In a recent interview with Febri, renowned anime director Hiroyuki Imaishi talked about why he believes it would be impossible to recreate an anime like Kill La Kill today.
Reflecting on a recent screening event where he revisited past episodes, Imaishi revealed that he was struck by the realization that recreating the magic of Kill La Kill would be nearly impossible today.
Imaishi explained that this feeling wasn’t new and surfaced with every project he undertook, but it was especially pronounced in this instance. He emphasized that Kill La Kill was a product of its time, achievable only under the specific conditions and creative environment that existed back then.
Moreover, the production of Kill La Kill didn’t involve much of a planning (even if it was more than what was done during the making of his earlier work Gurren Lagann) and Studio Trigger didn’t have the resources...
Reflecting on a recent screening event where he revisited past episodes, Imaishi revealed that he was struck by the realization that recreating the magic of Kill La Kill would be nearly impossible today.
Imaishi explained that this feeling wasn’t new and surfaced with every project he undertook, but it was especially pronounced in this instance. He emphasized that Kill La Kill was a product of its time, achievable only under the specific conditions and creative environment that existed back then.
Moreover, the production of Kill La Kill didn’t involve much of a planning (even if it was more than what was done during the making of his earlier work Gurren Lagann) and Studio Trigger didn’t have the resources...
- 5/16/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
Since 2007, the "Transformers" movies have been A) Primarily set on Earth (excepting prologues in "Dark of the Moon" and "Bumblebee" showing the war for planet Cybertron) and B) Live-action, using CGI to integrate the Autobots and Decepticons into real settings. Director Josh Cooley ("Toy Story 4") is about to change that with "Transformers One." /Film's Ryan Scott, who attended the Paramount Pictures panel at CinemaCon 2024, got an early look at the upcoming animated movie.
"Transformers One" is a prequel set before the war when the Autobots and Decepticons were still one people. Since the movie is set entirely on Cybertron with only robot characters, it makes sense to tell the story through animation. "Transformers" is no stranger to prequels -- check out the comic series "The War Within," High Moon Studios' video game duology "War for Cybertron" and "Fall of Cybertron," and more. Still, this is new territory for the films.
"Transformers One" is a prequel set before the war when the Autobots and Decepticons were still one people. Since the movie is set entirely on Cybertron with only robot characters, it makes sense to tell the story through animation. "Transformers" is no stranger to prequels -- check out the comic series "The War Within," High Moon Studios' video game duology "War for Cybertron" and "Fall of Cybertron," and more. Still, this is new territory for the films.
- 4/11/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
A clash between titans will be coming to an exhibition hall in Japan this Summer. Studio Trigger announced today that the classic anime series Gurren Lagann will be taking on the more modern anime classic Kill la Kill , which were both directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by Kazuki Nakashima, in an exhibition for the ages. To go along with the announcement of the exhibition titled “ Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann vs. Kill la Kill Exhibition ,” a new poster was designed by animator Sushio. Related: The First Take Soars With Shoko Nakagawa Performing ‘Sorairo Days’ The “ Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann vs. Kill la Kill Exhibition ” will be happening this summer, though details on where, when or how have yet to be confirmed. The exhibition is a collaboration between Studio Trigger and producer Aniplex. Before the bout, both Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill are available to stream on Crunchyroll. Source: Trigger...
- 4/1/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
Pupil Slicer has been pushing the boundaries of what heavy music is for quite a while now and received critical and fan acclaim for their 2023 album Blossom . Blending elements of numerous genres, the album (which made its way to many a Top 10 End of Year list last year) is a microcosm of the types of anime vocalist Kate Davies and drummer Josh Andrews like to watch. Read all about how anime weaved its way into the writing process, how their anime journey started, and Shinji-core in the conversation below! You received a ton of acclaim for your most recent album, Blossom . How exciting was it to get that album out into the world? Kate : It’s been sick. We sat on the first album for way too long before it came out and we were sort of bored of it by the time it was released. Whereas with this album,...
- 3/2/2024
- by Alex Lebl
- Crunchyroll
NBCUniversal's official anime/music channel has posted a new Cm for the upcoming TV anime Mission: Yozakura Family to announce its Japanese premiere date of April 7, 2024. The anime adaptation of Hitsuji Gondaira's romantic comedy mange is directed by Mirai Minato at Silver Link. One week prior to the TV premiere, a Japanese premiere screening event for the anime's first three episodes is scheduled to be held at the Toho Cinemas Ikebukuro theater in Tokyo on March 30, 2024. The event will feature the eight main voice cast members, and they will also join the Sakura Carpet event to be held at the Ikebukuro Park before the premiere event, which will include their Sakura Carpet runway and talk show. Main Voice Cast: Taiyo Asano: Reiji Kawashima (Fushi in To Your Eternity ) Mutsumi Yozakura: Kaede Hondo (Sakura Minamoto in Zombie Land Saga ) Kyoichiro Yozakura: Katsuyuki Konishi (Kamina in Gurren Lagann ) Futaba...
- 2/26/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Roll out the red carpet—there are new royals in town! Two princes of Fourland are joining the cast of High Card , the action/playing-card-themed media mix project from Tms Entertainment, in the next episode. Fourland, for those new to the series, is the fictional kingdom where the events of the series take place. In the upheaval around the events of the series, the two remaining princes of the Royal Family will be stepping into the spotlight: Lewis Fourland , the second prince, will be voiced by Shinichiro Kamio (Makoto Katai in Komi Can't Communicate ). After the assassination of his older brother Dylan, Lewis has been named Crown Prince of Fourland and intends to succeed the throne. Related: High Card TV Anime Deals in Voice Actress Ayumi Mano as New Character Chloe Noah Fourland , the third prince of the royal family, will be voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara (Simon in Gurren Lagann...
- 2/16/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
When he’s not on the road bringing breakdowns to heavy music fans around the world, Boundaries and Crush++ bassist/screamer Nathan Calcagno is always doing something anime-related. Whether it is watching episodes, reading chapters, or quietly crying thinking about Gurren Lagann , he is a superfan of both anime and metal. We had the chance to talk with him a little bit about what makes him love it all so much. Tell us a little bit about where you are in your anime fandom. Nathan : So I used to build Gundam models. I have like 100 of them in my closet because for a while it was all I did. I have them all. They're all built. But it was so not healthy for me because I couldn’t stop. Because that's when I first started touring in 2019, I would get home and that's all I would do. I wouldn't hang out with people.
- 2/9/2024
- by Alex Lebl
- Crunchyroll
Get ready, because we're going back to Pandora! Well, at least the cast is, because Sam Worthington confirmed in an interview with People Magazine that the next "Avatar" movie will go back to shooting soon.
"We go back to work on it in a month and it's big," Worthington said of "Avatar 3," which is thankfuly not officially titled "The Seed Bearer." Worthington added: "It's bigger than you can imagine."
