Father Geek here, annnnnd I've got one more of those massive Manga and Anime weekly reports from Scott for all of you to brouse thru... Like always it covers everything you could want to know about the week's happenings in the wide, wide worlds of Anime & Manga; Games, Comics, DVDs, Motion Pictures, Company Politics, CDs, Toys, even True Love. Yep, its all right here in one easy-to-find spot for your convience and ease-of-mind on AICN's...
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by Scott Green
Anime Spotlight: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volumes 5 and 6
Released by Manga Video and Bandai Entertainment
Stand Alone Complex spends a couple more independent episodes, mostly developing the character of the advanced technology special law enforcement agency Section 9's chief Aramaki (including a Sideways wine as a metaphor episode). Then Section 9's Togusa, the character whose thinking and MO are most recognizable to the viewer falls into a rabbit hole and reignites the unresolved super hacker Laughing Man case.
As the Laughing Man case blows up, the scale of how technology in the Ghost in the Shell world effects physical and social conflicts reaches it full potential. No longer is it subtle or unexplained. The series has plenty of conceptual depth in the bank thanks to the development of a world who technological and political status quo has been hinting around, but not explained. Now the payoffs come in. The motivations and mechanisms of the Laughing Man case are pulled from elements previously established in the series. They've been hard to spot as clues, and plenty about the state of world is still tantalizingly unexplained, but it's satisfying to watch the thoughtful construction
For scale, the conflict sparts a mini-war between Section 9 and the Drug Enforcement agency, which gives Section 9's chief operative, and most cybornetically augmented (a brain in a robot shell) Major Kusinagi a chance to break out her slow build and face some real changes. The conflict includes a spin-off retake on the final fight of the first movie, which is one of the more interesting alternated inspirations from the movie.
Even with the Laughing Man case opening much of the Ghost in the Shell is still tantalizingly non-explicit. A number of the crimes still have motivations that utilize the technology to unexplained ends. Much of the world's politics and recent history haven't been revealed. There have been some odd hint of Amerca's new station in geo-politics, and lots of circuitous glimpses at an Asian war, but the larger picture is kept a matter of speculation for the viewer. The extra work on the part of the viewer is worth the effort for the ideas the world affords, from a unique take on parallel procession with less than top of the line processors to the nest of public need housing corporate and government corruptions that spawned the Laugh Man.
Ghost in the Shell has always been an attractive idea thanks to a sexy ,colorful and hard heroin, spider-tanks, agents who can turn invisible and perform heavily armed gun-fu feats and it’s intriguing take on prosthetics, up to full body. Stand Alone Complex may be the most completely satisfying implementation of the idea.
For better or worse, depending on taste, Stand Alone Complex doesn't have the ADD cluttered kludgyness or cheesecake sexuality of Masamune Shirow's take on his creation and doesn't have the full artistry or metaphysical mind of Mamura Oshii, but deeper into speculative fiction. It’s manipulating and the examining the nuts and bolts while hinting at the scope of the full machine, looking at the implications of what happens when mind can be detached from body, and more significantly for the series, what happens when that breaks down
Anime Spotlight: Galaxy Angel Z Volumes 1-3
Released by Bandai Entertainment
Galaxy Angel Z, the second season of the sci-fi comedy has fewer instances of inspired, manic Rube Goldberg situations than the first, but it is still one of the most constantly charming, off beat anime comedies. There are still a few high concept episodes. The evolution to largely more conventional gags (body swaps rather than weight loss space stations that offer visitors food, then materializes ghosts to force the visitor to run off the calories), seems less like a case of ideas being used up than a chance to run with the character personalities.
The comic ensemble is built around the bishonen (cute girls), something for everyone mix you'd find in the cast of the one guy with many girls relationship comedies. The Galaxy Angels are a military team of problems solvers and trackers of Lost Technology (there's an abundance of Galaxy Angels back story that isn't particularly germane to the anime, but occasionally gets referenced. A bonus feature has a costumed voice actress answering questions about the esoteric aspects of the story). There's Forte Stollen, the tall, busty gun enthusiast, Milfeulle Sakuraba, the luck inflicted, pink haired, bubbly one, Mint, the blue haired, fuzzy eared polite one, Ranpha Framboires, the blonde, man chasing martial artist, and Vanilla H. the Rei-esque quiet one.
