3rd Detective Conan Live Action Special Soon!

On the 10th volume of Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine will announce that the production on a new live-action Detective Conan special is on the works! The last live-action special was a straight to DVD feature called, Shinichi Kudo Returns! Confrontation with the Black Organization (pictured above) which was released last March 23, 2007.

The said special is part of the 15th Anniversary celebration of the television anime series. More details will be in the next volume of the magazine on February 9. It is still not sure if Shun Oguri will reprise his role as Shinichi Kudo nor Nao Fujisaki as Conan. The first live-action special was released for the 10th Anniversary of the said manga/anime series.

Source: 2channel via ANN

I've watched both specials and it revived my interest with the series! Hope that they will add Kaito Kid or Heiji Hattori in the new special!

3rd Detective Conan Live Action Special Soon!

On the 10th volume of Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine will announce that the production on a new live-action Detective Conan special is on the works! The last live-action special was a straight to DVD feature called, Shinichi Kudo Returns! Confrontation with the Black Organization (pictured above) which was released last March 23, 2007.

The said special is part of the 15th Anniversary celebration of the television anime series. More details will be in the next volume of the magazine on February 9. It is still not sure if Shun Oguri will reprise his role as Shinichi Kudo nor Nao Fujisaki as Conan. The first live-action special was released for the 10th Anniversary of the said manga/anime series.

Source: 2channel via ANN

I've watched both specials and it revived my interest with the series! Hope that they will add Kaito Kid or Heiji Hattori in the new special!

Death Note US Live-Action Now Has a Director!

Deadline has just recently reported that Warner Bros. Hollywood Adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's popular manga, Death Note now has a director! This is the fourth time that we will have a live-action Death Note film, the original Japanese Death Note Live-Action Trilogy was produced by Warner Bros. Japan.

This film will be produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Doug Davison and Brian Witten with Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry writing it and Shane Black (Lethal Weapon 1 & 2, Last Action Hero, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) directing the film! Shane Black himself is a big fan of the original manga and I quote: “It’s my favorite manga, I was just struck by its unique and brilliant sensibility,” Black said.

“What we want to do is take it back to that manga, and make it closer to what is so complex and truthful about the spirituality of the story, versus taking the concept and trying to copy it as an American thriller. Jeff Robinov and Greg Silverman liked that.”

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Knowing that the director of the US live-action Dath Note film is a fan, I have high hopes that this film will really work.

Death Note US Live-Action Now Has a Director!

Deadline has just recently reported that Warner Bros. Hollywood Adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's popular manga, Death Note now has a director! This is the fourth time that we will have a live-action Death Note film, the original Japanese Death Note Live-Action Trilogy was produced by Warner Bros. Japan.

This film will be produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Doug Davison and Brian Witten with Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry writing it and Shane Black (Lethal Weapon 1 & 2, Last Action Hero, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) directing the film! Shane Black himself is a big fan of the original manga and I quote: “It’s my favorite manga, I was just struck by its unique and brilliant sensibility,” Black said.

“What we want to do is take it back to that manga, and make it closer to what is so complex and truthful about the spirituality of the story, versus taking the concept and trying to copy it as an American thriller. Jeff Robinov and Greg Silverman liked that.”

Special thanks to MyAnimeList for the tip!

Knowing that the director of the US live-action Dath Note film is a fan, I have high hopes that this film will really work.

Koukou Debut (High School Debut) Trailer

Here's the trailer of the upcoming live-action adaptation of Kazune Kawahara's shojo manga called, Koukou Debut which will premiere in Japan this April 1st!

The story is about a girl named Haruna (Ito Ōno) recruits a boy named Yoh (Junpei Mizobata) to remake her image and get a boyfriend. Under Yoh's "coaching," Haruna transforms from a softball-playing tomboy to a feminine girl. However, Yoh adds one catch to their agreement: Haruna cannot fall in love with Yoh himself. 

Also part of the cast are: Masaki Suda (Kamen Rider W - now, can you spot him in the trailer?), Rina Aizawa (Engine Sentai Go-onger) and AKB48's Sae Miyazawa and Yuka Masuda.

Koukou Debut (High School Debut) Trailer

Here's the trailer of the upcoming live-action adaptation of Kazune Kawahara's shojo manga called, Koukou Debut which will premiere in Japan this April 1st!

