Anime

Win one of three copies of the Gigantor: The Collection Volume 2 four disc DVD set

He’s returned to save the world from evil criminals, enemy robots and hostile aliens in the final 26 episodes of the classic cartoon series Gigantor, being released in a highly collectible four disc DVD set on September 22nd, from E1 Entertainment. To celebrate the release, Film Fetish is giving away three copies of the complete ….

Anime feature Eureka Seven to screen at U.S. theaters nationwide

NCM Fathom and Bandai are teaming up for a nationwide screening of Eureka Seven – Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers, a futuristic tale straight from Japan about mankind vs. the machine. This event will be a special one-night only screening on Thursday, September 24th at 7:30 PM. This unique English-dubbed theater event will feature ….

Wolfgang Petersen developing live-action version of the anime Paprika

Wolfgang Petersen (Troy, Air Force One, The Perfect Storm) developing a live-action feature film version of the book and anime film Paprika, according to Moviehole. According to the report, the director is hard at work to bring the acclaimed novel to the big screen. The original 1993 novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui, tells the story of ….

Win one of five pair of tickets to advance screening of Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo

The long awaited U.S. debut of animation master Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo is here. The New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival is presenting the first East Coast screening of the film in a special pre-release event 3:00pm on Sunday, August 9th at Symphony Space in New York City. Also, if you’re feeling lucky, New York – ….

Ninja Scroll & Vampire Hunter D animators Madhouse to reveal Iron Man and Wolverine anime shows at Comic-Con ’09

Marvel Entertainment has teamed up with iconic Japanese animation studio Madhouse (who animated Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D, Trigun, Tokyo Godfathers, the list goes on… it’s just insane) to create four all new anime versions of classic Marvel Super Heroes. Get an exciting first glimpse of two of the planned four series ….

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The IMAX Experience posts biggest opening in IMAX history

IMAX announced that the Paramount Pictures release Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience, directed by Michael Bay and featuring scenes filmed with IMAX cameras, posted exceptionally strong opening results, with an estimated $14.4 million coming from 169 IMAX theatres domestically, for a per screen average of over $85,000 during the five-day opening from ….

Mobile Suit Gundam creator to headline New York Anime Fest 2009

It’s just been confirmed that legendary Japanese director Yoshiyuki Tomino – the father of Gundam – will attend the New York Anime Festival as a Guest of Honor. Tomino has overseen numerous series including Aura Battler Dunbine, Brain Powered, Overman King Gainer and The Wings of Rean. His longest-lasting legacy is Mobile Suit Gundam, a ….

The Transformers: The Complete First Season 25th Anniversary Edition DVD review

More than meets the eye The Transformers are celebrating their 25th Anniversary in the pop culture lexicon, now having reached full multimedia status and they continue to increase their global popularity. The franchise created a new type of superhero for kids – literally larger-than-life, non-human, fully made of metal and constantly at war. The origin ….

Win concert tickets, manga books, collectible figures and more during Super Para Natural Manga Day

Organizers of the upcoming New York Anime Festival are sponsoring an event called Super Para Natural Manga Day at New York City’s Kinokuniya Bookstore. This Sunday, May 17th at Kinokuniya Bookstore – located at 1073 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan – the New York Anime Festival will present a day of events celebrating the ….

Win a copy of the 4 Disc DVD Collection of the animated cult classic Gigantor

On May 5, 2009, E1 Entertainment will release the cult classic series Gigantor, including 26 episodes of the classic animated series, in their original air-date order, plus fascinating bonus features, issues 1-6 of the Gigantor Comic, and a 16 page collectible booklet, all in a Deluxe 4-DVD Set. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is getting ….

Full Metal Panic heading to big screen

Mandalay Pictures will develop a live-action, big-screen version of the Japanese manga series Full Metal Panic, which blends action and comedy with high school romance, according to The Hollywood Reporter (via Sci-Fi Wire). Writer Shoji Gatoh created the manga series, revolving around a teenage anti-terrorist commando named Sousuke Sagara, who is given a mission to ….

Krazy – the delirious world of Anime + Manga + video games

KRAZY! will be New York’s first major show dedicated to the Japanese phenomenon of Anime, Manga, and Video Games—three forms of contemporary visual art that are exercising a huge influence on an entire generation of American youth. The exhibition, organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery, will be presented in an environment designed by cutting-edge architectural ….

Check out the live action Blood: The Last Vampire teaser trailer

The teaser trailer for Blood: The Last Vampire is online, and it looks good, although the video quality could be better. For the uninitiated, Blood: The Last Vampire follows the story of vampire and demon hunter Saya, who is part of a covert government agency in post-WWII Japan. She goes undercover in a military school ….