Live Action Anime

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Lots of buzz has been surrounding the upcoming adaptation of the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender.  A few days ago domestic and international posters for the film were released, and you can take a look at that over on Last Airbender Fans. Also today, a new promotional pic of Aang was released, which [...]

Thanks go to ANN for this bit of news. Scott Charles Stewart, director of the upcoming live-action adaptation of the Korean manhwa Priest, announced on Friday that the film would have a prologue segment done in 2D animation. The segment, which will purportedly be R-rated will feature a look at “the war between man and [...]

We’ve all heard the news of the Gantz anime series getting a live-action treatment not too long ago. Well, some footage has finally been released and even though it’s not much, it will still allow people to speculate, which is always fun!  The first film will be released in early 2011 and the second will follow in [...]

Well boys and girls it’s been a pretty damn long wait, and I have to say by the look of the trailer I can’t predict that it will be a great movie, but compared to other awful video game adaptations, it’s definitely a step in the right direction.
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Christmas and New Year are sadly behind us now, and so too concludes the post-Christmas review special. Nevertheless, in part 3 comes the Thrasher’s take on the much-beloved bombastic blockbuster, Code Geass. After taking Japan and the US by storm, its first season has finally arrived on DVD in the UK in 2009. How does [...]

Looks like the official website for the upcoming live action adaptation of Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s series Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad is streaming 30 seconds of the movie, and you can watch it right HERE.
 

 
Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi (20th Century Boys, Ikebukuro West Gate Park) began filming for the movie late last summer, and the film is slated [...]

This news comes courtesy of the Anime News Network. Funimation have announced that they will be licencing The Legend of Kamui, Yoichi Sai’s live-action adaptation of the classic Sanpei Shirato manga, for release in America. The film, which premiered on September 19th in Japan, is due for a 2010 DVD release Stateside, although at this [...]

A happy new year from the Thrasher’s Word to Liveactionanime.org! The post-Christmas special continues, with the Thrasher giving his two cents on Studio BONES’ most recent 26-episode blockbuster, the mature, yet remarkably self-deprecating Darker Than Black. With a second season having just finished its run in Japan, the story is going to be a long [...]

It was noted in July of last year that a live-action adaptation of the classic space opera anime series Space Battleship Yamato. Yesterday, a thirty-second teaser trailer emerged online courtesy of fanboy.com. You can watch it below:

Judging by the date at the end of the trailer, the prospective Japanese release date appears to be December [...]