Discotek Media has announced its acquisition of the 2003 D.N.Angel anime television series. The romantic adventure series was formerly distributed on domestic DVD by A.D. Vision.
Source: Anime News Network
Director Takashi (Returner, Space Battleship Yamato) Yamazaki’s next film, Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki, now has a theatrical trailer. The film will open in 2D and 3D on December 17th.
Source: Twitch
The official website for Gonzo’s upcoming Nyanpire The Animation television series has added a minute-long teaser. The adaptation of yukiusa’s original dojinshi about a dying cat transfused with vampire blood will premiere later this summer. The show will be Gonzo’s first new TV anime production in two years.
Source: Anime News Network
Japanese game developer Gamepot has announced its production of a series of anime shorts based on its FPS computer game Paperman. The shooting game is set in a 3D environment but features 2D cut-out characters. The anime shorts will premiere online and at publicity event screenings beginning this summer.
Source: Anime News Network
Anime studio Gonzo (Last Exile, Afro Samurai) has announced its development of an original sci-fi slapstick school comedy anime series titled “Copihan.” Hatsune Miku character designer KEI will be involved in the project.
Source: Anime News Network
To relatively little surprise, the official website for the Morita-san wa Mukuchi franchise has announced that it will expand into a television anime series. Tae Sano’s slice-of-life school comedy was adapted into an OAD released last March. The TV series will premiere in July.
Source: Anime News Network
The current issue of Young Animal Arashi Magazine has formally announced the development of a live-action adaptation of Katsu Aki’s romance/soap-opera/”how-to-sex” guide manga series Futari H. The ongoing manga series premiered in 1997 and has sold 23 millions copies so far. The manga was adapted into two 2-episode OVA series from 2002-2004 and a live-action mini-series in 2003.
Source: Anime News Network
Japanese satellite channel WOWOW has announced its development of a live-action TV series based on Osamu Tezuka’s experimental drama manga Ningen Konchuki (Human Metamorphosis). 24 year-old actress Minami (Sakuran, Detroit Metal City) will star as high school girl Toshiko Tomura who unconsciously “steals” the talents of the people around her, transforming herself into a variety of roles and professions. The TV series will be the first screen adaptation of Tezuka’s 1970-1971 manga.
Last fall Vertical announced plans to publish the manga in English under the title “The Book of Human Insects.”
Source: Anime News Network
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I submit the stylish opening sequence of the 1992 Mama wa Shougaku Yonensei TV series. The opening theme is “Ai o + one,” performed by Yumi Masuda.
Question:
Do you know if there are any plans to make a sequel to Steamboy (2004)? It was a great movie with lots of potential for more story-building and character development. I found an old news article, also from that same year, with some talk about a sequel, but nothing else has surfaced since then.
