Tag: Akira
Anime Strike SVOD from Amazon Launches in US
Amazon Channels has launched its first branded, on-demand subscription streaming service in the US: Anime Strike. Priced at $4.99 per month, the service offers...
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Animated Indie ‘Long Way North’ Combines Arctic Exploration and Female Empowerment
Shout! Factory tosses its hat in the Oscar ring with the Annecy Audience Award-winning...
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’American Gods’ to Launch on Amazon Prime in Germany, Austria, UK & Japan
The Starz TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s contemporary fantasy will be an...
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Regina Spektor - “While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Official Video (from Kubo and the Two Strings)
Hold on to your heartsrings: Ms. Spektor’s performance of...
Studio Ghibli Animator Makiko Futaki Dies Age 57
Makiko Futaki, a long time Japanese feature animator whose most recent work was on Hiromasa Yonebayashi's When Marnie Was There, died May 13 of...
Funimation Brings Project Itoh’s ‘Harmony’ to U.S. Theaters
On the heels of the limited theatrical release of The Empire of Corpses, Funimation Films announces that advance tickets are now on sale for...
Producer Reveals ‘Castlevania’ Animation Plans
Fandom film producer Adi Shankar (Punisher: Dirty Laundry, Judge Dredd: Superfiend) revealed on his Facebook page that he will be producing a “super violent...
Anime Reviews: ‘Short Peace’, ‘Naruto’ Movie
Short Peace: Complete Collection
Sentai Film Works: $29.98, Blu-ray
Although Katsuhiro Otomo's reputation rests principally on his watershed cyberpunk feature Akira, his third anthology feature Short...
Reviews: ‘Persona 4,’ ‘Appleseed Alpha’
Persona 4: The Animation - Complete Collection
Aniplex/Sentai: $79.98, Blu-ray (4 discs)
Persona 4 is a welcome rarity: An animated series based on a computer game...
Guests Set for Anime Midwest Convention
Anime Midwest, a three-day convention celebrating Japanese animation, video games, music and more has announced its lineup of featured guests at this year's convention...
FX Sweetens the Toon Deal
This month, the cable network debuts Chozen, an intriguing new animated series about a white gay rapper—and showcases a diabolically different new season of...
Warner Bros. Jumpstarts Dormant ‘Akira’ Movie
Here's some good news for diehard fans of the seminal 1988 anime feature Akira. Variety reports that director Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown) is in discussions...
Otomo Packs a Lifetime in 12-Minute ‘Combustible’
During a recent interview, Katsuhiro Ŏtomo said that he wished he had a time machine so that he could travel to different periods in...
Otomo’s ‘Combustible’ Wins Japan’s Media Arts Award
Katsuhiro Otomo’s acclaimed animated short Combustible won Japan’s prestigious Media Arts Award on Thursday (Dec. 13). Set in mid-18th-century Edo (the old name for...
Otomo to Appear at Platform Animation Fest
Killer news for anime fans: Katsuhiro Otomo, the legendary director of Akira (for which he also wrote and illustrated the original manga), is set...
Otomo’s ‘Short Peace’ to Screen at Hiroshima Fest
Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo will present parts of his new Short Peace anthology project at the upcoming Hiroshima Intl. Animation Festival. Produced by the...
L.A. Animation Fest Announces Fantastic Lineup
The 3rd Annual Los Angeles Animation Festival will feature the West Coast premiere of Bibo Bergeron’s 3-D feature A Monster in Paris, as well...
Torres Tapped to Write ‘Ben 10' Movie
It looks like the live-action Ben 10 feature is getting closer to becoming a reality. The Joel Silver-produced project has hired Albert Torres to...
Twilight’s Stewart Offered ‘Akira’ Role
Warner Bros. has offered the role of Ky Reed—an anglicized take on the young revolutionary love interest Kei from the animated film—in its live-action...
Warner Bros.’s Live-Action ‘Akira’ to Roll 2012
Fans of the great anime feature and manga Akira got some good news courtesy of Warner Bros. today. The studio has officially greenlit a...
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