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1:00 PM on 04.17.2013

Spike Lee's Old Boy remake gets a poster

I never picked up the original Old Boy manga, but I was a really big fan of the Chan Woo Park film. Ever since I heard Spike Lee had decided to remake the film for Western audiences, I've been quite wary of the concept. Howev...

Hiroko Yamamura

2:00 PM on 04.08.2013

A new Gatchaman anime is slated to air this summer

In some surprising news, it looks as though the 1972 classic anime, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, is getting a heavy facelift and reboot. A few tantalizing images have surfaces on Kenji Nakamura's take on the series...

Hiroko Yamamura

2:00 PM on 02.02.2013

Captain Harlock returns to battle this Fall

Oh man, it's finally here. I am so excited for the upcoming Captain Harlok remake! Toei have unleashed a new 48 second nostalgia inducing roller coaster of pleasure, with the English dubber internati...

Hiroko Yamamura

6:00 PM on 09.18.2012

Is Mamoru Oshii working on a live-action Patlabor?

Patlabor fans pay attention! That fabled live-action film might just become a reality. During a recent stream of Nico Nico Namahousou, Mamoru Oshii and Toshio Suzuki were talking about a few things when the questioned about t...

Hiroko Yamamura

1:00 PM on 06.26.2012

Robotech fan film begins to take shape

Still waiting in dread for the potential of a Hollywood Robotech remake? Well, some talented Spanish speaking "fans" have gotten together on a project that they are calling Robotech: Valkyrie Project, and you might want to m...

Hiroko Yamamura

8:00 AM on 05.24.2012

EXILE's Akira to star in Great Teacher Onizuka remake

For a long time, people have loved GTO, a.k.a. Great Teacher Onizuka, the story of a gang-member-turned-awesome-teacher. The original manga ran from 1997 to 2002, which spawned a live-action TV drama, a movie, and an ani...

Bob Muir

8:00 AM on 05.23.2012

Shonen Jump Alpha serializes Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration

The first time I heard of Rurouni Kenshin wasn't from some Samurai X OVA, it was from an extremely early issue of the US Shonen Jump, highlighting popular series from Weekly Shonen Jump. After the anime started airing on Toon...

Bob Muir

3:00 PM on 02.15.2012

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 almost out, gets manga

If you weren't aware, there's a new Space Battleship Yamato project that's just about finished. Space Battleship Yamato 2199 is a 26-episode remake of the original series made by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto in 197...

Bob Muir

6:00 AM on 11.30.2011

This Akira synopsis made me shed a single tear

If actor employment site Acting Auditions is to be believed, we have found our first real synopsis of the live action train wreck in the making, Akira. I say train wreck because from what I can tell, the actual point of the f...

Elliot Gay

9:00 PM on 11.27.2011

The Ranma 1/2 live drama trailer is here

Your nervous wait is finally over. The trailer for the Ranma 1/2 live drama trailer is finally ready to be viewed! I have to say, this look better than I expected. I guess the use of the word drama had me worried. It looks ev...

Hiroko Yamamura

12:00 PM on 11.13.2011

Space Battleship Yamato returns

There is not really anything that is more iconic in anime than the sight of the Space Battleship Yamato. The story will be returning to the big screen and TV in April, this time under the helm of Yutaka Izubuchi (RahXephon). ...

Hiroko Yamamura

4:00 PM on 09.16.2011

TGS 2011: Falcom surprises with a remake of Ys IV

I've been pretty excited about the PS Vita since its initial announcement, but this latest bit of news was enough to send me into an insane fervor. Japanese developer Falcom announced at the Tokyo Game Show that they would be...

Elliot Gay