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An unconfirmed report on the Japanese 2channel message board states that Masashi Okita’s high school comedy light novel series Okami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi (Ms. Wolf & Seven Friends) will be getting an anime adaptation. The romantic comedy series revolves around Ryoko Okami, a high school freshman girl known for her “wolf-like” characteristics and her [...]
A flash intro on the official Japanese homepage for the Soukyu no Fafner anime franchise reveals that a new “project” titled “Soukyu no Fafner: Heaven and Earth” will launch next year. There’s no clarification on whether the project will be anime, manga, a game, or something else. The original Soukyu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor anime [...]
Fuminori Kaneko (Kisarazu Cat’s Eye) will direct a live action film adaptation of Fumi Yoshinaga’s acclaimed historical fiction manga series Ooku: The Inner Chamber. The film will adapt the manga’s first story arc with Arashi J-pop group member Kazunari Ninomiya taking the lead role as the latest member of the shogun’s harem and Kou Shibasaki [...]
This month’s new release third volume of artist TAGRO’s risqué comedy manga series Hen Zemi (Abnormal Physiology Seminar) has announced that the fourth collected manga volume will be released in July with a bonus anime episode. The 2006 and ongoing manga series stars the odd students of a university course on human sexuality. Source:animenation.net
A little controversy goes a long way. Many years ago now, Kite made the rounds as the cool anime of the month. Director Yasuomi Umetsu had made a name for himself with his beautiful work from the “Presence” section of Robot Carnival, but the sexuality and ultraviolence on display in his Megazone 23 Part 2 were a foretaste of what [...]
Reality check: though I loved Robotech as a young teen, I’ve never watched the three series that made up that seminal show in their uncut Japanese versions. While I own them all and have watched bits over time, I’ve never found the opportunity to sit down and get through them. Part of that’s due to their age; [...]