Tokyo Ghoul creator Sui Ishida has sparked excitement among fans with his recent remarks regarding the possibility of an anime adaptation for his latest manga, Choujin X.
In a recent interview, Ishida was asked about his thoughts on the prospect of Choujin X being adapted into an anime. He responded with “I’d love to see it…“
While Ishida’s statement doesn’t confirm an official anime adaptation is in the works, it certainly suggests his openness and potential desire for the project.
Fans however, aren’t that keen on the idea of Choujin X getting an anime adaptation particularly due to their dissatisfaction with Studio Pierrot’s handling of the Tokyo Ghoul anime adaptation. They believe that for Choujin X to receive a faithful and high-quality adaptation, it would require an exceptional team and studio at the helm, given their past experiences.
However, with the growing popularity of Choujin X,...
In a recent interview, Ishida was asked about his thoughts on the prospect of Choujin X being adapted into an anime. He responded with “I’d love to see it…“
While Ishida’s statement doesn’t confirm an official anime adaptation is in the works, it certainly suggests his openness and potential desire for the project.
Fans however, aren’t that keen on the idea of Choujin X getting an anime adaptation particularly due to their dissatisfaction with Studio Pierrot’s handling of the Tokyo Ghoul anime adaptation. They believe that for Choujin X to receive a faithful and high-quality adaptation, it would require an exceptional team and studio at the helm, given their past experiences.
However, with the growing popularity of Choujin X,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
This article contains spoilers for Shogun episode 10.
FX miniseries Shōgun has often been compared to Game of Thrones by fans and critics alike. Both shows present political intrigue, sex, and swordplay, all in within a feudal backdrop. Now that Shōgun‘s 10th and finale episode “A Dream of a Dream” has premiered, however, it’s clear that there’s one significant way in which the two TV properties differ: their budgets.
While early seasons of Game of Thrones had to be thrifty with action, once the show proved to be a hit, HBO opened up its ample wallet to fund some of the biggest battle sequences ever seen on television. As more of a one-season experiment (for now at least) Shōgun doesn’t have access to those dollars. The biggest armed conflict presented in the series, the real life Battle of Sekigahara in episode 10, turns up only briefly as Toranaga...
FX miniseries Shōgun has often been compared to Game of Thrones by fans and critics alike. Both shows present political intrigue, sex, and swordplay, all in within a feudal backdrop. Now that Shōgun‘s 10th and finale episode “A Dream of a Dream” has premiered, however, it’s clear that there’s one significant way in which the two TV properties differ: their budgets.
While early seasons of Game of Thrones had to be thrifty with action, once the show proved to be a hit, HBO opened up its ample wallet to fund some of the biggest battle sequences ever seen on television. As more of a one-season experiment (for now at least) Shōgun doesn’t have access to those dollars. The biggest armed conflict presented in the series, the real life Battle of Sekigahara in episode 10, turns up only briefly as Toranaga...
- 4/24/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Although the second season does not have the element of surprise, as first seasons usually do, it is easy to say that the creators of “Tokyo Vice Season 2” did an excellent job this time also, by focusing even more to the series' best aspect, its characters.
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Jake's miraculous rise in the echelons of Meicho newspaper continues, with his relationship with both his superior, Maruyama, and his colleagues, Tin Tin and Trendy, being on its highest level. Maruyama listens to him and trusts him, as do the other two actually, frequently following his advice even. Even Baku, his racist, nationalistic boss seems to have warmed up to him, at least professionally, occasionally approving even his most daring suggestions. At the same time, the reappearance of Tozawa throws a shadow over everyone, including Jake, who has started a relationship with his former mistress,...
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Jake's miraculous rise in the echelons of Meicho newspaper continues, with his relationship with both his superior, Maruyama, and his colleagues, Tin Tin and Trendy, being on its highest level. Maruyama listens to him and trusts him, as do the other two actually, frequently following his advice even. Even Baku, his racist, nationalistic boss seems to have warmed up to him, at least professionally, occasionally approving even his most daring suggestions. At the same time, the reappearance of Tozawa throws a shadow over everyone, including Jake, who has started a relationship with his former mistress,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
It seems like the only way for Mangaka Sui Ishida, after working on his superhit manga series Tokyo Ghoul, is up and waaay above others’ expectations, considering how his most recent work is gaining the same acclamation. In fact, after Ken Kaneki’s blockbuster saga from the early 2010s, fans are all set to explore this new work of the mangaka fairly soon.
Sui Ishida’s Tokyo Ghoul.