The characters are not deep in a dramatic sense, though there are more instance where the characters, mostly Forte, are used for quieter, drama episodes, the humors works best when playing off both the obvious and less obvious sides to their personalities. The quieter aspects being brought the forefront such Vanilla as an obsessive, or Mint's habit of being manipulative and prone to get into trouble when does something compulsive are some of the most rewarding material.
That the characters keep true to their nature rather than twisting for the gags and play off each other keeps the series addictive when it tones down the inspired sci-fi. In the way of Azumanga Daioh the characters have staying power as anime icons can't get enough. Ironically, the characters are so likable because they doesn’t scream manufactured, which is exactly what these ones are. They achieve their favorable impression despite the fact that they're multi-media constructs meant to translated from manga to anime to merchandise to whatever.
Anime Spotlight: Samurai Champloo Volume 2
Released by Geneon
The second volume of Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe's Samurai Champloo looses the radical scratch style of the first episode and the action comes in shorter bursts, but the post modern samurai serial is still clever and unusual entertainment thanks of a strong mix of themes that continually throws in some very odd pieces.
Amusing ideas like a wanna-be beat box accompanied freestyle rapper/samurai legend killer are integrated into mash-up progressions through modern and historic threads such as erotic artist, to yazakua slave trade to a funny but unflattering parody of 70's samurai-xploitation hero Hanzo the Razor to Van Gogh's sunflower series or eating contests to European commerce with Japan to homosexuality to the first real clue to the what's ostensibly the series' over arching plot.
In the second block of episodes, there is less sizzle in action or technical achievement than the early episode. The concentration is more on the fusion of style and turns of influence to appreciate. Some of the tracks being thrown into the mix could benefit from cultural foot notes for a western audience, but as a whole the experience is often more intricate and creative than simple genre remixes like sci-fi samurai or horror westerns,
The series follows two diametrically opposite swordsmen, spectacled, formal, samurai Jin, and wild from hair to sword style Okinawan Mugen, who are roped in by a teenage girl named Fuu, who balances of cuteness, innocence and survival instinct, to find the samurai who smells like sunflowers. The episodes are stand alone, with some sense of geographical progression in the group's journey. Along with a hint or direction for the sunflower samurai search, the block of episodes adds an important event of back-story for Jin. The circumstances are left a mystery, but they hint at motivation for his wanderings, and what trouble he'll likely face in the future.
With the constants being the characters, they are both assets and detriments to the series. They are exotic, but real personalities. Watching their mannerisms in action is magnetic. Seeing the Mugen and Jin, sans his glasses, get wildly drunk, then wake up the next morning and try to perform on sword trick on Fuu for street hand-outs layers twists on the status and the characters and maintains them all. There's plenty going on visually in the series with the creative anachronisms of its design. The extra work to keep the chief perpetually moving and dynamic is one of the reasons Champloo is an engage sight.
On the flip side, the characters and their world don't have the appeal of Cowbow Bebop. Given the Samurai Champloo's creators, name, and chiefly music influenced style, comparison to Cowboy Bebop is inevitable. It's jazz riffs western versus scratch champloo (mix) chambala (samurai drama). Samurai Champloo has some hit some problems under the comparison. Despite it's hip inspiration Champloo doesn't the degree of Bebop's resonance of cool. The many of the ideas it's pulling from aren't as familiar to a western audience, the characters don't hit with the same cool in the same way. Similarly, despite standing out as individuals, they don't work like western heroes. They are awash in the situation, not just down on their luck as Bebop's were but passed along with events in which they are incidental contributors.
Anime Spotlight Lupin the 3rd: Island of Assassins
Released by FUNImation
There's a lot of Lupin the 3rd, and it's quality varies from Miyazaki's Castle of Cagliostro, down to a number of movies that are unwatchable for one reason or another. The 1997 special "Island of Assassins", also known as "In Memory of the Walther P38" is notably the most violent, action heavy and humor light incarnation Lupin III, with a take on the not so gentlemanly gentleman thief more at the Spike Spiegel end of the spectrum than the Austin Powers end. It presses a slippery ne're do-well into becoming dangerous under dangerous circumstances, where his wits are matched against professional opponents used to killing.