The story is about a girl named Haruna (Ito Ōno) recruits a boy named Yoh (Junpei Mizobata) to remake her image and get a boyfriend. Under Yoh's "coaching," Haruna transforms from a softball-playing tomboy to a feminine girl. However, Yoh adds one catch to their agreement: Haruna cannot fall in love with Yoh himself. 

Also part of the cast are: Masaki Suda (Kamen Rider W - now, can you spot him in the trailer?), Rina Aizawa (Engine Sentai Go-onger) and AKB48's Sae Miyazawa and Yuka Masuda.

Space Battleship Yamato: #1 in the Box Office!

The movie adaptation  of the classic anime series, Space Battleship YAMATO, exceeded everyone's expectations when the movie debuts on the number one spot in Weekend Box Office Charts!

According to an announcement made by TOHO, Space Battleship YAMATO live action movie earned little less than 950 million Yen (US$11.5 million) during the five days it has been shown in 440 screens, wherein the actual weekend box office revenue for Yamato comes to 530 million Yen (US$6.4 million). The movie was seen over 412,000 times.

There's also a survey conducted by TOHO for the viewers of Space Battleship YAMATO: 52% male and 48% female; 44.4% of all the people are in their forties, 19% in their thirties, 15% in their fifties, and only 12.9% in their twenties! This shows that the majority of those who went to see it first were fans of the original anime back in the day, and more than 50% stated that they only went to see it because they are a fan of the anime and were curious about the live-action adaptation, 15.8% only went because of Kimura Takuya, and a mere 5.3% were simply curious about the hyped special effects.

Trailing behind Space Battleship YAMATO, ranking #2 to #5. are Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Bleach: Hell Chapter, Bushi no Kakeibo, and SP: The Motion Picture.

Space Battleship YAMATO is a live action adaptation of the classic anime with the same name, starring SMAP member Kimura Takuya and actress Kuroki Meisa which started showing last December 2. A worldwide release has been planned.

Source: TokyoHive and Oricon, Cinema Today via Anime News Network

Space Battleship Yamato: #1 in the Box Office!

The movie adaptation  of the classic anime series, Space Battleship YAMATO, exceeded everyone's expectations when the movie debuts on the number one spot in Weekend Box Office Charts!

According to an announcement made by TOHO, Space Battleship YAMATO live action movie earned little less than 950 million Yen (US$11.5 million) during the five days it has been shown in 440 screens, wherein the actual weekend box office revenue for Yamato comes to 530 million Yen (US$6.4 million). The movie was seen over 412,000 times.

There's also a survey conducted by TOHO for the viewers of Space Battleship YAMATO: 52% male and 48% female; 44.4% of all the people are in their forties, 19% in their thirties, 15% in their fifties, and only 12.9% in their twenties! This shows that the majority of those who went to see it first were fans of the original anime back in the day, and more than 50% stated that they only went to see it because they are a fan of the anime and were curious about the live-action adaptation, 15.8% only went because of Kimura Takuya, and a mere 5.3% were simply curious about the hyped special effects.

Trailing behind Space Battleship YAMATO, ranking #2 to #5. are Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Bleach: Hell Chapter, Bushi no Kakeibo, and SP: The Motion Picture.

Space Battleship YAMATO is a live action adaptation of the classic anime with the same name, starring SMAP member Kimura Takuya and actress Kuroki Meisa which started showing last December 2. A worldwide release has been planned.

Source: TokyoHive and Oricon, Cinema Today via Anime News Network

Space Battleship YAMATO Random Scenes!

In the recent episode of FujiTV's SMAP × SMAP talk show, they showed a preview of the upcoming Space Battleship YAMATO live action movie adaptation's first two minutes. The movie stars SMAP member Kimura Takuya as Susumu Kodai and actress Kuroki Meisa as Yuki Mori.

On this second clip, the world's last hope, YAMATO, ascends from Earth to fire the Wave Motion Gun against an alien invader.

Space Battleship YAMATO took place on the year 2199, when the Earth has been under radioactive siege from the Gamilas Empire for five years. Earth's population has moved underground to escape the bombardment, but the contamination is slowly penetrating to reach them. The crew sets out on a journey to the planet Iscandar to acquire a device that can heal the ravaged Earth before it is too late.

