The homepage for Tatsunoko & director Kenji (Ayakashi, Kuchu Buranko) Nakamura’s upcoming original anime television series [C] has added a second “demo movie” teaser. The supernatural socio-financial thriller will premiere on the Fuji TV network’s late-night Noitamina time-slot on April 14.
Source: Anime News Network
The homepage for the Hakuouki anime franchise has added a low resolution streaming trailer for this summer’s five-episode Hakuoki Hekketsu-roku OVA series.
Source: Moon Phase
Variety reports that Japan’s Studio 4°C will collaborate with French videogame and comics publisher Ankama on the production of an animated film adaptation of RUN’s (Guillaume Renard’s) comic series Mutafukaz. The “urban sci-fi spoof” comic series stars Angelino, a young man who finds himself targeted by mysterious men in black, gang members, invading aliens, and Mexican wrestlers following a motor-scooter crash. The 2D film will have an $11-14 million USD budget. 4°C has extensive experience with international co-productions including First Squad (Russian co-production), Attraction (French co-production), and Halo Legends (US co-production).
Next week’s issue of Betsucomi Magazine will formally announce the development of a live-action feature film adaptation of Yuuki Obata’s shoujo romance manga Bokura ga Ita (We Were There). The best-selling high-school romance drama’s 14 volumes have sold over 10 million copies in Japan since 2002. The manga was adapted into an anime television series in 2006.
Source: Anime News Network
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I submit the opening of SHAFT’s ef – a tale of memories television series from 2007. The opening theme is “euphoric field,” performed by Tenmon featuring ELISA.
Question:
Often when you read reviews of anime, it often mentions that the dubbed version has been changed or deviates from the original version. So my question is how come the subtiled version is translated one way, and the dubed version another. Since it’s the same show, shouldn’t they be the same?
Japanese publisher/distributor Media Factory has released full trailer for creator/director Makoto Shinkai’s upcoming feature film Hoshi o Ou Kodomo: Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below. The highly anticipated film from the creator of Voices of a Distant Star and 5cm Per Second will open theatrically in Japan on May 7.
I have a tremendous amount of adoration and respect for Makoto Shinkai’s films, but I’m not so enamored that I can’t say that all of them also have weaknesses. This trailer reveals influences from such a disparate variety of anime and anime genres that I can only hope that the narrative manages to deftly blend all of these different elements naturally and effectively.
Source: Anime News Network
The homepage for the upcoming Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai television series has added it second trailer. The original character relationship drama series will premiere on the Fuji TV network’s Noitamina block at 1:15 am on April 14.
Source: Moon Phase
Flash animation studio DLE (Haiyoru! Nyaruani, Taka no Tsume) will produce a TV anime series tentatively titled “Yoru no Chara Studio” (Evening Character Studio) revolving around the “cynical conversations” between childhood friends. The anime will be “completely networked with social media,” and will evolve with input from viewers provided through Facebook, Twitter, and other feedback avenues. The show will air at 12:35 am Monday through Thursday starting in May.
I thought that “datsuryoku-kei” anime had run its course and died off, but I guess it’s just evolving to incorporate social media.
Source: Anime News Network
Independent animator Hiroyasu Ishida has released his ten minute anime short film “rain town.” Ishida and fellow Kyoto Seika University student Shogo Yoshida spent two years developing the short as Ishida’s graduation project. Last week, the short won the grand prize at the 9th Independent Animation Festival held in Mitaka, Japan. Ishida also took the animation festival’s grand prize at last year’s 8th annual event with his short film “Fumiko’s Confession.”
Although there’s not actually a lot of animation in this short, it does exhibit a charming melancholy nostalgic atmosphere.
Source: Anime News Network
The homepage for the Gantz: Perfect Answer movie has added a streaming teaser and trailer. The second of director Shinsuke Sato’s two live action film adaptations of Hiroya Oku’s sci-fi horror manga will open theatrically in Japan on April 23.
Source: Anime News Network
Mobile software company Aplix Corporation has announced plans to acquire the Anime International Company (AIC) production studio for 700 million yen ($8.5 million USD). Aplix will purchase the studio from present owner, pachislo (pachinko-slot machine) maker Oizumi, which acquired 95% of AIC last year for 530 million yen ($6.3 million USD). Aplix intends the acquisition to contribute to its effort to market anime on smartphones throughout China and Southeast Asia.
Source: Anime News Network
Japanese publisher Kodansha has announced that Sayaka Yamazaki’s drama manga series Shima Shima will be adapted into a live action television series. The twelve volume manga tells the story of the employees and clients of a store that rents men to sleep beside insonmiac women. The TV drama adaptation will premiere on April 22 during the TBS network’s late-night “Friday Break” timeslot.
Source: Anime News Network
Hisaya Nakajo’s shoujo school drama manga Hana Zakari no Kimitachi e (Hana-Kimi) will be getting a new 16 episode live action TV series adaptation courtesy of Korea’s SM Entertainment. The story of a high school girl who cross-dresses to attend an all-boys school was adapted into a live action Taiwanese television series in 2006 and a live action Japanese television series in 2007.
Source: Anime News Network
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I submit the cute opening of the 2005 Ichigo Marshmallow television series. The opening theme is “Ichigo Complete,” sung by Saeko Chiba, Fumiko Orikasa, Ayako Kawasumi and Mamiko Noto.
Somebody explain to me why this series is out of print in America.