It is common for actors to say things like "it's bigger than you can imagine" or that a sequel is "bigger than the first," but if there's a franchise where this is something worth paying attention to and believing in, it's James Cameron's "Avatar." The first movie brought on a 3D revolution on its way to becoming the highest-grossing movie ever. Then, over a decade after its release, the sequel delivered the goods with a bigger, better, more ambitious...
"We go back to work on it in a month and it's big," Worthington said of "Avatar 3," which is thankfuly not officially titled "The Seed Bearer." Worthington added: "It's bigger than you can imagine."
It is common for actors to say things like "it's bigger than you can imagine" or that a sequel is "bigger than the first," but if there's a franchise where this is something worth paying attention to and believing in, it's James Cameron's "Avatar." The first movie brought on a 3D revolution on its way to becoming the highest-grossing movie ever. Then, over a decade after its release, the sequel delivered the goods with a bigger, better, more ambitious...
- 1/9/2024
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Star Wars has always pulled influences from many places, including old serials, "Dune," and several of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's films. Because of this, Star Wars is both a specific vision and also a world that is recognizable everywhere. In more recent years, anime has deeply impacted the franchise far, far away and taken it towards new heights.
Whether it's "The Clone Wars" or even "Star Wars: Visions," the franchise has looked towards Japanese anime for aesthetic inspiration. But it wasn't until this year that we finally got a canonical display of one of the biggest and most iconic aspects of anime: mecha suits.
In the latest episode of "The Mandalorian," we finally see someone realize that Grogu can't just stay seated in his little stroller all day long -- particularly not during big battles. He needs mobility and a fighting chance beyond his force abilities, so what do...
Whether it's "The Clone Wars" or even "Star Wars: Visions," the franchise has looked towards Japanese anime for aesthetic inspiration. But it wasn't until this year that we finally got a canonical display of one of the biggest and most iconic aspects of anime: mecha suits.
In the latest episode of "The Mandalorian," we finally see someone realize that Grogu can't just stay seated in his little stroller all day long -- particularly not during big battles. He needs mobility and a fighting chance beyond his force abilities, so what do...
- 4/12/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
"Rocky" is one of the most iconic franchises of all time, one that captured the change in Hollywood from the rise of independent dramas of the '70s into the bombastic action films of the '80s. Yet the franchise started losing popularity, never capable of recapturing the awards praise of the original film or the commercial success of "Rocky IV."
Which makes the "Creed" movies kind of a miracle. The first "Creed" is a rare legasequel that actually works, a film that takes what made the first "Rocky" movie special but adds something new while paying off the past. It felt both fresh and familiar. Now in its third installment, Michael B. Jordan takes on the role of director in addition to wearing the fighting gloves, and he brings in some very cool additions to the franchise.
Not only does Jordan bring different aspects of boxing — like the chess...
Which makes the "Creed" movies kind of a miracle. The first "Creed" is a rare legasequel that actually works, a film that takes what made the first "Rocky" movie special but adds something new while paying off the past. It felt both fresh and familiar. Now in its third installment, Michael B. Jordan takes on the role of director in addition to wearing the fighting gloves, and he brings in some very cool additions to the franchise.
Not only does Jordan bring different aspects of boxing — like the chess...
- 3/3/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)
Despite what the creators of HBO's "The Last of Us" live-action show may tell you, there have already been excellent video game adaptations, but most of them are in animation. From "Castlevania," to "Arcane," animation has captured the unique and diverse worlds of popular gaming franchises and reinvented them with entertaining and profound stories. Last year, we got a new entry in the canon of video game adaptations that proves there is no such thing as a video game curse — "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners."
Based on one of the biggest video game failures in recent memory, there was a lot to be excited for and also worried about with "Edgerunners." The original "Cyberpunk 2077" was a highly-anticipated game, publicized based on the studio behind it and the inclusion of Keanu Reeves in its cast,...
Despite what the creators of HBO's "The Last of Us" live-action show may tell you, there have already been excellent video game adaptations, but most of them are in animation. From "Castlevania," to "Arcane," animation has captured the unique and diverse worlds of popular gaming franchises and reinvented them with entertaining and profound stories. Last year, we got a new entry in the canon of video game adaptations that proves there is no such thing as a video game curse — "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners."
Based on one of the biggest video game failures in recent memory, there was a lot to be excited for and also worried about with "Edgerunners." The original "Cyberpunk 2077" was a highly-anticipated game, publicized based on the studio behind it and the inclusion of Keanu Reeves in its cast,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch is going back to his roots. In a tweet from Crunchyroll, the voice actor confirmed that he will be reprising his role as Vash the Stampede in the soon-to-come English dub of "Trigun: Stampede." Said dub will be arriving on January 21, 2023, a mere two weeks after the premiere of "Stampede" this past January 7.
Yong Bosch is a prolific voice actor and Vash in the original "Trigun" anime was his very first voice-over role. He'd acted before, most famously as Adam Park (the second Black Ranger) in "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers." However, during an Adr session, a producer decided he had a "hero's voice" and asked him to audition for animated roles. A few weeks later, he was voicing Vash. The return of Yong Bosch in "Stampede" comes as a pleasant surprise. He'd previously expressed uncertainty about returning and Vash's original Japanese voice actor, Masaya Onosaka,...
Yong Bosch is a prolific voice actor and Vash in the original "Trigun" anime was his very first voice-over role. He'd acted before, most famously as Adam Park (the second Black Ranger) in "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers." However, during an Adr session, a producer decided he had a "hero's voice" and asked him to audition for animated roles. A few weeks later, he was voicing Vash. The return of Yong Bosch in "Stampede" comes as a pleasant surprise. He'd previously expressed uncertainty about returning and Vash's original Japanese voice actor, Masaya Onosaka,...
- 1/13/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Rejoice, "Evangelion" fans of America, for you finally have a chance to see the saga's conclusion in a theater. "Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 Thrice Upon A Time" had a (very successful) theatrical run in its native Japan, but international audiences had to settle for a Prime Video release in August 2021. GKids has since acquired the North American distribution rights and has partnered with Fathom Events for theatrical exhibitions. After a one-night IMAX screening on November 30th, the film is playing during the week of December 6 in theaters across the U.S. These showings will exclusively show the subbed version of the film: Japanese audio, English subtitles. If you prefer your anime dubbed, you're out of luck.
This is the latest in a long line of hurdles dub watchers face in getting into "Evangelion." For starters, the "Rebuild" films which "Thrice Upon A Time" concludes have two English dubs — an incomplete one done by Funimation,...
This is the latest in a long line of hurdles dub watchers face in getting into "Evangelion." For starters, the "Rebuild" films which "Thrice Upon A Time" concludes have two English dubs — an incomplete one done by Funimation,...
- 12/7/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Saudi-owned Mbc Group, which is the top broadcaster in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), is boosting anime offerings on its Shahid streaming platform by ordering up a slew of new content from several Japanese studios.
