Tag: Katsuyuki Motohiro

Sunrise Announces ‘Gundam Build Real’ Live-Action TV Series

Michael Lederhos

Today, Sunrise announced a new installment in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, that is a live-action production. This live-action production is apart of the Gundam Build multiverse titled, Gundam Build Real. The series will follow a similar premise to previous installments where people build kits and battle with them in virtual reality. Currently, Sunrise has provided a cast/ staff list, series summary, and teaser trailer for the production. Official series synopsis provided by Sunrise: It has been many years since the robot anime, “Mobile Suit Gundam,” which caused a major…

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Atom the Beginning Premiere Date & Cast Details Revealed

Pak Hanu

The official website for the Atom the Beginning anime series has updated with the cast details and premiere date for the series.  The series will debut on Saturday, April 15 at 11:00 P.M. JPST on NHK and will later be available on Amazon Prime Japan starting at 1:30 A.M. JPST on Sunday, April 16. Atom the Beginning will be featured on a stage show event that will be held at AnimeJapan 2017 in Tokyo on March 26.  The show will feature Nakumura, Inoue, Sakurai, Komatsu, and Sakura. The series takes place in Japan 30 years before the events of Astro Boy.   In order to combat the dangers of the world…

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Atom the Beginning Promo Streamed & Story Details Revealed

Pak Hanu

Tezuka Productions has recently opened an official website for the anime adaptation for the Atom the Beginning manga series.   The website revealed the first trailer for the anime series.  The series will launch in Japan in 2017.  The promo video features the tagline “, This is a previously untold ‘episode zero’ story leading up to the birth of Astro Boy.”  ANN provided a translation for the text featured in the trailer. Text: Original Concept: Osamu Tezuka Text: Project Planning Collaboration & Supervision: Makoto Tezuka Concept Works: Masami Yuuki Manga: Tetsuro Kasahara Text: Artificial Intelligence…

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Yoshiyuki Sadamoto & The Pillows Returning for FLCL 2

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Yesterday, at the FLCL 2 panel at Anime Expo 2016 vice president and producer at Production I.G., Maki Terashima-Furuta announced that the original character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Neon Genesis Evangelion, .hack franchise, Attack on Titan live-action films) is returning for the sequel. Along with the return of Sadamoto, Terashima-Furuta announced Japanese rock band, The Pillows are also returning to provide music for the series. Another announcement was the addition of Katsuyuki Motohiro (chief director of Psycho-Pass) will supervise the series. Also in attendance was FLCL creator, Kazuya Tsurumako, Haruko’s voice…

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