Monthly Archives: January 2013

The new trailer for Shinji Aramaki’s GGI Captain Harlock movie adaptation, due this fall, has everything one would expect from a Leiji Matsumoto project: grand space battles, questionable Engrish, and a thin, naked chick with billowing blond hair. I hope … Continue reading →

Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley has tweeted a piece of Sailor Moon artwork: What does this mean? Probably no more than Bruce Timm’s Sailor Moon did: It’s a cool piece of fan art, no more, no less. However, since … Continue reading →

If like me, you were a little underwhelmed by the lack of design variation on the army of Makai Knights that showed up at the end of Garo: Makai Senki, this might perk you up. The new Garo pachinko game, … Continue reading →

Exciting news for those of us that missed out on the VHS releases, several classic Toho science fiction movies from director Ishiro Honda have been made available for free on Amazon Prime Instant Video. These are American edits (and certainly … Continue reading →

The 1961 British giant-dinosaur-on-the-loose movie Gorgo is coming to North American blu-ray disc on March 19 courtesy of VCI Entertainment. While the classic suitmation picture is frequently dismissed as a Godzilla knock-off, it’s important to remember that it’s actually the … Continue reading →

Among other news about Cartoon Network’s upcoming slate of shows, an image was released for the upcoming Powerpuff Girls new CGI-animated special. While the previewed art doesn’t cause quite as much culture shock as that for the Japanese Powerpuff Girls … Continue reading →

Remember five years ago, when Akiva Goldsman and Tobey Maguire announced plans for a live-action Robotech movie? Well, odds are it’ll still wind up somewhere down the memory hole, along with the megabudget Hollywood hits like Zac Effron’s Full Metal … Continue reading →

Surprisingly there hasn’t been much buzz about this movie until it came out, but Machi Action has been doing very well in its native Taiwan, where I thought giant monsters and heroes went out decades ago. The film is a … Continue reading →

Rather than do each separately, here’s news about three new figures that caught my eye today: Yoko and Nia from Gurren Lagann in the style of Panty & Stocking from Good Smile (10 cm, 2480 yen for the set), because … Continue reading →

The original anime giant robot (you might know as Gigantor) returns to the small screen this year with Tetsujin 28 Gao, a series of comedic shorts airing in April, making this the 6th screen adaptation of Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s manga thus … Continue reading →

Head’s up, apparently the Princess Resurrection (Kaibutsu Oujo or Monster Princess) manga is ending serialization next month, with the 20th and final collected volume coming April 9th. The manga is a fun read for fans of classic monsters, but unfortunately … Continue reading →

In honor of Shotaro Ishinomori’s 75th birthday, Archaia (publishers of the upcoming American Cyborg 009 graphic novel) have released a digital preview that contains the first 17 pages of their new comic, as well as the first 61 pages of … Continue reading →

The first dub clip from Funimation’s English version of Isekai Seikishi Monogatari (The Story of a Saint Knight from Another World) has appeared online, under the less ambiguous title “Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar”. Based on the clip, the dub … Continue reading →

Suda 51, the king of grindhouse-style exploitation video games, is back with Killer is Dead, yet another over-the-top assassin-themed game, along the lines of Killer 7 and No More Heroes, this time about a hitman that only whacks notorious criminals. … Continue reading →

As previously mentioned, a second season of Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger was announced at a Kamen Rider and Super Sentai stage show early this year. Well, now the part of the stage show featuring the announcement has been put online. In … Continue reading →

I’m much more of a Revoltech collector than a Robot Spirits fan when it comes to my 5-inch plastic robot figurines, but even I have to say, it’s neat that Bandai’s gotten the toy line together for a crossover game, … Continue reading →

As the director of the original The Ring (or “Ringu” if you want to get silly about it) and Dark Water, Hideo Nakata is one of the lynchpin figures in the establishment of modern kaidan (I have no idea is … Continue reading →

This does not bode well: the official website for Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Paprika, Millennium Actress)’s final, posthumous film Dreaming Machine is down. It’s been known that production halted back in 2011 with a little over a third of the … Continue reading →

