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Anime film hits theaters on May 29, live action on August 14 Toho MOVIE's official YouTube channel has released a 30-second collaboration clip featuring the new video of Io Sakisaka ( Ao Haru Ride )'s romance shoujo manga Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare / Love Me, Love Me Not . Serialized in Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret from June 2015 to May 2019, the manga released 12 volumes of tankobon. His English version Love Me, Love Me Not , publisher VIZ Media presents the tale of his first volume as: "Fast friends Yuna and Akari are complete opposites — Yuna is an idealist, while Akari is a realist. When lady-killer Rio and the naive Kazuomi join their ranks, love and friendship become complicated!" Toshimasa Kuroyanagi ( Say I Love You ) directs the anime film adaptation of the manga at A-1 Pictures ( Oreimo, Sword Art Online ) on a screenplay by Erika Yoshida ( Tiger & Bunny ). It will be released in Japan on May 29, 2020. Then will follow the live-action f...

Hiyori Sakurada stars showing Koizumi in March 27; Akari Hayami returns in different roles Fuji TV announced on Friday that it is producing a second season for Naru Narumi's live-action television series Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles ( Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san ) manga titled Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san Nidaime ( Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles: Second Generation ), which will debut on March 27. The new season will have an all-new cast, with Koizumi protagonist Hiyori Sakurada (Saki Achiga-hen live-action show Shizuno Takakamo, seen below). Akari Hayami, who played Koizumi in the previous season, will be the star in the show, but in a different role. Dark Horse Comics has licensed the manga and describes the story: In this fun food manga, let sweet, mysterious high school student Ms. Koizumi and her girlfriends show you the authentic ramen culture of everyday Japan. Noodles, toppings, broth— stalls on the street, restaurants, and home cooking... and yes, cup ramen too...

Film opened at # 2 in Japan on January 10 Malaysian film distributor GSC Movies announced Tuesday that Kaiji Final Game, the new live-action film inspired by Nobuyuki Fukumoto's Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji manga, will open in Malaysia on March 19. Encore Films is streaming the film's English and Chinese-subtitled trailer. The film opened on January 10. The film ranked #2 in Japan's opening weekend, earning a cumulative total of 1,935,549,950 yen (about US$ 17.62 million). The film sold 248,000 tickets and earned 362 million yen (around US$ 3.29 million) on January 11-12, selling 437,000 tickets, earning 616 million yen (around US$ 5.60 million) from January 10-13 (January 13 was a national holiday). The film's opening weekend earnings are 3.5 percent higher than previous 2011 movie Kaiji 2-Jinsei Dakkai Game's opening weekend earnings. While the film sold less tickets than Frozen II (Japan's eighth weekend), it earned more yen over the weekend than F...

On Friday, Sunrise revealed it is making a live-action video based on the Gundam Build spinoff franchise celebrating the 40th anniversary of Bandai's Gundam model kit series. Katsuyuki Motohiro directs the tentatively titled "Shin Gundam Create Divers" film. Sunrise didn't announce video release date. Gundam's Gundam Build spinoff series launched in 2013 with Gundam Build Fighters anime. The anime takes place in a world where people can build Gundam model kits and submit them to combat in a virtual battlefield. The series earned Gundam Build Fighters Try in 2015, and Gundam Build Divers in 2018. The latest entry in the series, Gundam Build Divers Re: RISE, premiered last October. This April will premiere a second season. Bandai introduced his first Gundam model kits (commonly called "Gunpla," short for "Gundam plastic model") in 1980, initially selling not only the popular mobile suits of the series, but other combat vehicles. Since then...

The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon farming manga began streaming the first full trailer and the second teaser trailer on Saturday. The trailers feature the Japanese musical duo Yuzu's theme song "Hidamari." The full trailer opens in English with the narrator labeling the main character Yūgo Hachiken as the world's "true savior." When Hachiken meets a pig he will raise, he thanks the pig in advance for its service that he assumes will last for his three years at an agricultural high school in Hokkaido. The teacher responds, "What are you saying? We're shipping it in the fall." Many of Hachiken's classmates are from farming families, but Hachiken is from the city and is not used to farm life. The video ends with Hachiken apologizing for splashing someone in the face with an sprayer. Sexy Zone band member Kento Nakajima plays the main character Yūgo Hachiken who mutte...

A long two years ago, a live-action Attack on Titan film was announced. We didn't know much more than it's happening and Tetsuya Nakashima was directing. Studio Toho finally gave the world an update, saying the film will be released in 2015 and instead of Nakashima directing the flick, Shinji Higuchi will be helming the film. Higuchi is best known to us as one of the founders of Gainax, but also has directed the 2012 film The Floating Castle and headed up special effects for several Gamera films. The Internet is already abuzz with discussion over the film. Arama translated a number of discussion points from 2ch and other places. Some of the topics included how to handle the seemingly multi-national cast, how the writing will shape up versus some other recent anime and manga film adaptations, and who would be the ultimate Mikasa. We'll fill you in as more details arrive, but now that we've got something to look forward to, who do you hope to see in the...

The staff of the upcoming live-action Rurouni Kenshin sequel films have revealed images of Yusuke Iseya as Aoshi Shinomori and min Tanaka as Nenji Kashiwazaki/Okina, two members of the Oniwabanshu. Aoshi Shinomori  Nenji Kashiwazaki/Okina The rest of the cast includes: Takeru Satoh as Kenshin Himura Emi Takei as Kaoru Kamiya Munetaka Aoki as Sanosuke Sagara Yuu Aoi as Megumi Takani Ryunosuke Kamiki as Sōjirō Seta Yosuke Eguchi as Hajime Saitō Tatsuya Fujiwara as Makoto Shishio Kazufumi Miyazawa as Toshimichi Ōkubo Yukiyoshi Ozawa as Hirobumi Itō Kaito Ōyagi as Yahiko Myōjin Maryjun Takahashi as Yumi Komagata Ryōsuke Miura as Chō Sawagejō The blog on Satoh's official website additionally posted on Wednesday that the staff are currently filming the final scene for both films. The blog also posted a new image of Satoh as Kenshin. The two new films, which will cover the Kyoto arc from Nobuhiro Watsuki's original historical action manga, wi...

The Japanese film site Cinema Cafe began streaming the full trailer for the live-action film of Yomi Hirasaka's Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) light novel series on Wednesday. The trailer features the theme song "Hitotsu Dake" (Just One) by the three-member band Kera Kera. Hirasaka and Buriki's original Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai light novels revolve around Kodaka Hasegawa (Kōji Seto) — a half-Japanese/half-British transfer student whose delinquent-like blonde hair and fierce eyes scare people.  Kodaka and a seemingly perpetually sullen girl named Yozora Mikazuki (Kie Kitano) decide to form Rinjinbu, a club for misfits who want to make friends. The two are eventually joined by five others. Mio Otani plays Sena Kashiwazaki, a beautiful girl who treats her male admirers like slaves but has never had any female friends.  Sara Takatsuki (Otomen, GTO, Daily Lives of High School Boys...

The official Attack on Titan website announced that Shinji Higuchi (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gamera) will direct the upcoming live-action film adaptation of the popular manga series. In addition, Yuusuke Watanabe (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Gantz) is writing the script. He is also working with film critic Tomohiro Machiyama and series creator Hajime Isayama for the said scripts. Isayama is also present at business meetings for the film and has offered ideas on the scripts and characters. The casting for the series is currently underway. The filming begins in summer 2014 and is planned for a 2015 release. TOHO will produce and distribute the film.