Space Battleship YAMATO will open in Japanese theaters today, December 1, 2010.

Special thanks to August Ragone for the tip!

Space Battleship YAMATO Random Scenes!

In the recent episode of FujiTV's SMAP × SMAP talk show, they showed a preview of the upcoming Space Battleship YAMATO live action movie adaptation's first two minutes. The movie stars SMAP member Kimura Takuya as Susumu Kodai and actress Kuroki Meisa as Yuki Mori.

On this second clip, the world's last hope, YAMATO, ascends from Earth to fire the Wave Motion Gun against an alien invader.

Space Battleship YAMATO took place on the year 2199, when the Earth has been under radioactive siege from the Gamilas Empire for five years. Earth's population has moved underground to escape the bombardment, but the contamination is slowly penetrating to reach them. The crew sets out on a journey to the planet Iscandar to acquire a device that can heal the ravaged Earth before it is too late.

Space Battleship YAMATO will open in Japanese theaters today, December 1, 2010.

Special thanks to August Ragone for the tip!

Nintama Rantaro Movie Live-Action Teaser

The first decent teaser of the live-action adaptation of Nintama Rantaro has finally been streamed! To those who remembered, I have reported that the director of the Yatterman movie, Takashi Mike will direct this film.

The live-action adaptation will be released Summer 2011 while the new animated feature will be released earlier next year.

Nintama Rantaro Movie Live-Action Teaser

The first decent teaser of the live-action adaptation of Nintama Rantaro has finally been streamed! To those who remembered, I have reported that the director of the Yatterman movie, Takashi Mike will direct this film.

The live-action adaptation will be released Summer 2011 while the new animated feature will be released earlier next year.

One Piece Manga Poll on Working Women

A poll made by Trenders on working women about Eichiro Oda's popular manga, One Piece. Trenders is a research analyst group specializing in the interests of business women, they surveyed 506 working women ages from 20-39 years old.

According to the November 8 report, 41% of the 506 respondents said that they have read One Piece, although only 19% of the ones who have read it own the compiled manga volumes personally. On the other hand, 58% of the manga volume owners did have all of the volumes.

When asked which character they want as a boyfriend, most respondents want Sanji, followed by Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Red-Hair Shanks and on last place, Portgas D. Ace.

The responses were slightly different for which character they want to marry. Ranking first was Roronoa Zoro, followed by Sanji, then Monkey D. Luffy, Red-Hair Shanks and last place, Portgas D. Ace.

They were also asked that if there is a One Piece live-action film, who are the actors they want to see, the results for each characters are: Shingo Katori for Monkey D. Luffy, Shun Oguri for Roronoa Zoro, Aya Ueto for Nami, Yo Oizumi for Usopp and Osamu Mukai for Sanji.

Source: Mantan Web via ANN, Tokyohive

One Piece Manga Poll on Working Women

A poll made by Trenders on working women about Eichiro Oda's popular manga, One Piece. Trenders is a research analyst group specializing in the interests of business women, they surveyed 506 working women ages from 20-39 years old.

According to the November 8 report, 41% of the 506 respondents said that they have read One Piece, although only 19% of the ones who have read it own the compiled manga volumes personally. On the other hand, 58% of the manga volume owners did have all of the volumes.

When asked which character they want as a boyfriend, most respondents want Sanji, followed by Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Red-Hair Shanks and on last place, Portgas D. Ace.

The responses were slightly different for which character they want to marry. Ranking first was Roronoa Zoro, followed by Sanji, then Monkey D. Luffy, Red-Hair Shanks and last place, Portgas D. Ace.

They were also asked that if there is a One Piece live-action film, who are the actors they want to see, the results for each characters are: Shingo Katori for Monkey D. Luffy, Shun Oguri for Roronoa Zoro, Aya Ueto for Nami, Yo Oizumi for Usopp and Osamu Mukai for Sanji.

Source: Mantan Web via ANN, Tokyohive

Koukou Debut Cast, Unveiled!

The complete cast of the upcoming film, Koukou Debut (Trans. High School Debut) has been revealed. The said film is said to be based on manga by Kazune Kawahara of the same name.