Lupin's gang, Jigen, Fujiko, Goemon and Zenigata are all present for the movie, and play roles in the plot, but that fade into the background in favor of the globe trotting thief's entanglement with a band of assassins who have some ties to his history. After Lupin III and his police would-be nemesis Zenigata are drawn to an official function, the double cross is used as a distraction for an assassination, after which Zenigata is shot by a Walther P38 that once belong to Lupin III.
Tracking the assassins to their island base to take care of unfinished business and hopefully score a gold cache, Lupin's plan to embed his accomplices into the gang run into a hitch when he is forcibly recruited into the assassin thanks to a poison tattoo.
Island of Assassins is set apart from many of Lupin III movies in that it's intensity smoothes the bumps in the roller coaster plotting, and sets it apart from the string of globe trotting stunts that Lupin movies sometimes become. Though jokes are still cracked, and Lupin does a produce a few gimmick gadgets, no one is bumbling through this one or masking their abilities behind an amusing facade. That everyone in the picture is competent keeps the threat level high. While the animation shows some age, the fights are fluid and exciting enough that the movie still impresses among more recent competition.
The movie's plot is straight action movie material. It's not distractingly bad as action or anime movies can be. It leaves the impression that as fun and thrilling as the movie was, it could have been better with more effort. The setup has potential, and it uses a new supporting character who makes up for familiar motivations with conviction, but the script lets the plot take care of itself too often. As well as the action is executed, it could have been better if the conclusion utilized the pieces a little better, both what it introduced and what it inherits from the franchise. Particularly, the movie play's loose with the character's mythos without giving the additions the needed gravity. it isn't the first to retroactively add element's to his early history, but it seems like the additions should have held more significance. The addition is suspenders over an already sufficiently sturdy belt provided by the assassin group. The viewer is strung along with hints about events from Lupin's past that aren't realized until a point so late in the movie, that they don't matter. The hint is that if it's late in the movie, and the looming figure from the cover hasn't shown his face, he's probably going to take on a great significance.
WETA Evangelion Design
WETA has posted some design illustrations from the live action Neon Genesis Evangelion at here
New Appleseed Movie and TV Series in the Works
Anime News Network reports famous pistol opera director John Woo, would expressed enthusiasm in the Appleseed movie, will be serving as a producers in a sequel to the 3D CGI movie, directed by Shinji Aramaki, and scheduled for release in summer 2006. A 26 episode TV series is also rumroed for release in summer 2006.
Death Note and Monster from Viz
Anime on DVD's forum users have pointed out that Right Stuf lists that Viz will be releasing the first volumes of Death Note and Monster in October.
Death Note, illustrated by Takeshi Obata, is a thriller about a teen genius who finds a death god's notebooks, which allows him to dictate the death of anyone whose name he enters.
Monster is Naoki Urasawa's (20th Century Boys, Master Keaton) story of a fugitive doctor tracking a killer who may be the child he jeopardized his career to save. The manga has been licensed by New Line for an American live action adaptation.
All full premieres include
September
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Zatch Bell (AKA: Konjiki no Gash Bell!!)
October
Socrates In Love
Upcoming Maison Ikkoku Box Set
Anime News Network reports that the six box set collection of Rumiko Takashi's relationship epic Maison Ikkuku will be released October 25th.
Manga Eisner Nominations
Manga releases have again received minimal nominations in the American comic industry’s prestigious Eisner Awards. Though manga was nominated for 3 of the 5 releases in the 2005 Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material, it did not receive nominations for any other awards.
The Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material nominees were:
Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima, vols. 1-2, by Keiji Nakazawa (Last Gasp)
Blacksad Book 2: Arctic Nation, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (iBooks)
Buddha, vols. 3-4 by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return, by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon)
Tokyo Tribes, by Santa Inoue (TOKYOPOP)
Comicon Pulse has a full list of nominees at here
Miyazaki News
From Nausicaa.net Howl's Moving Castle will be playing at the El Capitan Theatre June 10 to June 23. See here for details.