This comes after the results of the MyAnimeList poll came out for the top 20 manga series that readers most desperately wish to see adapted into animation. And surprisingly enough (or perhaps unsurprisingly?!), one of the manga series in the top 3 of this list is none other than Ishida sensei’s latest piece of masterwork winning fans over, Choujin X.
Sui Ishida’s Choujin X is Among the Top 3 of the Most Wanted Anime Projects!
Recently, MyAnimeList, which is inevitably “the biggest online database for anime and manga,...
Sui Ishida’s Tokyo Ghoul.
This comes after the results of the MyAnimeList poll came out for the top 20 manga series that readers most desperately wish to see adapted into animation. And surprisingly enough (or perhaps unsurprisingly?!), one of the manga series in the top 3 of this list is none other than Ishida sensei’s latest piece of masterwork winning fans over, Choujin X.
Sui Ishida’s Choujin X is Among the Top 3 of the Most Wanted Anime Projects!
Recently, MyAnimeList, which is inevitably “the biggest online database for anime and manga,...
- 4/20/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
The search for truth comes with its own perils and high cost, but to what extent does that justify bending morality to one’s convenience? Facing mortal danger and concerns for his family as Jake Edelstein makes a final stand against the Yakuza boss Shinzo Tozawa, his actions raise questions like this. After thorough investigation for a prolonged period of time, Jake and the rest of his journalist team at Meicho Shimbun learned about Tozawa’s dealings with the FBI, which allowed for his violent takeover of Tokyo’s underworld since his return from the United States, and also for his liver transplant as well. Tozawa’s wife, Kazuko, whose family fortune was the reason for the Yakuza boss’ rise to power, became fed up with her husband’s illicit extramarital antics and constant negligence and decided to inform Detective Katagiri about the possible locations where the FBI documents might have been stored.
- 4/5/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of “Tokyo Vice,” now streaming on Max.
Season 2 of “Tokyo Vice,” the neo-noir crime drama set in Tokyo, Japan, and loosely based on a memoir written by journalist Jake Adelstein, has come to a close in an explosive finale that both sent off the series’ main, two-season running antagonist — and laid the foundation for what could potentially come from the Max thriller if a third season were to be greenlit.
The show stars Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe, and tells the story of a Japanese-fluent American writer (Elgort) who works his way into covering crime for one of Tokyo’s most prominent newspapers. In the process, he forges an unlikely bond with a dogged local police detective, Hiroto Katagiri (Watanabe), with the duo sharing information and working together to untangle sordid yakuza activities.
Before diving into the specifics of the finale,...
Season 2 of “Tokyo Vice,” the neo-noir crime drama set in Tokyo, Japan, and loosely based on a memoir written by journalist Jake Adelstein, has come to a close in an explosive finale that both sent off the series’ main, two-season running antagonist — and laid the foundation for what could potentially come from the Max thriller if a third season were to be greenlit.
The show stars Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe, and tells the story of a Japanese-fluent American writer (Elgort) who works his way into covering crime for one of Tokyo’s most prominent newspapers. In the process, he forges an unlikely bond with a dogged local police detective, Hiroto Katagiri (Watanabe), with the duo sharing information and working together to untangle sordid yakuza activities.
Before diving into the specifics of the finale,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for Tokyo Vice season 2.
The second season of the acclaimed Max original series Tokyo Vice featured a bloody power struggle between different yakuza clans for control of Tokyo’s criminal underworld in the late ‘90s. At the center was Shinzo Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida), the head of the Tozawa clan who viciously murders any rivals that won’t concede to his rise to power, while pulling the strings of the Japanese government and major news media outlets. Scrambling to dethrone Tozawa are investigative journalist Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort), veteran police detective Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe), and rival yakuza boss Akiro Sato (Show Kasamatsu).
In an exclusive interview with Den of Geek, Tokyo Vice creator, showrunner, and executive producer J.T. Rogers and director and executive producer Alan Poul unpack the twists and turns of season 2, explain how they set up the season’s grand finale, and reveal their...
The second season of the acclaimed Max original series Tokyo Vice featured a bloody power struggle between different yakuza clans for control of Tokyo’s criminal underworld in the late ‘90s. At the center was Shinzo Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida), the head of the Tozawa clan who viciously murders any rivals that won’t concede to his rise to power, while pulling the strings of the Japanese government and major news media outlets. Scrambling to dethrone Tozawa are investigative journalist Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort), veteran police detective Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe), and rival yakuza boss Akiro Sato (Show Kasamatsu).
In an exclusive interview with Den of Geek, Tokyo Vice creator, showrunner, and executive producer J.T. Rogers and director and executive producer Alan Poul unpack the twists and turns of season 2, explain how they set up the season’s grand finale, and reveal their...
