Adapting anime and manga properties is no easy feat. Not only do you have to overcome adapting a project from a different medium, but you also have to adapt it from an entirely different culture. Something that makes sense to a Japanese person may come across as stupid and illogical to an American viewer, and that’s not even taking into account the cultural mythology that a lot of anime pulls from. As such, the studios need to be picky about what they decide to bring over. What can they adapt that is both popular and not so reliant on knowing Japanese culture?
Hollywood is trying their hand with a few properties right now. Earlier this year, we saw the release of the underwhelming Ghost in the Shell, but later this year, we’ll be seeing the release of the Netflix original movie, Death Note. However, one series that’s...
Hollywood is trying their hand with a few properties right now. Earlier this year, we saw the release of the underwhelming Ghost in the Shell, but later this year, we’ll be seeing the release of the Netflix original movie, Death Note. However, one series that’s...
- 6/6/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
According to new reports, a live-action "Cowboy Bebop" TV series is in development with Tomorrow Studios and Sunrise Pictures, written by Chris Yost, set in the year 2071, based on the 1998 anime series:
"Fifty years after an accident with a 'hyperspace gateway' made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the 'Solar System'. Then amid a rising crime rate, the 'Inter Solar System Police' ('Issp') set up a legalized contract system, with registered bounty hunters aka 'Cowboys' are allowed to chase criminals, bringing them back alive for a reward.
"In the spaceship 'Bebop', the original crew are 'Spike Spiegel', an exiled former mercenary of the criminal 'Red Dragon Syndicate' and his partner 'Jet Black', a former Issp officer. They are later joined by 'Faye Valentine', an amnesiac con artist, 'Edward Wong', an eccentric girl skilled in hacking and 'Ein', a...
"Fifty years after an accident with a 'hyperspace gateway' made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the 'Solar System'. Then amid a rising crime rate, the 'Inter Solar System Police' ('Issp') set up a legalized contract system, with registered bounty hunters aka 'Cowboys' are allowed to chase criminals, bringing them back alive for a reward.
"In the spaceship 'Bebop', the original crew are 'Spike Spiegel', an exiled former mercenary of the criminal 'Red Dragon Syndicate' and his partner 'Jet Black', a former Issp officer. They are later joined by 'Faye Valentine', an amnesiac con artist, 'Edward Wong', an eccentric girl skilled in hacking and 'Ein', a...
- 6/6/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
1. Neon Genesis Evangelion
In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for mankind’s survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by Nerv, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelions’ one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with an Evangelion.
One such teenager is Ikari Shinji, whose father heads the Nerv team that developed and maintains the Evangelions. Thrust into a maelstrom of battles and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.
In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for mankind’s survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by Nerv, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelions’ one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with an Evangelion.
One such teenager is Ikari Shinji, whose father heads the Nerv team that developed and maintains the Evangelions. Thrust into a maelstrom of battles and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.
- 2/24/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
“I love a woman who can kick my ass!”
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie screens midnights this weekend (June 26th and 27th) at The Tivoli Theater as part of their ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ Midnight Series.
The popular animé series Cowboy Bebop got its own feature-length film in 2001 aptly named Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Set in the late 21st century, it jumps into the series’ story line just prior to its conclusion, with the bounty hunting crew of the interstellar craft Bebop chasing a hacker aboard a tanker into a major city on Mars. As crew member Faye Valentine closes in on the tanker, she witnesses its catastrophic explosion, which soon appears to be a viral terrorist attack as the death toll continues to mount in the days following. Furthermore, Faye caught a glimpse of the person responsible for the blast and is thus the only surviving witness of the crime.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie screens midnights this weekend (June 26th and 27th) at The Tivoli Theater as part of their ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ Midnight Series.
The popular animé series Cowboy Bebop got its own feature-length film in 2001 aptly named Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Set in the late 21st century, it jumps into the series’ story line just prior to its conclusion, with the bounty hunting crew of the interstellar craft Bebop chasing a hacker aboard a tanker into a major city on Mars. As crew member Faye Valentine closes in on the tanker, she witnesses its catastrophic explosion, which soon appears to be a viral terrorist attack as the death toll continues to mount in the days following. Furthermore, Faye caught a glimpse of the person responsible for the blast and is thus the only surviving witness of the crime.
- 6/22/2015
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The UK’s biggest and best celebration of pop. culture, McM London Comic Con returns to ExCel London on 23-25 May for a long weekend packed with special guests, sci-fi, movies, videogames, comic books, eSports, online video, anime and cosplay. Here’s a taste of what will be on show.
Special Guests
Special guests meeting fans, presenting panels and signing autographs at the show include: Orphan Black star Dylan Bruce (Arrow, 24: Conspiracy, Unstoppable). Falling Skies’ Drew Roy (Secretariat, Hannah Montana), Connor Jessup (Blackbird), Seychelle Gabriel (The Spirit) and Luciana Carro (Battlestar Galactica). Game Of Thrones’ James Cosmo (Braveheart, Highlander), Julian Glover (Star Wars, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade) and Josef Altin (Eastern Promises). Nikita, Kick-Ass and How I Met Your Mother star Lyndsy Fonseca. Once Upon A Time’s Meghan Ory (Intelligence) and Beverley Elliott (Unforgiven). Henry Winkler, famous for playing iconic character The Fonz on Happy Days.
