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Taika Waititi confirms Akira talks, wants to adapt the manga rather than the anime movie

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Taika Waititi has said that he would want to craft an adaptation of the Akira manga, rather than the anime. There has been a lot of talk over the years about a live action adaptation of the much beloved Japanese property Akira. Numerous directors have been suggested for the task but the latest to be […]

Anime beat ’em up Closers enters closed beta

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Seattle based publisher En Masse Entertainment has announced that their episodic anime beat ‘em up Closers, has entered the closed beta stage in Europe and North America.  Following the successful alpha testing of the game, En Masse have made it possible for all fans to play by purchasing a Founder’s Pack which is available now via […]

Hayao Miyazaki’s son Goro working on new CG anime feature at Studio Ghibli

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Studio Ghibli reopened its doors earlier this year as Hayao Miyazaki came out of retirement to work on his new film Kimitachi wa do Ikiru ka (How Do You Guys Live?), but it seems that isn’t the only project in the works at the celebrated anime studio. According to THR, Miyazaki’s son Goro Miyazaki is working on […]

Robert Rodriguez explains Alita: Battle Angel’s anime eyes

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While James Cameron messes about on Pandora, he has handed the directorial duties of his years-in-development Alita: Battle Angel over to Predators director Robert Rodriguez. When the trailer debuted the other day, amongst the most striking features of the sci-fi epic were the rendering of Rosa Salazar’s eyes. Speaking to Empire about the trailer, Rodriguez […]

Anime feature Satellite Girl and Milk Cow gets a poster and trailer

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GKIDS has announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights to writer-director Hyeong-yoon Jang’s anime Satellite Girl and Milk Cow, releasing a poster and trailer for the movie; check them out here, along with the official synopsis… An out of commission satellite picks up a lovelorn ballad on her radio antenna and descends […]

Anime feature Batman Ninja gets a trailer and English voice cast

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Warner Bros. has released the first English language trailer for the upcoming DC anime feature Batman Ninja which features a voice cast that includes Roger Craig Smith (Batman), Yuri Lowenthal (Robin), Adam Croasdell (Nightwing/Alfred), Will Friedle (Red Robin/Red Hood), Grey Griffin (Catwoman), Tony Hale (Joker), Tara Strong (Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy), Eric Bauza (Two-Face), Tom Kenny (The […]

First poster and plot details for anime sequel Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle

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A first poster has arrived online for Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, the upcoming sequel to Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita’s anime feature Godzilla: Monster Planet, along with details of the film’s plot. Check them out here… “Rising from the depths of the planet is a new breed of monster, dubbed “Godzilla Earth.” Evolving for […]

New U.S. poster and trailer for award-winning anime feature Lu Over the Wall

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GKids has released a poster and trailer for director Masaaki Yuasa’s award-winning anime feature Lu Over the Wall which features the voice talents of Michael Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh; take a look here… From visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa, comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes […]

Netflix and Vix Media announce Mexican-set anime series Seis Manos

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Netflix and Viz Media have teamed up to produce Seis Manos, the streaming service’s first original anime series set in Mexico, which is being animated by Powerhouse Animation, Inc. (Castlevania). Co-created by Powerhouse CEO Brad Graeber and writer Alvaro Rodriguez (Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), Seis Manos takes place in the 1970s and centers […]