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New poster and trailer for Studio Ponoc’s Mary and the Witch’s Flower

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GKIDS has released a new poster and trailer for Mary and the Witch’s Flower, the debut film from Studio Ponoc, which is directed by the Academy Award-nominated Hiromasa Yonebayashi, animator on Spirited Away and director of When Marnie Was There and The Secret World of Arrietty. Check them out here… Mary is a plain, young […]

Robert Rodriguez explains Alita: Battle Angel’s anime eyes

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While James Cameron messes about on Pandora, he has handed the directorial duties of his years-in-development Alita: Battle Angel over to Predators director Robert Rodriguez. When the trailer debuted the other day, amongst the most striking features of the sci-fi epic were the rendering of Rosa Salazar’s eyes. Speaking to Empire about the trailer, Rodriguez […]

Hayao Miyazaki’s son Goro working on new CG anime feature at Studio Ghibli

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Studio Ghibli reopened its doors earlier this year as Hayao Miyazaki came out of retirement to work on his new film Kimitachi wa do Ikiru ka (How Do You Guys Live?), but it seems that isn’t the only project in the works at the celebrated anime studio. According to THR, Miyazaki’s son Goro Miyazaki is working on […]

Sailor Moon Crystal Set 3 home entertainment release set for December

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Viz Media has announced the December 5th home-entertainment release of Sailor Moon Crystal Set 3, with the latest Limited Edition Blu-ray DVD Combo Pack collecting (13 Episodes, 27-39) of the celebrated reboot of the classic anime series. SEE ALSO: Order via Amazon In SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL Season 3 Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians face […]

Viz Media releasing Castle in the Sky and Princess Mononoke Picture Books

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Viz Media has announced that it is set to release two new Studio Ghibli Picture Books this December, capture the magic of the legendary studio’s animated films Castle in the Sky and Princess Mononoke with easy-to-read text and full-color pictures taken direct from the films, presented in a family-friendly oversized hardcover format. The legends were true! […]

Anime beat ’em up Closers enters closed beta

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Seattle based publisher En Masse Entertainment has announced that their episodic anime beat ‘em up Closers, has entered the closed beta stage in Europe and North America.  Following the successful alpha testing of the game, En Masse have made it possible for all fans to play by purchasing a Founder’s Pack which is available now via […]

Taika Waititi confirms Akira talks, wants to adapt the manga rather than the anime movie

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Taika Waititi has said that he would want to craft an adaptation of the Akira manga, rather than the anime. There has been a lot of talk over the years about a live action adaptation of the much beloved Japanese property Akira. Numerous directors have been suggested for the task but the latest to be […]