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Live-Action Teasing Master Takagi-san Show Premieres on March 26
TBS announced on Thursday that the live-action adaptation of Sōichirō Yamamoto's Teasing Master Takagi-san (Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san) manga will premiere on March 26. TBS also unveiled screenshots: IMG takagi-show-2.png ©TBS
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IMG takagi-show-3.png ©TBS An international release is planned. The show will stream on Netflix on Tuesdays. The series will also air in the TBS c...
Bocchi the Rock! Stage Play Reveals Key Visual
Live Stage "Bocchi the Rock!" to run from August 11-20
― The official website for Live Stage "Bocchi the Rock!", the stage play adaptation of Aki Hamaji's Bocchi the Rock! four-panel manga, revealed the play's key visual on Tuesday. The stage play will run at Theater Milano-Za in Tokyo from August 11-20. Akira Yamazaki is writing and directing the play. The cast includes: Mamo Mamono as Hitori Goto
M...
AMC Theaters, Cinemark, Regal List Shin Kamen Rider Film for U.S. Release in May
AMC Theaters, Cinemark, Regal, and movie ticketing service Fandango are listing Hideaki Anno's Shin Kamen Rider live-action film for release in U.S. theaters on May 31. The film opened in Japan on March 17. The film sold 345,000 tickets to earn 542 million yen (about US$4.12 million), ranking at #2 in its opening weekend. Sousuke Ikematsu plays Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider, while Minami Hamabe plays ...
Gundam Thunderbolt's Yasuo Ohtagaki to Also Work as Writer on Planned Live-Action Getter Robo Film
Film studio Big One announced on Friday that Yasuo Ohtagaki (Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt) will also work as a writer on the live-action film adaptation of Ken Ishikawa and Go Nagai's iconic Getter Robo super robot manga. Big One announced last week the live-action film of Getter Robo, with a planned release for the franchise's 50th anniversary in spring 2025. Junya Okabe (Akiba-chan, Cat Shit O...
Live-Action Do not say mystery Film Centers on 'Hiroshima Arc' Story
― The official website for the live-action film of Yumi Tamura's Do not say mystery (Mystery to Iu Nakare) manga revealed on Tuesday that the film will center on the manga's "Hiroshima Arc," which appears in the manga's second to fourth volumes. The site unveiled the below still, which shows protagonist Totonō Kunō standing in front of a Hiroshima streetcar. The "Hiroshima Arc" begins when Kunō trav...
Live-Action 'If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die' Film Opens on May 12
The official website for the live-action film of Auri Hirao's If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die (Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu) manga revealed on Wednesday that the film will open on May 12. The project's official Twitter account also posted a still of the main character Eripiyo to mark Maina's birthday, January 18: 本日1/18は、#市井舞菜 のお誕生日🥰えりぴよと一緒にお祝いしましょう🎂そして...❤️━━━━━━...
Live-Action Tokyo Revengers 2 Films Reveal Titles, Visual
The official Twitter account for the Tokyo Revengers 2, the previously announced two-part sequel live-action films based on Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga, revealed the titles of the two films on Monday. The first film is titled Chi no Halloween -Unmei- (Bloody Halloween -Fate-), while the second film is titled Chi no Halloween -Kessen- (Bloody Halloween -Decisive Battle-). The Twitter account ...
Live-Action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Opens on December 20, 2024
― The official Twitter account for Paramount Pictures' live-action Sonic the Hedgehog film series announced on Monday that the third film in the series will open on December 20, 2024. Paramount Pictures studio announced in May 2020 that it was producing a sequel to the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog film, with Jeff Fowler returning as director, and Pat Casey and Josh Miller as returning scriptwriters. Neal...
Deadline: Amazon 'in Talks' to Acquire Rights for Live-Action Voltron Project
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Tuesday that Amazon is "in talks" for the rights to a live-action Voltron project. Warner Bros., Universal, and several other studios were also bidding for the live-action project rights late last month. Rawson Marshall Thurber (Red Notice) would co-write the script with Ellen Shanman, and Thurber would also direct. Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman (Be...
Khara's Live-Action Shin Ultraman Film Unveils Poster, Visual
― The official website for Studio Khara's new Shin Ultraman (New Ultraman) film revealed a new poster and a new banner visual for the film on Thursday. A new trailer showcasing the title character also debuted in Japanese theaters last Friday. The film will open in Japan on May 13. The film was delayed from its previously planned early summer 2021 timeframe due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shin Godzill...
Live-Action Fullmetal Alchemist Sequel Films Preview Hohenheim, Bradley, Ling, Olivier in New Stills
The official Twitter account for the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist films revealed new stills from Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsu-hen - Fukushūsha Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter - The Avenger Scar) and Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsu-hen - Saigo no Rensei (Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter - The Last Transmutation), the two upcoming sequel films, on Saturday. The stills reveal t...
