When we aren’t loving anime we’re indulging in live action Asian cinema – read more below on what we’ve been watching to see what’s happening in the scene!
Director of the live action Ace Attorney film Takashi Miike is trying his hand at adapting another beloved series, the infinitely bizarre JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. The film is called JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable Chapter 1, and the role of Josuke Higashikata will be played by Kento Yamazaki. For those who have never heard […]
Kazue Kato’s Blue Exorcist series is being adapted into another stage play that will premiere in Japan this August. The series follows Rin Okumura, the son of Satan and his exorcist brother Yukio as they search for a way to control the demonic powers Rin has inherited. The play is an adaptation of the ‘Revival […]
According to Japanese News site Livedoor, Hiromu Arakawa’s critically acclaimed Fullmetal Alchemist manga series is getting the live-action treatment. The series is no stranger to adaptations. The story of the Elric brothers and their journey to correct their mistakes in meddling with the laws of alchemy has seen two separate anime series, several animated movie […]
Check out the latest from the champions at Fury Fingers. The lads have brought to life the wonderful world of Tomb Raider with Lara Croft at the helm. Lara’s Objective? Well in this instance it’s an explosive barrel! Enjoy the movie below and show these magicians the support they deserve! Source: Fury Fingers YouTube Channel
Parasyte is a science fiction/horror/action manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki, published from 1988 to 1995 in only 10 volumes. This is a lot less than all the popular manga these days that go over 20 or 30 volumes. The Japanese movie industries enjoy making successful manga/anime/novel into live adaptations and so in October 2014, Part 1 of […]
After 2014 reports of a new film in the works followed by radio silence, a trailer for the new Gamera movie has appeared online overnight from Youtube Channel Best Video. Featuring a swarm of Gyaos copping a flogging from the Child’s Friend himself, it seems this is going for more CG and less suits, but it looks […]
With the live-action Attack on Titan Part 2: End of the World hitting local cinemas, Team Anime Inferno have hit their participating local cinemas to check it out! The second part of the Attack kicks off with a recap of the first instalment, which was a nice touch considering one of our staff hadn’t seen the […]
Presented by the Japan Foundation, this year’s Japanese Film Festival kicks off in Australia starting with Canberra this month then makes its way to other major cities, as well as regional cities across the country. Dates for major cities are: CANBERRA – 14 to 18 October 2015 at Capital Cinemas, Manuka Early BRISBANE – 21 […]
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story made it’s debut in Shounen Jump back in April 1994, and ran through to early November 1999. It’s written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki who also created Gun Blaze West. Rurouni Kenshin was, and is still an extremely popular manga as there was nothing else really like it at the […]
With the live-action Attack on Titan Part 1 hitting local cinemas, Team Anime Inferno have hit their participating local cinemas to check it out! Inferno As most of you know Attack on Titan is a massively successful and popular manga and anime series – the series delving into the world of live-action – well frankly […]