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Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, Vol. 4 TPB from Yen Press.
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Showing posts with label anime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anime. Show all posts
Monday, May 27, 2019
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, Vol. 4
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, Vol. 4 TPB from Yen Press.
© The Weirding, 2019
Thursday, May 02, 2019
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Friday, January 08, 2016
Voltron Coming to Netflix
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Even more new shows, based on both classic Dreamworks material as well as original ideas, are said to be headed Netflix' way over the next few years. Cindy Holland, Vice President of Original Series for Netflix, said, "It's with great pleasure that we expand on an already successful relationship with DreamWorks Animation to bring more premium kids and family television to Netflix members globally."
© The Weirding, 2016
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Yu-Gi-Oh Dang
I have been watching Yu-Gi-Oh for a few hours now, completely by accident. I started out watching Family Guy then Hulu+ autoplay landed on Yu-Gi-Oh. Serendipitously, I was working on the gaming section of our fair site and kept noticing tabletop card game terms and rules - like, entire discussions about decks and cards.
It seems so forced, so blissfully unaware of its own lack of creativity. I mean, this is literally a cartoon based on a card game - and the entire action is the card game! It's kind of like if G.I. Joe was a cartoon about the soldiers playing "war" with toy soldiers. Make no mistake: I realize this is meant to sell kids the card game and I'm not really offended by that. I ate almost an entire box of Count Chocula the other night because it's mostly sold seasonally now and I have a fondness for it from childhood, as it was sold to me by lovable cartoon characters during my weekly meeting at the TV for Saturday Morning Cartoons, which they no longer show.
Still, even the Diabeetus-inducing cereal commercials had more personality, more charm, and more appeal than watching cartoon characters play a card game in real-time.
© The Weirding, 2014
It seems so forced, so blissfully unaware of its own lack of creativity. I mean, this is literally a cartoon based on a card game - and the entire action is the card game! It's kind of like if G.I. Joe was a cartoon about the soldiers playing "war" with toy soldiers. Make no mistake: I realize this is meant to sell kids the card game and I'm not really offended by that. I ate almost an entire box of Count Chocula the other night because it's mostly sold seasonally now and I have a fondness for it from childhood, as it was sold to me by lovable cartoon characters during my weekly meeting at the TV for Saturday Morning Cartoons, which they no longer show.
Still, even the Diabeetus-inducing cereal commercials had more personality, more charm, and more appeal than watching cartoon characters play a card game in real-time.
© The Weirding, 2014
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Famed Anime Director, Satoshi Kon, Dead at 46
Satoshi Kon, a renowned anime director whose titles include Perfect Blue, Paprika, and Tokyo Godfathers, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He passed away Tuesday, August 24th, 2010. Kon had been working on a feature-length anime film, The Dreaming Machine. The movie's fate is unknown.
Satoshi Kon was told his pancreatic cancer was at Stage 4 in May of this year. He was in great pain and could barely walk. Kon was present enough to write his last thoughts, which journalist, Fernando Ramos, partially translated and posted on his blog.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Satoshi Kon was told his pancreatic cancer was at Stage 4 in May of this year. He was in great pain and could barely walk. Kon was present enough to write his last thoughts, which journalist, Fernando Ramos, partially translated and posted on his blog.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The PG-13 Live-Action Akira
Sound like the dumbest fucking thing you've heard today? Hollow-wood knows no bounds, however the live-action Akira director, Albert Hughes (Book of Eli), says he looks at it as a challenge, and plans to ensure the movie feels "like a rated-R movie."
"I get excited about some subversive things you can do with being held down by something like that, or being censored," Hughes told The Kevin and Josh Movie Show. Hughes went on to say he was only directing the first film; there is a second, live-action Akira movie planned. He also said the movie is not yet in production.
Akira is a classic anime based on the manga of the same name by Katsuhiro Otomo. The movie saw a limited theatrical release in America but, along with colorized reprints by Marvel Comics subsidiary, Epic, Akira almost single-handedly jump-started America's obsession with manga and anime. That movement largely hit its zenith in the 1990s.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
"I get excited about some subversive things you can do with being held down by something like that, or being censored," Hughes told The Kevin and Josh Movie Show. Hughes went on to say he was only directing the first film; there is a second, live-action Akira movie planned. He also said the movie is not yet in production.
Akira is a classic anime based on the manga of the same name by Katsuhiro Otomo. The movie saw a limited theatrical release in America but, along with colorized reprints by Marvel Comics subsidiary, Epic, Akira almost single-handedly jump-started America's obsession with manga and anime. That movement largely hit its zenith in the 1990s.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Supernatural: The Anime
WB Japan announced yesterday that Madhouse, the studio behind such anime hits as Death Note and Vampire Hunter D, is helming an anime version of the CW hit, Supernatural. While there is no news on an American dub, the first DVD will hit shelves in Japan in January, 2011. In all, there will be 22 episodes on three discs, released independently of one another.
