Final Fanta-wheeeee! The other day, we reported Universal Studios Japan would be hosting a Final Fantasy-themed ride next year, but it hadn’t yet been announced what shape it would take. Today we’ve learned that the attraction, called Final Fantasy XR Ride, will be a roller …Read more »
Curious what the world of Fullmetal Alchemist will look like in live-action form? In anticipation of the film’s release, several behind-the-scenes and promotional stills, which show Ed, Alphonse and the whole gang, were revealed today. The live-action Fullmetal Alchemist, which debuts at the Tokyo International …Read more »
Namie Amuro, one of Japan’s most popular singers, will retire from show business next September, she announced today. “I, Namie Amuro, would like to take this opportunity to inform all of my fans of my decision to retire as of Sept. 16, 2018,” news service …Read more »
Move over, Akira—an Hollywood adaptation of a far more obscure (though no less 80s) Japanese property is on the way. Producers Roy Lee (It) and Scott Bernstein have teamed up to bring Kow Yokoyama’s mecha series Ma.K to the big screen. Even if you’ve never …Read more »
Every time you think the live-action Hollywood adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira is down for the count, it pops another capsule and jumps back on the bike. According to Deadline Hollywood, Akira is “revving back up,” and Taika Waititi, who directed Thor: Ragnarok, is in …Read more »
Shinobu Ohtaka’s Magi manga has been running in the pages of Weekly Shonen Sunday since 2009, and its ending is now fast approaching. According to the manga magazine’s website, Magi has just four more chapters to go. Ohtaka’s series previously inspired TV anime adaptations in …Read more »
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a human, a demon, and a Buddha walk into a temple … in an alternate dimension through a drawing as led by a magical priest and his anthropomorphic rabbit-wife. Wait, you’ve not yet seen the humorous, touching, …Read more »
Last week’s Nikufes (Meat Festival) Tokyo 2017 was host to some anime-related programming, including a panel featuring a roundtable discussion with producers Hiroshi Kanemaru, Tomoki Misawa, and 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist anime director Seiji Mizushima. When the topic came around to the trend of live-action films …Read more »
As a teenager, one of the first things I loved about romance manga was that characters expressed anxiety about love and sex … not like in mainstream Western media, where sex seemed like just something beautiful people just did, and if you didn’t do it, …Read more »
It’s a serious clash of killers as the elite group known as the Danger Services Agency does whatever it takes to bring down a ruthless mob boss. That’s right, it’s Mezzo Forte, and you’ll be able to pick up SoftCel Pictures’ DVD release on November …Read more »
After a breakup, Minare Koda drowns her sorrows with a group of strangers. The next morning she remembers nothing, but in the middle of her shift as a waitress she hears her own voice coming through the radio, a drunken ramble recorded the night before. …Read more »
Discotek Media had a small handful of licenses to announce this week, starting with another Yowamushi Pedal anime film. Yowamushi Pedal the Movie will arrive in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack this December. Synopsis: After the Inter High finishes, Sakamichi and the other Sohoku team members …Read more »
The Genocidal Organ anime film, based on the late Project Itoh’s novel, originally opened in Japan back in February, with a North American screening following in July. Now it’s on its way to Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on October 25, so Fuji TV’s noitaminA …Read more »
Want to get your hands on this ultra-detailed replica of Zodd from Kentaro Miura’s Berserk? Better start saving now. The piece, which allows you to display Zodd’s dead as a kind of trophy, is limited to 20 units, and will sell for ¥129,600—that’s $1,160 at …Read more »
Fans of Sailor Moon will remember the Silver Crystal, used by Queen Serenity to send the Sailor Senshi to earth. Now the Japanese market is getting a moisturizing face powder based on the Silver Crystal. Prepare to put some moon magic on your face! The …Read more »
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