Paramount Halts Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Film's Release in Russia
― Paramount Pictures announced on Tuesday that it will halt the release of its Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sequel film in Russia in light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine on February 24 after weeks of tense military buildup along their mutual borders. Russia claimed to be supporting the independence of the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. Countries...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Film Unveils 1st Poster
The official Twitter account for the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sequel film unveiled the first poster for the film on Wednesday, and it revealed that the first trailer will premiere at The Game Awards, which begins streaming on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. EST. The poster features Sonic, Tails, and Dr. Robotnik (Dr. Eggman). The sequel film will open in the United States on April 8, 2022. Paramount Pictures st...
Media Blasters Teases Kamen Rider Licenses
― Media Blasters posted several images on Twitter on Tuesday teasing licenses of some works in the Kamen Rider franchise. The first image appears to tease the Kamen Rider ZO film, the Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue film, and the Kamen Rider J film. Other images appear to tease the Kamen Rider: The Next film and the Kamen Rider: The First film. The company then posted another Tweet stating, "we have lots...
Live-Action Alice in Borderland Sequel Series Premieres on Netflix in December 2022
Netflix announced on Wednesday that the second live-action season based on Haro Aso's Alice in Borderland (Imawa no Kuni no Alice) manga will premiere on the service in December 2022. Netflix streamed a video for the sequel series on Tuesday. The new season again stars Kento Yamazaki (live-action Kingdom, Orange, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Your Lie in April) as Ryōhei Arisu and Tao Tsuchiya (live-a...
Spirited Away Stage Play Unveils 2 Posters
― The official website for the first stage play adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away anime film revealed two new poster visuals for the stage play on Wednesday. Actresses Kanna Hashimoto (Gintama, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Kingdom, left poster) and Mone Kamishiraishi (your name., live-action Chihayafuru, right poster) will both star as Chihiro in alternating performances. T...
Fatal Frame Series Creator: Film Project Still in the Works Overseas
― In an interview with game news website 4Gamer published on Saturday, Fatal Frame series creator Keisuke Kikuchi confirmed that a Fatal Frame film project is still in development overseas. Tecmo's (later Koei Tecmo) horror game franchise Fatal Frame (known as Zero in Japan and Project Zero in Europe) previously inspired a live-action film that opened in Japan in September 2014. The franchise's staf...
Short Film from Devil's Line Manga Creator Ryo Hanada's Debuts on September 17
― Manga creator Ryo Hanada (Devil's Line) announced on Twitter on Tuesday that her short film titled "Inside" in the "Mirrorliar Films" short film project will debut on September 17. She released a poster for the short film. The Mirrorliar group announced its first slate of directors for its "Mirrorliar Films" short film project in February. The short film project will be Hanada's first time helming...
Live-Action Film of Akira Saso's Musicophilia Manga Opens on November 12
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Akira Saso's Musicophilia manga revealed on Wednesday that the film will open in Kyoto on November 12, before the film opens nationwide in Japan a week later on November 19. The "youth story" manga centers on Saku, who has a complex about music and attends an arts university in Kyoto. Through a strange series of events, he gets thrown int...
Live-Action Solitary Gourmet Season 9 Premieres on July 9
― TV Tokyo revealed on Tuesday that the ninth season of the live-action series adaptation of Masayuki Kusumi and Jiro Taniguchi's Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet) manga will premiere on July 9. Yutaka Matsushige (live-action Death Note, Sukiyaki Western Django, Crows Zero) will once again reprise his role as protagonist Gorō Inagashira. The new season will focus on small, family-run restaurants,...
City Hunter Takarazuka Revue Musical Unveils Visual
― The official website for the all-female Takarazaka Revue unveiled the visual for its stage musical adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter manga on Friday. The musical, titled Musical City Hunter -Nusumareta XYZ- (Stolen XYZ), will run at Takarazuka Grand Theater from August 6 to September 13 and at Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre from October 1 to November 14. Members of the Takarazuka Revue's Snow Tr...
Banana Fish Stage Play Reveals 7 Cast Members in Costume
The official website for the two-part stage play production based on Akimi Yoshida's Banana Fish manga revealed new visuals for seven of the cast members on Friday. The visuals show the cast members in costume. The cast members include (starting with top row, from left to right):
Asahi Uchida as Max Lobo
Yuki Saotome as Frederick Arthur
Hiroki Sana as Lee Yut Lung
Taizo Shiina as Sin Su Rin
Masano...
Resident Evil Reboot Film is Titled Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
― Director Johannes Roberts revealed in an interview with media website IGN during the online SXSW event on Sunday that the first live-action film reboot of CAPCOM's Resident Evil survival horror game franchise will be titled Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. The interview also discussed the film as an ensemble film, its tone, how to tell the story of the first two games in one movie, and more...
Comedian Adam Conover: Nintendo Canceled Live-Action Zelda, Claymation Star Fox Projects After Leak
― In an interview with The Serf Times YouTube channel on Tuesday, comedian Adam Conover reported that Nintendo canceled both a planned Netflix live-action project of The Legend of Zelda, and a Star Fox CollegeHumor claymation project, after the former project was leaked to press in 2015. According to Conover, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto had already met with CollegeHumor (with whom Conover was affili...
