Live Action Anime

The Live Action Blood: The Last Vampire opened last Friday in 6 more theaters in five states. Those theaters are located in San Diego, Santa Monica, Chicago, Somerville, Dallas, and Arlington.

Chris Nahon’s Blood: the Last Vampire finally hit UK cinema screens on Friday 26th of June. Does it live up to the standard of Production I.G.’s original OVA, and does it present a beacon of quality that live action anime adaptations presently need so badly? The Thrasher made to pilgrimage to the cinema to bring [...]

In the movies section on Yahoo! Japan, the first 5 minutes of director Chris Nahon’s anticipated adaptation of Blood: The Last Vampire is being streamed for the world to see.

The film opens this Friday, May 29th, in Japan, and will be released in the UK on June 12th, and France on June 17th.  other countries, [...]

Thanks go to ANN for this bit of information on Chris Nahon’s upcoming adaptation of Blood: The Last Vampire. The film’s official Japanese Youtube channel for the movie yesterday posted a brief (33 second) clip from the film, which may be seen below:

The video shows a showdown between the vampiric heroine Saya (Gianna Jun) and [...]

Blood: The Last Vampire (live-action) at IGN.com
IGN Movies has learned that Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has acquired domestic media rights for Blood: The Last Vampire, East Wing Holdings Corp. and SAJ’s English language live-action feature movie of the 2000 Japanese anime feature film.
Directed by Chris Nahon (Empire of the Wolves, Kiss of the [...]

Thanks go to Kung Fu Cinema for this bit of info. On Tuesday, a behind-the-scenes video of the upcoming Blood: The Last Vampire adaptation was released on Trailer Addict demonstrating the physical effects which went into the action sequences. You can watch the video here.

The video shows some of the extensive wirework and training which [...]

Yahoo! Japan has just started streaming a brand new 100-second trailer for Pathe’s upcoming adaptation of Blood: The Last Vampire. We get some more insight into Saya’s backstory and some more kickass stunts and fantasy action sequences. Fans of the anime will also recognise the sequence on the subway train, an almost direct visual quote [...]

Activeanime.com today released a 97 second theatrical trailer for the live-action adaptation of Hiroyuki Kitakubo’s Blood: The Last Vampire, due for release in the UK and France on June 12th
Produced by Pathe, directed by Chris Nahon (Kiss of the Dragon) and choreographed by Corey Yuen (Transporter series), Blood is the story of Saya, a half-demon [...]

With the live action adaptation of Blood: The Last Vampire on the horizon, The Thrasher’s Word takes you back for another look at Production I.G.’s original OVA from 2000. Still worth watching? Hell yes. Here’s why:

Yahoo Movies Japan is now streaming the trailer for Blood: The Last Vampire.  You can CLICK HERE and check out the streaming link (opens directly in your default player) OR you can watch it below on the youtube embed.

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