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Category: Anime

  • Academic Anime

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    Anime gets serious, by way of the University of Digital Content. The Digital Hollywood University of Digital Content will open Japan’s first international anime research lab in April. Masaki Tsuji, who has written for Astro Boy, Devilman, and Kimba the White Lion, will head the institute. His staff will include Yomiuri Television Executive Producer Michihiko…

  • Ghost in the Shell to Hollywood

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    The next great sci-fi flick? Animation company Production I.G has received permission from Kodansha to act as an agent to develop a live-action film with a Hollywood studio based on Ghost in the Shell. More here.

  • Call for American Otaku

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    Are you an American otaku looking to share your passion? If so, Patrick Macias needs you for his next book project, AMERICAN OTAKU PEOPLE RETSUDEN.

  • Cencoroll Trailer

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    Anime Innovation Tokyo is a very cool idea indeed — “an initiative to sponsor anime by independent animators and small studios.” The trailer for their first release, CENCOROLL, is now online, and do take a look (scroll down) — the animation looks terrific! Link via Anime News Network.

  • Morning Magazine 25th Anniversary Collaboration with Graniph

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    A while back Graniph released a collection of collaborative tees with MORNING magazine, and I’ve been trying to get the one pictured here (a pixelated Vagabond) in my size (M), but with no luck. The collection also includes this one illustrated by Akira Yamaguchi. Update (16/10/24): The image is no longer available.

  • Michael Arias in The Japan Times

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    Patrick Macias has a piece in today’s edition of THE JAPAN TIMES covering Michael Arias, the director of the new TEKKON KINKREET (BLACK & WHITE) animated film. The article is accompanied by a Q&A.

  • Japanamerica

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    JAPANAMERICA is a new book that takes a look at the convergence between Japanese and American pop cultures, and it’s something I really want to read (I don’t have a copy yet, but will get one soon). The author, Roland Kelts, was one of the contributors to CMP‘s KUHAKU — he divides his time between…

  • PingMag Gets Black & White

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    PingMag interviews Eiko Tanaka of Studio 4C about the new BLACK & WHITE (TEKKON KINKREET) animated adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto’s classic manga. Catch the premiere tomorrow night at Resfest Japan!