Persona 4 will be squeezed into a 90 minute movieDid you think Persona 4 the Animation dragged it's heels? Wished it would just move along a little faster? Well, here's some good news for you! Persona 4 the Animation -the Factor of Hope- will be heading to cinemas in the near future, having the entire show, plus the special 26th episode, melded into a 90 minute spectacle. I'm sure key scenes will be re-animated to look a little flashier, but I just can't help thinking that it's just not going to work well in such a short time. Still, I could be pleasantly surprised, so let's wait and see what happens when it's released. Perhaps this just exists to compete with that other Persona movie? [via Crunchyroll] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
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8:00 AM on 05.14.2013 This Attack on Titan mock film poster is pretty sweetI have very little faith in the Japanese film industry's ability to make a decent live action adaptation of Attack on Titan. Very few studios here could supply the budget required to make it work. This is especially the case ...
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1:00 PM on 05.02.2013 Jake Adelstein's Tokyo Vice filmed with Daniel RadcliffeHere's some sweet news for fans of a diverse range of things. Fans of Harry Potter, fans of Japanese gangsters, fans of books, and fans of movies can now rejoice together, as Jake Adelstein's book Tokyo Vice is getting a...
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8:00 PM on 04.30.2013 Quick reminder: Viz's Berserk event is happening soonWell, I just came by to remind you guys that Viz's screening of the first two Berserk Golden Age Arc movies is happening on May 11th. Other than that, the folks at Viz have revealed the images of the merchandise that one can ...
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