Live Action Anime

It’s finally arrived: only a few days after its spot at the Superbowl, the full theatrical trailer for The Last Airbender hit the internet last night. At a little over two minutes, it expands on the some of the footage we’ve already seen in flashed with other bits and pieces that are entirely new. Some [...]

Today’s review takes a look at the Studio Ghibli fantasy adventure Tales From Earthsea, adapted from the novels by Ursula K. Le Guin and controversially directed by Goro – son of Hayao – Miyazaki. The film was the subject of a mixed response, finding both strong proponents and detractors among critics and audiences. Does it [...]

As of yesterday, a new 30 second teaser for M. Night Shyamalan’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender emerged online following its spot on the Superbowl. Check it out below:

It contains only a few tantalising shots and a single line of voiceover, but it’s enough to make me more excited for The Last Airbender [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Well, it’s that time again, everyone, when that benevolent, obese spirit of jollity (Santa, if that was unnecessarily abstract for anyone) has been and gone. Many of you, this December 25th, may have been blessed either with anime, or with vouchers or cash to obtain anime. But before you go rushing off to the inevitable [...]

Credit goes to ANN for this update. Gary Whitta, former screenwriter for Warner Brothers’ upcoming live-action adaptaion of Akira, has recently posted an update on some details of the film’s script. The script has since been turned over to Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, with Whitta not having worked on the project “for about a [...]