Reflecting a strong appetite for anime across the region – especially in Saudi, where Toei Animation’s “One Piece Film: Red,” shot to the top of the box office last month – Mbc has extended its partnership with Toei to add more episodes of its “One Piece” TV series, the original iconic pirate adventure story written by Eiichiro Oda.
Mbc has also snapped up exclusive rights in Mena to TV Tokyo’s “Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War,” the 52-episode Japanese anime TV series that is a sequel of the “Bleach” manga series by Tite Kubo. “Bleach,” which returns following an eight-year hiatus, will drop on Shahid day-and-date with Japan and the U.S.
Furthermore Mbc has...
Reflecting a strong appetite for anime across the region – especially in Saudi, where Toei Animation’s “One Piece Film: Red,” shot to the top of the box office last month – Mbc has extended its partnership with Toei to add more episodes of its “One Piece” TV series, the original iconic pirate adventure story written by Eiichiro Oda.
Mbc has also snapped up exclusive rights in Mena to TV Tokyo’s “Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War,” the 52-episode Japanese anime TV series that is a sequel of the “Bleach” manga series by Tite Kubo. “Bleach,” which returns following an eight-year hiatus, will drop on Shahid day-and-date with Japan and the U.S.
Furthermore Mbc has...
- 12/1/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Middle East and North Africa media and entertainment giant Mbc Group has expanded its partnerships with key anime studios and production houses in Japan to bolster its anime offering on its streaming platform Shahid.
Under the move, the group has acquired a number of series, including TV Tokyo’s recent 52-episode hit Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, based on the Bleach manga series by Tite Kubo, about a teenager with the ability to see spirits.
The series, which recently returned following an eight-year hiatus, will stream on Shahid at the same time as Japan and the U.S. All the previously broadcast seasons of the show are also currently available on Shahid.
Mbc Group has also extended a partnership with Toei Animation for more episodes of One Piece, the blockbuster long-running series based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga series of the same name.
The company has also expanded its partnership with...
Under the move, the group has acquired a number of series, including TV Tokyo’s recent 52-episode hit Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, based on the Bleach manga series by Tite Kubo, about a teenager with the ability to see spirits.
The series, which recently returned following an eight-year hiatus, will stream on Shahid at the same time as Japan and the U.S. All the previously broadcast seasons of the show are also currently available on Shahid.
Mbc Group has also extended a partnership with Toei Animation for more episodes of One Piece, the blockbuster long-running series based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga series of the same name.
The company has also expanded its partnership with...
- 12/1/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Seemingly every site on the internet has written a "Top Anime Betrayals" article. It has its own meme and everything. Obviously, we're no better, but it makes sense that people keep coming back to the subject. "Betrayal" covers a lot of ground. Depending on the writer's frame of reference and what hits them, personally, in the guts, there are a huge number of ways to approach the subject. Which characters are you the most emotionally invested in? Which show did you see at a formative age? Have you watched much anime beyond big-budget Shonen Jump adaptations?
So, let's give up on finding the one true list; in the end, this sort of thing is subjective anyway. Instead, we present you with 13 gut-punching betrayals that changed the way we looked at these stories, reshaped the courses of their respective narratives, or affected other titles for years to come. Just prepare yourself for spoilers,...
So, let's give up on finding the one true list; in the end, this sort of thing is subjective anyway. Instead, we present you with 13 gut-punching betrayals that changed the way we looked at these stories, reshaped the courses of their respective narratives, or affected other titles for years to come. Just prepare yourself for spoilers,...
- 11/20/2022
- by Vrai Kaiser
- Slash Film
"House of the Dragon" is quickly becoming the best George R. R. Martin adaptation yet, a show that embraces the best parts of "Game of Thrones" but does away with what didn't work there. Sure, we may lack some of the sense of urgency from "Game of Thrones" and its catchy "Winter Is Coming" tagline, but by taking what is essentially just a history book and filling in the gaps of the story, we're getting a faithful-yet-surprising and poignant-yet-entertaining tragedy about the fall of a family due to very stupid choices.
But the show is not all violence, boobs, and funerals. "House of the Dragon" is also unafraid to be outright weird. After all, this is the show that gave us the gift that was Craghas Drahar, aka the Crabfeeder (rest in peace, king) and his army of crabs that ate people. Now, the show is topping itself by introducing...
But the show is not all violence, boobs, and funerals. "House of the Dragon" is also unafraid to be outright weird. After all, this is the show that gave us the gift that was Craghas Drahar, aka the Crabfeeder (rest in peace, king) and his army of crabs that ate people. Now, the show is topping itself by introducing...
- 10/10/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" is an animated spin-off of "Cyberpunk 2077," a blockbuster sci-fi dystopian video game that itself was made in a pretty dystopian manner. It's also the newest show by Hiroyuki Imaishi, the director of "Gurren Lagann" and "Promare."
Imaishi started as an animator and director at the legendary studio Gainax before co-founding Studio Trigger with fellow Gainax staff including Yoh Yoshinari. His work features bombastic action, rude humor, and enough lens flares to give J.J. Abrams a headache. Imaishi's work is popular among international fans, some of whom were inspired to become animators themselves. Others argue that Imaishi's descendants, such as Yoshimichi Kameda and Imaishi's protege Akira Amemiya, have long surpassed him as animator and director respectively. Even so, "Edgerunners" holds its own in what is set to be a very busy fall for the anime industry.
Imaishi crams his animated works with references to shows, movies and comics he likes.
Imaishi started as an animator and director at the legendary studio Gainax before co-founding Studio Trigger with fellow Gainax staff including Yoh Yoshinari. His work features bombastic action, rude humor, and enough lens flares to give J.J. Abrams a headache. Imaishi's work is popular among international fans, some of whom were inspired to become animators themselves. Others argue that Imaishi's descendants, such as Yoshimichi Kameda and Imaishi's protege Akira Amemiya, have long surpassed him as animator and director respectively. Even so, "Edgerunners" holds its own in what is set to be a very busy fall for the anime industry.
Imaishi crams his animated works with references to shows, movies and comics he likes.
- 9/17/2022
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
Famed anime studio behind joins livestream event running July 3rd & 4th; All panels also to be available via VOD July 5th to 16th.
Anime Expo Lite 2021 proudly presents a special Studio Trigger panel as part of this year’s two-day, livestream convention running Saturday, July 3rd through Sunday, July 4th.
Come join “Doodle with Studio Trigger” stream with creatives, including Lead Designer, Shigeto Koyama, who brought fans beloved anime series such as Promare and Kill la Kill!, and Sushio, the renowned Character Designer for Kill la Kill!. Make a request! Ask some questions! Or simply chill out with us… There may even be some sneak peeks of current productions!!
Studio Trigger renowned for its work on popular series such as Kill la Kill, Gurren Lagann, Ssss.Dynazenon, Ssss.Gridman and, most recently, the highly anticipated Netflix series, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, based on the bestselling Cyberpunk 2077 video game.
Tickets to access this year’s...