- 4/4/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
2 Lingering Mysteries Could Finally Get Closure as ‘Tokyo Vice’ Season 2 Approaches Climactic Finale
Ansel Elgort starring Max original series, Tokyo Vice, is just days away from airing its explosive season 2 finale. The dramatized version of real events follows American journalist Jake Adelstein, as he delves into Tokyo’s crime-filled underworld.
The series also focuses on Ken Watanabe’s veteran police detective Hiroto Katagiri and Show Kasamatsu’s Akiro Sato. The season 2 finale may end some of the unsolved mysteries of the season.
Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, and others in Tokyo Vice official poster
Showrunner J.T. Rogers adapted the series from Adelstein’s book Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan. Rogers will also pen the finale episode of the season, making fans excited for some great twists and turns. The finale is expected to address 2 major mysteries.
Mystery 1: Who Started The Meicho Office Fire? Eimi suspected Baku of starting the Meicho Office fire in Tokyo Vice Season 2 Episode...
The series also focuses on Ken Watanabe’s veteran police detective Hiroto Katagiri and Show Kasamatsu’s Akiro Sato. The season 2 finale may end some of the unsolved mysteries of the season.
Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, and others in Tokyo Vice official poster
Showrunner J.T. Rogers adapted the series from Adelstein’s book Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan. Rogers will also pen the finale episode of the season, making fans excited for some great twists and turns. The finale is expected to address 2 major mysteries.
Mystery 1: Who Started The Meicho Office Fire? Eimi suspected Baku of starting the Meicho Office fire in Tokyo Vice Season 2 Episode...
- 3/31/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
“Shōgun” is a rare sort of television adaptation. It’s based on a book (which previously inspired an Emmy-winning limited series in 1980) that fictionalizes real history, creating a compelling blend of history, fiction, and fantasy. The thrilling TV tale makes for a fun jumping-off point to get into 17th century Japanese history, and now that we’re at the midpoint of the season, it makes sense to check up on some of the show’s biggest unanswered questions.
Did Lord Tokugawa (the “real” Toronaga) actually escape a hostage situation by pretending to be a woman?
No. But Lord Ishida, the equivalent of Ishido, did! Historically, Ishida and Tokugawa’s beef was every bit as spicy as their counterparts in “Shōgun,” up to and including the assassination attempt at Osaka Castle in 1600 When the assassination failed, Ishida got out of dodge by dressing in drag and riding in a palanquin — without...
Did Lord Tokugawa (the “real” Toronaga) actually escape a hostage situation by pretending to be a woman?
No. But Lord Ishida, the equivalent of Ishido, did! Historically, Ishida and Tokugawa’s beef was every bit as spicy as their counterparts in “Shōgun,” up to and including the assassination attempt at Osaka Castle in 1600 When the assassination failed, Ishida got out of dodge by dressing in drag and riding in a palanquin — without...
- 3/27/2024
- by Alexis Nedd
- Indiewire
In the previous episode of Tokyo Vice, season 2, Ishida took his last breath after getting fatally shot by two assassins. Tozawa became a suspect, but he voluntarily showed up at the Tokyo Pd and showed Detective Nagata a photo of him with the other Yakuza members in a meeting during the time when Ishida’s murder took place. Samantha, however, confided in Jake, telling him about the assassins with red-eyed tattoos on their wrists. Jake did some digging and informed Katagiri about the tattoos. Jake faced a troubling situation at his office when Eimi allowed Kurihara to publish an article on Samantha, accusing her of Ishida’s murder. Jake took a few days off and flew back home to Missouri. In the closing scene of the sixth episode, Katagiri returned home and found Shinjiro, one of the two assassins who killed Ishida, waiting for him. As Shinjiro asked the detective to help him,...
- 3/16/2024
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
One of the strongest pillars of the Chihara-kai group has fallen in the previous episode of Tokyo Vice season 2, a continuation of the HBO Max series, after Ishida was shot to death by an unknown assassin in the club Polina. The Chihara-kai gang, a significant part of the Yakuza, is a feared group of criminals led by Koichi Tanaka, whose right-hand man was Hitoshi Ishida. Hitoshi Ishida worked as the de facto leader of this group and made a huge number of enemies within the organization because of his strong principles that set him apart from the other members. However, after his tragic death in episode 6, a void is created in the gang, which can only be filled if Sato takes up the leadership, but it would be a bumpy ride for Sato as there are many obstacles on his path. Especially because someone from the Chihara-kai gang might have...
