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ULTRAMAN TAIGA Coming to Blu-Ray! Mill Creek expands Tsuburaya Deal
The first Ultra hero of the Reiwa era is taking the trip across the Pacific, and Mill Creek is driving the boat! ULTRAMAN TAIGA, the 31st Ultra Series production, has been announced for a four disc Blu-Ray package, as well as a digital release. This release also will feature the film ULTRAMAN TAIGA THE MOVIE: NEW GENERATION CLIMAX to make this drop an all-in-one TAIGA experience that’s sure to please neophytes and veterans alike.
SHIN KAMEN RIDER Set For Worldwide Release on Amazon Prime!
In a move that almost completely caught this writer off guard, it’s been announced that Hideaki Anno’s absolute gem of a film in SHIN KAMEN RIDER will be coming to the Amazon Prime streaming service. The massively underrated (in my humble opinion) film was a surprise bit of a news, but a pleasant one as plans for the film have been largely under wraps after it’s theatrical run scored over $16 million USD in it’s Japanese domestic run and a seven week stint in the top 10 Japanese films. With the Fathom Events showings still within memory, I’m excited to revisit the film starting July 21st on Amazon Prime.
SHIN KAMEN RIDER Screening Dates Spotted for US Theatres!
While oddly not yet officially announced by Fathom Events (as of writing), screenings for a one-day only showing of SHIN KAMEN RIDER, the latest in the Shin Japan Heroes Universe by Hideaki Anno, have started to appear! While not all areas have had showings booked yet, fans in the United States should start checking their local cinemas and Fandango for listings for a one day showing for May 31st!
CHIBI GODZILLA Brings Bite-Size Fun with Legendary Kaiju!
Kids in Japan will soon have brand new adventures with the popular Chibi Godzilla and friends! Coming to TV Tokyo’s children’s anime block, CHIBI GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN is launching April 1st, 2023, as a series of almost three minute animations.
RETURN TO SILENT HILL With Stars Irvine and Anderson in Live Action Sequel
In news that is still shocking to write, the revival of the Survival Horror classic Silent Hill continues to trudge down the hallway of nostalgia, taking a moment to stop at the silver screen. Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of The Wolf) is returning to the director chair, with newly announced stars Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Hanna Emily Anderson (Jigsaw, X-Men: Dark Phoenix) for a sequel to the rebooted Silent Hill film franchise: RETURN TO SILENT HILL. Said to be based on fan favorite Silent Hill 2, the film is set to launch in conjunction with the upcoming video game reboot.
POKEMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU Sequel Bolts Ahead with Jonathan Krisel Directing
The shockingly successful Detective Pikachu, a live action / CG crossover featuring the fantastic Justice Smith and the legendary Ryan Reynolds (who at this point seems to be doing the side quests), is steadily chugging forward with sequel talks, much to this writer’s pleasure. The latest from Deadline says talks have begun with Jonathan Krisel, co-creator of Portlandia to direct the sequel, which seems like a good fit based on the tone of the first film.
DEAD BY DAYLIGHT Sure to Bring Screams in Theatres!
Behavior Interactive’s surprise success with their asymmetric horror title DEAD BY DAYLIGHT is the latest hit game to make the jump from the small to the silver screen! Teaming up Blumhouse and Atomic Monster production companies, both familiar with the Horror genre, is sure to be a great formula to bring the love letter to the genre that is DBD to greater heights.
GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS Stomps Into Theatres for Special One Night Screening
Fathom Events is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS in a big way! Never screened in U.S. theatres, the film will be hitting the big screen for a one night special showing, and even includes a bonus short film as part of the screening.
RESIDENT EVIL: DEATH ISLAND Comes to Life in 2023!
As a Resident Evil apologist, I always get excited for new official films and shows. While the results have been hit and miss, to put it lightly, there’s something fun about playing in the sandbox that the brilliant Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara created in the original Biohazard. The sequel to the Resident Evil: Vendetta film, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released a trailer for the next film in the R.E. Universe, RESIDENT EVIL: DEATH ISLAND. The trailer features familiar protagonists, stunning visuals, and plenty of Bio-Organic Weapons to tear apart with a little heroic gunplay!
GAMERA -REBIRTH- Heading to Netflix for Six Episode Anime Series!
The world of classic Kaiju films has more than one big G, and one of them is stomping in to streaming! Gamera -Rebirth – project, first announced in 2022, will be a six episode anime series, exclusive to Netflix worldwide. Five kaiju, plus Gamera, will appear and he’ll have his hands full with taking them down in this new series.