Anime Expo Lite 2021 proudly presents a special Studio Trigger panel as part of this year’s two-day, livestream convention running Saturday, July 3rd through Sunday, July 4th.
Come join “Doodle with Studio Trigger” stream with creatives, including Lead Designer, Shigeto Koyama, who brought fans beloved anime series such as Promare and Kill la Kill!, and Sushio, the renowned Character Designer for Kill la Kill!. Make a request! Ask some questions! Or simply chill out with us… There may even be some sneak peeks of current productions!!
Studio Trigger renowned for its work on popular series such as Kill la Kill, Gurren Lagann, Ssss.Dynazenon, Ssss.Gridman and, most recently, the highly anticipated Netflix series, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, based on the bestselling Cyberpunk 2077 video game.
Tickets to access this year’s...
- 6/17/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Audio elements and sound design, especially the score, are as fundamental to animation as the visuals. The proper use of music at the right time can make the action soar and it’s genuinely exciting that more experimental and passionate creators are embracing the sonic possibilities that television allows. Flying Lotus is an innovative musician with a flair for the extraordinary that cut his teeth on many of the surreal animated series that fill Adult Swim’s programming block.
In addition to his frequent collaborations with Adult Swim, Flying Lotus’ music can be heard in everything from The Boondocks, to Grand Theft Auto V, to episodes of Atlanta and Insecure. Flying Lotus approaches art like a wondrous game and the cleansing energy that comes from his music feels like it’s trying to do something important beyond simple entertainment. His most recent music in Netflix‘s anime series Yasuke comes...
In addition to his frequent collaborations with Adult Swim, Flying Lotus’ music can be heard in everything from The Boondocks, to Grand Theft Auto V, to episodes of Atlanta and Insecure. Flying Lotus approaches art like a wondrous game and the cleansing energy that comes from his music feels like it’s trying to do something important beyond simple entertainment. His most recent music in Netflix‘s anime series Yasuke comes...
- 5/6/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
(Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.) It’s impossible not to think of studio Gainax and Hideaki Anno when considering the most influential or popular mecha anime of the past two decades. Between Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gurren Lagann, Flcl, and the creation of Studio […]
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- 12/8/2020
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
The duo of director Hiroyuki Imaishi and writer Kazuki Nakashima, along with Studio Trigger seem to produce only masterpieces, since their three works include “Gurren Lagann“, “Promare” and the present title.
The story takes place in Honnouji Academy, a high school in Tokyo Bay, where Satsuki Kiryuin is the head of a rather powerful council governing over hundreds of students. Just below her are the “Four Devas”, a quartet of also quite strong students, who are dedicated to her, despite having their own agendas, on occasion. What is the unique thing about Honnouji, however, is that the students are wearing Goku Uniforms, special suits created from a material known as Life Fibers, which are bestowed to them based on their skills and accomplishments. Furthermore, the better suit a student wears, the better situated in the area is his/her family, in a society that is rather segregated.
The story takes place in Honnouji Academy, a high school in Tokyo Bay, where Satsuki Kiryuin is the head of a rather powerful council governing over hundreds of students. Just below her are the “Four Devas”, a quartet of also quite strong students, who are dedicated to her, despite having their own agendas, on occasion. What is the unique thing about Honnouji, however, is that the students are wearing Goku Uniforms, special suits created from a material known as Life Fibers, which are bestowed to them based on their skills and accomplishments. Furthermore, the better suit a student wears, the better situated in the area is his/her family, in a society that is rather segregated.
- 11/11/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
(Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.) The mecha genre, where giant robots that can combine and form even bigger robots punch other giant robots or monsters in the face in epic fights, is one of the pillars of anime. Yet the genre also […]
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- 6/4/2020
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Hiroyuki Imaishi is–in the very best way–one of animation’s finest ambassadors of Adhd. His 2004 directorial debut, Dead Leaves, is a masterpiece of sci-fi action insanity: 50 minutes of delirious stylized motion, featuring ultra-angular “superflat” designs combining the most expressive deformities of Eastern and Western comics and cartoons; a psychedelic adrenaline rush that diffuses the full density of a pulpy jailbreak action flick into half the running time and several times the visual scope. It is the pure cinematic embodiment of a film viewer, and filmmaker, whose bountiful imagination strikes dynamite creative synthesis with a short-fuse attention span. Dead Leaves was a minor event at the time, consigned to direct-to-dvd release overseas and ultimately, perhaps, too aggressively weird and explicit to capture the fancy of either mainstream critics or otaku. But 15 years later, Imaishi–who found breakout success in TV anime and co-founded his own studio, Trigger–has become...
- 9/18/2019
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Anime fans are hoping that animation Trigger will bring back fan-favorite character Zero-Two for Darling In The FranXX Season 2. It really depends on how they plan on ending Episode 24, but is it possible that the second season of DarliFra could be similar to the second act of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann? Keep in mind that studio Trigger was founded by former Gainax employees Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ohtsuka. Hiroyuki was the director for Gurren Lagann and now director and storyboard writer for the Darling In The FranXX anime. Besides meaning that certain characters are doomed, audiences could end up watching another […]
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- 6/20/2018
- by Patrick Frye
- Monsters and Critics
I’ve long had a soft spot for stories that transplant Batman to different times. The best is probably Gotham By Gaslight, which imagines a Victorian Batman tangling with Jack the Ripper, but I also have a huge soft spot for Grant Morrison’s time-hopping miniseries Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne, in which we see Caveman Batman, Witchhunter Batman, Pirate Batman, Cowboy Batman and 30s Gumshoe Batman. So, I’m naturally over the moon with this new trailer for Batman Ninja.
First announced at the New York Comic-Con, the project is the brainchild of DC and a number of anime and manga superstars. Namely, Junpei Mizusaki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure), Takashi Okazashi (Afro Samurai), and Kazuki Nakashima (Gurren Lagann).
From what I can tell from the trailer, the movie opens with Batman and the Joker engaged in a typically tense battle to the death, only to find themselves hurled back to medieval Japan.
First announced at the New York Comic-Con, the project is the brainchild of DC and a number of anime and manga superstars. Namely, Junpei Mizusaki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure), Takashi Okazashi (Afro Samurai), and Kazuki Nakashima (Gurren Lagann).
From what I can tell from the trailer, the movie opens with Batman and the Joker engaged in a typically tense battle to the death, only to find themselves hurled back to medieval Japan.
- 12/1/2017
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
1. Neon Genesis Evangelion
In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for mankind’s survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by Nerv, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelions’ one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with an Evangelion.
One such teenager is Ikari Shinji, whose father heads the Nerv team that developed and maintains the Evangelions. Thrust into a maelstrom of battles and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.
In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for mankind’s survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by Nerv, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelions’ one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with an Evangelion.
One such teenager is Ikari Shinji, whose father heads the Nerv team that developed and maintains the Evangelions. Thrust into a maelstrom of battles and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.