Godzilla vs. Kong Film's Release Date Moved Up to March 26
― Entertainment news source Deadline reported on Friday that Warner Bros. will release it and Legendary Entertainment's Godzilla vs. Kong film on March 26 instead of May 21. The film will release in theaters (including IMAX) and will also stream simultaneously on the HBO Max streaming service. Warner Bros. and Legendary reached an agreement earlier this month on how to release the film. Warner Bros....
Khara's Live-Action Shin Ultraman Film to Open in Early Summer 2021
The staff for Studio Khara's new Shin Ultraman (New Ultraman) film announced on Tuesday that the film will open early next summer. Director Shinji Higuchi, scriptwriter Hideaki Anno, and associate director Katsuro Onoue appeared at the opening ceremony of the Sukagawa Archive Center in Fukushima on Tuesday, and made the announcement there. (Sukagawa was the birthplace of Eiji Tsuburaya, the "God o...
Live-Action Hollywood Monster Hunter Film Slated for March 26 in Japan
― Toho announced on Thursday that it will release the live-action film of Capcom's Monster Hunter game franchise in Japan on March 26, 2021. The film will play in Japan in IMAX 3D, MX4D, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema. The film is tentatively slated to open in the United States on December 30. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Toho had planned to open the film in North America and Japan, respectively, on Septe...
Sony Delays Hollywood Monster Hunter Film to April 23, 2021
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that Sony Pictures is delaying its live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM's Monster Hunter action game franchise from September 4 to April 23, 2021. Deadline speculated that the reason was due to the A Quiet Place 2 film releasing on September 4, and also that due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), planned theatrical releases for August...
Touken Ranbu Higekiri, Hizamaru Musical Re-staging Reveals Visual
― Nelke Planning unveiled a new visual for Musical Touken Ranbu Higekiri Hizamaru Sōki Shutsujin 2020 ~SOGA~ (Higekiri and Hizamaru Riding Out Together) stage musical for the Touken Ranbu franchise on Tuesday. The musical is a re-staging of the July 2019 musical of the same name. As before, it stars Hiroki Miura as Higekiri, and Akira Takano as Hizamaru. The musical will run at the Amashin Archaic H...
Hollywood Monster Hunter Film Unveils New Still of Milla Jovovich With Slinger
― The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper's Mantan Web site unveiled a new still from Sony Pictures' live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM's Monster Hunter action game franchise on Tuesday. The still shows Milla Jovovich in costume as her character Lt. Artemis, armed in her left hand with a "Slinger," one of the new devices introduced in Monster Hunter: World, the latest game in the franchise. The film will ...
Power Rangers Show Reveals Title, Logo for 28th Season
― The official Twitter account for the Power Rangers franchise revealed the Power Rangers Dino Fury title and the logo for the 28th season of the series on Friday. The show will premiere on Nickelodeon in 2021, and will feature footage from the Kishiryū Sentai Ryūsoulger series. Kishiryū Sentai Ryūsoulger, the 43rd series in the live-action Super Sentai franchise since 1975, premiered in March 2019....
Shout! Factory's TokuSHOUTsu Channel Teases Kamen Rider Kuuga
― The official Twitter account for Shout! Factory's TokuSHOUTsu channel teased on Tuesday the addition of the Kamen Rider Kuuga tokusatsu (live-action special-effects) series. The series will be available on Friday at 7:00 p.m. EST. The tweet shows the silhouette of the titular character, and the text "A new legend" references the series' tagline "A new hero, a new legend." A new legend begins Frida...
Sonic the Hedgehog Film Gets Early Digital Release on March 31
― Paramount Pictures announced on Friday that it will release its Sonic the Hedgehog film early on demand digitally on March 31. The film will ship on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on May 19. The Box Office Mojo website reported on Monday that the film has earned a cumulative total of US$145,753,912 in the United States, overtaking Pokémon Detective Pikachu as the #1 film in the United States based on a game...
Live-Action Boys-Love Film The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese Reveals June 5 Opening
― The official website for the live-action film of Setona Mizushiro's The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (Kyūso wa Cheese no Yume o Miru) and The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice (Sōjo no Koi wa Nido Haneru) manga revealed on Thursday that the film will open in Japan on June 5. The film will adapt both the The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (Kyūso wa Cheese no Yume o Miru) manga and The Carp...
No Anime Films Receive Nominations for 92nd Oscars
― The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards on Monday. Actor John Cho (Searching, 2009's Star Trek, live-action Cowboy Bebop series) and actress Issa Rae (Awkward Black Girl, Insecure) revealed the nominations in a livestream presentation. No anime films received nominations in the Animated Feature Film category. The nominees in the categor...
Live-Action The Promised Neverland Film Opens on December 18, 2020
― A stage presentation at the Jump Festa '20 event on Saturday revealed that the live-action film of Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland manga will open in theaters in Japan on December 18, 2020. 19-year-old actress Minami Hamabe (live-action anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day special's Menma, live-action Saki film's title role, Hello World film's Ruri Ichigyō) is starring in the...
