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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
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Hinano of Ex-Fansubber has written a very interesting scene by scene visual comparison of the Evangelion 1.0 remake. Scenes from the original Evangelion series are placed side by side with the remake and the differences are astounding. All the characters appears to be slimmer and more slender and the animations ...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
I just caught Ironman at my local cinema. It rocks! I think the casting of Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark was just perfect as he seem to play that quirky playboy millionaire role well, Downey himself is a pretty quirky person in real life, so I guess this works ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Via Wired News
Manga classic Ghost in the Shell will receive a 3-D, live-action makeover from Steven Spielberg.
Shirow Masamune's 1989 graphic novel, which inspired the Wachowski Brothers to create The Matrix, also spawned TV series and movies including DreamWorks' 2004 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (pictured). Bullish on both anime ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Introduction
Mention Makoto Shinkai's name and one immediately conjures the vivid imagery of his films. There's no mistaking his works from other animations. Shinkai is no doubt one of the masters in storytelling and animation and some even called him the Miyazaki of our time. Unlike his previous efforts, 5cm ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Bad news for Dragonball fans. Fox Studios has confirmed that the new release date for the long awaited live-action Dragonball movie has been pushed to April 8, 2009. We can only hope that this means they'll have plenty of time to get the movie right and not mess it ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Story and Plot
Brave Story is based on an original manga by Miyuki Miyabe adapted by Gonzo Digimation. This is Gonzo's latest foray in producing a full feature length animation. Their previous feature, Origins - Spirits of the Past, was touted as a breakthrough in terms of animation and production ...
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Story and Plot
Hit the lights, crank up the volume and get ready for one heck of a rollercoaster ride that is Vexille. Produced by the creative team that brought you Appleseed, Vexille is a no less of a CG visual feast from the get-go. Set in the distant future ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
Several sources have picked up news that Disney has formed a partnership with Toei Animation (ann) studio to produce animes for the Asian market. Their first project will be a short animated children series entitled "Fireball" which features robots in the distant future. Fireball will be released sometime ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Via The Hollywood Reporter
"TORONTO -- After slipping on a mask for Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire might be slipping into a giant robot for "Robotech." After a lengthy negotiation, Warner Bros. Pictures has picked up the rights to bring anime classic "Robotech," which featured giant robots known as mechas, to the ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Get ready for Goku and his pals on the big screen ! The movie adaptation of DragonBall is set for release this August. With ridiculously epic fights and spectacular superhuman battles (KAMEHAMEHA!), Dragonball fans all over the world are praying hard that they get the adaptation just right.
Dragonball stars ...
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