- 2/24/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
TV Tokyo
So, you want to start watching anime but have no idea where to begin? That’s understandable. After all, anime isn’t a genre, it’s a medium in its own right, complete with different styles, sub-genres and target audiences.
Honestly, it can be pretty intimidating trying to find something that’s right for you, or even knowing where to begin your search. The sheer scope and variety of anime can be nothing short of daunting for anyone who hasn’t already taken the dive.
Death Note and Hamtaro couldn’t be more different; neither could Gurren Lagann and Attack on Titan, or Fullmetal Alchemist and Mobile Suit Gundam. It’s a complex world; a beautiful and bizarre one that will fully reward its viewership, but it can be a little jarring for newbies.
There’s no shame whatsoever in finding yourself a little lost. If anime has...
So, you want to start watching anime but have no idea where to begin? That’s understandable. After all, anime isn’t a genre, it’s a medium in its own right, complete with different styles, sub-genres and target audiences.
Honestly, it can be pretty intimidating trying to find something that’s right for you, or even knowing where to begin your search. The sheer scope and variety of anime can be nothing short of daunting for anyone who hasn’t already taken the dive.
Death Note and Hamtaro couldn’t be more different; neither could Gurren Lagann and Attack on Titan, or Fullmetal Alchemist and Mobile Suit Gundam. It’s a complex world; a beautiful and bizarre one that will fully reward its viewership, but it can be a little jarring for newbies.
There’s no shame whatsoever in finding yourself a little lost. If anime has...
- 12/21/2015
- by Richard John Dorricott
- Obsessed with Film
News first surfaced on an anime adaptation of One-Punch Man earlier this month with a second report stating that it would premiere later this year in October. Now, we have details on the anime studio and staff that will be working on the project. Madhouse, the studio behind great anime series such as Hunter x Hunter and Batman: Gotham Knight among others, is the Japanese animation studio shepherding the project. Director Shingo Natsume (Space Dandy) will be directing the series while Chikashi Kubota (Gurren Lagann, Space Dandy) will design the characters. One-Punch Man is a manga series written by One with art from Yuusuke Murata that revolves around the titular hero, Saitama and his everyday life as a superhero. In his quest to become strong, Saitama trained to such an extent that he can defeat any enemy with just one punch. The drawback to having such power is that Saitama...
- 3/21/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Scottish distributor Anime Ltd. impressed people with their announced releases this year, of several titles new and old, movies and series. Now that we finally see those releases roll out, it's time to be impressed again. Last month we saw an Ultimate Edition of Gurren Lagann arrive (we wrote a similar article about it here), and this month we get the newest series by the same director: Imaishi Hiroyuki's Kill La Kill. In a rather bold move, Anime Ltd. releases Kill La Kill a mere seven months after its original Japanese broadcast ended. This means the license is still hot and expensive, and Anime Ltd. has to release it above a certain price point, far above what other distributors in the UK have often dismissed...
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- 12/1/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Sailor Moon is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new series called Sailor Moon Crystal. The series is getting a 26 episode run. Last month we reported that starting July 5th the show will be streamed the first and third Saturdays worldwide on Nico Nico Douga. No footage has emerged just yet, but we do have details on the voice cast and some cool art that shows off the character designs.
Via ChruchyRoll:
Kotono Mitsuishi (also known as Evangelion's Misato, One Piece's Bao Hancock and recently Gundam Build Fighter's Rinko Iori) reprises the role of Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon. She's joined by a renewed group of Inner Senshi that includes Hisako Kanemoto (Squid Girl, Gargantia's Amy) as Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury, Rina Satou (A Certain Scientific Railgun's Mikoto Misaka) as Rei Hino/Sailor Mars, Ami Koshimizu (Kill La Kill's Ryuko Matoi, Code Geass' Kallen) as Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter and...
Via ChruchyRoll:
Kotono Mitsuishi (also known as Evangelion's Misato, One Piece's Bao Hancock and recently Gundam Build Fighter's Rinko Iori) reprises the role of Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon. She's joined by a renewed group of Inner Senshi that includes Hisako Kanemoto (Squid Girl, Gargantia's Amy) as Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury, Rina Satou (A Certain Scientific Railgun's Mikoto Misaka) as Rei Hino/Sailor Mars, Ami Koshimizu (Kill La Kill's Ryuko Matoi, Code Geass' Kallen) as Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter and...
- 4/30/2014
- by Free Reyes
- GeekTyrant
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
Action Lab Entertainment
Fracture Volume 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Chad Cicconi), $2.99
Fracture Volume 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Bill Blankenship), $2.99
Fracture Volume 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Steve Bryant), $3.99
Jack Hammer #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Ionic), $2.99
Jack Hammer #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Des Taylor), $3.99
Skyward Volume 2 Strange Creatures Tp, $8.99
Vamplets Undead Pet Society #1 (Cover A Amanda Coronado), $3.99
Vamplets Undead Pet Society #1 (Cover B Gayle Middleton), $4.99
Archie Comic Publications
Betty And Veronica #270 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99
Betty And Veronica #270 (Ryan Jampole Chibi Tea Party Variant Cover), $2.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #259 (Sega Variant Cover), $2.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #259 (Tracy Yardley Regular Cover), $2.99
Aspen Comics
All New Soulfire #4 (Cover A V. Ken Marion), $3.99
All New Soulfire #4 (Cover B V. Ken Marion), $3.99
All New Soulfire #4 (Cover C V. Ken Marion), $3.99
All New Soulfire #4 (Cover D V.
Action Lab Entertainment
Fracture Volume 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Chad Cicconi), $2.99
Fracture Volume 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Bill Blankenship), $2.99
Fracture Volume 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Steve Bryant), $3.99
Jack Hammer #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Ionic), $2.99
Jack Hammer #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Des Taylor), $3.99
Skyward Volume 2 Strange Creatures Tp, $8.99
Vamplets Undead Pet Society #1 (Cover A Amanda Coronado), $3.99
Vamplets Undead Pet Society #1 (Cover B Gayle Middleton), $4.99
Archie Comic Publications
Betty And Veronica #270 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99
Betty And Veronica #270 (Ryan Jampole Chibi Tea Party Variant Cover), $2.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #259 (Sega Variant Cover), $2.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #259 (Tracy Yardley Regular Cover), $2.99
Aspen Comics
All New Soulfire #4 (Cover A V. Ken Marion), $3.99
All New Soulfire #4 (Cover B V. Ken Marion), $3.99
All New Soulfire #4 (Cover C V. Ken Marion), $3.99
All New Soulfire #4 (Cover D V.
