
At the recently concluded Tokyo International Anime Fair, it was revealed that classic super robot anime series, Gaiking, will soon have a Hollywood movie adaptation.
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The latest manga to fall into Hollywood’s clutches is Bleach, with Warner Brothers set to release its version of the interminable series in 2014.
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Japan’s hikikomori population now has the dubious distinction of having inspired an overseas horror movie, “Haunted Room.”
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Dengeki provides what its users consider the top animated movies of (fiscal) 2009, a list which may prove controversial amongst Haruhi fans…
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The Tokyo International Anime Fair, scheduled to take place the end of March at the Tokyo Big Sight, has announced the winners of their TAF 2010 Anime Awards.
August 2009’s Summer Wars film was especially well represented, taking a number of awards, including the top Anime of the Year prize, with K-ON! and Higashi no Eden (or Eden of the East) sharing the top ranking for TV anime. Read the rest of this entry »

The new March issue of Newtype magazine has given the release date of “September 2010” for the previously announced Gundam 00 theatrical film, news sure to enliven the day of many mecha fans.
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The recently released Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu movie attained the #7 spot in the Japanese nation-wide box office during its opening weekend, an exceedingly impressive figure for an otaku oriented anime film, although not nearly as high as last year’s incredible Evangelion 2.0’s debut at #1.
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The much anticipated Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu (The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya) theatrical film debuted yesterday, hot on the heels of last week’s big anime movie release, Nanoha the 1st.
Reviews for Shoushitsu so far seem to be excellent, and ever reliable throngs of otaku (see above image) turned out on the movie’s opening day, even forming a reportedly 500-man line outside Ikebukuro’s premiere theatre before 8AM.
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A bonanza of Haruhi limited-edition goods have been made available at cinemas screening the Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu movie, and one Kyoto theatre has given advance notice by way of a dazzlingly long sales page on its website…
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The cast of the upcoming Gantz live action movie has been confirmed, as has the fact that Kei’s infamous nude materialisation scene will be featuring, played by actress Natsuna Watanabe:
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The scriptwriter for Hollywood’s 2011 movie violation of Ghost in the Shell has stressed the movie will be packed full of action.
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Haruhi’s imminent disappearance prompts some thought provoking official art of her sporting both long hair and a probable absence of underwear.
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