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Rurouni Kenshin Steps Out From The Pages Into real life

Kenshin Himura in the Samurai X live action movie

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. Keep Reading

Sailor Moon with the other Sailor Senshi

Sailor Moon Makes A Comeback On Philippine Television

Sailor Moon with the other Sailor Senshi

Giant Philippine television network ABS CBN has advertised the return of Sailor Moon on national television. The anime is said to be a part of the channel’s morning cartoon program called “Team Animazing 2012” which is a mash of anime and western cartoons including Naruto, Jackie Chan Adventures and even Nickelodeon’s “Go Diego Go”.

Sailor Moon stars Usagi Tsukino, a high school student with blonde pigtails who is known for her slacker attitude and complete klutziness until she met Luna, a talking black cat, who gives her a brooch that transforms her into a superhero. Keep Reading

Code Geass News Roundup

As of yesterday, a positive storm of Code Geass news has been released – fans of the franchise should be dancing with joy.

First off, the long-awaited details of the Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito (Akito the Exiled) project have finally been released. The leads, Hyuga Akito and Reira Marukaru, will be voiced by Irino Miyu and Sakamoto Maaya respectively. Sakamoto will also be singing the theme song, with composition by legendary Kanno Yoko and lyrics by Iwasato Yuho. Keep Reading

Blade - Anime Version

Harold Perrineau: From Lost to Blade

Blade - Anime Version

Harrold Perrineau is famously known for his role as carpenter Michael Dawson on the hit television series “Lost” and now G4 gave him the role of the anime version of Blade. Blade is just one among the hundreds of Marvel Superheroes with a unique origin: Blade is a vampire hunter who is genetically a human-vampire hybrid created unintentionally by Deacon Frost who transferred life-altering vampire enzymes while feasting on his mother while giving birth. Keep Reading

Fate/Stay Night

Fate/Stay Night vs Fate/Zero?

Fate/Stay Night

After the huge success of the Fate/Stay Night anime, it was followed years late by Fate/Zero and there are slight changes made in the new Fate series that just couldn’t stop fans from pointing out changes and having small debates over which Fate is better.

The story for both Fates are the same; it is still about the War for the Holy Grail. Magi summon the greatest fighters of Earth’s past and they use these warriors to gain the upper hand in order to take control of the Holy Grail, a divine cup that grants wishes to whoever owns it. Keep Reading

X-Men Anime Adaption Preview

x-men animeAnimax, the Japanese TV channel has just launched a site for the new anime of Marvel’s X-Men characters adapted by Madhouse. The new anime series premieres on 1st April on Animax.

You can watch the first preview commercial on their site here.

Animax also have plans for an anime of Marvel’s Blade. The US G4 network has plans to start running these new titles later this year Keep Reading

Star Driver: Radiant Takuto TV Anime

According to Newtype magazine an original TV anime project called Star Driver: Radiant Takuto (Star Driver Kagayaki no Takuto) is on the way.

The story will center around a boy called Takuto who pilots his robot, Taubaan.

BONES studio is producing, with Takuya Igarashi directing and Yoji Enokido script writing.

Misa and Hiroka Mizuya are working together on the character designs with Yoshiyuki Ito adapting for animation and overseeing. Keep Reading