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Category: Anime

  • New Evangelion Films

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    Not one, not two, no, not even three, how about four new Evangelion films! According to the October issue of Newtype (Japan) (On sale September 10), four new Evangelion movies are in the works. The four movies will include a prequel, a mid-series movie, a sequel and a “final” movie. The prequel movie is due…

  • GITS: SSS Trailer

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    It’s really the day for previews and trailers: here’s one for the upcoming GHOST IN THE SHELL: SOLID STATE SOCIETY film, which is a follow-up to the 2 recent STAND ALONE COMPLEX series, not the Mamoru Oshii-directed films.

  • Freedom Preview

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    You can view a long-ish preview (low, medium, high) of Katsuhiro Otomo’s upcoming FREEDOM project — what you saw in those recent Cup Noodle commercials — which gets released in October (part 1 will be out October 27). From the look of this preview, I think this is going to make AKIRA fans very, very…

  • Chevalier Online

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    WOWOW is offering a free stream of the first episode of their new LE CHEVALIER D’EON series.

  • Fansubbing Under Attack

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    Looks like Bandai is getting serious about preventing the fansubbing of the upcoming GHOST IN THE SHELL: SOLID STATE SOCIETY film: Several fansub sites have publicly announced plans to create and distribute illegal fansubs of Solid State Society following its release in Japan. However, Bandai Entertainment Inc. and Manga Entertainment have secured the exclusive right…

  • Paprika

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    A trailer for Satoshi Kon’s upcoming film, PAPRIKA, is online for your viewing pleasure — don’t you just love YouTube — here. The film is set to come out in January of next year.

  • Gedo Senki Getting Panned

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    Some bad news for the upcoming GEDO SENKI (TALES OF EARTHSEA) from Studio Ghibli: Studio Ghibli’s Gedo Senki, which is to be released in theaters this week, has received a 2.3 rating (out of 5) on Yahoo Movies Japan by people who have seen advanced screenings. Comparatively, recent anime Tokikake received a 4.7 grade, Pokemon…

  • Jin-Roh Online

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    I haven’t been able to watch it, but it would seem that this is a link to a new JIN-ROH anime short, “Images of the Last Battalion,” from Production IG.