- 4/22/2014
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
McM Expo/London Comic Con returns to ExCel London on 25th – 27th October. As well as hosting a galaxy of great sci-fi, movie, games, comics, anime and cosplay content, they’ve also got their usual huge line up of special guests – with more guests being added all the time! see www.mcmcomiccon.com for the latest London Comic Con news – but here’s a round-up of who’s been announced so far:
Red hot fantasy-noir show Lost Girl is coming to McM London Comic Com, with stars Ksenia Solo (Black Swan, Life Unexpected) and Rachel Skarsten (Transporter: The Series, Birds Of Prey) plus executive producer Jay Firestone (Andromeda, La Femme Nikita). Stars from hit sci-fi series Warehouse 13: Kelly Hu (Arrow, X-Men 2, The Vampire Diaries); Eddie McClintock (Bones, Desperate Housewives) and actor/director Saul Rubinek (Frasier, Curb Your Enthusiasm). The stars of new crime thriller By Any Means: Warren Brown (Luther,...
Red hot fantasy-noir show Lost Girl is coming to McM London Comic Com, with stars Ksenia Solo (Black Swan, Life Unexpected) and Rachel Skarsten (Transporter: The Series, Birds Of Prey) plus executive producer Jay Firestone (Andromeda, La Femme Nikita). Stars from hit sci-fi series Warehouse 13: Kelly Hu (Arrow, X-Men 2, The Vampire Diaries); Eddie McClintock (Bones, Desperate Housewives) and actor/director Saul Rubinek (Frasier, Curb Your Enthusiasm). The stars of new crime thriller By Any Means: Warren Brown (Luther,...
- 10/18/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Related Content: Anime: First Look At 'Gurren Lagann' Creator's 'Kill La Kill' Anime: New Featurette For Space Pirate Captain Harlock Horns Director Alexandre Aja Still Keen On Space Adventure Cobra Movie "Kill La Kill simulcast premieres on October 3! The Creative Team of Gurren Lagann are back! Will Ryuko stand a chance against Satsuki and the Elite Four of Honnouji Academy? From animation studio Trigger, Kill La Kill is produced by acclaimed director Hiroyuki Imaishi (Gurren Lagan), character designer Sushio (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) and writer Kazuki Nakashima (Nodame Cantabile: Finale). The show will be streamed on Hulu, Crunchy Roll, Daisuki and the Aniplex Channel the same day that it airs in Japan.
- 9/26/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
From the makers of 'Gurren Lagann," comes "Kill la Kill" a new anime set to debut this October in Japan. Yesterday, a glimpse of the 5 main characters leaked online from the August issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype magazine. From left to right, the above image reveals: - Satsuki Kiryūin - Honnōji Academy student council president - Nonon Jakuzure - Culture Club control committee chair - Hōka Inumuta - Intelligence Strategy Club committee chair - Ira Gamagōri - Public Morals Club committee chair - Yamauzu Sanage - Exercise Club control committee chair The story told in "Kill la Kill" takes place in a hyper fictionalized high school setting where its enrolled students wear school uniforms that bestow super powers upon its wearers. Student council president Satsuki Kiryūin rules the school with an iron fist but trouble soon arrives in the form of transfer student, Ryūko Matoi and her giant scissor sword.
- 7/10/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
During its panel at Sakura-Con on Saturday, Aniplex USA announced plans to release the 2007 smash hit Gurren Lagann (full name Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann) on home video in two new releases later this year. The series was once held by Adv Films before being snapped up by Bandai in 2008 following the former company’s collapse, only to be forced out of print when Bandai Entertainment ended operations last year. The series will be released in two editions: a DVD set featuring the following specifications: Product Details - 27 Episodes and an unaired Ep.6 - Includes 2 Original Soundtrack CDs! - Original Japanese and English...
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- 4/1/2013
- by Vesna Sunrider
- Filmofilia
X-men - Kitty Pryde Cosplayer: Frinda-Frisk * Photographer: oldmacman ........................................................................ Pokemon - Misty Cosplayer: Kayla Erin * Photograph: Pineapple-Magic ........................................................................ Aladdin - Princess Jasmine Cosplayer: TheRealLittleMermaid * Photographer: Raiya Corsiglia ........................................................................ Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Yoko Ritona Cosplayer: animes5423 * Photograph: lansoftware ........................................................................ Darkstalkers - Morrigan Aensland Cosplayer: Thelema Therion * Photographer: Aoj ........................................................................ Catwoman Cosplayer: Jessica Nigri * Photographer: Masamune Photography Renaissance Character Photographer: Grant Brummett Breast Cancer Awareness - Pink Angel Photographer: Eurobeat Kasumi Photography ........................................................................
- 3/26/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Gurren Lagann - Yoko Littner Cosplayers: Abby Poblador * Photographer: Allan Melivo ........................................................................ Lollipop Chainsaw - Juliet Starling Cosplayers: Hikari Kosmaker * Photographer: Hana Ghan Darkstalkers - Morrigan Aensland ........................................................................ Street Fight - Cammy White Cosplayers: shelle-chii * Photographer: : oldmacman ........................................................................ Final Fantasy - Tifa Lockhart Cosplayers: Neliiell * Photographer: Sans Frontieres & Fernando Brischetto Dead Or Alive - Kasumi ........................................................................ Hyperdimension Neptunia - Purple Heart Cosplayers: Poompaboom * Photographer: EnvytheOne ........................................................................ Marvel - Thor Cosplayers: Toni Darling * Photographer: Bill Nash ........................................................................
- 2/5/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Black Cat Cosplayer: Riddle1 * Photographer: Benny-Lee ........................................................................ Tomb Raider - Lara Croft Cosplayer: Eilaire * Photographer: NiamhPhotos & Silvia Ceccotti ........................................................................ Mortal Kombat - Sonya Blade & Supergirl Cosplayer: EvenSummer * Photographer: Unknown ........................................................................ Power Girl Cosplayer: yayacosplay * Photographer: Unknown ........................................................................ X-men - Mystique Cosplayer: Meluxine * Photographer: Shanna Jones ........................................................................ Dota 2 - Crystal Maiden Cosplayer: Anastasia * Photographer: VictoriaF-w ........................................................................ Street Fighter Vs. Tekken - Poison Cosplayer: YurikoTiger * Photographer: dizzyispixelated ........................................................................ Gurren Lagann - Yoko Littner Cosplayer: Abby Poblador * Photographer: eklektik-am ........................................................................
- 12/7/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Are you a fan of audio drama? If you've been reading this site for long, you know that we are so when news came of a new release from Macabre Mansion, we had to share. Their latest CD, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, is now available, and we have all the info you need here.
From the Press Release:
Macabre Mansion® Presents The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - an original audio drama adaptation of the classic story by Washington Irving. Starring country music star Mandy Barnett, Kyle Hebert (Dragonball Z, Naruto, Bleach, Gurren Lagann), Virginia Hey (Farscape, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, The Living Daylights), Tiffany Labarbera (Macabre Mansion Presents… A Christmas Carol), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Naruto, Bleach, Resident Evil: Degeneration), Jim O'Rear (ABC’s "Nashville", Stephen King's The Boogeyman, The Dead Matter), and Daniel Roebuck (ABC’s "Lost", Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Halloween II), this audio adaptation...
