Category: Anime

Really? The Captain has a seat?

What a quote!  This is from the Captain of the Argo… This is the command bridge. I only use my Command chair, when launching or landing and when there some kind of emergency. – StarBlazer\’s, Bolar Wars, Episode 3 We are watching the official Season 3, dubbed version of Starblazer\’s (Bolar Wars)… So far, acceptable, […]

Battle Angel Alita (Live Action) update

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything about James Cameron’s Battle Angel, but thankfully in a recent interview with Collider he was asked about the status of the live action project. “I’m obviously going to be pretty busy for the next five years [with Avatar 2 and 3]. And so I had to consider, do I hand this project […]

New Patlabor (related) book by Mamoru Oshii

Anime News Network has indicated that Bankuruwase: Keishi-chō Keibi-bu Tokushu Sharyō Ni-ka slated for January 31 by Mamoru Oshii. For those not familiar with Patlabor, the story takes place in what was, at the time of release, the near future of 1998-2002. Robots called \”Labors\” are employed in heavy construction work. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police […]

Aa Megami-sama OAD

The Japanese publisher Kodansha began streaming a promotional video for the original anime DVD (OAD) bundled with the 42nd volume of Kousuke Fujishima\’s Aa Megami-sama manga on Wednesday. The manga/DVD bundle will ship in Japan on February 23, 2011. Hiroaki Gohda is directing the project, and the theme song will be sung by fripSide.

How Anime is Made

In mid October 2010, the Culture Japan crew went along to the headquarters of Production IG to see what goes on behind the scenes of making hit anime titles such as Ghost in the Shell, East of Eden and recently Sengoku Basara. Today we get to take a look and try some of the processes […]