Author: John

Warner Bros. has signed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang writer/director Shane Black to direct its live action Death Note adaptation of the popular manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi

Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (Freesia) is directing a live action adaptation of Hiroshi (“Badboys”) Tanaka’s 1994 “Bakugyaku Kazoku” manga. Yoshimi Tokui, half of the comedy duo Tutorial, stars as Tetsu,

To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the opening of the 1984 car tuning TV series Yoroshiku Mechadoc. The opening

Question: Why is it in so called “Harem” anime, the main character never ends up with an actual harem? I use the term harem in the actual sense

FUNimation will begin simulcasting the new Fractale anime television series on Thursday, January 13, at 11:45 am EST. The 11 episode Noitamina program is the latest show directed

Gainax has released a cute new trailer for its upcoming web anime series Hokago no Pleiades. The original magical girl anime is a co-production between Gainax (Evangelion, Re:

30-year-old Arashi band member Satoshi Ohno will reprise his starring role as Kaibutsu-kun, the prince of Monster Land, in a 3D live-action Kaibutsu-kun motion picture directed by Yoshihiro

To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the wonderful opening of last season’s Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru TV series. The

Question: Why doesn’t Heroman get the respect it deserves. I know it just my opinion, but I felt that Heroman was the best anime of the last year,

The homepage for the upcoming Saiyuki Gaiden OVA series now hosts the trailer from last month’s Comic Market 79 convention. The series’ first episode will be released on

An official Idolm@ster anime website from production company Aniplex has launched to announce the development of an adaptation of the tremendously successful Xbox 360 simulation game franchise. The

A live-action short film based on Shigeto Yamagara’s online Flash anime series Kimi to Boku (You & I) is now in production for a May premiere. The autobiographical

Director Kiyoshi Sasabe (Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms) has begun shooting a live action film adaptation of Tenten Hosokawa’s autobiographical essay manga Tsure ga Utsu

To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the opening of the Mahou Tsukai Tai! OVA series from 1996. The opening

The folks at Aniplex USA kindly sent me a DVD sample of their upcoming domestic Durarara!! DVD release. I was eager to critique it until my anticipation waned