Special Guests
Special guests meeting fans, presenting panels and signing autographs at the show include: Orphan Black star Dylan Bruce (Arrow, 24: Conspiracy, Unstoppable). Falling Skies’ Drew Roy (Secretariat, Hannah Montana), Connor Jessup (Blackbird), Seychelle Gabriel (The Spirit) and Luciana Carro (Battlestar Galactica). Game Of Thrones’ James Cosmo (Braveheart, Highlander), Julian Glover (Star Wars, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade) and Josef Altin (Eastern Promises). Nikita, Kick-Ass and How I Met Your Mother star Lyndsy Fonseca. Once Upon A Time’s Meghan Ory (Intelligence) and Beverley Elliott (Unforgiven). Henry Winkler, famous for playing iconic character The Fonz on Happy Days.
- 5/14/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Your Weekly Source for the Newest Releases to Blu-Ray Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Black Moon: The Criterion Collection (1975)
Directed by: Louis Malle
Starring: Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse
Criterion.com Synopsis: Louis Malle meets Lewis Carroll in this bizarre and bewitching trip down the rabbit hole. After skirting the horrors of a mysterious war being waged in the countryside, beautiful young Lily (Cathryn Harrison) takes refuge in a remote farmhouse, where she becomes embroiled in the surreal domestic life of an extremely unconventional family. Evocatively shot by cinematographer Sven Nykvist, Black Moon is a Freudian tale of adolescent sexuality set in a post-apocalyptic world of shifting identities and talking animals. It is one of Malle’s most experimental films and a cinematic daydream like no other.
Camille 2000: Extended Version (1969)
Directed by: Radley Metzger
Starring: Daniel Gaubert, Nino Castelnuovo
IMDb.com Synopsis: Marguerite, a beautiful woman of affairs, falls for the young and promising Armand,...
Black Moon: The Criterion Collection (1975)
Directed by: Louis Malle
Starring: Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse
Criterion.com Synopsis: Louis Malle meets Lewis Carroll in this bizarre and bewitching trip down the rabbit hole. After skirting the horrors of a mysterious war being waged in the countryside, beautiful young Lily (Cathryn Harrison) takes refuge in a remote farmhouse, where she becomes embroiled in the surreal domestic life of an extremely unconventional family. Evocatively shot by cinematographer Sven Nykvist, Black Moon is a Freudian tale of adolescent sexuality set in a post-apocalyptic world of shifting identities and talking animals. It is one of Malle’s most experimental films and a cinematic daydream like no other.
Camille 2000: Extended Version (1969)
Directed by: Radley Metzger
Starring: Daniel Gaubert, Nino Castelnuovo
IMDb.com Synopsis: Marguerite, a beautiful woman of affairs, falls for the young and promising Armand,...
- 6/27/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
For Immediate Release
Anime Festival Orlando 12 Announces Additional Guest
Orlando, Fl (June 20, 2011) – Anime Festival Orlando 12 has announced an additional guest for this year’s event. Afo already had a guest list full of talented fan favorites confirmed for the show whose work has impacted the anime community. Recently, though, they were able expand their guest line-up. Afo is proud to welcome Johnny Yong Bosch.
Currently, Johnny is working on Transformers: War for Cybertron2 where he will be reprising his role as the voice of the beloved Bumblebee. His body of work includes hugely popular titles such as Bleach (as Ichigo Kurosaki), Devil May Cry 4 (as Nero), Trigun (as Vash the Stampede) and Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers (as Adam Park, the “Black Ranger”).
Already confirmed guests for AFO12 are Quinton Flynn (Reno, Final Fantasy VII), Jason David Frank (Tommy Oliver the “Green Ranger,” Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers), Reuben Langdon (Dante, Devil May Cry 3 & 4), Dan Southworth (Virgil,...
Anime Festival Orlando 12 Announces Additional Guest
Orlando, Fl (June 20, 2011) – Anime Festival Orlando 12 has announced an additional guest for this year’s event. Afo already had a guest list full of talented fan favorites confirmed for the show whose work has impacted the anime community. Recently, though, they were able expand their guest line-up. Afo is proud to welcome Johnny Yong Bosch.
Currently, Johnny is working on Transformers: War for Cybertron2 where he will be reprising his role as the voice of the beloved Bumblebee. His body of work includes hugely popular titles such as Bleach (as Ichigo Kurosaki), Devil May Cry 4 (as Nero), Trigun (as Vash the Stampede) and Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers (as Adam Park, the “Black Ranger”).
Already confirmed guests for AFO12 are Quinton Flynn (Reno, Final Fantasy VII), Jason David Frank (Tommy Oliver the “Green Ranger,” Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers), Reuben Langdon (Dante, Devil May Cry 3 & 4), Dan Southworth (Virgil,...
