AKIRA LIVE ACTION REMAKE NEWS Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ

when I turned on my computer this afternoon to type up some early homework papers, I was delighted to see a picture of Tetsuo and Kaneda yelling at the top of their lungs BRAIN!!! MARK!!!! I was delighted and weireded out at the same time.

the good: Akira live action is in pre-production, Ruairi Robinson is helming it, writers and producers all are on board.

the bad: its through Leonardo Dicaprio..... and Warner Bros.

the ugly: New- Manhattan.

ughhh that sounds like shit doesnt it. New-Manhattan is supposedly a new city built with japanese money in the footsteps of old Manhattan.

heres a little info I stole from a million other blogs:

Warner Bros. will turn anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo's six-volume graphic novel masterwork "Akira" into two live action feature films, the first of which is being fast tracked for release in summer 2009, reports Variety.

WB, which had the "Akira" rights several years ago, only to let them lapse and then recapture them in a spirited bidding battle, is planning a twin-bill that the filmmakers have described as Blade Runner meets City of God.

The studio has closed a seven-figure rights acquisition deal with Kodansha, and has set Ruairi Robinson to direct a script by Gary Whitta (Book of Eli). Andrew Lazar's Mad Chance will produce with Appian Way's Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson.

Each feature will be comprised of three of the books in Otomo's series. The drama takes place in "New Manhattan," a metropolis that was rebuilt after being destroyed 31 years ago.

Robinson, an Irish helmer who has been Oscar-nominated for his short film and commercials work, is making his feature debut.

god. please have mercy on poor Kaneda's soul.

PAPRIKA!!!!!!!

ladies and gents, a brand spankin new anime from the director of "perfect blue" "millenium actress" and "Tokyo godfathers" , and the director of the hit anime television series "paranoia agent" brings to us a new psychological thriller:

PAPRIKA!!!!

this movie looks amazinggggg I am definatley adding it to my must see New Release Anime flicks

along with

Rebuild of evangelion
Ghost in the shell S.A.C- SSS
Mind Game (kind of old but still havnt seen it)
the girl who passed through time
and now PAPRIKA

heres the trailer :

fan-art

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Death Note DS Game

okay okay, I know I've been spending endless time talking about Death note, but I swear this ones important!!

if you have a DS (in which i dont) then your in luck! because a death note game is coming! you have the choice of either picking L, the super detective, or Light Yagami, the man with the notebook...I hope they bring this to psp or something because I cant get enough.


heres a vid:

NEW DEATH NOTE: NEW CREDITS

woahh this just blew my mind, the new opening and ending credits for DEATH NOTE,

the art is beautiful, and the music is action pumped!! check it:





IM LOVING THE HEAVY METAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

brand new work from Katsuhiro Otomo

He moves ladies and gentlemen! Katsuhiro Otomo, creator and director of AKIRA, and the producer of STEAMBOY designed the characters and the mechanics for the brand new 6 episode OVA anime entitled "FREEDOM"

theres a 6 minute trailer for Freedom,



and as you can see it resembles AKIRA in alot more ways than just the characters, the machines, the scenerey, even the vocational schools (DISCIPLINE!)

According to Wikipedia.org, "Freedom Project is about a child, Takeru, discovering a secret that could change the very society he depends upon. Civilization on the Earth was destroyed by a permanent abnormal climate shift. Cities of one-million people had been built on the moon and became the only place where humanity still survived. The remaining population declared the foundation of Republic Eden, then set forth expanding those lunar colonies that loved peace and freedom. However, one boy’s actions would later come to shake Eden’s peaceful existence..."

FMA Shambala....greatest Anime of 2006.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shambala was awesome. greatest thing to come out of 2006.

I love this moviee!!!! if you still havn't seen it, go pick it up. I hope they make a second movie though, FMA is too great a series to be over.
Al is the best

heres the best part of the movie (maybe spoilers):