- 3/11/2024
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Naruto and One Piece are colossal juggernauts in the world of anime, therefore it’s no surprise they share a few talented voice actors who give life to their characters. Thinking about Hinata when you hear Kozuki Hiyori is not strange because both characters share their voice actors.
Both franchises have achieved an iconic status and have been held very close to heart by fans for a long time. From Luffy to Naruto, they have some of the most legendary characters and their voice actors play a crucial role in making the character likeable.
Here are five voice actors who have lent their voices to both of the greatest anime ever.
5. Akira Ishida
Cavendish from One Piece and Gaara from Naruto
Akira Ishida’s most famous work is his voice acting for Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage. But, surprisingly, Ishida has also voiced Cavendish, the captain of the Beautiful Pirates and his villainous alternate personality,...
Both franchises have achieved an iconic status and have been held very close to heart by fans for a long time. From Luffy to Naruto, they have some of the most legendary characters and their voice actors play a crucial role in making the character likeable.
Here are five voice actors who have lent their voices to both of the greatest anime ever.
5. Akira Ishida
Cavendish from One Piece and Gaara from Naruto
Akira Ishida’s most famous work is his voice acting for Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage. But, surprisingly, Ishida has also voiced Cavendish, the captain of the Beautiful Pirates and his villainous alternate personality,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Jeffrin Shijo
- FandomWire
Hollywood’s biggest night is upon us at last. The 96th Academy Awards air Sunday at 7/6c on ABC, which is good news for “Oppenheimer” leading man Cillian Murphy, who on Monday will be able to return home to Ireland and not leave its shores for six months. The ceremony will again be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and many former winners, including Jessica Lange, Matthew McConaughey and Rita Moreno, will be on hand to help hand out this year’s awards. The evening will also include what is probably going to go down as one of the weirdest musical numbers to be featured on the Oscar stage, as someone was able to talk three-time nominee Ryan Gosling into performing the memorable hit song “I’m Just Ken” from Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” So although there haven’t been too many surprises this awards season, meaning Sunday’s telecast might be...
- 3/9/2024
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Previously in Tokyo Vice season 2, the major antagonist of the show, Tozawa, returned, posing an ultimate threat to almost everyone’s life in Tokyo Vice. Superintendent Nagata and senior detective Katagiri also became a threat to the Chihara-kai gang, as they raided their hideouts multiple times. This season is going to be a tough battle between the police and the criminal gangs, which has just begun and has gradually moved forward. From the very beginning of the fourth episode of this series, it seemed like Nagata would remain an unstoppable force against this criminal gang, which would lead to a major confrontation in the series. Let’s see how things unfold in this latest episode of Tokyo Vice.
Spoilers Ahead
Who Killed Ota?
Episode 4 opened with Katagiri and Ishida having a conversation, as Katagiri warned him about Nagata being hellbent on raiding their crime syndicate and that there was no...
Spoilers Ahead
Who Killed Ota?
Episode 4 opened with Katagiri and Ishida having a conversation, as Katagiri warned him about Nagata being hellbent on raiding their crime syndicate and that there was no...
- 2/23/2024
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
The landscape of the Tokyo underworld was massively affected by Tozawa’s presence, whose dastardly acts created unrest among Yakuza and changed the existing dynamic with the cops. In his absence, situations took a significant turn yet again as a false sense of security momentarily grasped everyone. However, the third episode of HBO Max’s Tokyo Vice hints that Tozawa has possibly returned sooner than expected, which will put several lives in mortal danger, starting with our protagonist duo, Jake and Katagiri.
While the first episode of the second season of Tokyo Vice revealed Polina’s death to be connected with the vice minister’s high-profile scandal, the deliberate destruction of evidence in Meicho by unknown perps resulted in the case being dropped. Tozawa had left the country previously, and Katagiri learns that he might have moved to the States for reasons unknown. On the other hand, upon learning that...
While the first episode of the second season of Tokyo Vice revealed Polina’s death to be connected with the vice minister’s high-profile scandal, the deliberate destruction of evidence in Meicho by unknown perps resulted in the case being dropped. Tozawa had left the country previously, and Katagiri learns that he might have moved to the States for reasons unknown. On the other hand, upon learning that...
- 2/17/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Waging war against organized crime is one of the steepest hills to climb for those who pursue truth and justice, and it is twice as treacherous if a diabolical, influential organization like the Yakuza is posited as the opponent. As the second season of Max’s Tokyo Vice returns with two new episodes, the rookie investigative journalist Jake Adelstein learns a harsh lesson about that, and the veteran detective, Katagiri, too gets a reminder, as he had presumably forgotten about the danger that his trade entails.