CBC News: Moving Picture Company Closes Vancouver Office
― The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) news department reported on December 11 that Moving Picture Company has announced that the visual effects company is closing its Vancouver office. According to CBC, Moving Picture Company stated in an email sent to staff that "increasing external market pressures" and "more attractive opportunities in other locations" were reasons for the office's clos...
Live-Action Shin Ultraman Film's Visual Features Ultraman with No Color Timer
― The staff for Studio Khara's new Shin Ultraman (New Ultraman) film revealed a visual for the film at the "Tsuburaya Convention 2019" event on Saturday. In the below image, the titular Ultraman is not wearing a color timer. Cinema Today is also streaming a video of the presentation of the visual. Takumi Saitou will play the film's main character, the man who can transform into Ultraman. Masami Naga...
Live-Action The Promised Neverland Film Opens in Japan in December 2020
― Film distributor TOHO revealed during a 2020 lineup presentation on Thursday that the live-action film of Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland manga will open in theaters in Japan in December 2020. 19-year-old actress Minami Hamabe (live-action anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day special's Menma, live-action Saki film's title role, Hello World film's Ruri Ichigyō) is starring in ...
Warner Bros. Removes Live-Action Akira Film From Schedule
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Wednesday that Warner Bros. has moved its planned live-action Akira film off its release schedule. Entertainment news website Variety reported in July that Warner Bros. has delayed the film indefinitely. The film was previously slated to begin production this fall, and its release was scheduled for May 21, 2021. Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragn...
Tarantino: Kill Bill: Vol. 3 Film Is 'Still In the Cards'
― Director Quentin Tarantino shared with radio host Andy Cohen on Monday that Kill Bill Vol. 3, a hypothetical third film in his Kill Bill series, is "still in the cards." He stated that he was recently talking to Uma Thurman, the lead actress for the series, and that he has "an idea of what I would do with the concept." He also said that he "wouldn't do [the movie] for a little bit. It would be at ...
Jordan Vogt-Roberts: New Draft Script Turned In for Metal Gear Solid Film
― Filmmaker Jordan Vogt-Roberts stated on Twitter on Wednesday that his staff have turned in a new draft for Sony Pictures' live-action film adaptation of the Metal Gear Solid video game series. Vogt-Roberts said the draft is "full [Hideo] Kojima-quirk and full Military surrealism." He added he is hoping to meet with a specific actor "very soon." Entertainment news website Variety reported in Novemb...
2nd Galaxy Express 999 Stage Play Airs on TV in Japan in November
― Japanese satellite television channel Eisei Gekijō will air the Ginga Tetsudo 999 Sayonara Maetel ~ Boku no Eien (Galaxy Express 999 Goodbye Maetel ~ My Eternity) stage play on November 24 and December 1 at 4:00 p.m. The first airing will feature a performance with Haruka Kinoshita as Maetel, and the second will feature Anju Inami. The television broadcast will be the play's first. The previous Gi...
Godzilla, Detective Pikachu Films Do Not Win at 2019 E! People's Choice Awards
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Warner Bros' Pokemon: Detective Pikachu film and the Godzilla: King of Monsters film were both nominated for two 2019 E! People's Choice Awards each, but did not win at the awards ceremony on Sunday evening. Godzilla: King of the Monsters was nominated for "Action Movie of 2019" but lost to Avengers: Endgame. Pokemon Detective Pikachu was nominated for "Family Movie of 2019" but lost to Aladdin. ...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Stage Play Unveils Main Visual of Cast Together
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga unveiled a main visual featuring the nine main cast members for the stage play together on Monday. The play will run in Tokyo at the Tennōzu Ginga Gekijō from January 18-26, and in Hyogo prefecture at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Kobe from January 31-February 2. Kenichi Suemitsu is scripting and d...
Taika Waititi Comments Briefly on Status of Live-Action Akira Film
― Video game news website IGN posted a video excerpt on Friday of an interview with director Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) regarding the indefinitely delayed live-action Akira film. In the above video, Waititi explained that the filming schedule for Akira kept getting pushed back due to the staff "working really hard on the script," until production began to ...
Nogizaka46's New Sailor Moon Musical Unveils New Visual
― The official website for the Sailor Moon franchise revealed a new visual for the Nogizaka46 idol group's stage musical on Friday. Both performance runs will have the same cast. The new main cast includes: (from left to right in foreground in image above) Junna Itō (Nogizaka46) as Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter
Hazuki Mukai (Nogizaka46) as Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury
Shiori Kubo (Nogizaka46) as Usagi Tsu...
Godzilla, Alita Films Do Not Win at 45th Saturn Awards
― The Saturn Awards, the awards that honor the best science fiction, horror, and fantasy movies and television programs of the year, announced the winners of the 45th awards on Friday. Alita: Battle Angel was nominated for the Best Science Fiction Film Release award, but Ready Player One won the award. Godzilla: King of the Monsters was nominated in the Best Fantasy Film Release category and in the ...