- 6/22/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
[The following contains major spoilers for Sucker Punch] Is Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch exploitation or empowerment? That’s the question that’s been floating around since even before the film was released [1], and it’s a pretty obvious one given that the movie was marketed [2] entirely on the appeal of scantily clad young women wielding big ass weapons. Most of the reviews I’ve read of the film at least touch on the issue, and Snyder has preemptively addressed it in interviews by saying he intends the film to be empowering to women. It’s not. Sucker Punch may look like empowerment on the surface, sure. At first glance, Baby Doll and her gun-toting pals appear to be refreshing antidotes to the weak, helpless, ditzy female creatures that populate so much of modern cinema – including a great many films aimed at women. The girls of Sucker Punch fight back, hard. In a society that’s still unwilling...
- 3/26/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
(Disclaimer: This is for the laughs. Nothing below is to be taken seriously simply because I wrote it. Yeah, No, Don’t act like you don’t know. I know how you people laugh at me! I Know It!)
If you’re anything like me, You’re both elated and a bit wary at the fact that 20th Century Fox has decided to make a live-action remake of the 1998 anime classic Cowboy Bebop. (Note: Don’T Panic!! I doubt this remake could be anywhere near as bad as Dragonball: Evolution was. I promise.) If you’re even More like me, You’ve been mulling over the yet to be announced cast picks. (except for Keanu Reeves as Spike, which I can live with) Or alternatively, If you’re nothing like me, you have no idea what the devil I’m going on about and you’ll soon click over to the next article/LOLcat video.
If you’re anything like me, You’re both elated and a bit wary at the fact that 20th Century Fox has decided to make a live-action remake of the 1998 anime classic Cowboy Bebop. (Note: Don’T Panic!! I doubt this remake could be anywhere near as bad as Dragonball: Evolution was. I promise.) If you’re even More like me, You’ve been mulling over the yet to be announced cast picks. (except for Keanu Reeves as Spike, which I can live with) Or alternatively, If you’re nothing like me, you have no idea what the devil I’m going on about and you’ll soon click over to the next article/LOLcat video.
- 10/31/2010
- by Aaron M.K.
- Nerdly
First came Batman, then The A-Team, and now comes The Breakfast Club… What am I talking about? The latest revelation to hit porn-dom… The XXX parody!
After Axel Braun’s Batman: A XXX Parody exploded on the interwebs, every porno filmmaker worth a damn (and some that aren’t) has gotten into the parody game, and the latest Hollywood blockbuster to get the parody treatment? John Hughes’ seminal 80s classic The Breakfast Club.
The Breakfast Club: A XXX Parody come from New Sensations, the studio behind The Big Lebowski: A XXX Parody and The Office: A XXX Parody, and stars Faye Reagan, Andy San Dimas, Samantha Ryan, Syren Sexton, Brooke Van Bouren, Tessa Taylor, Breanne Benson, Levi Cash, Sonny Hicks, and Chad Alva.
Just one question. Why did it take so long!
After Axel Braun’s Batman: A XXX Parody exploded on the interwebs, every porno filmmaker worth a damn (and some that aren’t) has gotten into the parody game, and the latest Hollywood blockbuster to get the parody treatment? John Hughes’ seminal 80s classic The Breakfast Club.
The Breakfast Club: A XXX Parody come from New Sensations, the studio behind The Big Lebowski: A XXX Parody and The Office: A XXX Parody, and stars Faye Reagan, Andy San Dimas, Samantha Ryan, Syren Sexton, Brooke Van Bouren, Tessa Taylor, Breanne Benson, Levi Cash, Sonny Hicks, and Chad Alva.
Just one question. Why did it take so long!
- 6/17/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Where were the gutsy pink-haired heroines of Japanese anime when I was growing up? I had to make do with Lady Penelope
Last week I watched films in which chicks snog each other before being hacked to pieces (Lesbian Vampire Killers), women are kidnapped (Punisher: War Zone) or relegated to naked non-speaking extras (Valhalla Rising), and Oscar-winning actresses are reduced to the slutty denizens of one man's harem (Nine). I've also watched or rewatched a lot of anime, in which girls pilot giant robots, hunt down vampires or learn ninja skills. I think you can see what I'm getting at here.
For years I avoided anime because I was put off by the big saucer eyes. Then it dawned on me the faces and figures were no more stylised than in the prints of, say, Utamaro or Hokusai. It's just a way of looking at the world. The film that truly converted me,...
Last week I watched films in which chicks snog each other before being hacked to pieces (Lesbian Vampire Killers), women are kidnapped (Punisher: War Zone) or relegated to naked non-speaking extras (Valhalla Rising), and Oscar-winning actresses are reduced to the slutty denizens of one man's harem (Nine). I've also watched or rewatched a lot of anime, in which girls pilot giant robots, hunt down vampires or learn ninja skills. I think you can see what I'm getting at here.
For years I avoided anime because I was put off by the big saucer eyes. Then it dawned on me the faces and figures were no more stylised than in the prints of, say, Utamaro or Hokusai. It's just a way of looking at the world. The film that truly converted me,...
- 3/25/2010
- by Anne Billson
- The Guardian - Film News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.