From the Press Release:
Macabre Mansion® Presents The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - an original audio drama adaptation of the classic story by Washington Irving. Starring country music star Mandy Barnett, Kyle Hebert (Dragonball Z, Naruto, Bleach, Gurren Lagann), Virginia Hey (Farscape, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, The Living Daylights), Tiffany Labarbera (Macabre Mansion Presents… A Christmas Carol), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Naruto, Bleach, Resident Evil: Degeneration), Jim O'Rear (ABC’s "Nashville", Stephen King's The Boogeyman, The Dead Matter), and Daniel Roebuck (ABC’s "Lost", Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Halloween II), this audio adaptation...
- 9/29/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
For Immediate Release
Tara Strong to Join Guest List of Anime Festival Orlando 13
Orlando, Fl (May 29, 2012) – Anime Festival Orlando (Afo) is proud to announce the addition of Tara Strong to their guest list for their 13th show. Though Tara has lent her talents throughout the years to voice characters like Rikku (Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Kingdom Hearts II) and Hip Koopa (Captain N and the New Super Mario World), she is currently revered for voicing Twilight Sparkle of the insanely popular My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Tara Strong joins an already strong team of talented performers. Already confirmed guests for AFO13 are Richard Epcar (Bato, Ghost in the Shell), Jason David Frank (Tommy Oliver the “Green Ranger,” Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers), Kyle Herbert (Kamina, Gurren Lagann), Dan Southworth (Virgil, Devil May Cry 3), Jason Narvy (Skull, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers), Ellyn Stern (Dorothy, True Crimes, Hong Kong) and Sonny Strait (Krillin,...
Tara Strong to Join Guest List of Anime Festival Orlando 13
Orlando, Fl (May 29, 2012) – Anime Festival Orlando (Afo) is proud to announce the addition of Tara Strong to their guest list for their 13th show. Though Tara has lent her talents throughout the years to voice characters like Rikku (Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Kingdom Hearts II) and Hip Koopa (Captain N and the New Super Mario World), she is currently revered for voicing Twilight Sparkle of the insanely popular My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Tara Strong joins an already strong team of talented performers. Already confirmed guests for AFO13 are Richard Epcar (Bato, Ghost in the Shell), Jason David Frank (Tommy Oliver the “Green Ranger,” Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers), Kyle Herbert (Kamina, Gurren Lagann), Dan Southworth (Virgil, Devil May Cry 3), Jason Narvy (Skull, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers), Ellyn Stern (Dorothy, True Crimes, Hong Kong) and Sonny Strait (Krillin,...
- 6/1/2012
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Kiddy Grade is an oddly named 24-episode science fiction anime series created by gimik and Gonzo Digimation in 2002. It was directed by a third of gimik – Keiji Gotoh, who’s list of animation credits is as long as your arm, but includes such gems as Read or Die and Afro Samurai: Resurrection. The series found an American audience via FUNimation Entertainment, and was later re-released in 2007 on the big screen in Japan as three movies (Ignition, Maelstrom and Truth Dawn).
Kiddy Grade is set in a future where the human race inhabits many other planets in a universe where the Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs (Gott) are the Galactic Union police force. The protagonists of this anime are Éclair and Lumière, an Es team from the secret branch of the Gott known as the “Shadow Unit”, a group of superpowered elite enforcers.
Éclair and Lumière are C-class agents (powers are rated C – lowest,...
Kiddy Grade is set in a future where the human race inhabits many other planets in a universe where the Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs (Gott) are the Galactic Union police force. The protagonists of this anime are Éclair and Lumière, an Es team from the secret branch of the Gott known as the “Shadow Unit”, a group of superpowered elite enforcers.
Éclair and Lumière are C-class agents (powers are rated C – lowest,...
- 5/6/2012
- by Baron Fornightly
- Nerdly
It’s another jam-packed week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, June 27th 2011.
Pick Of The Week:
The New York Ripper: Fan Edition (Blu-ray)
NYPD’s most jaded cop is taunted by a razor-slashing maniac who carves his way through sexually active young women whilst making deranged Donald Duck voice imitation. One of the most notorious films on the UK’s Director of Public Prosecution’s so called ‘Video Nasties’ list; so subversive was it, that on its first foray into UK, the print of New York Ripper, due for BBFC classification, was legendarily escorted back to the border without ever being screened…
And the rest…
Yogi Bear (DVD/Blu-ray)
Everyone’s favorite pic-a-nic basket stealing bear brings his meal-mooching ways to movies in this live-action/CG-animated adventure starring Dan Aykroyd as the voice of Jellystone Park’s...
Pick Of The Week:
The New York Ripper: Fan Edition (Blu-ray)
NYPD’s most jaded cop is taunted by a razor-slashing maniac who carves his way through sexually active young women whilst making deranged Donald Duck voice imitation. One of the most notorious films on the UK’s Director of Public Prosecution’s so called ‘Video Nasties’ list; so subversive was it, that on its first foray into UK, the print of New York Ripper, due for BBFC classification, was legendarily escorted back to the border without ever being screened…
And the rest…
Yogi Bear (DVD/Blu-ray)
Everyone’s favorite pic-a-nic basket stealing bear brings his meal-mooching ways to movies in this live-action/CG-animated adventure starring Dan Aykroyd as the voice of Jellystone Park’s...
- 6/27/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Once in a great while a groundbreaking work of art reveals itself, each often revolutionizing the way art is interpreted.
It can come in a variety of different forms, such as Di Vinci’s Mona Lisa or Van Gogh’s Starry Night, to Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby or Orwell’s 1984, to even Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion. We can easily agree that all of these are very unique to one another in their own right, yet all are great pieces of art expressing ideas and emotions beyond belief. Artists aren’t afraid to cross lines or push boundaries for the sake of their work, and they must throw larger stones to make bigger splashes. Sometimes brilliance comes from very unexpected places. In 2010, a new masterpiece was unveiled in the form of a gag anime by the name of Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt.
If I were to try to sum up Psg,...
It can come in a variety of different forms, such as Di Vinci’s Mona Lisa or Van Gogh’s Starry Night, to Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby or Orwell’s 1984, to even Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion. We can easily agree that all of these are very unique to one another in their own right, yet all are great pieces of art expressing ideas and emotions beyond belief. Artists aren’t afraid to cross lines or push boundaries for the sake of their work, and they must throw larger stones to make bigger splashes. Sometimes brilliance comes from very unexpected places. In 2010, a new masterpiece was unveiled in the form of a gag anime by the name of Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt.
If I were to try to sum up Psg,...
- 12/29/2010
- by Geek With Taste
- Planet Fury
Sym-bionic Titan: Episode One
Guest Review by Baron Fortnightly
Stars (the voices of): Kevin Thorns, Brian Posehin, Tara Strong, John Dimaggio | Created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Paul Rudish, Bryan Andrews
Sym-Bionic Titan is the latest Cartoon Network show from the mind of creator Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, and the first Star Wars: Clone Wars cartoons.