The series will reprise many of the early episodes from the first two seasons, as well as introduce new stories and villains expressly for the anime show.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
The series will reprise many of the early episodes from the first two seasons, as well as introduce new stories and villains expressly for the anime show.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Thursday, June 03, 2010
New Thundercats Coming to Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. have announced plans to revive the 1980's classic cartoon, Thundercats. The new series will have a strong anime feel to it, as it will be animated by Japanese firm, Studio4°C, best known for their work on The Animatrix. Sam Register, VP of Creative Affairs at Warner Brothers Animation, said, "The realism and dynamic visual style we’ve achieved are sure to thrill viewers..."
Cartoon Network is also revamping Looney Tunes, and bringing MAD Magazine to TV, as well. One of the original Thundercats writers was recently discovered to be missing from his home, and is believed to have been murdered, possibly by his roommates. News of a live-action Thundercats movie surfaced in 2009, but little more has been reported on it.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Cartoon Network is also revamping Looney Tunes, and bringing MAD Magazine to TV, as well. One of the original Thundercats writers was recently discovered to be missing from his home, and is believed to have been murdered, possibly by his roommates. News of a live-action Thundercats movie surfaced in 2009, but little more has been reported on it.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Weekly Astro Boy Magazine for iPhone
Just in time for the movie release in China and the U.S., Tezuka Productions Co. and D-Arc Inc. have announced the arrival of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine for the iPhone. The Magazine features the original Astro Boy manga in 100-page installments. Viewers will be able to enjoy the manga in English (and Chinese, as appropriate) and zoom-in on specific cels. The first volume is FREE; subsequent volumes of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine will be 99¢ each.
Osamu Tezuka created and released the original Astro Boy manga in the 1950s. In the 1960s, it became a cartoon which was eventually shown worldwide. The Astro Boy cartoon (most recently seen on American TV through [adult swim]) inspired generations of animators, spawning the now famous "anime" style of cartooning. Tezuka, now deceased, came to be known as the "God of Manga."
Weekly Astro Boy Magazine will include some of Tezuka's other manga, including Phoenix, Black Jack, and more.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Osamu Tezuka created and released the original Astro Boy manga in the 1950s. In the 1960s, it became a cartoon which was eventually shown worldwide. The Astro Boy cartoon (most recently seen on American TV through [adult swim]) inspired generations of animators, spawning the now famous "anime" style of cartooning. Tezuka, now deceased, came to be known as the "God of Manga."
Weekly Astro Boy Magazine will include some of Tezuka's other manga, including Phoenix, Black Jack, and more.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Check Out the All New Anime Iron Man and Wolverine!
Culver City, CA (7/16/09) – Marvel Entertainment Inc., has partnered with renowned Japanese animation studio, Madhouse (Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers), to create four all new anime versions of classic Marvel Super Heroes. Get an exciting first glimpse of two of the planned four series at this year’s Comic-Con International, the country's leading comics and popular arts convention. The Marvel Animation Panel will be held on Friday, July 24, and will include an exclusive first look at official teaser trailers for two of these new series, hosted by writer and multiple-Eagle Award winner Warren Ellis, who will appear to discuss writing the all new adventures of these re-imagined Super Heroes.
These Marvel Anime TV series are being created as a way of merging the beloved Marvel Super Heroes of western culture with the bold animation tradition of Japan. The resulting product will be four visually groundbreaking anime series featuring popular Super Heroes redesigned and repurposed as emerging from the fabric of Japanese culture. The series is expected to begin appearing on the Animax channel in Japan in spring of 2010.
The Marvel Animation Panel with run from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 24, at the San Diego Convention Center. An autograph signing with Ellis will follow the panel at Marvel’s Comic-Con booth #2429.
Madhouse, Inc., established in 1972 with offices in Tokyo, Los Angeles and Beijing, is one of the top animation studios in the world working exclusively with some of Japan’s top anime directors. They have created many well-known titles such as worldwide hits Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D, Trigun, Tokyo Godfathers, and Metropolis, Japanese successful TV series such as Death Note and Nana, as well as Paprika (an Official Selection at the 2006 Venice Film Festival) and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2007 Japanese Academy Award for Best Film – Animation)
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics). Marvel's strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world, including feature films, consumer products, toys, video games, animated television, direct-to-DVD and online.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
These Marvel Anime TV series are being created as a way of merging the beloved Marvel Super Heroes of western culture with the bold animation tradition of Japan. The resulting product will be four visually groundbreaking anime series featuring popular Super Heroes redesigned and repurposed as emerging from the fabric of Japanese culture. The series is expected to begin appearing on the Animax channel in Japan in spring of 2010.
