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Funimation Announces MY HERO ACADEMIA Streaming This April
“We’re extremely pleased with this expansion of our partnership with Toho following last year’s successful theatrical release of the ‘Attack on Titan’ live action movies,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and founder of Funimation. “The excitement around this new series is palpable. Fan response to the anime will quickly rank ‘My Hero Academia’ among top anime classics such as ‘Dragon Ball Z,’ ‘One Piece,’ and ‘Naruto.’”
ONE PUNCH MAN Is Streaming On Viz Media
The manga is pretty far in and it gets much more comedic, enjoyable, and deep from here on out but the series itself has finally been animated and is streaming on Viz Media. Currently, there are only 2 episodes out but check it out, the art and animation is definitely top notch and there is no doubt that this is going to be the biggest anime in the Winter season.
CONtv Launches, Fans Rejoice!
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BLOODLINE: THE ANIMATED SERIES Returns With New Kickstarter Campaign Push!
Last October saw the initial launch of a new Kickstarter campaign for the dazzling new animated project, Bloodline: The Animated Series, from New York-based company, Visionary Outlook, LLC and its CEO, Alphonso Devon Blackwood. Since then, Blackwood and the company evidently cancelled promoting the fundraiser to re-evaluate and analyze their platform a bit more, and they’ve now made the few necessary changes to re-launch a fresh new effort in funding their ambitious new series, with some amazing perks to boot.
There are quite a few layers and different pieces and details to this epic saga, although in my own summation, here’s the skinny: Hopeskin, a distant planet falls in upheaval as its King lay ill, ensuing a forbidden ritual by His majesty’s inner circle to scan the galaxy in search of his true heir, forcing an unwitting young 16-year old boy into an epic battle against dark intergalactic forces as he discovers his royal lineage. This is exactly the kind of formula that speaks to fans of anime and sci-fi/fantasy community alike, and Blackwood and his team are looking to expand on it anyway they can, between any number of episodes to an additional full feature film, a 2D fighting game, and MUCH more.
All that’s needed now is your generosity and interest. So, by all means, check out the new Kickstarter campaign page and donate, and/or pass it on to friends who love kickass anime!
PSYCHO PASS Releases In Japan With US Date Pending
Following its serial run since 2012, director Shiotani Naoyoshi‘s latest feature-length installment of Production I.G.’s action packed sci-fi anime, Psycho Pass is making its theatrical run as of January 9 courtesy of Toho. Funimation currently has the rights while North American audiences await a release date, but those familiar with the franchise may enjoy what the film has to offer from Urobuchi Gem’s screenplay with Fukami Makoto.
SYNOPSIS:
The year is 2112. Rookie inspector Akane Tsunemori and enforcer Shinya Kogami cross paths with one man. That man, Shogo Makishima, turns out to be the mastermind of a past case and Kogami’s target for revenge.
When Makishima goes on to shake the foundations of a peacekeeping system, he poses the question about where justice exists. In time, Kogami takes justice into his own hands against Makishima before he goes into hiding…
In the year 2116, the government of Japan begins exporting the Sibyl System and unmanned robot drones to conflict areas in an attempt to spread its system to all corners of the globe. SEAUn — the Southeast Asia Union — decides to test the Sibyl System, and with it the floating city of Shambhalafloat achieves fleeting peace and security.
However, shortly thereafter, terrorists from SEAUn enter Japanese soil…
With the involvement of one man, the terrorists attempt to sneak through the Sibyl System and launch an attack against the system’s brain. Akane Tsunemori of the Criminal Investigation Division sets off to investigate Shambhalafloat.
The truth of the justice brought down on a new land is revealed…
Promotion for the film began back in November last year, but you can watch its latest trailer in the player below.
H/T: Sci-Fi Japan
Hosoda Mamoru Returns With Anime Action Adventure, THE BOY AND THE BEAST. Watch The Teaser!
The story is set in the human realm (Tokyo’s Shibuya ward) and the bakemono realm (“Jūtengai”). In these two worlds which must not intersect, there lives a lonely boy and a lonely bakemono. One day, the boy gets lost in the bakemono world, becomes the disciple of the bakemono Kumatetsu, and is renamed Kyūta.
Help Fund The Brand New Kickstarter Push For BLOODLINE: THE ANIMATED SERIES
The teaser is below. Check it out right now!
