Variety is reporting that Netflix has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to South Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon’s (I Saw the Devil) new film Illang: The Wolf Brigade. A live-action adaptation of the 1999 anime Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, the film is set in 2029 and ” follows the actions of a special forces squad set up […]
VIZ Media acquires JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Season 4 and live action movie
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure was renewed for a fourth season, titled Golden Wind after the manga’s eponymous arc of the same name. Today, Golden Wind has officially been acquired for distribution by the American company VIZ Media, which is famous for licensing many anime and manga series for English-speaking audiences, including: Bleach, Naruto, and Pokémon. In addition […]
Anime Giveaway – Win Black Clover Season 1, Part 1 on DVD
Embrace a world of magical action and adventure from the pages of Japan’s iconic Weekly Shonen Jump with the summoning of anime favourite BLACK CLOVER SEASON ONE PART ONE, available from August 20th as a DVD and Blu-ray™ combo pack, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on the manga series by Yūki Tabata, BLACK […]
Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke coming to U.S. theaters this month
GKIS and Fathom Events have announced that Hayao Miyazaki’s anime masterpiece Princess Mononoke will be the next feature to screen as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2018, with the film playing three dates this month in both its original Japanese language and the English dub featuring the voices of Gillian Anderson, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Minnie […]
AR game Ingress heading to Netflix as anime series
Variety is reporting that the hit mobile augmented reality game Ingress is heading to Netflix, with the studio ordering an anime series from Fuji TV and Crafter. The storyline for Ingress: The Animation will overlap with the ongoing narrative of the video game, as well as introducing the upcoming sequel Ingress Prime. It takes place […]
Legendary Pictures announces live-action Gundam movie
In news coming out of Anime Expo, Legendary Pictures is set to produce a live action Gundam movie, teaming up with Sunrise, the owners of the franchise. Launching in 1979 with the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, the franchise includes 14 television series, along with numerous OVAs, manga, books and video games, with annual sales […]
Dakota Fanning joins Michael B. Jordan in Western anime series gen:Lock
Last month it was announced that Michael B. Jordan is lending his voice to the lead character in gen:Lock, a new Western anime series from Rooster Teeth Animation (Red vs. Blue), and now comes word from Variety that Dakota Fanning (The Alienist) has joined the cast, as well as anime voice actor veteran Kōichi Yamadera […]
Netflix announces new Ultraman anime series
As well as revealing the premiere date of the second season of Castlevania, Netflix dropped another big announcement at Anime Expo this week with the streaming service set to unveil a new 3D CG anime series based upon Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi’s Ultraman manga. Ultraman is being directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the […]
Netflix’s Castlevania season 2 gets October premiere date
In news coming out of Anime Expo 2018, the official Twitter account for Netflix’s Castlevania has revealed that the second season of the video game adaptation will arrive on the streaming service on October 26th. Blood will flow. pic.twitter.com/m6bJsAPMau — Mr. Belmont (@Castlevania) July 3, 2018 The second season was originally slated to arrive in […]
Anime rom-com The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl gets a U.S. trailer
GKIDS and Fathom Events have announced that they are bringing director Masaaki Yuasa’s (Lu Over the Wall) anime feature The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl is coming to U.S. theaters for two nights on August 21st and August 22nd. Watch the U.S. trailer here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Night Is Short, Walk […]