In the previous season, as a newcomer and the first foreign journalist at Japan’s most prestigious newspaper, Meicho Shimbun, Jake Adelstein quickly found himself entangled in the ongoing conflict between two rival Yakuza clans of Tokyo—Tozawa and Chihara-Kai—and was also taken under the wing of Detective Katagiri. A migrant hostess, Samantha, and her boyfriend and Chihara-Kai member, Sato, were introduced as Jake’s new associates,...
In the previous season, as a newcomer and the first foreign journalist at Japan’s most prestigious newspaper, Meicho Shimbun, Jake Adelstein quickly found himself entangled in the ongoing conflict between two rival Yakuza clans of Tokyo—Tozawa and Chihara-Kai—and was also taken under the wing of Detective Katagiri. A migrant hostess, Samantha, and her boyfriend and Chihara-Kai member, Sato, were introduced as Jake’s new associates,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers from the Season 2 premiere of HBO’s “Tokyo Vice,” now streaming on Max.
“Jake is being a very bad boy…”
That’s how Ken Watanabe, who plays detective Hiroto Katagiri, described Jake Adelstein’s (Ansel Elgort) actions at the end of “Tokyo Vice’s” Season 2 premiere. The second season picks off right where Season 1 ended in April 2022 and plugs viewers back into the neon-lit streets of Tokyo’s underbelly.
Loosely based on the memoir written by journalist Jake Adelstein, “Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan,” the show follows Adelstein as he works with detective Katagiri to expose the atrocities committed by the yakuza and dismantle organized crime in the city.
The jaw-dropping Season 2 premiere, which debuted on Max with two episodes, saw Jake, the Japan-based journalist, for lack of a better phrase, “sealing the deal” with Shinzo Tozawa’s (Ayumi Tanida) girlfriend,...
“Jake is being a very bad boy…”
That’s how Ken Watanabe, who plays detective Hiroto Katagiri, described Jake Adelstein’s (Ansel Elgort) actions at the end of “Tokyo Vice’s” Season 2 premiere. The second season picks off right where Season 1 ended in April 2022 and plugs viewers back into the neon-lit streets of Tokyo’s underbelly.
Loosely based on the memoir written by journalist Jake Adelstein, “Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan,” the show follows Adelstein as he works with detective Katagiri to expose the atrocities committed by the yakuza and dismantle organized crime in the city.
The jaw-dropping Season 2 premiere, which debuted on Max with two episodes, saw Jake, the Japan-based journalist, for lack of a better phrase, “sealing the deal” with Shinzo Tozawa’s (Ayumi Tanida) girlfriend,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
Over the first half of “Tokyo Vice” Season 2, Ken Watanabe’s harried detective looks, to put it mildly, like absolute dogshit. Puffy bags threaten to swallow his eyes. Peppered stubble creeps across his chin and cheeks. Watch closely and you’ll swear you can see his hair falling out, one withered strand at a time. While likely frowned upon by his superiors, Detective Hiroto Katagiri’s shabby appearance is justified. At work, he’s been relegated to demeaning desk duty, promising clueless citizens he’ll find out where the yakuza has taken their cat. At home, he’s been living alone for months, smoking silently in an empty bed, gazing out into the darkness for any signs of danger — and danger is out there. His family is in hiding because, when not busy catnapping, the yakuza is threatening to kill them. If they feel Katagiri snooping around in their business,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Yesterday the main Kyoto Animation arson attack trial concluded when Shinji Aoba, the defendant, was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to the death penalty. While Aoba’s lawyer has not released a statement since the verdict was handed down, according to the Nhk , the defense team filed an appeal with the Osaka High Court, according to the Kyoto Shimbun . The Osaka High Court is in Japan's second highest court tier , followed by the Supreme Court. Aoba was found guilty with the murder of 36 employees — who included The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya director Yasuhiro Takemoto, animator Yoshiji Kigami, chief animation director on the Free! franchise Futoshi Nishiya, Sound! Euphonium character designer Shouko Ikeda and many more — attempted murder on 32 counts, arson, breaking and entering, and violating the firearms and sword control law, according to the Nhk . Presiding Judge Keisuke Masuda of the Kyoto District Court stated “The court has...
- 1/26/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
The excellent continuation of the iconic “Bleach” continued in distinct shonen paths this year, with the second season of “Thousand Years Blood War”, titled “The Separation”.
