North American anime distributor FUNimation has announced that they will simulcasting 20 anime this summer, and named 18 of the planned titles. Of course a few of these titles are carrying over from the previous season.
One Piece
Fairy Tail
Ninja Slayer
Ultimate Otaku Teacher
The Heroic Legend of Arslan
Snow White with the Red Hair
Rampo Kitan
Gangsta.
Seiyu’s Life
Bikini Warriors
Prison School
Hetalia: The World Twinkle
Aquarion Logos
Sky Wizards Academy (Kusen Madoshi)
Junjo Romantica 3
Overlord
Castle Town Dandelion
SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist
Broadcast Dubs plans will be announced at a later date.
Also if you don’t want to use the FUNimation website, they have apps for PS4 XboxOne and Apple/Android devices.
Rick and Morty, the twisted comedy series is making its return July 26th, and we are pumped up to see our favorite sci fi adventurers again. We’re expecting to see the same disgusting, messed up, twisted humor that made the first season such a delight. And from the trailer below we can tell that the alcoholic (but brilliant) Rick, and the overly anxious Morty are going to deliver in all the wrong ways.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90wG8ObCBE0
As we can see from the trailer, the show still has it’s great sense of dark humor, action, and science fiction mumbo jumbo that we love to see. But, there are some noticeable changes that peak our interest. Morty’s flying the trash saucer, Summer seems to be in more of Rick’s insane adventures, Jerry and Beth are still trying to keep their family stable, and there’s plenty of inter-dimensional bizarreness that made the first season so great.
The only scientific conundrum we’re dealing with right now is trying to figure out how the hell we’re supposed to wait for twenty six days for this show to come back. There are so many questions that we have racing through our minds from what the second season of Rick and Morty will hold!
Will we find out more about Rick’s mysterious past? Will Morty ever get the courage to ask his long time crush Jessica out? Will Jerry finally get some respect?… Probably not. But, we’re only going to find out July 26th when we see what creators Justin Roiland, and Dan Harmon have in store for the second season of Rick and Morty. It’s going to be off the hook glib globs!
After the tumultuous start in its pre-production, Steve Jobs seems to have taken enough flight to be able to survive in theaters next October 9 without an epic crash. This first full-length trailer shows Apple’s founder as a person almost devoid of human sympathy, but with enough passion for technology and the brand he was creating to succeed brilliantly. Of course, we already know he was an ambitious man and didn’t think twice about not accepting any errors or inconveniences in anything he was involved with.
How is it different to the 2013 Jobs film, that starred an admittedly decent Ashton Kutcher as the almighty Steve Jobs? As a fan of Aaron Sorkin’s work, especially The Newsroom, I’m excited to see familiar faces like Jeff Daniels, Kate Winslet and (a surprising) Seth Rogen accompanying Michael Fassbender for this story that promises being excellent – no less than what Jobs would have wanted, I’m sure. But I’m however not a huge supporter of Danny Boyle’s films in general, so it’ll be interesting for me to see this one, no doubt. At least I think we can trust that there’s a solid script for this movie, but I still would have liked to see a Fincher version of it, after what he created with Sorkin for The Social Network.
Now, what do you think or expect from this film? Look forward to our review in a few months!
Paul Thomas Anderson is teaming up with Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. to pen Downey’s long-gestating screenplay for, of all things, a live-action adaptation of Pinocchio.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the exclusive earlier today, in what will certainly be the strangest movie-related news of July 1, 2015. Downey and PTA have been close to working with one another a few times in the past, with Downey almost taking the lead role in Inherent Vice before he had to back out, giving way to Joaquin Phoenix.
As of now, PTA is merely writing a draft of Downey’s Pinocchio screenplay, which he has been tweaking for many years. However, the report indicates Anderson is being eyed to direct the adaptation. I say, why not?
A Pinocchio film from Paul Thomas Anderson, maybe even starring Robert Downey Jr. as Geppetto, would be deliciously offbeat and strange for sure. And it would go a long way to erasing Robert Benigni’s attempt at a live-action Pinocchio from our collective consciousness.
Gerard Butler stars as hero Mike Banning, in the highly anticipated sequel to OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN and is reunited with Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett and new addition to the cast, the beautiful Charlotte Riley.
Synopsis:
The sequel to the worldwide smash hit Olympus Has Fallen begins in London, where the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances. His funeral is a must-attend event for leaders of the western world. But what starts out as the most protected event on earth, turns into a deadly plot to kill the world’s most powerful leaders, devastate every known landmark in the British capital, and unleash a terrifying vision of the future. Only three people have any hope of stopping it: the President of the United States, his formidable secret service head (Gerard Butler), and an English MI-6 agent who rightly trusts no one.
LONDON HAS FALLEN is scheduled for released in early 2016.
It’s been quite an exciting summer of movies so far. Now that we have reached a short break in the action due to the holiday, let me get you caught up on a movie that you can’t miss. Dope is a movie that is getting nothing near the publicity that it deserves. It caught me by surprise and it will go down as one of the better movies of 2015.
