11 Aug
According to FlexComix Web, a film adaptation of Yukiwo's seinen manga series, 「Mushashino-sen no Shimai」, has been green-lit for production. Details will be announced at a later date. 「Mushashino-sen no Shimai」 was originally serialized in webcomic site Flex Comix Blood on December 14th, 2007. From there it ran on Flex Comix ...
27 Feb
PIAPRO source Earlier today, as I was browsing through Youtube, I came across this live-action video of TravoltaP's popular「Kokoro」song. This version uses vocals from NicoNico fame singer, Namakonyuruko. Apparently it was made as a school project by a group of college students from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Live-action Vocaloid ...
7 Feb
Last summer there came a young 10-year old American cosplayer out of nowhere who would dress up like Hatsune Miku of Vocaloid and sing/dance to well known ani-songs on Youtube. Her karaoke videos were then later discovered by the otaku denizens of Nico Nico Douga and thus, an internet star ...
17 Dec
A promotional video has been released for the live-action "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" movie; coming out Spring next year.
5 Dec
According to this report from Animate, a 30-minute special for the upcoming Higurashi live-action movie will air Monday, December 24th on Sun TV. The movie itself will be directed by Ataru Oikawa and will star Gouki Maeda (Keiichi) and Rin Asuka (Mion). A Spring 2008 release date for theaters has ...
19 Nov
TMA (Total Media Agency), who's known for their infamous AV parodies of Haruhi, Rozen Maiden, Fate, Mari-Mite, and Higurashi, have recently released their latest film, "Kira☆Star." Full opening sequence Random clip Lucky Station? For a light review, complete with screencaps and commentary, click over to Tyodai's blog -- *note some imagery, although nothing too ...
16 Nov
The spinoff to the "Death Note" live-action films now has a trailer available -- with actual footage from the movie this time around... "L change the WorLd," said to take place before the end of the second film, opens in Japanese theaters February 9th, 2008.