Kodansha has announced that Koji Matsumoto’s current Higanjima: Saigo no 47 Himei horror-action manga will be getting a feature film adaptation. The announcement doesn’t specify whether the adaptation
Variety reports that Warner Bros. is once again negotiating with director Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Orphan) to direct the American live-action Akira film. Collet-Serra was originally brought on board
Question: In America it’s common for certain comic franchises to receive multiple reboots via various cartoons or movies. Spider-Man is on its 2nd movie reboot and has had
Studio Deen has released a 30-second promotional anime based on Kenichi Kuroi’s four-panel schoolgirl slice-of-life web manga series Waanabi.jk. The short video will be released in a special
The second two-minute-long theatrical Donyatsu short anime is now officially streaming on Youtube. New short films based on Yuusuke Kozaki’s manga about pastry/animal hybrids living in post-apocalyptic Tokyo
Roughly 200 North American otaku, out of over 500 million North American residents, volunteered to contribute money toward AnimeSols’ effort to release the first 12 episodes of the
Shin Shinmoto’s new slice-of-life comedy manga series Super Seisyun Brothers will be getting an anime TV series adaptation. The off-kilter comedy revolves around two trios of siblings who
Anime studio Sunrise has launched an official website announcing next month’s Saikyo Ginga Ultimate Zero ~Battle Spirits~. The sixth anime television series based on Bandai’s Battle Spirits collectable
The Tamagotchi! Miracle Friends anime television series will premiere on September 5. The series will be the fifth Tamagotchi anime television series since 1997. Director and screenwriter Jouji
Japanese collectable toy manufacturer Good Smile Company has released an original anime promotional video introducing its new, as yet unnamed, mascot girl character. Source: Anime News Network
Gentosha Comics has announced that the otaku drama manga Tokyo Toy Box by creative duo “Ume” (writer Takahiro Ozawa & illustrator Asako Seo) will receive a live-action TV
Question: Over the weekend, Hayao Miyazaki’s Kaze Tachinu underperformed, relative to his previous films. It also seems to have received mixed reactions from general audiences. Apparently, his work
Media Factory has revealed that one of its five new anime adaptations will be based on Tsukasa Kawaguchi’s fantasy light-novel series Madan no Ou to Vanadis. The bishoujo
Media Factory has revealed that one of its five new anime adaptations will be based on Hisashi Suzuki’s modern fantasy/action light-novel series Mahou Sensou (“Magical Warfare”). The novel
