Lots of Gundam-related stuff in the news lately. This time it’s about a mall in Japan that has set up a 13-foot tall statue of an RX-78-2 Mobile Suit Gundam robot inside its walls.
The promotional stunt was meant to show support for Japanese Olympic marathoner Mizuki Noguchi, who won gold in ‘04 in Athens [...]
Now I don’t much about art, but I do know what I like. And this painting, I like:
It’s Hisashi Tenmyouya’s RX-78-2 Kabuki-mono 2005 Version. It was made for Gundam-related a travelling exhibition in 2005, and was recently auctioned off by Christie’s International for a cool $4.8M HK dollars, or about $615,000 US.
Now THAT’s sure to [...]
Video-capable cell phones can now download episodes of MoonPhase and Galaxy Railways via Red Planet’s Jump in Mobile Service, available to AT&T subscribers. Downloads will cost 99 cents each.
Sprint customers can also access anime on the their phone via the Zoovision service.
Fan-favorite anime epic Romeo x Juliet was acquired for US release by FUNimation Entertainment.
Directed by Fumitoshi Oisaki and produced by Studio Gonzo , Romeo x Juliet is a futuristic retelling of the classic Shakespeare tale.
The 24-episode run will be released in two 12-episode seasons beginning spring next year.
Bang-Zoom! Entertainment makes English-language adaptations of popular anime titles for release in the US. They are also behind the anime review show and podcast called Anime TV.
If you’d like a foot in the door to the anime industry, an internship at Bang! Zoom just might do the trick. They are on the look out for:
Anime [...]
At least five new anime movies are shopping around for buyers at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Here’s a quick rundown of the notables:
First there’s the 20th Century Boys film trilogy, the first of which is set to premiere on August 30. The sequels are schduled for lte 2008 and summer 2009.
Takashi Miike’s live-action [...]
Harukana Machi E (”Distant Neighborhood”) by Jiro Taniguchi is one of the best manga I’ve read. A heartwarming meditation on childhood and growing up, with a kind of magical realism-time travel twist.
And now it’s been bought up by Belgin film outfit Entre Chien et Loup for adaptation into a live action film directed by [...]
Are you planning to go to Anime Festival Orlando IX at the at the Wyndham Orlando Resort this August? If so, get a bunch of friends together, shoot a 3-minute clip that answers the question, “How Do You Plan To Get To AFO?”, post it up to YouTube, and you could win over $200 in [...]
Death Note creator Takeshi Obata will be making an appearance at the Japan Expo Convention in Paris. The Japan Expo Convention (and you can expect that Japanese Anime and Manga-related stuff will be on prominent display) will run from July 3 to July 6. The exact date of Mr. Obata’s appearance has not yet been [...]
Yoshitaka Amano is one of those artists who transcends his medium–anime, video games, manga, storybooks, comics, and more, Amano’s distinctive touch has won him acclaim the world over.
Amano’s North American publisher announced on their website that he has signed on to direct an anime adaptation of his Mateki: The Magic Flute art book, which in [...]