Blogs Posts in Anime Movies category; 200 blog posts

Korean Otaku Marries Anime Body Pillow

A Korean anime fan has proudly tied the knot with a pillowcase featuring the image of his favorite magical girl heroine.Heavy Rain asked the player, "how far would you go for love?" Would you go so far as to travel to another c [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Thriller Restaurant Gets Hybrid Live-Action/Anime Film

A hybrid live-action/anime film version of the Kaidan Restaurant (Thriller Restaurant) horror storybook series has been green-lit for this August. In the stories, the owner of the titular restaurant recounts macabre tales of horror to se [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Tegami Bachi: Leter Bee's 2nd Anime Season Airs in Fall

In an interview published on page 43 of the April issue of Zassosha's Puff magazine on Saturday, manga creator Hiroyuki Asada revealed that the second anime season based on his Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee manga is slated to launch this [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

NIS America Licenses Toradora! as Its First Anime (Updated)

NIS America, the American subsidiary of the Nippon Ichi Software game company, has announced on Thursday that Toradora! will be its first anime license for North America. The company will also release Pandora Hearts, Persona [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Anime Review: Sands of Destruction

The Japanese Role-Playing Game, or JRPG, has brought forth its tropes of spunky teenagers out to save the world, of exotic vehicles in impossible geography, of sword-fighting at such skill as to be on par with automatic weapons fire. Pro [...]

Posted On : Jan, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Manga Talk at Anime 3000: US Manga, State of the Industry an...

This week, manga editor and comics creator Jason Thompson and I joined the Anime 3000's Sean Russell and Jeridel Banks for a chat about original English language manga and global manga. You can download the podcast and listen to us c [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Do You Like Anime? Write for The Escapist!

Have you been keeping track of our growing Anime Reviews section since it launched in June? Do you want to join the ranks of our five illustrious critics and get your writing featured on one of the most popular gaming culture sites on the i [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

SGT. FROG SEASON 1 PART 2

Keroro is Sgt. Frog – the leader of a platoon of warriors sent to conquer planet Earth. But when the amphibious invaders discovered how much humans enjoy dissecting their comrades, the troops were scattered, the mission was aborted, a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Anime Review: Kurau Phantom Memory

It's the year 2100, and Doctor Amami has discovered a new energy source, the extra-dimensional Rynax. But on Take-Your-Daughter-To-The-Top-Secret-Lab-Day, there's an accident that kills his child, Kurau. All is not lost, though, as Kurau co [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Anime Review: Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino

Yu Aida's Gunslinger Girl was a spectacular and disturbing anime that tackled the moral issues of condemning tween girls to a shortened life due to cybernetic implants and brainwashing. In addition to its story, the animation and attention [...]

Posted On : Dec, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Lesbian Anime Series: 'Sasamekikoto' Episode 8

Here are the two latest episodes of Sasamekikoto, the new Japanese lesbian anime from Crunchyroll. Sasamekikoto is a comedy-drama that explores many of the common tropes of the "Girls Love," or "Yuri," genre. Sasamekikot [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Pixelbot's Anime Update: Funimation and Cybergraphix working...

Funimation and Cybergraphix are starting a collaboration on an animated film, “Guardians of Luna”. Why should you be excited about this? Well, this movie is written by Michael Reaves, famous for Batman: The Animated Series, Garg [...]

Posted On : Dec, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Out On Your Own: 'Hidamari Sketch' Anime News

Going to high school is one thing, but moving away from home and living in an apartment while you attend school is a whole new world. On top of that, living in an apartment building populated by fellow students who are an awkward and stran [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Ten Deep 12.03.09: Depressing Movies

Anyway, the reason I didn't include Spock or Ted 'Theodore' Logan is because they're not sidekicks, they're equal players, at least in my eyes. The other main omission was seemingly Ron and Hermione from the Harry Potter films, but seriousl [...]