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Stage Play Reveals New Visual for 2nd Play
― The official website for the stage play adaptations of Yoshinobu Akita's Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi) light novel series revealed a new visual for the second stage play on Sunday. The second stage play will run at Rikkōkai Hall in Tokyo from November 7-12. The first stage play ran at Shinjukumura LIVE in Tokyo from August 15-18. Takehiro Yoshida is writing the scripts, a...
French Live-Action City Hunter Film Opens in Japan on November 29
― The official Japanese website for Nicky Larson et le Parfum de Cupidon (Nicky Larson and the Cupid's Purfume), the French live-action film of Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter manga, revealed on Friday that the film will open in Japan on November 29. The film has the Japanese title City Hunter the Movie: Shijō Saikō no Mission (City Hunter the Movie: The Most Aromatic Mission Ever) — a triple wordplay on...
Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Films' 'Final Chapter' Wraps Filming
Warner Bros. Japan announced on Friday that the 'final chapter' of the live-action film series based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga finished principal photography on June 7. Filming began on November 4, and eventually the seven-month production shot in 43 locations, including in Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, Mie, Hyōgo, Kumamoto, Hiroshima, Tochigi, Saitama, Shizuoka, Osaka, and Nagano Prefectu...
Sui Ishida Draws New Visual for Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul S Film
― The official website for Tokyo Ghoul S, the second live-action film based on Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga, revealed on Friday that Ishida drew a new visual based on the main cast of the film. The illustration will be offered for a poster-size movie ticket for the film beginning on June 11. The film will open in Japan on July 19. Masataka Kubota is returning as Ken Kaneki, but Maika Yamamoto is r...
Utena Black Rose Arc Stage Musical Reveals 2nd Visual
― The official website for the stage musical adaptations of the Revolutionary Girl Utena (Shōjo Kakumei Utena) anime revealed a new second visual for the Shōjo Kakumei Utena ~Fukaku Hokorobu Kuro Bara no~ musical on Tuesday. The musical will run at Theatre G-Rosso in Tokyo from June 29 to July 7. The cast members for Utena, Anthy, Juri, Nanami, and Wakaba are returning from last year's musical. The ...
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens Stage Play Reveals Main Visual
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of Chiaki Kisaki and Hako Ichiiro's Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens light novel series revealed the play's main visual on Thursday. The visual imitates a previous light novel illustration. The play stars Shōri Kondō as Zenji Banba and Ryōhei Takenaka as Lin Xianming. The play will run at the Theater Sun Mall in Tokyo from July 13 to 21. Kazuhito Yoneyama i...
2nd Reborn! Stage Play Unveils New Visual
The official website for the second stage play adaptation of Akira Amano's Reborn! manga revealed a new visual for the play on Tuesday. The cast are reprising their roles from the first stage play, except for Motohisa Harashima replacing Kōsuke Kuwano in the role of Hayato Gokudera. The new play will run in Tokyo at the Theater 1010 from June 14-23, then in Osaka at the Kashiwara City Cultural-Riv...
Utena Black Rose Arc Stage Musical Reveals Visual
― The official website for the stage musical adaptations of the Revolutionary Girl Utena (Shōjo Kakumei Utena) anime revealed a new visual for the Shōjo Kakumei Utena ~Fukaku Hokorobu Kuro Bara no~ musical on Thursday. The musical will run at Theatre G-Rosso in Tokyo from June 29 to July 7. The cast members for Utena, Anthy, Juri, Nanami, and Wakaba are returning from last year's musical. The musica...
'Kamen Rider Zero-One' Trademark Registered Under Toei
― A trademark for "Kamen Rider Zero-One" was filed under Toei on April 19. The trademark went public on May 14. The first television series that launched the live-action special effects franchise Kamen Rider premiered in 1971, and the current series, Kamen Rider Zi-O, premiered last September. The trademark for Kamen Rider Zi-O went public in May last year. Thanks to XLord31 for the news tip. Source...
Power Rangers Beast Morphers Show Premieres on March 2
The official Twitter account for the Power Rangers franchise announced last Friday that Power Rangers Beast Morphers, the upcoming 26th season of Power Rangers, will premiere on Nickelodeon on March 2. Saban Brands describes the series: Set in the future, a secret agency combines a newly discovered substance called the "Morph-X" with animal DNA to create the Power Rangers Beast Morphers team. The ...
Live-Action Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw Red Films Unveil New Visual
― Note: Visual may be not safe for work. The official Twitter account for Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw Red, the new live-action film adaptation of Rei Mikamoto's Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw manga, revealed a new visual for the films on Tuesday. The project consists of two films that will both open in Japan on February 22 with 4DX screenings. The first film is subtitled "Nero no Fukushū" (Nero's Revenge...
Hollywood Monster Hunter Film Opens on September 4, 2020
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Wednesday that Sony Pictures' live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM's Monster Hunter action game franchise will open on September 4, 2020. The film started production in October, and ended principal photography in December. The film is budgeted at around US$60 million. Sony Pictures is distributing the film in North America, and Toho is distributing ...
