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Reuters reported Thursday that collectible card manufacturer Topps Co. has reached a tentative deal with Nintendo to market Pokémon trading cards (not to be confused with Wizards of the Coast's Pokémon card game) in the United States and Canada, as well as Pokémon lollipops in North and South America. Topps stated that the first shipments of the products will be released this summer, provided a final deal is reached.
The Right Stuf announced the final cast list for their new dubbed production of Irresponsible Captain Tylor Wednesday. The dub is being handled by Taj Productions (Utena, Slayers, Pokémon) and is scheduled to be released starting in June. Notables in the cast include Crispin Freeman as Tylor, Rachael Lillis doing double duty as both Yuriko Star and Noriko, and Lisa Oritz as Azalyn, Emi and Yumi. According to ANN sources, the dub is being supervised by Right Stuf officials to ensure highest quality.
Will Legend of Galactic Heroes see a domestic release? Tokuma Shoten has apparently dubbed the first two episodes into English and will premiere them at the Legend of Galactic Heroes panel at AnimeExpo '99. The producers will be in attendance to gague fan reaction.
The first North American anime costume parade at the San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival last weekend was a big success. "World of Anime" TV producer Ray Nagar reported that 27 costumed fans marched in the parade, most of which were high school age. Grand prize winner of the contest was a girl from Marin County, California, who was dressed up as Firia from Slayers Try. (She won a giant Pikachu.) Japan Video owner Takeshi Ōnishi organized the parade, and expects an even larger turnout for next year's event.
Also in the San Francisco Bay area, fan Dan Snyder is preparing to shoot a short film regarding anime fandom in the United States. The film, which he likens to the GainaxOAV "Otaku no Video", will be cast in May and will begin shooting in June. Volunteer fan actors/talent are needed for various aspects of the project, and those interested can e-mail him at dsnydder (at gunnm-seraphim.org) or call (510) 540-7352.
If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve seen so far of Urobuchi’s puppet perfection, I have no doubt you’ll enjoy the third season as well.― There's nothing out there doing it quite like Thunderbolt Fantasy, full stop. Gorgeous, ambitious, and oozing with theater kid energy, it's by far one of the more creative shows out there. Less self-contained than previous seasons, this particular season of Gen Urobuchi'...
Season 1 ends with new season's announcement― The television anime of Ao Tajima's Hotel Inhumans manga ended its first season on Monday with an announcement that the series will get a second season. Tajima drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement. The anime debuted on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on July 6. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired. The anime stars Yūsuke Kobayashi as Ikur...
Reading the book through the film, there are many startling “omissions."― For decades, literature lovers have fretted that some classics have been obscured by their animated film adaptations, which youngsters might see as definitive. How many people, for instance, now think of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Bambi and The Jungle Book as being films by Disney, rather than books by Lewis Carroll, Fe...
Taking a more aggressive horror angle, Mao bridges time from the Heian Era to the Taishō Era to today, telling a story about insatiable greed for power and those who try to stop it.― I always try to admit when I'm wrong. Mao, Rumiko Takahashi's current long-running manga series, didn't wow me with its first volume. I uncharitably compared it to earlier Takahashi works in both look and plot, and I ad...
Kikyo is the best character in InuYasha, and I will die on this hill (and be brought back to life 50 years later).― If “Density of Fan Hate Per Onscreen Minute” were a quantifiable metric, FullMetal Alchemist's Shou Tucker would undoubtedly be the record-holder. But Kikyo, from when the InuYasha fandom was at its most active, would still easily crack the top 10, if not the top 5. To phrase that a bi...
Live-action film slated for summer 2026― The "Blue Lock Egoist Fest 2025" event on Sunday revealed that the anime based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga will get a third season, adapting the "Shin Eiyū Taisen" (New Hero Wars) story. The event also revealed the manga's live-action film adaptation slated for release in summer 2026. CREDEUS (live-action Golden Kamuy film)...
First season premiered on July 5― The staff for the anime of Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga announced on Sunday that the anime will get a second season. Mokumokuren and character designer Yuichi Takahashi drew illustrations to celebrate the announcement. Illustration by Mokumokuren Illustration by Yuichi Takahashi The anime premiered on July 5 on the NTV channel,...
Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi a wonderful watch on a lazy afternoon or a film to watch with children.― There is no better way to say it, I love Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi. It shares the same charm of the manga and ONA series, with a series of delightful short stories following the titular character Kozame-chan on a big adventure in a city (presumably Tokyo). Layered on top of ...
Promotional video streamed to announce film― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that the next anime adapting Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series is the Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film opening in 2026. The film is teased as taking the story towards its finale. (The film shares the same name as the...
Pride and Prejudice. Romeo and Juliet. The Notebook. These are some of the stories considered the greatest romances of all time, but to me, none of them compares to Maison Ikkoku.― Pride and Prejudice. Romeo and Juliet. The Notebook. These are some of the stories considered the greatest romances of all time, but to me, none of them compares to Maison Ikkoku, Rumiko Takahashi's seminal love story. I...
Soon approaching her 50th anniversary as a manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi has introduced generations to manga and anime through her stories.― Soon approaching her 50th anniversary as a manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi has introduced generations to manga and anime through her stories. Her work spans the breadth of genres, from the hilarious mishaps in Urusei Yatsura and Ranma ½ to the horrific folktal...
Sometimes you just want to see a perfectly prim Victorian-style lady haul back and beat someone's face in, all safely within the realm of fiction.― By this point in pop culture history, we've probably all sat through as many villainess denunciation scenes as we can stomach. The story beats are as familiar as the back of your hand – the prim and proper, highly-ranked fiancée of a prince or similarly ...
Kojima cannot be stopped! Jean-Karlo looks at the big news out of Tokyo Game Show and Sony's State of Play!― Welcome back, folks! Man, they certainly kept us busy this week with the Tokyo Game Show. However, I am happy that I didn't have to sit through another two-stream day, where, I dunno, someone had a presentation right after Sony's State of Play. It's been a long week and there's a lot of news,...
Devon Pritchard succeeds Bowser as NOA president― Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser announced on Thursday that he is retiring from the company on December 31. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (NCL) also announced his retirement on the same day. Devon Pritchard will succeed Bowser as president of Nintendo of America, and will also become an NCL Executive Officer in the company's board of directors.Today, I...
