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MOVIES: New ‘Pacific Rim’ Trailer Released

Posted on May 16, 2013

pacific-rimWe've seen our fair share of Pacific Rim footage, Guillermo del Toro's upcoming sci-fi film featuring gigantic monsters and huge mechas (if you haven't seen them, here's the first trailer, as well as the once exclusive WonderCon footage). But just when you thought those two trailer were something extraordinary, this new "Official Main Trailer" is even more epic.

Posted by: Richard Fagel
Topic(s): Manga, Movies
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ANIME: Trailer to Ghost in the Shell: Arise’s First Film, ‘Border 1: Ghost Pain’

Posted on May 11, 2013

ghost-in-the-shell-ariseEarly this year, it was announced that Production I.G would return to produce (the same studio who did the last two television series, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, as well as the original 1995 feature film) would be returning to do a new Ghost in the Shell story based on Masamune Shirow's manga of the same name. We've seen a nice preview to the upcoming film series, titled Ghost in the Shell: Arise, and a new full-length trailer to the first installment, Border 1: Ghost Pain, has been released.

TV: Guillermo del Toro To Adapt Naoki Urasawa’s ‘Monster’ For HBO

Posted on April 24, 2013

monsterBig news for fans of Naoki Urasawa's highly acclaimed manga series, Monster, as Guillermo del Toro looks to launch a television series adaptation for HBO.

ANIME: ‘Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods’ Becomes First Japanese IMAX Film, New Trailer Attached

Posted on March 12, 2013

dragon-ball-z-battle-of-gods-imaxDragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is probably the most highly anticipated movie of the year over in Japan, and their doing it big. So big, that it's going to be the very first Japanese film to be shown in IMAX.

ANIME: New ‘Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods’ Theatrical Trailer

Posted on February 28, 2013

dragon-ball-z-battle-of-gods-trailerThe moment I heard that a new Dragon Ball Z movie was getting released, I could feel my inner child weeping for joy. But it wasn't until I heard that Akira Toriyama was heavily involved with the project that I really, REALLY wanted to see this Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.

ANIME: ‘Ghost In The Shell: Arise’ Trailer

Posted on February 12, 2013

ghost-in-the-shell-ariseIt was announced last month that a new Ghost in the Shell anime was going to be getting released, titled Ghost In The Shell: Arise. Scheduled for a summer release, we now have our first look at the series with this cool, action-packed trailer.

Posted by: Richard Fagel
Topic(s): Anime, Manga, News
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MOVIE REVIEW: From Up On Poppy Hill

Posted on February 6, 2013

from-up-on-poppy-hill-posterDirector: Gorō Miyazaki

Screenwriters: Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa

Studio: Studio Ghibli

Starring: Masami Nagasawa, Junichi Okada, Shunsuke Kazama (Japan) / Sarah Bolger, Anton Yelchin, Charlie Saxton (US)

Release Date: July 16, 2011 (Japan) / March 29, 2013 (US)

Based on コクリコ坂から (Kokuriko-zaka kara) by Chizuru Takahashi & Tetsurō Sayama

Studio Ghibli’s From up on Poppy Hill is set in Yokohama, Japan, the year before Tokyo is about to host the 1964 summer Olympics. It tells the story of a girl named Umi Matsuzaki who runs a boarding house while attending high school. She meets Shun Kazama, a member of the school newspaper and together they face the challenge of keeping the school clubhouse “Latin Quarter” from being torn down as part of the Olympic “Clean-Up Japan” movement. Along the way, they both must also confront the budding emotions that they each begin to feel.

TV: No More ‘Battle Royale’ Adaptation For The CW

Posted on January 15, 2013

battle-royale-television-showI'm sure many of you were interested to see how The CW may have adapted Koushun Takami's ultra violent Battle Royale into a more television friendly show for teenagers... okay, maybe not. Well, I'm here to bring some good news to all you BR fans! That is no longer happening.

VIDEO: DEATH BATTLE! Goku vs Superman

Posted on January 11, 2013

superman-vs-gokuAs geeks, we always tend to discuss possible match-ups against our favorite heroes and villains. Dr. Doom vs Darth Vader. Batman vs Wolverine. Aang vs Naruto. But there's one battle that has been talked about for years: Goku vs Superman. Well, the guys at ScrewAttack analyzed both characters, listing their weaknesses and strengths, then put them head to head in a battle to the death. So who won?

ANIME: ‘Berserk Golden Age Arc III: Descent’ Theatrical Trailer

Posted on November 16, 2012

We saw a little teaser in August for the third Berserk film, Berserk Golden Age Arc III: Descent (Berserk Ōgon Jidai-Hen III: Kōrinsce, ベルセルク 黄金時代篇Ⅲ 降臨), and now we finally have a full length trailer, this time, accompanied with scenes from within the Eclipse.