Live-Action Hot Gimmick Film Reveals Still of Nogizaka46's Miona Hori as Hatsumi Narita
― The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Miki Aihara's Hot Gimmick manga released a still image from the film on Friday. The image shows Nogizaka46 member Miona Hori in the lead role as Hatsumi Narita. The film will open in Japanese theaters on June 28. The show's main male cast includes: Hiroya Shimizu as Ryōki Tachibana
Mizuki Itagaki as Azusa Odagiri
Shōtarō Mamiya as Shinogu Narita Yūki...
Hollywood Alita: Battle Angel Film Tracks to Earn US$50 Million at U.S. Box Office
― Media news website The Wrap reported on January 31 that Alita: Battle Angel, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez's live-action film of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM) manga, is tracking to be a major box office loss for 20th Century Fox in the United States. Independent trackers reportedly estimated that the film will earn no more than US$25 million in its first five days after opening ...
Live-Action '4-Gatsu no Kimi, Spica.' Film Opens April 5
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Miwako Sugiyama's 4-Gatsu no Kimi, Spica. romance manga announced on Thursday that the film will open in Japanese theaters on April 5. The film stars FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE member Taiki Sato as Taiyō Udagawa, and Haruka Fukuhara as Sei Saotome. The musical group FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE is performing the film's theme song. Kentaro...
New Galaxy Express 999 Stage Play Unveils New Visual
The website for the 40th anniversary of Leiji Matsumoto's Galaxy Express 999 manga and anime franchise revealed a new visual for the Ginga Tetsudo 999 Sayonara Maetel ~ Boku no Eien (Galaxy Express 999 Goodbye Maetel ~ My Eternity) stage play on Wednesday. The play will run in Tokyo's Meiji-za Theater from April 20 to 29, and in Osaka's Umeda Arts Theater on May 10 to 12. The play is a sequel to t...
Ring Horror Franchise Teases Developments with Video, Website
― The official Twitter account for the Sadako character from the Ring horror franchise launched a website at the "sadako-movie.jp" URL on Friday. Kadokawa also began streaming a teaser video featuring the phrase "it will surely come." The Twitter account teases that "something" will happen at 4:44 a.m. and 4:44 p.m. JST each day on the website. So far, the website normally has an image of what looks...
New Fate/Grand Order Stage Play Reveals 2nd Main Visual
― The official website for the Fate/Grand Order stage plays revealed a second main visual on January 11 for the ongoing Fate/Grand Order The Stage -Dai Nana Tokuiten Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia- (Order VII: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts: Babylonia) stage play. The play stars Shōichirō Oomi and Mioka Sakamoto (double-cast) as protagonist Ritsuka Fujimaru. The play ran ...
Japanese-Language Channel FAMILY GEKIJO U.S. Airs Space Battleship Yamato III Anime, The Next Generation -Patlabor- Live-Action Series
― The 24-hour Japanese-language channel FAMILY GEKIJO U.S. began airing the Space Battleship Yamato III (Uchusenkan Yamato 3 or Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars) anime and the The Next Generation -Patlabor- live-action movie series this January. Space Battleship Yamato III is airing two episodes every Monday to Friday at 11:00 p.m. EST. The Next Generation -Patlabor- is airing Monday to Friday at 3:00 a...
Dynamic Chord Stage Play Runs in Tokyo in May
― The staff for the Dynamic Chord franchise revealed on Friday that the franchise's previously announced stage play adaption will run in May. The play, titled Dynamic Chord the Stage, will run at the Hulic Hall Tokyo from May 10-15. Satoko Okazaki is penning the script, and Kōjirō Ishioka is directing the play. The Dynamic Chord anime follows the musical careers and personal lives of several bands u...
Hollywood Monster Hunter Film Finishes Shooting
― Actress Milla Jovovich announced on Instagram last week that filming has wrapped on Sony Pictures' live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM's Monster Hunter action game franchise. She posted a photograph from Namibia, where the last week of filming took place. Filming also took place in and around Cape Town in South Africa. The film started production in October, and the film is budgeted at around US...
2nd 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams Stage Play Reveals Main Visual
― The official website for Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-Nin no Ōji-sama On Stage, the second stage play adaptation of GCREST's Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-Nin no Ōji-sama (100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams) smartphone game, revealed the main visual for the play on Saturday. The play will have two different performances: "Side Kiel" will run at Tokyo's Theater 1010 from January 31 to Febru...
Live-Action Bijin ga Kon Katsu Shite Mitara Film Reveals Visual
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Arako Toaru's Bijin ga Kon Katsu Shite Mitara (When a beautiful woman tries joining marriage hunting.) manga revealed a poster visual on Tuesday. The visual features Mei Kurokawa as Takako, Asami Usuda as Kei, Tomoya Nakamura as Sonogi, and Kei Tanaka as Yatabe. The film will open in Japan on March 23. Other cast members include Seminosuk...
2nd 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams Stage Play Reveals Teaser Visual
― The official website for Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-Nin no Ōji-sama On Stage, the second stage play adaptation of GCREST's Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-Nin no Ōji-sama (100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams) smartphone game, revealed a teaser visual for the play on December 8. The visual features Tetsuji Sakakibara as Avi and Ryōhei Takenaka as Kiel. The play will have two different perfor...
