not invisible to the clutches of the live-action adaptation, and now the series remake from THOR: THE DARK WORLD scribe Chris Yost is heading to the ultimate content frontier – Netflix. The streaming...

It’s Andy Muschietti to direct big-screen adaptation of Attack on Titan

Posted 8 years ago

Once Andy Muschietti finishes dealing with Pennywise in IT: CHAPTER TWO, the director will turn his attentions to monsters of a slightly larger size. Variety has reported that Warner Bros. has tapped Muschietti to direct a feature-film adaptation of Attack...

FLCL anime series triumphantly returns with an explosive first trailer!

Posted 8 years ago

You don't mind if I huff into a brown paper bag while we talk about this news, do you? Because honestly, I am so excited about this trailer, and I couldn't wait to tell you all about it. Today, Adult...

Get hype for Batman Ninja with this stunning English-language trailer!

Posted 8 years ago

Whoa! A brand-new, English-speaking trailer for BATMAN NINJA has made its way online and we dare you not to get pumped up for this one! Directed by Junpei Mizusaki (ZOO, JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE) with character designs by AFRO SAMURAI creator Takashi...

GKIDS snags Lu Over The Wall animation, more Masaaki Yuasa titles

Posted 9 years ago

GKIDS, the New York-based film distributor, has acquired the North American distribution rights for three film projects from anime director Masaaki Yuasa. As per the deal, GKIDS will present viewers wih Yuasa's LU OVER THE WALL, a fairy tale about a little...

Gkids shares a trailer for Ghibli-like Mary and the Witch’s Flower anime

Posted 9 years ago

From the mind of Hiromasa Yonebayashi (HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE, PRINCESS MONONOKE, PONYO) comes a brand-new Japanese anime fantasy film entitled MARY AND THE WITCH'S FLOWER. Based upon the 1971 children’s book The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, the film centers on...

Mary And The Witch’s Flower anime to screen ahead of national premiere

Posted 9 years ago

Studio Ponoc, the Japanese animation house based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan, and founded by Yoshiaki Nishimura in April 2015, is gearing up for a unique one-night-only event in celebration of their debut feature film MARY AND THE WITCH'S FLOWER. On January 18, 2018, Studio Ponoc will team...

A Blade Runner anime short is coming from the director of Cowboy Beebop!

Posted 9 years ago

Earlier this morning, Sony Pictures Japan unveiled a sneak peak at a new BLADE RUNNER anime short from Shinichiro Watanabe, the director of COWBOY BEEBOP and SAMURAI CHAMPLOO. Entitled BLADE RUNNER BLACK OUT 2020, the events of the animation take...

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