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While Ichigo is training, the rest of his Soul Society comrades are having to fight their Quincy opponents without their Bankai, which had, surprisingly, been stolen by their adversaries. In the meantime, Urahara is searching for a way for them to get their Bankai back, while Kurotsuchi is doing his own experiments on how to counter some of the most fearful techniques of their opponents. Yhwach, on the other hand, is searching for a way to invade the Soul Palace, while Ishida is being promoted within the ranks of the Quincy. As the episodes pass, more new foes are introduced, while the majority of the major characters of the previous seasons also make an appearance.
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While Ichigo is training, the rest of his Soul Society comrades are having to fight their Quincy opponents without their Bankai, which had, surprisingly, been stolen by their adversaries. In the meantime, Urahara is searching for a way for them to get their Bankai back, while Kurotsuchi is doing his own experiments on how to counter some of the most fearful techniques of their opponents. Yhwach, on the other hand, is searching for a way to invade the Soul Palace, while Ishida is being promoted within the ranks of the Quincy. As the episodes pass, more new foes are introduced, while the majority of the major characters of the previous seasons also make an appearance.
- 12/28/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The modern landscape of Japanese cinema features no shortage of genre fare taking their inspiration and/or origins from the world of anime. Most of those adaptations, though, arrived several years after their series premiere or original broadcast, which makes the new effort from director Yusuke Ishida quite curious, with his latest venture being a live-action version of “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” now screening on Netflix the same year as a series adaptation appears on Crunchyroll.
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Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day. After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's (Eij Akaso) life has lost its luster. He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to a beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town,...
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Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day. After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's (Eij Akaso) life has lost its luster. He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to a beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town,...
- 8/28/2023
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
It's been known for a while that part 2 of "Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War" would premiere in July 2023, but we now have a concrete date and a trailer to go with it. The next batch of "Bleach" episodes, subtitled "The Separation," will begin airing on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at 7:30 a.m. Pt. The series will continue to be simulcast outside Japan, with subtitles in six languages available upon premiere: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and German. Information about dub release dates should be forthcoming following the premiere.
"Thousand-Year Blood War" adapts the final arc of Tite Kubo's original manga, published in Weekly Shonen Jump. "Bleach" is the story of Ichigo Kurosaki, a Japanese teenager with red hair, a punk attitude, and the ability to see ghosts. One day, he's attacked by an evil spirit called a Hollow and given the power to defeat it by Rukia Kuchiki, a Shinigami girl...
"Thousand-Year Blood War" adapts the final arc of Tite Kubo's original manga, published in Weekly Shonen Jump. "Bleach" is the story of Ichigo Kurosaki, a Japanese teenager with red hair, a punk attitude, and the ability to see ghosts. One day, he's attacked by an evil spirit called a Hollow and given the power to defeat it by Rukia Kuchiki, a Shinigami girl...
- 5/28/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
The 17th season of one of the most iconic shonen anime and manga of all time was one of the most expected titles of the previous season, and thankfully, Studio Pierrot and director Tomohisa Taguchi did not disappoint, making the most out of Tite Kubo's original material, which is actually concluded by the Thousand-Year Blood War arc.
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The series starts by showing how much the main protagonists, Ichigo, Sado, Inoue and Ishida have improved, as they make short work of the giant Hollows that appear in town. However, soon, a new, more powerful than ever enemy appears in the face of a Quincy Army and their leader Yhwach, who is later revealed to have been beaten but not killed by Chief Yamamoto, a thousand years ago. Now Yhwach has returned with a huge army, which has caused the...
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The series starts by showing how much the main protagonists, Ichigo, Sado, Inoue and Ishida have improved, as they make short work of the giant Hollows that appear in town. However, soon, a new, more powerful than ever enemy appears in the face of a Quincy Army and their leader Yhwach, who is later revealed to have been beaten but not killed by Chief Yamamoto, a thousand years ago. Now Yhwach has returned with a huge army, which has caused the...
- 4/26/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Graduating as Ozu’s assistant with his debut feature-length at Shochiku in 1960, Masahiro Shinoda (b. 1931) saw the dawn of the Japanese New Wave and rose to prominence alongside the likes of Nagisa Oshima, Yasuzo Masumura, Koreyoshi Kurahara, and Shohei Imamura among a whole host of others. Though he would spend most of his career reinterpreting and reimagining whole genres including the yakuza film and jidaigeki, the films across his four-decade-long career would predominantly be united by a re-examination of Japanese historical, societal, and national identity, complete with a focus on alienation, mythologies, and religious and moral turmoil. Frequently coupled with composer Toru Takemitsu, cinematographers Masao Kosugi and Tatsuo Suzuki, and actress Shima Iwashita (whom he would go on to marry), Shinoda’s films grapple with man’s perturbing darkness and its effect on the personal and national conscience. Like most of his Nūberu Bāgu compatriots, Shinoda frequently negated cinematic and narrative traditions,...