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Film's Posters Preview 4 Kaiju
― Godzilla: King of the Monsters director Michael Dougherty shared four new posters on Twitter on Monday and Friday for the film. The posters feature the film's main four kaiju: Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan. The film was originally slated for March 22, 2019, but is now scheduled to open on May 31, 2019. The film will also open in Japan on May 31. Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga (Up in the ...
New Live-Action LDK Film's Poster Visual Unveiled
― The official website for LDK Hitotsu Yane no Shita, "Suki" ga Futatsu (Two Loves Under One Roof), the new live-action film adaptation of Ayu Watanabe's LDK shōjo manga, revealed a new poster visual for the film on Friday. Mone Kamishiraishi plays heroine Aoi Nishimori in the film, while Yōsuke Sugino plays Shūsei Kugayama. New to the story is Reien Kugayama, Shūsei's cousin, played by Ryūsei Yokoh...
Radiation House Manga's Live-Action TV Series Confirmed
― The first 2019 issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine confirmed the live-action television series adaptation of Tomohiro Yokomaku and Taishi Mori's Radiation House manga on Wednesday. Amazon Japan previously listed the magazine with the cover showing the announcement. This year's 24th issue of the magazine had teased in November that the manga would have an "important announcement" in the issue o...
Ace Attorney's New Stage Play Reveals New Visual
― The official website for Gyakuten Saiban -Gyakuten no GOLD MEDAL- (Ace Attorney -Turnabout GOLD MEDAL), the new stage play based on Capcom's Ace Attorney games, revealed a new visual for the stage play on Monday. The play will have nine performances from January 16-21 at Theatre 1010 in Tokyo. Yō Hosaka is directing the play, and Eisaku Satō is penning the script. Super Eccentric Theater is produc...
DamePri Stage Play's 2 Visuals Posted
― The official website for Kagekiha Stage DamePri Dame Ōji vs Perfect Guy, the stage play for the Dame × Prince franchise, revealed two visuals for the stage play on Monday. The visuals show both the play's "Love route" (first picture below) and "Dame route" (second). The play will run at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo from December 1-9, and will have two different endings — a "Love route" and a "Dame r...
Live-Action Kakegurui Film's Poster Visual, May Premiere Revealed
The official Twitter account for the live-action adaptations of Homura Kawamoto and Tōru Naomura's Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler manga unveiled a poster visual and May premiere for the live-action film on Friday. The tagline on the poster reads, "Even stronger than a joker, the high school girl," using the slang term "JK" (jōshi kōsei) for high school girl. The manga is also inspiring a live-acti...
Gundam 00 Stage Play Reveals New Visual
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 anime revealed a new visual for the play on Tuesday. The play will run at the Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo from February 15-18, and then at the Morinomiya Piloti Hall in Osaka on February 23 and 24. Theaters throughout Japan will stream the 4:30 p.m. performance on February 24 from Osaka live. Fumiya Matsuzaki is dir...
Cells at Work Stage Play Reveals 2nd Main Visual
― The official website for the stage play of Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! (Hataraku Saibō) manga revealed the play's second main visual on Thursday. The visual recreates a visual from the television anime series. The website also revealed that the play's final performance on November 25 will receive live distribution. Masanari Wada and Kanon Nanaki are starring in the play as White Blood Cell and ...
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER Film's New Poster Visual Revealed
― Toei unveiled a new poster visual for Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER, this year's Kamen Rider Heisei Generations film, on Tuesday. Like the earlier poster, the visual shows all 20 Heisei-generation Kamen Riders. The film will open on December 22. As with previous films in the series, this new film will crossover the previous Kamen Rider show with the current show. This year, the film will ...
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Film Reveals 3 Original Characters
― Toei unveiled three visuals for original characters from Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER, this year's Kamen Rider Heisei Generations film, on Saturday. The first two characters are two new "Another Riders," enemies based on past Kamen Riders. The first image below is Another W and the second is Another Den-O. (The television series has already debuted Another Build, Another Ex-Aid, Another ...
Live-Action Hollywood Alita: Battle Angel Film's Japanese Poster Revealed
― 20th Century Fox's official Japanese website for Alita: Battle Angel — James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez's live-action film of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM) manga — revealed a Japanese poster for the film on Friday. The tagline on the poster reads, "The angel awakens into a warrior." The film will open in the United States on February 14, 2019, after being delayed twice previously f...
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER Film's Poster Visual Previews 20 Heisei-era Riders
― Toei revealed a poster visual on Saturday for Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER, this year's Kamen Rider Heisei Generations film. The character poster features 20 Kamen Riders from Kamen Rider Kuuga through Kamen Rider Zi-O. The film is the 20th film of the Heisei-era Kamen Riders, and a previous video teased that a "generation is ending," highlighting the fact that Japan will enter a new era...