GOD OF WAR Live-Action Series Announced for Prime Video
Where does one begin when discussing a legendary gaming series such as God of War? It’s the epic tale of Kratos, a tortured Spartan warrior, hell-bent on revenge against the Greek deities that used and wronged him. Over the course of several games, he would eventually topple Mount Olympus’ pantheon and himself claim the title of God of War. The series would receive a universally acclaimed sequel/reboot in 2018 that would find it’s hero exiling himself to the Norse realm of Midgard. This game was recently followed up by the runaway success of God of War Ragnarok, winning Best Narrative, Best Action/Adventure and more at the Game Awards 2022, and selling over 5 million units in it’s launch week; the fastest selling first-party game in Playstation history. Naturally, Playstation Productions would follow this up with a bombshell announcement: they’ll be teaming up with Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios to deliver GOD OF WAR, a live-action series based on the series!
Makoto Shinkai’s SUZUME to Release Worldwide in 2023!
The director behind international smash hit films Your Name and Weathering with You is returning to the screen with another gorgeous looking film, sure to be an international smash. Makoto Shinkai’s latest film, Suzume, has been confirmed by Crunchyroll for a worldwide release, starting April 12, 2023!
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Trailer Shoots for Three Dimensions
If you like sports anime, you owe a bit of gratitude to one of the GOATs. Often credited for helping the sport of basketball explode in popularity in Japan, Slam Dunk is the classic 90’s manga that told the story of a high school basketball team and a delinquent turned baller who plays for it. Adapted into video games, anime, and winning loads of awards has cemented it’s place in history books, and a new film adaption called The First Slam Dunk is poised to take the series into 3D with a striking new art style.
GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA Finally Slated for First Theatre Run
Fathom Events is responsible for some of the most impressive, niche cinema runs in the United States, and they continue this trend with a first for Godzilla Day 2022! Never before seen in US theatres, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla is heading to the big screen, 20 years after it’s release!
Fantastic Fest XVII Review: DEMIGOD – THE LEGEND BEGINS a Gorgeous, Action Packed Origin Story
Every legend has it’s beginnings, and some are more explosive than others. Packed with gorgeous, extremely animated puppetry work, effects that call to mind classic tokusatsu shows such as Super Sentai in the best ways possible, and an awesome score that heightened the feeling in each scene, DEMIGOD – The Legend Begins is a film not to miss.
CHAINSAW MAN Cast and Trailer Revs Up Hype!
Craving a stylish new anime with blood to spare? Enter Chainsaw Man, the devilish hit manga by Shonen Jump, soon coming to streaming on Crunchyroll! A teenage boy named Denji makes a contract with a Devil named Pochita to cheat death, becoming “Chainsaw Man”; the man with a devil’s heart. Chainsaw Man‘s manga sliced it’s path through the competition to winning the Shogakukan Manga award, and critical acclaim. Now, there’s a new trailer for the upcoming anime, and tons of announcements to grind your teeth in to!
BLEACH: THOUSAND YEAR BLOOD WAR Arc Begins in October
Toonami Faithful and Adult Swim era millennials will remember Tite Kubo’s smash hit shonen manga, Bleach. It was stylish, with larger than life characters and stories that maintain a strong following years after it’s end in 2016. Shockingly, however, the anime abruptly ended in 2012, years before it would come close to catching up to the manga. With nothing except the live action film in between, Bleach fans will finally see Strawberry and friends return to their screens. Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War is finally set to hit the airwaves in just a couple of weeks, and a new trailer is here to sate fans craving a look.
Netflix announces ‘exception’ – New Anime Series
Creatives at the top of their respective fields collide in the new anime series, exception, by Netflix, Tatsunoko and Studio 5! Award winning artist for the Final Fantasy series, Yoshitaka Amano, Academy and Grammy Award winner Ryuichi Sakamoto, and multiple time award winning horror writer and filmmaker, Hirotaka Adachi (Otsuichi) join forces on a far future, sci-fi horror story in space.
The War is Coming – MY HERO ACADEMIA Returns for Season 6
Izuku “Deku” Midoriya will one day be the world’s greatest Hero, but first, he must hone his superpower (“Quirk”) and survive a high school experience unlike any other. My Hero Academia, the Worldwide Smash hit manga and anime by Kohei Horikoshi, is entering it’s sixth season on the air, and once again Deku and his classmates will be tested by an oncoming war, and the looming threat of an old enemy who covets his Quirk.
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