Anime

Japanese animated films and their imitators.

'Akira' Production Offices Closed

‘Akira’ Production Offices Closed

Re-trenching or the prelude to the end?

Thundercats, Ho! & Listener E-Mail: CFQ’s Black Hole Ultra-Lounge 2:41.2

Our listeners make their voices heard in this final episode of the Ultra-Lounge (at least in this incarnation): We hear from our listener in Latvia, who gives us some insight into his life; another listener rushes to the defense of the Dino De Laurentiis KING KONG; and an e-mail addressing how DREAM HOUSE’s trailer actually [...]

12th SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL: FOR JAPAN'S FILM COMMUNITY SURVIVAL

12th SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL: FOR JAPAN’S FILM COMMUNITY SURVIVAL

It’s that time of the year again, and if you’re a fan of Asian films like I am, then that eclectic far out martial skill called the 10,000 bee technique should not be bugging you but alarming you to the magnetic, electric and eccentric buzz of Fant-Asia movies that will haze, pseudo-faze and amaze you [...]

Adjustment Bureau, Kiss Me Deadly, Ghost in the Shell: Laserblast Podcast 2:23.2

Adjustment Bureau, Kiss Me Deadly, Ghost in the Shell: Laserblast Podcast 2:23.2

Tuesday, June 21 brings us another wonderful week’s worth of horror, fantasy, and science fiction films on home video, and the Cinefantastique Laserblast crew – Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski – focus with laser-like attention on the details of THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, the romantic science-fiction-fantasy starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, arriving on [...]

MAR to Stream on Netflix

Anime series available for streaming, free Manga preview online.

Hughes Leaves 'Akira'

Hughes Leaves ‘Akira’

BOOK OF ELI director opts out of Manga/Anime live-action adaptation.

Evangelion 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance Blu-Ray Review

Evangelion 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance Blu-Ray Review

Evangelion 2.22 is the digitally mastered Blu-Ray edition of EVANGELION 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE.  This is the second of four films released that are remaking the original anime seriesNEON GENESIS EVANGELION.  EVANGELION 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE was produced and co-distributed by Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara.  Aside from that really awful looking, all-orange cover for [...]

'Blue Exorcist' Anime Horror Fantasy

‘Blue Exorcist’ Anime Horror Fantasy

Manga turned Anime by Kazue Kato to stream on Viz Media.

G4's Anime 'Wolverine' — Clip

G4’s Anime ‘Wolverine’ — Clip

Actors who played brothers on HEROES to voice WOLVERINE and IRON MAN.

'Bleach', 'Naruto' On Netflix

‘Bleach’, ‘Naruto’ On Netflix

Viz Media teams with Netflix to deliver Anime in new way.

Anime Conji 2011:  It's back, and this time it's inter- and intra-personal

Anime Conji 2011: It’s back, and this time it’s inter- and intra-personal

[ March 25, 2011 to March 27, 2011. ]
One of San Diego’s smallest big secrets is the city’s ANIME CONJI, an annual anime and manga convention. Its inaugural gathering of all things anime was held last year, over a 3-day period at San Diego’s Doubletree Club Hotel. In 2010, the convention attracted 700+ far-out dudes and dudettes dressed in a wild menagerie of [...]

'Vampire Knight', 'Bleach' DVD Releases

‘Vampire Knight’, ‘Bleach’ DVD Releases

Here’s the latest Anime releases from VIZ media.

X-Men Anime Trailer

X-Men Anime Trailer

First look at Marvel X-MEN anime series for G4.