The plot is very old school Japanese anime, with Princess Ilana (Strong) being sent by her father to hide on Earth after their home planet of Galaluna is conquered. Her only companions are her surly bodyguard Lance (Kevin Thorns), and her bio-cybernetic robot Octus (Posehin).
Not only do they have to blend in at high school to keep hidden from America’s military and a very Kamen Rider looking mysterious government agency who spotted their crash landing and took their craft, but they must also face...
Guest Review by Baron Fortnightly
Stars (the voices of): Kevin Thorns, Brian Posehin, Tara Strong, John Dimaggio | Created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Paul Rudish, Bryan Andrews
Sym-Bionic Titan is the latest Cartoon Network show from the mind of creator Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, and the first Star Wars: Clone Wars cartoons.
The plot is very old school Japanese anime, with Princess Ilana (Strong) being sent by her father to hide on Earth after their home planet of Galaluna is conquered. Her only companions are her surly bodyguard Lance (Kevin Thorns), and her bio-cybernetic robot Octus (Posehin).
Not only do they have to blend in at high school to keep hidden from America’s military and a very Kamen Rider looking mysterious government agency who spotted their crash landing and took their craft, but they must also face...
- 9/18/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Heute gibt es Mecha Unterhaltung in zwei Geschmacksrichtungen für die heimische Sammlung zu gewinnen. Einmal Giant Robo: The Animation in der Perfect Collection für Fans von klassischer Roboaction und dann die komplette Collector’s Edition von Flag (mehr Bilder), bei der eher der menschliche Aspekt der mechanisierten Kriegsführung im Vordergrund steht. Beide Sets kommen aus den USA (Region 1) und sind mit englischen Untertiteln ausgestattet.
Zum Mitmachen reicht heute ein Kommentar, in dem ihr mir verratet und begründet ob und warum eher aus technischer Sicht “realistischere” Mechaserien wie Patlabor oder überdrehte Action wie in Gurren Lagann euer Herz erfreuen.
Zum Mitmachen reicht heute ein Kommentar, in dem ihr mir verratet und begründet ob und warum eher aus technischer Sicht “realistischere” Mechaserien wie Patlabor oder überdrehte Action wie in Gurren Lagann euer Herz erfreuen.
- 8/7/2010
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
For some reason, the future always seems to be a few decades away. 1984 was published in 1949. Terminator, which appropriately enough was released in 1984, set 1997 as the date for the apocalyptic “Judgement Day.” It seems strange now, after the turn of the Millennium (which happened rather uneventfully, with little more than an endless repeat of an old Prince song to mark its passing) to look back on things like Mad Max, Y2K, or the still older imaginings of such retro science fiction classics as Fahrenheit 451 or Soylent Green, but for decades, sci-fi imagineers alternated between the chills of gloom and doom and utopian fever.
Anime and manga embraced these themes with series like Akira, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Vampire Hunter D. X 1999 represents Clamp’s foray into the dark future. Perhaps better known for their recent hit sister series, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and XXXHolic, the all female manga supergroup are...
Anime and manga embraced these themes with series like Akira, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Vampire Hunter D. X 1999 represents Clamp’s foray into the dark future. Perhaps better known for their recent hit sister series, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and XXXHolic, the all female manga supergroup are...
- 6/23/2010
- by E. Douglas
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The cast and crew of steampunk web series Riese will be hosting a panel at the upcoming London McM Expo, the event's organisers have announced.
SyFy recently acquired the Us rights to the popular sci-fi fantasy series for syfy.com and potential TV development, following the channel's success with Sanctuary, another former web show.
Riese last month scooped Best Cinematography in a Web Series at the Streamys, the online Oscars.
It centres on a traveller called Riese who is hunted by religious assassins from a group called The Sect as she treks across the dying lands of Eleysia with her wolf Fenrir.
The London McM Expo panel will feature show creators Ryan Copple and Kaleena Kiff, as well as stars Christine Chantelain (Riese) and Sharon Taylor (Amara).
Christine has appeared recently in Fringe, Supernatural and Sanctuary, while Sharon plays Amelia Banks in Stargate Atlantis and Faora in Smallville.
The Riese...
SyFy recently acquired the Us rights to the popular sci-fi fantasy series for syfy.com and potential TV development, following the channel's success with Sanctuary, another former web show.
Riese last month scooped Best Cinematography in a Web Series at the Streamys, the online Oscars.
It centres on a traveller called Riese who is hunted by religious assassins from a group called The Sect as she treks across the dying lands of Eleysia with her wolf Fenrir.
The London McM Expo panel will feature show creators Ryan Copple and Kaleena Kiff, as well as stars Christine Chantelain (Riese) and Sharon Taylor (Amara).
Christine has appeared recently in Fringe, Supernatural and Sanctuary, while Sharon plays Amelia Banks in Stargate Atlantis and Faora in Smallville.
The Riese...
- 5/6/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
In the world of giant mecha and space opera, it’s hard to find anything genuinely new. The genre is so defined, there are few trails left to blaze, and so a new series will most likely develop along one of two routes: it can either ride the coat tails an already established franchise, and present itself as a sequel/prequel/reversioning (the new — and Excellent — Evangelion titles are great example of this), or a show can strive to be a parody, preferably a really Good one, such as Galaxy Angel or Martian Successor Nadesico.
Vandread is in this latter category, and it doesn’t take long (approximately five seconds) to find out that this is space mecha action with a twist — forget aliens or angels, this is boys vs. girls! Men are from Mars, and Women are from Venus, but after decades in deep space, the two don’t...
Vandread is in this latter category, and it doesn’t take long (approximately five seconds) to find out that this is space mecha action with a twist — forget aliens or angels, this is boys vs. girls! Men are from Mars, and Women are from Venus, but after decades in deep space, the two don’t...
- 5/5/2010
- by E. Douglas
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Some more, very good news for this years’ Animotion film festival that takes place during the AnimagiC anime con in Bonn, Germany from July 31 to August 2.
After the announcement that the second film of the Rebuild of Evangelion series: Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance will be shown just one month after the Japanese theatrical premiere, it has now been reported that the Eureka Seven movie Pocket Full of Rainbows (Trailer) and both Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann compilation movies (Guren-hen & Ragan-hen) will also be screened. And to ecstasize my international visitors as well: All four films will be shown with English subtitles!
Pocket Full of Rainbows and Ragan-hen just opened last weekend in Japan, so I think the Animotion team deserves some extra credit for their effort!
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After the announcement that the second film of the Rebuild of Evangelion series: Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance will be shown just one month after the Japanese theatrical premiere, it has now been reported that the Eureka Seven movie Pocket Full of Rainbows (Trailer) and both Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann compilation movies (Guren-hen & Ragan-hen) will also be screened. And to ecstasize my international visitors as well: All four films will be shown with English subtitles!
Pocket Full of Rainbows and Ragan-hen just opened last weekend in Japan, so I think the Animotion team deserves some extra credit for their effort!
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- 4/30/2009
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
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