This movie starts with high-school senior Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his pals Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) bonding over 90’s hip-hop culture. A chance encounter with a drug dealer named Dom lands the group at a birthday party. Half-way through the party gun fire erupts, they flee – with the Ecstasy that was hidden in Malcolm’s backpack. A wild adventure takes place as the group of friends have to evade armed drug dealers.
Dope deals directly with the idea that perception is always reality. Malcolm is perceived by everyone in his school as being the ultimate geek and nothing more. It becomes very obvious in the film that the drug dealer who stashed his ecstasy in the backpack felt the same way. Malcolm not only comes of age in this movie he shows that perceptions can be shattered and we can evolve. He handles his current situation and even uses it later in the film to help him in a major life altering way.
Dope is a well written movie with even better acting. It’s quick, witty, and not one person overshadows another throughout the movie which is always ideal. Dope presents itself as appealing to young adults but I feel all adults would enjoy the message of being just who you are no matter what the circumstances. I was caught off guard by how much heart this movie actually had.
I understand that this movie will be overshadowed this weekend with promises of movies that have a shirtless Channing Tatum and Arnold’s return as Terminator. All of these movies will offer you something good but Dope offers you even more. Dope offers you the chance to see a truly great ensemble cast pull off one of the best performances so far of 2015. Dope is simply a movie that can’t be missed.
From Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema comes award-winning filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s “Creed.” The film explores a new chapter in the “Rocky” story and stars Academy Award nominee Sylvester Stallone in his iconic role. The film also reunites Coogler with his “Fruitvale Station” star Michael B. Jordan as the son of Apollo Creed.
Adonis Johnson (Jordan) never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there’s no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed’s legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
Once in the City of Brotherly Love, Adonis tracks Rocky (Stallone) down and asks him to be his trainer. Despite his insistence that he is out of the fight game for good, Rocky sees in Adonis the strength and determination he had known in Apollo—the fierce rival who became his closest friend. Agreeing to take him on, Rocky trains the young fighter, even as the former champ is battling an opponent more deadly than any he faced in the ring.
With Rocky in his corner, it isn’t long before Adonis gets his own shot at the title…but can he develop not only the drive but also the heart of a true fighter, in time to get into the ring?
“Creed” also stars Tessa Thompson (“Selma,” “Dear White People”) as Bianca, a local singer-songwriter who becomes involved with Adonis; Phylicia Rashad (Lifetime’s “Steel Magnolias”) as Mary Anne Creed, Apollo’s widow; and English pro boxer and former three-time ABA Heavyweight Champion Anthony Bellew as boxing champ “Pretty” Ricky Conlan.
Coogler directs from a screenplay he wrote with Aaron Covington, based on characters from the “Rocky” series written by Sylvester Stallone. The film is being produced by Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler, Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, Kevin King Templeton and Sylvester Stallone, with Nicholas Stern executive producing.
Joining Coogler behind the scenes are director of photography Maryse Alberti (“The Wrestler”) and costume designers Antoinette Messam (“Orphan”) and Emma Potts (“127 Hours”), as well as his “Fruitvale Station” team: editors Michael P. Shawver and Claudia Castello; production designer Hannah Beachler; and composer Ludwig Göransson.
Marvel has announced 45 new titles for its “All-New, All-Different” re-launch and it certainly seems to be living up to its name. The complete list is as follows:
A-Force #1
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1
All-New All-Different Avengers #1
All-New Wolverine #1
All-New X-Men #1
Amazing Spider-Man #1
Angela: Asgard’s Assassin #1
Ant-Man #1
Captain Marvel #1
Carnage #1
Contest of Champions #1
Daredevil #1
Deadpool #1
Doctor Strange #1
Drax #1
Extraordinary X-Men #1
Guardians of the Galaxy #1
Hawkeye #1
Howard the Duck #1
Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1
Illuminati #1
Invincible Iron Man #1
Karnak #1
The Mighty Thor #1
Ms. Marvel #1
New Avengers #1
Nova #1
Old Man Logan #1
Sam Wilson, Captain America #1
Silk #1
Scarlet Witch #1
Spider-Gwen #1
Spider-Man #1
Spider-Man 2099 #1
Spider-Woman #1
Squadron Supreme #1
Star-Lord #1
The Totally Awesome Hulk #1
Web Warriors #1
Ultimates #1
Uncanny Avengers #1
Uncanny Inhumans #1
Uncanny X-Men #1
Venom: Spaceknight #1 [What a title…]
The Vision #1
Any titles catch your interest? Let us know in the comments below.
Transformers. Gundam. Voltron. Medabots. Robotech. Knights of Sidonia. Zoids. Megas XLR.
Our child-hoods, and for many of us our Netflix queues, are filled with stories about giant robots fighting other giant robots. Some are nuanced, some are complex and some are just plain fun.