Since a few people have plopped this link in my inbox (thanks!), I figure it bears reposting: The upcoming Kamen Rider: BattRide War for the PS3, is essentially a Dynasty Warriors-style Kamen Rider Game: one player versus hundreds of cannon-fodder … Continue reading →

If you’re not already sick of movie titles like Rise of the Guardians, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, GI Joe: Rise of Cobra, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Hannibal Rising, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The … Continue reading →

Two series have been announced for upcoming home video release, both from surprising sources. First up is Mamoru Oshii’s totally awesome police-procedural-with-giant-robots comedy, Mobile Police Patlabor. There are many Patlabor properties, but in this case we’re talking about the original, 7 … Continue reading →

For those not familiar with The Aquabats, they’re a pretty swanky ska band who fashion themselves like a sentai team. After years of speculation about it, they now have a zany TV show on the Hub, in which they play … Continue reading →

English-speaking fans of the absurd superhero comedy One Punch Man, by ONE and Eyeshield 21‘s Yuusuke Murata, can now read the title legally thanks to Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha‘s digital anthology (the entire comic in Japanese is free on the … Continue reading →

If you’re craving a taste of gory, low-budget slapstick, then Birch Tree Entertainment is cooking up just the right dish for you: they’ve announced Dead Sushi, Noburo Iguchi’s latest splatter flick, on North American DVD and Blu-ray coming January 22 … Continue reading →

Pretty Cure’s annual tradition of uniting the cast of its entire franchise continues this year, so for the sixth time, the main cast members of the current PreCure season will meet all of their predecessors in a cinematic magical girl … Continue reading →

Some of this footage has been seen before, but there’s a lot new as well. Essentially, this looks like Keita Amemiya spewing his unfiltered imagination directly onto the cinema screen, which is exactly what we all want out of a … Continue reading →

Manga/anime/Japanese pro-wrestling sensation Tiger Mask is getting a new tokusatsu movie this year from Shochiku. I might be wrong, but to my knowledge, the character has never had a live-action feature in his native land (though there was the so-so … Continue reading →

The title has been announced for the sequel to last year’s Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero Wars crossover extravaganza: “Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriffs: Super Hero Wars Z”. After the disappointment about the lack of … Continue reading →

For the first time in Super Sentai history, a show is returning for a second season: the short-lived non-canon parody show Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger‘s official website now has a cryptic announcement regarding series 2, following an announcement at a Kamen … Continue reading →

Discotek just added a couple of new images with release dates to their facebook page. Lupin III: Red vs Green will be coming May 21. Easily in my top favorite Lupin films, and a crazy idea for a crossover even … Continue reading →

Quite a lot of news regarding Legendary Pictures’ upcoming American Godzilla film dropped today. Cliff notes version: -Two producers, Dan Lin and Roy Lee, left the project. -Frank Darabont has been hired to rewrite the script. (I’m pretty psyched about … Continue reading →

30-second spots for upcoming shows. Have to say they look alright so far.

It was certainly exciting about two years ago when Toys R Us began carrying Japanese SH Figuarts for Shinkenger, riding on the demand for Power Rangers Samurai merch. Well, it’s happening again, this time with another high-end Super Sentai collectable, … Continue reading →

Mark this down for a surprising piece of news: The 1978 Toei Star Wars-exploitation film Message From Space  is coming to US home video on April 16 courtesy of the increasingly-genre-friendly forces at Shout Factory. The feature is a space … Continue reading →

Having only recently discovered the joys of Macross, it’s hard not to appreciate the artistry in this fan-made Macross trailer from  Creavision Films in Argentina. (Yeah, I know it’s “Robotech”, but I sure didn’t see any Southern Cross, Mospeda, or … Continue reading →

As far as fan-made flash games go, Godzilla Daikaiju Battle Royale knocks my socks off. It’s a 2-D fighter with over 30 playable monsters, ranging from the common staples to the obscure, and even includes a couple of popular fan-created … Continue reading →

For giant kitties with laser eyes, check out this cool short from Platige Image in Poland! via twitch