Find Out Where DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF THE GODS Is Playing In Your Area!
Director Masahiro Hosoda‘s upcoming North American release of Dragon Ball Z: Battle Of The Gods is only getting a five-day engagement between August 5 through 9 in select theaters around North America. Thankfully, the kind folks over at FUNimation have posted a theater locator for fans to find out where and when they can see the film.
SYNOPSIS:
Prepare for the Dragon Ball Z experience of a lifetime as Earth’s greatest heroes hit the big screen in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods! Stunning animation and epic new villains highlight this first new Dragon Ball feature film in over seventeen years!
Following the events from the Dragon Ball Z television series, after the defeat of Majin Buu, a new power awakens and threatens humanity. Beerus, an ancient and powerful God of Destruction, searches for Goku after hearing rumors of the Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza. Realizing the threat Beerus poses to their home planet, the Z-fighters must find a way to stop him before it’s too late. Only Goku, humanity’s last hope, can ascend to the level of a legendary Super Saiyan God and stop Beerus from destroying Earth, and possibly the entire universe! Fans of the series will be delighted to know that Battle of Gods is an original work from Dragon Ball creator, himself, Akira Toriyama.
Check out the most recent official trailer for the film below and head on over to the theater locator to get your hands on a screening date with a ticket to boot!
H/T: The Dao Of Dragonball
Watch The New Trailer Reveal For APPLESEED ALPHA
Following a batch of announcements within the past several months regarding the release of a new Appleseed movie, the latest trailer reveal has arrived for director Shinji Aramaki‘s new CG-animated action adventure thriller, Appleseed Alpha, courtesy of IGN. Produced by Halo: Legends helmer Joseph Chou, the film is the latest cinematic contribution to the franchise based on author Masamune Shirow’s 1985 cyberpunk manga publication, and will also serve as a prequel to the 2004 film, Appleseed, rebooting the story of female soldier Deunan, and her cyborg partner Briareos as they search for the city of Olympus.
The film will receive a DVD/Blu-Ray release on July 22, with a digital release planned for July 15, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
H/T: Keith Hayward
Live-Action Casting And Anime Feature Updates For ATTACK ON TITAN
One of the most phenomenal manga and novel properties to come to life in the last several years has been the work of author Hajime Isayama whose 2009 publication, Shingeki no Kyojin – otherwise known as its more commercialized international title, Attack On Titan, has become a highly popular franchise among genre fans of Japanese entertainment. And on the heels of its hugely successful launch on television through anime last year, Attack On Titan was officially announced in December of 2013 to get feature-length live action treatment by way of Toho, with Yuusuke Watanabe providing the script under director Shinji Higuchi.
This week, there are two new important pieces of information involving the live action film, and the anime: Actor Haruma Miura (pictured above) has been officially added to the film, which centers around the character Eren Jaeger who sets out to join a team of legionaires to hunt down giant human-consuming monsters in order to protect what is left of mankind after the death of his mother, altough it has not been confirmed which of the three main characters he will play; Miura will be part of the TBA cast and crew filming undetermined portions of the movie on the deserted island of Hashima (also known as Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island – located off the coast of Nagasaki) to illustrate the world’s only walled-in city protecting what is left of the human race.
Attack On Titan is slated for a 2015 release, which will also add more to the fanfare surrounding the televisied anime which is now being reported to get two full-length movies recompiled from the animated series, with new dubbing and a 5.1 remastering, and will feature voice actors reprising their roles from the animated series. The first film, titled Attack On Titan: Crimson Bow And Arrow, will cover episodes 1 through 13 and will release this winter, with the second, Attack On Titan: Wings Of Freedom, spanning episodes 14 through 25 and releasing in 2015, both directed by series helmer Tetsuro Araki.
I personally haven’t had the chance to watch the series, but its subsequent success since 2009 seems very telling, so it’s no wonder why the creators are taking this phenomenon to new heights. And as often skeptical as people are with live-action transitions are with certain titles, with Isayama overseeing production on Higuchi‘s new film, there is reason to be optimistic, at best. Meanwhile, Funimation will be releasing season 1 on Blu-Ray on June 23, 2014.
Stay tuned for more news on Attack On Titan!
H/T: Orends Range