Limited edition copies of the first collected volume of writer Takumi Miyajima and artist sion’s manga series Goulart Knights will include a “Goulart Knights Evoked The Beginning Black” OAD. The Goulart Knights multimedia franchise is a supernatural bishonen adventure inspired by and voiced by pop vocalists/voice actors Yuuki Kaji, Atsushi Abe, Takuma Terashima, and Kazuma Horie.
Source: Anime News Network
The current issue of Zipper Magazine reveals that Ai Yazawa’s josei manga series Paradise Kiss will be adapted into a live action feature film starring Keiko Kitagawa (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift). The women’s fashion magazine Zipper serialized the Paradise Kiss manga story from 1999 to 2003. Madhouse adapted the manga into an anime television series in 2005. The movie will premiere next year.
Source: Anime News Network
Author Takashi Murakami’s 2008 manga Hoshi Mamoru Inu (Star Protector Dog) will get a live action feature film adaptation next year. The story revolves around a forensics expert that discovers that an unidentified man died in the mountains six months prior while the man’s loyal akita dog remained by his side until its death five months later. The movie will tentatively open next summer.
Akita dogs are evidently highly respected for their loyalty in Japan. The famously loyal Akita dog Hachiko is permanently honored by a statue in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Source: Tokyograph
An official website has just launched to commemorate the 1974 cult favorite anime television series Chargeman Ken! The series of 65 ten minute episodes went relatively unnoticed until 2007 when Japanese fans rediscovered the notoriously awful series and turned it into a cult favorite. The series about a young teen boy that defends the world against an inept alien invasion is characterized by terrible animation quality, out of synch sound effects, and highly questionably “heroic” actions from its hero. It’s the Musashi Gundoh of the 70′s.
The fascination with this show really is a little bizarre. I’ve watched some of it, and it is really awful. Actually, many of the anime TV series produced by the late Studio Knack have developed a satirical Japanese fan following. A good example of the goofy love for this yashigani anime follows:
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the opening of the 2003 TV series Texhnolyze. The theme song is “Guardian Angel” performed by Juno Reactor.
Question:
MD Geist is an anime film that has a lot of people divided. Some people think it’s pretty awesome while others insist that it’s a total crapfest. What’s your personal opinion about the movie? And why do you think the fans are so divided?
The creators the Persona RPG franchise and anime studio 4°C have collaborated on the development of a new Xbox 360 & PS3 mystery game titled “Catherine.” Famitsu Magazine has secured an intriguing 2:27 trailer. Proceed with caution. Although not graphic, the trailer does include provocative, adult content.
Wow! I am impressed and intrigued.
IG Port, the parent company of anime studios Production I.G and Xebec, has announced that development of Titan Rain, Production I.G’s planned 3D anime film co-production with Singaporean studio Storm Lion Pictures, has been canceled. However, Production I.G is reportedly already at work on a new anime co-production with an unspecified Singapore based studio. And IG Port is now independently developing a stereoscopic 3D film, although it’s not specified if Production I.G, Xebec, or both studios are working on the project. The reason for the cancellation of Titan Rain has not been clarified.
Source: Anime News Network
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the first opening of the 1999 GTO TV series. The theme song is L’Arc~en~Ciel’s “Driver’s High.”
Question:
Why does the anime community show such contempt and/or resentment for anime aimed at guys?(I’m not just referring to ero anime, either.) I can’t help but notice that every male oriented anime release in Japan comes under heavy attack.
Anime News Network has added an exclusive video tour of the Studio Pierrot (Naruto, Bleach) production office.
The homepage for the new anime film Colorful has added a streaming 5 minute “special promo” video to it’s “trailer” section. The video introduces the film and includes extensive footage of film director Keichi Hara directing the voice actor performances & dialogue recording. The film opens in Japan on the 21st.
Source: Moon Phase
The homepage for the upcoming Koe de Oshigoto! OVA series has added a 2 minute streaming trailer. The adaptation of Azure Konno’s comedy manga stars a high school girl that takes a job as a voice actress for erotic computer games. The anime series’ first episode will go on sale November 17.
Could that theme song possibly be any cuter?
Source: Rakugakidou
The homepage for the upcoming Yumekui Merry television series has added a streaming teaser.
Source: Moon Phase
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the catchy opening of last year’s unusual Kuchu Buranko TV series. The theme song is Denki Groove’s “Upside Down.”