4 Ultraman Titles Expire From Crunchyroll on October 14
― A moderator in Crunchyroll's site news forum announced on Friday that the following Ultraman titles will expire on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. EDT: Ultraman Leo
Ultraman 80
Ultraman Max
Ultraman Mebius The post clarified that Ultraman X will still be available but did not comment on Crunchyroll's other Ultraman titles — Ultraman Geed, Ultraman Orb, Ultraman Gaia, Ultraman Nexus, Ultraman Ginga, and Ultra...
Funimation's License for Live-Action Ichi Expires
― Funimation announced on Tuesday that its streaming license for the live-action Ichi film will expire on October 16. The film will no longer be available on the company's streaming service on that date. The film is Fumihiko Sori's live-action re-imagining of the famous blind swordmaster character Zatoichi. In this 2008 retelling of the Japanese classic, Ichi is a female fighter played by Haruka Aya...
Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko Stage Play Reveals Main Visual
Nelke Planning revealed the main visual for the stage play adaptation of Studio Gokumi's original Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko television anime series on Friday. The play will run at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo from November 10-14. As a collaboration with the SKE 48 Passion For You ~Ai to Jōnetsu wa Sekai o Sukuu~ (SKE48 Passion for You: Love and Passion Saves the World) smartphone game, members o...
Alita: Battle Angel Film Pushed Back Again to February 14
The Hollywood Reporter reported on Friday that 20th Century Fox has pushed back its release date for Alita: Battle Angel, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez's live-action film of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM) manga. The film was scheduled for a wide release on December 21, 2018 after an earlier delay from July 20. It is now scheduled for February 14, 2019. The film will star Rosa Sal...
Shochiku Teases News for Tokyo Ghoul on September 22
Shochiku began streaming a video on Thursday that teases news for Tokyo Ghoul on September 22. Shochiku planned and distributed the Tokyo Ghoul live-action film, which premiered in July 2017. The film premiered on July 3, 2017 at Anime Expo in Los Angeles. It then debuted in July 7 in Berlin, and July 10 at the Marunouchi Piccadilly theater in Chiyoda, Japan before its wide theatrical release in J...
Root Letter Last Answer Listed for PS4/PS Vita
Sony's list of games that it will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2018 is listing Kadokawa Games' √Letter Last Answer project as a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita title. Kadokawa Games announced the project in August, but did not announce the format. The announcement included a live-action teaser trailer, and the company later announced that Ako Yamamoto will play the heroine Aya Fumino in live-acti...
Rainbow Parakeet Stage Play's Main Visual Revealed
The official website for the stage play adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Rainbow Parakeet (Nanairo Inko) manga unveiled the main visual on Friday. The visual shows Nogizaka46's Junna Itō as the title character, Keyakizaka46's Konoka Matsuda as the heroine Mariko Senri. Kaori Miura is directing the stage play, with a script by Masafumi Hata. It will run at AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo from October 4 to Octob...
Live-Action Waiting for Spring Film's Still Shows Yūta Koseki as Aya
The staff of the live-action film of Anashin's Waiting for Spring (Harumatsu Bokura) manga revealed a still for the film on Friday. The still shows basketball prodigy Aya Kamiyama (played by Yūta Koseki) on return from America. The film will open in Japan on December 14. Kodansha Comics is publishing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Mizuki (sic) is a shy girl who's about to enter ...
Live-Action Waiting for Spring Film Unveils Poster Visual
The official website for the live-action film of Anashin's Waiting for Spring (Harumatsu Bokura) manga unveiled a new poster visual for the film on Wednesday. Kodansha Comics is publishing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Mizuki (sic) is a shy girl who's about to enter high school, and vows to open herself up to new friendships. Of course, the four stars of the boys' basketball te...
Uirabu. -Uiuishii Koi no Ohanashi- Live-Action Film's Still Shows Leads
― The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Yukimo Hoshimori's Uirabu. -Uiuishii Koi no Ohanashi- (Uirabu.: Story of Innocent Love) manga revealed a still for the film on Monday. The still shows the film's leads Shō Hirano (left in image below) as Rin Izumi, and Hinako Sakurai (right) as Yū Haruna. The film will open in Japan on November 9. King & Prince will perform the film's theme song "Hig...
Romancing SaGa 2 Stage Play's Visual Unveiled
The official website for SaGa THE STAGE ~Shichi Eiyū no Kikan~ (SaGa THE STAGE ~The Return of the Seven Heroes~), the stage play adaptation of the Romancing SaGa 2 role-playing game, revealed a key visual for the play on Monday. The play will run at the Toda City Culture Hall in Saitama on September 21, at Theater 1010 in Tokyo on October 2 to 8, and at the Sankei Hall Breeze in Osaka on October 1...
Live-Action Gintama 2 Show's 1st Episode Gets 4 Million Views in 1st Week
― The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper's Mantan Web site reported on Friday that the first episode of the live-action Gintama 2: Yo ni mo Kimyō na Gintama-chan net series has garnered more than 4 million playbacks in the six days since its debut on August 18. Meanwhile, the first episode of the Gintama -Mitsuba-hen- net series has reached 6 million views since its debut in July 2017. Like Gintama -Mitsuba...
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