Aside from Junpei Mizobata and fashion model Ito Ono, adding to the films cast are the following: Masaki Suda (Kamen Rider W) will play as Fumiya, the friend of the lead male, Yoh. Playing as his sister will be Rina Aizawa (Engine Sentai Go-onger).

AKB48's Sae Miyazawa plays Haruna's friend Mami, and fellow member, Yuka Masuda takes on the role of Haruna's softball rival Leona. Rei Okamoto has been cast as Yoh's ex-girlfriend Makoto and Yoh's friend, Yui is being played by Yuki Furukawa.

To those who wondering about the plot, it is about of a young girl named Haruna (played by Ito Ono) who devoted all of her time to softball during junior high, but decides to change her image and finally have a love life upon entering high school.

Yoh (Played by Junpei Mizobata) her senior, one of the most popular boys at the school, and a chance encounter leads to him becoming Haruna's "coach" on becoming attractive. His one condition is that she can't fall in love with him, but she ultimately fails to keep that promise.

Koukou Debut will premiere in Japanese theaters on Spring 2011.

Source: Oricon via Tokyograph

Koukou Debut Cast, Unveiled!

The complete cast of the upcoming film, Koukou Debut (Trans. High School Debut) has been revealed. The said film is said to be based on manga by Kazune Kawahara of the same name.

Aside from Junpei Mizobata and fashion model Ito Ono, adding to the films cast are the following: Masaki Suda (Kamen Rider W) will play as Fumiya, the friend of the lead male, Yoh. Playing as his sister will be Rina Aizawa (Engine Sentai Go-onger).

AKB48's Sae Miyazawa plays Haruna's friend Mami, and fellow member, Yuka Masuda takes on the role of Haruna's softball rival Leona. Rei Okamoto has been cast as Yoh's ex-girlfriend Makoto and Yoh's friend, Yui is being played by Yuki Furukawa.

To those who wondering about the plot, it is about of a young girl named Haruna (played by Ito Ono) who devoted all of her time to softball during junior high, but decides to change her image and finally have a love life upon entering high school.

Yoh (Played by Junpei Mizobata) her senior, one of the most popular boys at the school, and a chance encounter leads to him becoming Haruna's "coach" on becoming attractive. His one condition is that she can't fall in love with him, but she ultimately fails to keep that promise.

Koukou Debut will premiere in Japanese theaters on Spring 2011.

Source: Oricon via Tokyograph

Efron: Not Starring in Akira (YEEEAHH!)

As we have reported last time, it was rumored that Zac Efron is said to play the lead role of the planned live-action adaptation of the popular anime film, Akira. Just like the rumored that he will play Light in a Death Note live-action, we learn that it is just a rumor.

According to a recent article from GossipCop, that a representative for the Hughes Brothers, who are attached to direct a live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, has stated that recent rumors that the rumors that said actor is rumored to be offered the lead role in the film are "not true."

Aside from that, ANN has tried contacting Warner Brothers about a rumor that states that Morgan Freeman (The Dark Knight) is said to play the role of a has been offered the role of "the Colenol" (Colonel Shikishima) in the same film. As of press time, Warner Bros. has not yet commented on the said rumor.

So for Akira fans out there, it is safe to say that you can celebrate. I don't mind Morgan Freeman being part of the film since I love him performance in the films that he appeared.

Efron: Not Starring in Akira (YEEEAHH!)

As we have reported last time, it was rumored that Zac Efron is said to play the lead role of the planned live-action adaptation of the popular anime film, Akira. Just like the rumored that he will play Light in a Death Note live-action, we learn that it is just a rumor.

According to a recent article from GossipCop, that a representative for the Hughes Brothers, who are attached to direct a live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, has stated that recent rumors that the rumors that said actor is rumored to be offered the lead role in the film are "not true."

Aside from that, ANN has tried contacting Warner Brothers about a rumor that states that Morgan Freeman (The Dark Knight) is said to play the role of a has been offered the role of "the Colenol" (Colonel Shikishima) in the same film. As of press time, Warner Bros. has not yet commented on the said rumor.

So for Akira fans out there, it is safe to say that you can celebrate. I don't mind Morgan Freeman being part of the film since I love him performance in the films that he appeared.