The Marvel Animation Panel with run from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 24, at the San Diego Convention Center. An autograph signing with Ellis will follow the panel at Marvel’s Comic-Con booth #2429.
Madhouse, Inc., established in 1972 with offices in Tokyo, Los Angeles and Beijing, is one of the top animation studios in the world working exclusively with some of Japan’s top anime directors. They have created many well-known titles such as worldwide hits Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D, Trigun, Tokyo Godfathers, and Metropolis, Japanese successful TV series such as Death Note and Nana, as well as Paprika (an Official Selection at the 2006 Venice Film Festival) and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2007 Japanese Academy Award for Best Film – Animation)
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics). Marvel's strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world, including feature films, consumer products, toys, video games, animated television, direct-to-DVD and online.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Full-Scale Gundam Statue on Display
To commemorate the 30th-anniversary of the celebrated anime, Mobile Suit Gundam, a "full-scale" Gundam mech is being built in Japan's Shiokaze Park. The lower part has already been constructed and stands over 30' tall. The full statue is expected to be completed by July 11th and will remain on display through August 31st, free of charge.
The completed Gundam mech will weigh up to 35 tons and stand over 50' tall. It will also move its head and emit light and/or mist from some 50 different points in its body. It is unclear what will become of the monolith after that.
Gundam, which debuted on Japanese TV in 1979-80, is widely considered the progenitor of the anime craze. To date, it (and its offshoots within the franchise) dominates the best-selling anime titles of all-time, worldwide. It even inspired a real-life, virtual university, staffed by some of the top thinkers and academicians in the country. Gundam has even appeared on stamps.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
The completed Gundam mech will weigh up to 35 tons and stand over 50' tall. It will also move its head and emit light and/or mist from some 50 different points in its body. It is unclear what will become of the monolith after that.
Gundam, which debuted on Japanese TV in 1979-80, is widely considered the progenitor of the anime craze. To date, it (and its offshoots within the franchise) dominates the best-selling anime titles of all-time, worldwide. It even inspired a real-life, virtual university, staffed by some of the top thinkers and academicians in the country. Gundam has even appeared on stamps.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Manga Collection Site
As regular readers know, The Rundown rarely covers much manga/anime. I was really into Japanimation in all its many forms when I was a kid, and I freely credit it for the influence it had on my drawing style, but I think it appeals more to younger viewers. Those younger viewers are now in their late teens and early 20s though, so I don't want to leave them out!
Check out AnimeA. It's updated daily with chapters from all the best manga, such as Bleach, Love-Ru, Naruto Manga, and much more. If you can't find something you like, contact them and they'll see what they can do. If you have something you think other members will dig, add it to their collection!
And enjoy!
Check out AnimeA. It's updated daily with chapters from all the best manga, such as Bleach, Love-Ru, Naruto Manga, and much more. If you can't find something you like, contact them and they'll see what they can do. If you have something you think other members will dig, add it to their collection!
And enjoy!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Keanu Reeves in Cowboy Bebop
Keanu Reeves confirmed that he has been cast as Spike in the live-action adaptation of anime series, Cowboy Bebop. Widely considered one of the better anime series, Cowboy Bebop ran on [adult swim] for several years. Heavily influenced by Western music, the titles often referred to music genres or song titles and episodes were called "sessions."
The project has no director or writer attached but Reeves said the most important job would be the production designer's. He also noted the series' disconnected nature made it difficult to find a story they wanted to tell.
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
The project has no director or writer attached but Reeves said the most important job would be the production designer's. He also noted the series' disconnected nature made it difficult to find a story they wanted to tell.
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Toonami is No More
Last night was officially the last Toonami block for Cartoon Network. After 11 years of running anime under the banner, they announced it was over.
Instead, comic book cartoons look prepped to take its place. Both Spider-Man and Batman are scheduled to run next week, with a single episode of Naruto (the only Toonami anime that has been running lately) to close the evening. There are no further episodes scheduled, though Cartoon Network has not updated the rest of the schedule either.
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
Instead, comic book cartoons look prepped to take its place. Both Spider-Man and Batman are scheduled to run next week, with a single episode of Naruto (the only Toonami anime that has been running lately) to close the evening. There are no further episodes scheduled, though Cartoon Network has not updated the rest of the schedule either.
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Gundam 00 Coming to Sci-Fi
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is coming to the Sc-Fi Network's Ani-Monday night schedule. The last series in this ongoing story (Gundam Seed) aired on Cartoon Network.
Sci-Fi's Ani-Monday will begin showing the series in November, airing two episodes each night for 13 weeks. Gundam 00 is the first of the Gundam shows to be animated in high-definition and to be set in our own timeline. The second season begins airing in Japan this October.
