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Relive the adventures of Ban Mido and Ginji Amano as they “get back” the things people lost! Sentai Filmworks is a North American anime company that releases licensed Blu-Ray and DVD copies of great anime titles. It was announced on their official website on February 1, 2012 that they have gained the license of the famous anime that was produced by Studio DEEN and that they would be releasing the series in digital formats sometime this year.

With Ban’s “Evil Eye” ability which creates illusions in his victims mind and Ginji’s talent for harnessing the power of electricity, the GetBackers can get anything back for you, just name it. Whether it’s a top secret project, a person, a stuffed animal or even hope that is lost, the GetBackers can literally return it back to you.… Keep Reading

Anime has become so huge that some well known titles such as Dragon Ball, Blood: The Last Vampire and Speed Racer have owned live action movie counterparts. For simple movie goers who are not familiar with the anime or manga, some of these movies are passable, some would even say they’re great. But the same thing cannot be easily said for the hardcore anime fans; some would leave their mouths hanging open in shock while watching the movie or some would shake their heads in disgust. Ratings are considerably very low for these live action films with less than or equal to five stars out of ten in iM. But what happens if you take a very controversial anime and take a live action movie of it?… Keep Reading

Rurouni Kenshin celebrates its 15th anniversary in the field of anime and manga by releasing a remake of the anime’s biggest arc in a two part OVA, the Shin Kyoto Hen.

Released on December 17, 2011, the Shin Kyoto Hen focuses on the Kyoto arc of the series but is told from the point of view of Misao Makimachi. Produced by Studio DEEN and directed by Furuhashi Kazahiro, Shin Kyoto Hen resembles a reunion for everyone. The voice actors for this OVA are nearly the same except for Saito Hajime. Saito Hajime’s original voice actor, Hirotoka Suzuki, passed away due to lung cancer in the year 2006 and is replaced by Ken Narita, a known voice actor who lent his voice talent to Ryuken Ishida from Bleach and Sesshomaru from Inu Yasha.… Keep Reading

A 50-second trailer for the upcoming anime movie Ookami Kodomo Ame to Yuki (The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki) has been posted on its official website.  It is the latest film by Hosoda Mamoru, director of Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.  The film is due to be released in Japan July 21^st.

The film follows the story of the 19-year-old college student Hana, who goes through a “fairy-tale like” love with a “wolf man”, and their two children – the older sister who was born on a snowy day, Yuki, and the younger brother who was born on a rainy day, Ame.

In addition to directing the film, Hosoda is the writer for both the original story and the screenplay.  Character design will be by Sadamoto Yoshiyuki, who also worked on both Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.  Animation will be handled by Studio Chizu, and the animation director will be Yamashita Takaaki.  The executive producer will be Okuda Seiji, who worked in this capacity on several Studio Ghibli films.… Keep Reading

Who’s that buxom anime chick with the long brown hair with braids and clad in a school girl uniform? From what anime is she?

She has vast amounts of merchandise ranging from poseable figures to even her own curry flavor. Girls (and maybe some guys) cosplay her and even dolls dress up like her. So who is she and why is she so popular?

Those who aren’t familiar with Mirai Suenaga, as she is called, might confuse her with a lot of anime titles since she makes appearances so here’s the 101 on Mirai Suenaga.

Mirai Suenaga is the mascot and brainchild of Culture Japan host and blogger, Danny Choo. With the help of illustrator Azami Yuko, Mirai Suenaga was born on the corner of Danny Choo’s blog in 2007 and gained immense popularity since then.… Keep Reading

Xin Nian Kuai Le! As our Chinese bretheren welcomes the Dragon on their Lunar New Year, and Cartoon Network joins in on the celebration with a Dragon Ball Z Kai Marathon.

Dragon Ball Z Kai is the updated version of the old Dragon Ball Z series. Updates include a high definition quality of the series and some scenes were cut from the original Dragon Ball Z. The story , however, remains exactly the same before it was modified. The Dragon Ball Z Kai was edited in such a way that children can also enjoy the series without showing too much violence.

The Dragon Ball Z Kai Chinese New Year Marathon begins on January 23, 2012, Monday, and ends on January 27, 2012.… Keep Reading

After rumors became solid fact, fans of the red haired samurai with the cross-shaped scar are waiting on tenterhooks for the release of the live action version of Rurouni Kenshin which will be shown on August 25, 2012.

Rurouni Kenshin or Samurai X, is a manga-turned-anime about a gentle samurai named Kenshin Himura who constantly atones for his sin of murder back when he was an assassin known as Hitokiri Battousai or Battousai the Slasher.

The cast of the live action was slowly unveiled and much to the delight of the fans, the cast are Japanese. Takeru Sato who is known for his role in Kamen Rider Den-O, takes the role of Kenshin Himura. Emi Takei, Aoki Munetaka, Yu Aoi and Taketo Tanaka make up the rest of the main characters as Kaoru Kamiya, Sanosuke Sagara, Megumi Takani and Yahiko Myojin.… Keep Reading