- 2/22/2023
- by JC Cansdale-Cook
- AsianMoviePulse
Tyler Posey is back as Scott McCall in Teen Wolf: The Movie which just unveiled its first official trailer. The new Teen Wolf film was written by Teen Wolf creator Jeff Davis and finds the gang reunited and facing a brand new threat.
In addition to Tyler Posey, Paramount+’s Teen Wolf: The Movie stars Crystal Reed as Allison, Holland Roden as Lydia, Shelley Hennig as Malia, Tyler Hoechlin as Derek, Jr Bourne as Chris, Orny Adams as Coach Bobby Finstock, and Colton Haynes as Jackson. Linden Ashby is Sheriff Stilinski, Melissa Ponzio is Melissa, Ryan Kelley is Deputy Jordan Parrish, Seth Gilliam is Dr. Alan Deaton, Ian Bohen is Peter, Dylan Sprayberry is Liam, Vince Mattis is Eli, Khylin Rhambo is Mason, Amy Workman is Hikari, and Nobi Nakaniski is Deputy Ishida.
“It’s 15 years later and we meet Scott in his early 30s. Scott McCall is not a...
In addition to Tyler Posey, Paramount+’s Teen Wolf: The Movie stars Crystal Reed as Allison, Holland Roden as Lydia, Shelley Hennig as Malia, Tyler Hoechlin as Derek, Jr Bourne as Chris, Orny Adams as Coach Bobby Finstock, and Colton Haynes as Jackson. Linden Ashby is Sheriff Stilinski, Melissa Ponzio is Melissa, Ryan Kelley is Deputy Jordan Parrish, Seth Gilliam is Dr. Alan Deaton, Ian Bohen is Peter, Dylan Sprayberry is Liam, Vince Mattis is Eli, Khylin Rhambo is Mason, Amy Workman is Hikari, and Nobi Nakaniski is Deputy Ishida.
“It’s 15 years later and we meet Scott in his early 30s. Scott McCall is not a...
- 12/5/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The stage is officially set for the fight of Scott McCall’s life.
Paramount+ treated attendees of Ccxp in Sao Paolo, Brazil, on Sunday to a first look at the full trailer for Teen Wolf: The Movie, which you can now watch in full above.
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Here’s what to expect from the film, according to Paramount+’s official release: “A full moon rises in Beacon...
Paramount+ treated attendees of Ccxp in Sao Paolo, Brazil, on Sunday to a first look at the full trailer for Teen Wolf: The Movie, which you can now watch in full above.
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Here’s what to expect from the film, according to Paramount+’s official release: “A full moon rises in Beacon...
- 12/4/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Scott McCall’s pack has set a reunion date in Beacon Hills.
Teen Wolf: The Movie, a direct continuation of MTV’s Teen Wolf (2011–2017), will premiere Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada, as announced today during the film’s New York Comic Con panel.
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It will be available for fans in the U.
Teen Wolf: The Movie, a direct continuation of MTV’s Teen Wolf (2011–2017), will premiere Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada, as announced today during the film’s New York Comic Con panel.
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It will be available for fans in the U.
- 10/7/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
‘Drifting Home’: How Hiroyasu Ishida’s Childhood Fueled His Anime About a Floating Apartment Complex
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For his sophomore feature, “Drifting Home” (streaming on Netflix), director Hiroyasu Ishida (“Penguin Highway”) had a flash of inspiration that developed into a surreal anime about a group of sixth grade pals who inexplicably find themselves adrift at sea in an abandoned apartment building. “It began with the image of the apartment building drifting along the waters,” he told IndieWire. “And when I drew this, I thought this was quite interesting and something no one had ever seen. So it gave me the confidence to just run with it make a feature film out of it.”
Once he had his central image, Ishida began exploring the psychological ramifications for this group of lost kids, centered on his co-protagonists: Natsume and Kosuke, who are almost like siblings and who grew up together in the apartment building. But there are conflicts between the two friends that surface during the bizarre voyage to find their way back home,...
For his sophomore feature, “Drifting Home” (streaming on Netflix), director Hiroyasu Ishida (“Penguin Highway”) had a flash of inspiration that developed into a surreal anime about a group of sixth grade pals who inexplicably find themselves adrift at sea in an abandoned apartment building. “It began with the image of the apartment building drifting along the waters,” he told IndieWire. “And when I drew this, I thought this was quite interesting and something no one had ever seen. So it gave me the confidence to just run with it make a feature film out of it.”