In recent years, properties such as Pacific Rim have renewed mainstream interest in the genre within the world of science-fiction. However, it would seem that the world of science-reality has never forgotten and has been working to bring our fantasies to life.
Back in January, Suidobashi Heavy Industry announced that they had created their own version of the Gundam: the Kurata. The robot is 12.5ft (3.8m) tall robot that weighs 5 tonnes and has a top speed of 10kph. Today, Megabots Industries unveiled they had created a giant robot of their own; the Mark II. In a press video, the American creators of the Mark II challenged Suidobashi Heavy Industry to a showdown between there two robots.
While the chances of this actually happening are pretty slim, I think we all know that this would be awesome. Check out the video below and let us know what you think in the comments. Personally, my money is on the Kurata.
The Spring season for anime is pretty much closed up and you can bet I have some thoughts on a select few shows that I watched. But lets save that for another article. For now lets focus our attention on the summer anime season and what it has to offer. Or to be more precise, what I plan on watching.
Now I won’t be going over all the shows airing because there is just too many. And if you don’t want to hear my opinion on certain shows and just check em out for yourself you can click the link here to see the whole summer anime season list.
Lets hit the ball rolling with a little guilty pleasure that I am looking forward too. A show that any lesser man would be utterly embarrassed to even confess an interest in. But alas this is probably my most anticipated show this summer anime season, and for very specific and shallow reasons, I’ll admit. Monster Musume or formerly known as Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou is a show about a twenty year old boy who is thrust into the monster girl exchange program. These duties entail taking in a Lamia named Miia and help Monster Girls such as her integrate into society. But interspecies breeding has very strict laws and he won’t be able to deny at least getting a little frisky with this half snake half bodacious babe.
Okay now before you jump to conclusions let me assure you I know exactly what this show will most likely be, who it’s pandering too and the amount of artistic value it holds. And in my defense, I just find something super sexy about monster girls. Thats it, I can’t explain it. So I’ll be watching this show mainly for eye candy and raunchy comedy. But who knows, shows with less potential have surprised me before.
Now onto a more tasteful selection is God Eater, a post apocalyptic action show that just by the trailer gives off an Attack on Titan vibe. Since the trailer doesn’t give much away I had to do little digging to find out that it’s based off a psp japanese exclusive game. It takes place where humanity has been driven to near extinction by beings called “oracle cells”. And no modern weaponry is effective against them. That is until humanity develops living weapons infused with “oracle cells” called “god arcs”. The fighting force tasked with using these new weapons to fight back for humanity is dubbed God Eaters.
The animation looks a little weird but sure is crisp, which could surely make some great and fluid action sequences. Also its being handles by ufotable animation studio, and I usually like their stuff. This is a toss-up too I’m afraid, but I’m still expecting big things from this show.
Next is a show that isn’t really my style of genre, but I feel that since we gets so few anime like this I might as well give it a shot. Gansta takes place in the city of Ergastulum, a shady ville filled with made men and petty thieves, whores on the make and cops on the take, there are some deeds too dirty for even its jaded inhabitants to touch. Enter the “Handymen,” Nic and Worick, who take care of the jobs no one else will handle. Until the day when a cop they know on the force requests their help in taking down a new gang muscling in on the territory of a top Mafia family. It seems like business (and mayhem) as usual, but the Handymen are about to find that this job is a lot more than they bargained for.
The art looks great and it appears to be a very gritty kind of show. If I had it my way this would turn into some sort of episodic tale like Cowboy Bebop but I doubt it will follow such a structure. But at the least I can expect to see some serious adult situations with potentially good writing to string it all together. That alone is enough to give this show a chance.
Charolette is probably the show I have the highest expectations for this season, and for good reason. The script is done by Jun Maeda who has had such famous works as Clannad and Angel Beats. He’s pretty much a king when it comes to making you feel deeply for characters, while weaving a compelling tale. The synopsis is somewhat a secret I guess, seeing all I could find is that it’s about a boy with powers who meets a girl, then everything changes. Almost nothing to go on, but by the tone of the trailer alone I can tell this is gonna be a good one. If you only check out one show this season, this should be it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQpOIrg_uvA
And to wrap it up, another somewhat guilty pleasure. This one a little more forgiving, maybe. Prison school is a long running manga adaptation about five boys being admitted to an all girls school. But it’s not all sunshine and roses, the school they’re transferring too is Hachimitsu Private Academy a revered and elite all-girls’ boarding school on the outskirts of Tokyo. And lets say this experience could be heaven or hell for these new transfer students. Or maybe even a little bit of both. Personally I’ve been reading the manga for a long time and have loved it ever since I picked it up, so this pick is an obvious for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbtHgPBTWhw
So those are my picks for now. Mot likely in a couple of weeks when the season has come in a little bit my list will have changed on what I’m watching. And i’ll be sure to do a follow-up article when that time comes. But for now This is what I plan to watch. And if you want to watch any of these shows, they will be simulcasting with english subtitles on Funimation.com and Crunchyroll.com.
