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Film preview: Scotland Loves Anime

WHETHER it's the post-apocalyptic thrills of Akira, the cuteness of Pokémon or the breathless innovation of Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning Spirited Away, anime – the catch-all term for Japanese animation – has [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Nintama Rantaro Gets New Anime Film Next March

A feature-length film version of the ninja comedy television anime Nintama Rantaro has been green-lit for a March 2011 opening in Japan. Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan will open before n [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Osamu Tezuka's Buddha Anime Film's Date, Staff Listed

The official website of Tezuka Productions has announced on Friday that the website for the anime film version of Osamu Tezuka's Buddha manga has launched. As announced last year, the Tezuka Osamu no Buddha -A [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Professor Layton anime film heading to the West

Who says films based on video games can’t be good? *glares at Super Mario Bros. film*. British anime distributor Manga Entertainment has just revealed plans to release Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva on DVD and Blu-ray this S [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 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

Pixelbots Anime Update: New Ghibli films in the works?

Producer and former Studio Ghibli head Toshio Suzuki revealed on his Ghibli Asemamire radio program that the anime studio will announce its next film on December 16. He added that Oscar-winning director and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki [...]

Posted On : Dec, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Ghost in the Shell Live Action Film Coming in 3D

Dreamworks is bringing the uber-popular anime films GHOST IN THE SHELL to American theaters everywhere. They recently hired screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis (SHUTTER ISLAND) to replace Jamie Moss (STREET KINGS), with Avi Arad (SPIDER-MAN [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

'Astro Boy' Director & Kristen Bell Talk Plot And Themes Of ...

As "Astro Boy" prepares to lift-off into theaters this weekend, the many cast and crew members of the film are making the press rounds to discuss the upcoming manga adaptation's plot and thematic elements. In an interview with Co [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

'Ponyo' Anime Film in Theaters

Hayao Miyazaki's latest theatrical animation project, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, will finally splash in U.S. theaters this coming week. Distributed in the States simply as "Ponyo," the motion picture once again familiarizes [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Summer Wars Anime Film's 1st Five Minutes Streamed

The Yahoo! Movies website in Japan has begun streaming the first five minutes from Summer Wars, the next anime film from Mamoru Hosoda (Digimon movies, Superflat Monogram) after his award-winning The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki o Kake [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Anime films being based on "Halo" videogames

Microsoft said Thursday that it is collaborating with Japanese anime studios to make short action films based on its blockbuster "Halo" videogame franchise. A "Halo Legends" project is merging the science fiction shoo [...]