Once he had his central image, Ishida began exploring the psychological ramifications for this group of lost kids, centered on his co-protagonists: Natsume and Kosuke, who are almost like siblings and who grew up together in the apartment building. But there are conflicts between the two friends that surface during the bizarre voyage to find their way back home,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
After he had started his career in the animation and character design at Studio Ghibli, working on such features as “Arietty” and “From Up on Poppy Hill”, Yojiro Arai eventually became a member of Studio Colorido, where he would not only work in the previously mentioned departments, but also take over directing duties. He also contributed to the animation and character design for “Sonny Boy & Dewdrop Girl”, a short feature by the studio’s co-founder Hiroyasu Ishida, who liked the cooperation with his colleague and decided to take over Arai’s job for his directing debut, the short feature “Typhoon Noruda”. Much like his colleague’s works, the inspiration for the story surrounding the friendship of two male high-school students and their encounter with a supernatural force, came from a drawing which helped him, Ishida and the remaining crew, to find the right language and design approach for the feature.
- 7/16/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
After his third short feature “Sonny Boy & Dewdrop Girl”, director and animator Hiroyasu Ishida made “Paulette’s Chair” which, on the one hand, can be seen as a confirmation and skill he had acquired over the years, but also as a preparation for the work he did on Yojiro Arai’s “Typhoon Noruda”. While the short movie would contain similar themes as his previous works, most notably “Fumiko’s Confession”, it also shows Ishida telling a story within a foreign environment, in this case France. After its “Paulette’s Chair” emphasized the reputation of Ishida as one of the greatest new talent within anime, a director able to blend themes such as growing up with concepts of movement and the blurry lines of reality and fantasy.
In her childhood, living in the French countryside, Paulette spends most of her time alone, afraid she might not be accepted by the other...
In her childhood, living in the French countryside, Paulette spends most of her time alone, afraid she might not be accepted by the other...
- 7/12/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
After graduating from Kyoto Seika University, director and animator Hiroyasu Ishida already had two projects, “Fumiko’s Confession” and “Rain Town”, under his belt which had not only won awards but also managed to get him international attention, thus enabling him to co-found Studio Colorido in Tokyo. When it came to his next project, he came back to an illustration he had done while still at university, showing children playing at their favorite secret place, away from all the adults in their lives. While his skill as an animator, creating worlds which blend memory, fantasy and reality had been established in his previous works, “Sonny Boy & Dewdrop Girl” would also be an exercise in storytelling, one dealing with issues such as first love and growing up.
At school, Hirata is a shy student who does not participate much in class or engage in talks with other classmates, and who feels more comfortable when he draws.
At school, Hirata is a shy student who does not participate much in class or engage in talks with other classmates, and who feels more comfortable when he draws.
- 7/11/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Following the positive reception of “Fumiko’s Confession” and in order to continue honing his skills as a filmmaker and animator, director Hiroyasu Ishida made his second feature, “Rain Town”. The ten-minute short, which would be his graduation project, took two year of his life to make and benefited from the kind of collaboration Ishida had got to know from his previous movie. Together with fellow student Yoshida Shouga, he directed a feature that would not only go on to win the prestigious New Face Award at the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival, but which showed a new aspect to its makers, creating a world that was situated somewhere between dream and (fictional) reality but also was quite different to “Fumiko’s Confession” with regard to its animation and design.
The story of the short feature takes place somewhere in the future, when a small town has been flooded by constant rainfall,...
The story of the short feature takes place somewhere in the future, when a small town has been flooded by constant rainfall,...
- 7/9/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Although he has made several short animated features previously, it was not until “Fumiko’s Confession” director Hiroyasu Ishida (“Penguin Highway”) made the necessary experiences which laid the groundwork for his future career. In his statement about the 2009 short, he explains how working with others departments and coordinating made him realize the collaborative effort behind each production and how everything needs to be communicated properly in order for the final result to work. “Fumiko’s Highway” was quite well-received and would go on to win a Best Film Award at Tokyo International Anime Fair and also an Excellence Award at the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival.
The story revolves around two characters, Takashi and Fumiko. After school, the latter finally has the courage to confess to him her affection and her desire to be in a relationship with him, but Takashi seems to misunderstand her statement, and is more interested in baseball.
The story revolves around two characters, Takashi and Fumiko. After school, the latter finally has the courage to confess to him her affection and her desire to be in a relationship with him, but Takashi seems to misunderstand her statement, and is more interested in baseball.
- 7/8/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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