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
Sci-Fi's Ani-Monday will begin showing the series in November, airing two episodes each night for 13 weeks. Gundam 00 is the first of the Gundam shows to be animated in high-definition and to be set in our own timeline. The second season begins airing in Japan this October.
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Domo Does Comic-Con
This is from Dark Horse and it's Domo-arigato-official:
Japan's favorite television network mascot is taking a giant-size bite into America's pop-culture consciousness, and Dark Horse is helping him nibble away at the edges with a sold-out series of custom vinyl figures. Although the character depicted is normally seen in his natural brown hue as an animated character or on licensed products, the Japanese property owner and its master agent, Big Tent Entertainment, has allowed Dark Horse Deluxe to introduce limited editions of flocked vinyl figures in rare variant colors. Response has been strong, and all the color variant figures sold out in advance of publication. A new, previously unannounced variant flocked vinyl Domo in bright canary yellow is being readied for distribution as an exclusive at Comic-Con International, which takes place July 23−27 in San Diego. Although the event is expected to draw over 150,000 attendees, only 400 of the yellow figures are being produced, and will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Dark Horse Comics exhibit booth. Domo has enjoyed great success with Japanese youth, and has fostered increasing recognition in the American anime community over the last few years.
In addition to the 8" vinyl figures, Dark Horse has produced a highly successful line of Domo products, including a self-mailer stationery set, two journals (one in the shape of Domo), an embroidered patch, and a sculpted magnet. Future licensed products in development include a line of 5.5" vinyl figures, again featuring color variants, and a very large 18" limited-edition version. The canary yellow Domo will be sold exclusively during Comic-Con International for a retail price of $50.
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
Japan's favorite television network mascot is taking a giant-size bite into America's pop-culture consciousness, and Dark Horse is helping him nibble away at the edges with a sold-out series of custom vinyl figures. Although the character depicted is normally seen in his natural brown hue as an animated character or on licensed products, the Japanese property owner and its master agent, Big Tent Entertainment, has allowed Dark Horse Deluxe to introduce limited editions of flocked vinyl figures in rare variant colors. Response has been strong, and all the color variant figures sold out in advance of publication. A new, previously unannounced variant flocked vinyl Domo in bright canary yellow is being readied for distribution as an exclusive at Comic-Con International, which takes place July 23−27 in San Diego. Although the event is expected to draw over 150,000 attendees, only 400 of the yellow figures are being produced, and will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Dark Horse Comics exhibit booth. Domo has enjoyed great success with Japanese youth, and has fostered increasing recognition in the American anime community over the last few years.
In addition to the 8" vinyl figures, Dark Horse has produced a highly successful line of Domo products, including a self-mailer stationery set, two journals (one in the shape of Domo), an embroidered patch, and a sculpted magnet. Future licensed products in development include a line of 5.5" vinyl figures, again featuring color variants, and a very large 18" limited-edition version. The canary yellow Domo will be sold exclusively during Comic-Con International for a retail price of $50.
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Adult Swim Inspires Teens to Murder
Yeah, not really - but it got your attention, didn't it?
Three incidents involving notebooks supposedly inspired by the anime, Death Note, now running on [adult swim], have resulted in disciplinary actions in schools. But the latest incident, involving two 12-year olds in Alabama, has resulted in criminal charges.
The cartoon, inspired by the manga of the same name, involves a teenager who discovers a supernatural book which allows him to kill people simply by writing their name on one of the pages. Thanks largely to the anime series on [adult swim], the manga series has risen to the top of the American charts. However, Death Note has been adapted into several mediums, including two live-action movies and a novel.
Some teens have taken to creating their own Death Note notebooks and students in Virginia and South Carolina faced disciplinary actions following the discovery of their notebooks. However, Alabama po-lice don't brook none o' that-there funny stuff, and them Good Ol' Boys arrested two adolescents for making death threats when their Death Note-inspired notebook came to light.
Ah, the South... would somebody just nuke it, already? Please?
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
Three incidents involving notebooks supposedly inspired by the anime, Death Note, now running on [adult swim], have resulted in disciplinary actions in schools. But the latest incident, involving two 12-year olds in Alabama, has resulted in criminal charges.
The cartoon, inspired by the manga of the same name, involves a teenager who discovers a supernatural book which allows him to kill people simply by writing their name on one of the pages. Thanks largely to the anime series on [adult swim], the manga series has risen to the top of the American charts. However, Death Note has been adapted into several mediums, including two live-action movies and a novel.
Some teens have taken to creating their own Death Note notebooks and students in Virginia and South Carolina faced disciplinary actions following the discovery of their notebooks. However, Alabama po-lice don't brook none o' that-there funny stuff, and them Good Ol' Boys arrested two adolescents for making death threats when their Death Note-inspired notebook came to light.
Ah, the South... would somebody just nuke it, already? Please?
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
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