Rising Sun Round Up: Hayao Miyazaki retires from filmmaking
Is it for good though? Big news out of the Vince Film Festival today, as the man who’s considered he modern day Walt Disney, Hayao Miyazaki, was said to be retiring from film making. Miyazaki...
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: ATTACK ON TITAN ends!
No joke! Attack on Titan has become an anime and manga popular on a level of, oh, probably Death Note. To give credit where credit is due, the manga is pretty good. My only complaints about it is...
View ArticleCOWBOY BEBOP live action film probably not happening
From a reliable source. Those who bemoaned the idea of a live action Cowboy Bebop film can rest a little easier. In a Reddit AMA, possible star Keanu Reeves was asked about the project, only to give...
View ArticleDR. DEMENTO Halloween Show & Under the Smogberry Trees Documentary.
The legendary, king of dementia. Dr. Demento, is getting his own documentary! First off i’m sure some of you are asking who Dr. Demento is? Well let me enlighten you, Dr. Demento was born Barret Eugene...
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: SPACE DANDY, KIKI’S DELIVERY SERIVCE, KILL LA KILL
Back with a vengeance!- Took a few weeks off from this column. Sorry about that. I’ll be back on a weekly, possibly twice a week scheduled going forward. - Kill La Kill header art - Teaser for the...
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: BLACK BUTLER, PERSONA 4, KILL LA KILL
- The trailer for the Black Butler film is here. Weep with it’s glory. - Toonami will air Blue Exorcist in January. It’ll debut the same night as Space Dandy. - Sequel to Persona 4 Arena announced....
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: Live Action ATTACK ON TITAN
Possible first look at potential film.Attack on Titan is popular. No questioning that. The manga, the anime, it’s got scores of fans. So naturally, it’s getting the film treatment. Attack on Titan...
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: POKEMON, GHIBLI, DRAGON BALL Z
We learn who Goku’s mom is! - I had no idea that this year was Dragon Ball‘s 30th anniversary. Goddamn. In any case, creator Akira Toriyama is going to reveal who the hell Goku’s mom was. We’ve...
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: ATTACK ON TITAN, LUPIN THE 3RD, ULTRAMAN GINGA
KITAMURA’S LUPIN REVEALED! - I’m not the biggest Lupin the Third fan, but I’m one of the biggest Ryuhei Kitamura fans out there. So Lupin the Third is something big on my radar. The fact that...
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: LUPIN III, JELLYFISH EYES, TAKARA
- First trailer for Ryuhei Kitamura’s Lupin III has arrived. Quick teaser, but looks awesome - Just as awesome is the trailer for Murakami Takashi’s Jellyfish Eyes - Takara is doing the impossible:...
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: DRAGON BALL Z, SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL, AKIRA
Did you know the Androids have names? - Big news this morning. After 20 some odd years of just going by the names 17 and 18, turns out DragonBall creator Akira Toriyama had names for the 2 Androids...
View ArticleANIME EXPO 2014 brings the cast and creators of KILL LA KILL to America!
With out the fan service nudity! Anime Expo is right around the corner, on 4th of July weekend. This year, the show is aiming big by bringing the cast and creators of Studio Triggers freshman hit...
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: ULTRAMAN, KIKAIDER REBOOT, SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL
Lots of video today. - Viz has decided that licensing the new Sailor Moon series, Sailor Moon Crystal, would be in their best intrest. The company also released the synopsis for the show as well:...
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: DRAGON BALL KAI, SAILOR MOON, BATTLE ROYALE
- For the first time since the relaunch, Dragon Ball Z is returning to Toonami. Dragon Ball Z Kai, previously aired on Nickelodeon. Kai is the remastered original show that is edited to follow the...
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: MIYAZAKI, GO NAGAI, ATTACK ON TITAN
- Trailer for the recap Attack on Titan movie: Crimson Bow and Arrow has arrived. The film is pretty much an edited version of the series first 13 episodes condensed into one film. Nothing new, and...
View ArticleNew ROBOTECH series goes to Kickstarter
You want more of the classic series? Pony up then. One of the bigger announcements coming out of Anime Expo this weekend was Harmony Gold declaring they are getting to work on Carl Macek’s last...
View ArticleRising Sun Round Up: NINJA SLAYER, SAILOR MOON, GHIBLI
Fallout of AX - Studio Trigger was at Anime Expo in full force, showing off all of their Kill la Kill work. The studio announced their next project, an adaptation of the meta released series. Ninja...
View ArticleGuillermo Del Toro drops details on PACIFIC RIM THE ANIMATED SERIES
Big story arc for a big film. One of the best news bits from the announcement of Pacific Rim 2 was that Legendary is also making an animated series. Which is perfect for the world director Guillermo...
View ArticleDRAGON BALL Z gets new movie in 2015!
From a story by its creator! Just as I predicted, the smashing success of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in Japan has reignited the passion of one of, is possibly not, the greatest anime/mangas ever...
View ArticleThe Realm News: BATMAN V SUPERMAN, STAR WARS, LEGEND OF KORRA
The recap edition. Sorry for the lack up news updates this week. So look at this as kind of the “What you might of missed” Edition. – Legend of Korra Season 4 has set its premier date: October 3rd on...
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