Streaming giant Netflix has announced that it has ordered a new Ghost in the Shell anime series entitled Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045, which will be directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed). YES, A NEW GHOST IN THE SHELL ANIME IS COMING.Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 […]
Netflix orders live-action Cowboy Bebop series
Netflix has granted a 10-episode series order to Cowboy Bebop, a live-action adaptation of the beloved Japanese anime series, Deadline has revealed. Written by Chris Yost (Thor: Ragnarok), Cowboy Bebop tells “the jazz-inspired, genre-bending story of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine and Radical Ed: a rag-tag crew of bounty hunters on the run from […]
Blade Runner – Black Lotus anime series announced
Alcon Entertainment has announced that it has partnered with Adult Swim and Crunchyroll to produce and distribute Blade Runner – Black Lotus, an anime series inspired by last year’s Blade Runner 2049. Blade Runner – Black Lotus will feature thirteen 30-minute episodes produced by animation studio Sola Digital Arts (Ultraman). Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) and Kenji […]
Netflix releases first trailer for Ultraman anime series
Netflix has released the first trailer for its 3D CG anime series Ultraman. Directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and Shinji Aramaki (Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars), it is based on the 12th volume of the Ultraman manga, and is set to arrive on the streaming service on April 1st; watch it […]
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You gets a new trailer
Fathom Events and The Pokémon Company bring Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us to the UK and North America this week, and you can take a look at a trailer for follow-up to last year’s Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You; check it out here… Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us follows young trainer Ash as he voyages […]
Studio Ponoc’s Modest Heroes coming to U.S. theaters in January, watch the trailer here
GKIDS and Fathom Events have teamed up to bring Japanese animation company Studio Ponoc’s animated anthology Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 to U.S. theaters this January. This feature-length collection of three short films is the latest project from Studio Ponoc (Mary and the Witch’s Flower), the new Japanese animation studio founded by two-time […]
Goku and Vegeta battle Broly in new Dragon Ball Super: Broly trailer
Funimation has released a new trailer for Dragon Ball Super: Broly which sees Goku and Vegeta going head-to-head against the Legendary Super Saiyan Broly. The film marks the 20th feature in the hugely popular anime franchise and picks up after the events of the Dragon Ball Super series; watch it here… A legacy lies in wait, a deadly power is awakening—the […]
Netflix developing Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon animes
Earlier this week Netflix announced an expansion to its slate of animated series and original films and now today the streaming service has revealed two additional anime projects, but these presumably won’t be as family friendly as many of the previously announced titles. Instead, the Pacific Rim franchise will get getting the anime treatment as well as an […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 24 – Perfect Blue (1997)
Perfect Blue, 1997. Directed by Satoshi Kon. Featuring the voice talents of Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ôkura, Yôsuke Akimoto, Yoku Shioya, and Hideyuki Hori. SYNOPSIS: Pop star Mima decides to retire from her days as a member of the girl-band CHAM! to pursue an acting career, a decision that is met with hostility from her devoted […]
My Neighbor Totoro: 30th Anniversary Edition set for release in November
StudioCanal has announced that it is set to release the Studio Ghibli classic My Neighbor Totoro as a limited edition 30th anniversary box set this November. My Neighbor Totoro: 30th Anniversary Edition Box Set includes a Doubleplay (DVD and Blu-ray) edition of the film, packed in a deluxe oversized rigid box with brand new exclusive artwork and […]