Japanese info on the circus follow-up to Howl's Moving Castle can be seen at here
New Hellsing Amoung Geneon Projects
Anime on DVD reports that Geneon announged at the MIP TV trade show in France that they are involved in the production of a number of upcoming anime series. including a new Hellsing
The Hellsing Ultimate OVA Series will more closely following the orignal supernatural action mana manga. Gonzo parent company GDH us listed as the Asian and European rights holder. Anime on DVD has the one sheet here
Ergo Proxy will be a new 23 episode TV series from manglobe directed by by Shukou Murase (Gasaraki, Gundam Wing) and written by Dai Sato (Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain). see here
Geneon has also acquired the rights for Erementar Gerad, which was assumed to be coming from ADV due to their involvement in the series' production. See here
FUNimation and Lupin III Movie Schedule
Anime News Network reports that FUNimation has scheduled the following Lupin the Third releases
Island of Assassins will be released on April 26.
Farewell to Nostradamus will be released on June 28.
Crisis in Tokyo will be released on August 30.
The Columbus Files will be released on October 25.
Missed by a Dollar will be released on December 27.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 11: Bio-Broly will retail at $24.98 beginning August 16th. The Sakura Taisen: Ecole De Paris OAV series DVD will retail at $29.98 beginning August 23rd. Samurai 7 DVD volume 1 will retail at $29.98 or $49.98 with box beginning August 23rd. The Lupin the 3rd: Crisis in Tokyo television movie will retail at $29.98 beginning August 30th.
MPD Psycho R1 Release
TwitchFilm reports that Takashi Miike's (Ichi the Killer) adapation of the MPD Psycho will be released on region 1 DVD on May 24th by Adness. The gory manga from the creators of Madara follows a detictive with multiple personality disorder following a bloody trail of murders.
Del Rey Celebrates One Millionth Manga In Print
Del Rey Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, announced that it has surpassed a million copies of its manga in print in less than a year since the line's debut. The March 28th release of Ken Akamatsu's Negima, Volume 5 (#1 on the Bookscan graphic novel list for the week ending April 3) sent Del Rey over the million-copy mark.
Del Rey Manga launched its line in conjunction with Japanese manga powerhouse Kodansha in May 2004. With just six series in print since the launch, Del Rey has established itself as a strong force in its first year of publishing in the manga field. Selected by industry newsletter ICv2 as the "Top New Manga Publisher of the Year" for 2004, Del Rey Manga has come a long way in a short time.
The Del Rey program will grow to at least fourteen series in 2005. In addition to Negima, its current series include Tsubasa and xxxHOLiC by CLAMP; Gundam SEED by Masatsugu Iwase, Hajime Yatate and Yoshiyuki Tomino; The Wallflower by Tomoko Hayakawa; and Othello by Satomi Ikezawa. The next two series to launch are Genshiken by Kio Shimoku and Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomaya, both on sale April 26.
CPM Anime Re-Priced
In June, CPM will be re-releasing one of its greatest action series, Now & Then, Here & There, at a newly reduced price. Each individual volume will be available for a low $9.95 SRP or collect the whole saga, plus a feature-packed bonus disc, in the Now & Then, Here & There DVD Collection for only $34.95 SRP! Sh
CPM is also re-releasing some of its tour de force action-adventures at a newly reduced price. Iczer Reborn, Virgin Fleet, and Labyrinth of Flames as well as the classic war epic M.D. Geist Director's Cut / Death Force Collector's Series Edition will be available for only $9.95 SRP each.
CPM will be re-releasing Patlabor: New Files volume 1 DVD will be released on July 12 and retail at $19.95.
July the Animated Classics of Japanese Literature, Ayane's High Kick, Birdy the Mighty, and DNA2 DVDs will all be repriced at a $9.95 retail price.
Rahxephon To be Collected
ADV announced that a collected box set of Rahxephon will be released on May 17th.Its giant magnificent creatures, colorful characters, and epic scope make RahXephon accessible to casual fans and essential viewing for the hardcore otaku. Aggressively priced at just $89.98 (SRP), The Complete Collection puts the entire seven volume RahXephon saga within reach of even the most budget-conscious fan in a attractive ThinPak box set.
Love Hina Creator Announces Wedding Via Blog
Anime News Network announced that Love Hina creator Ken Akamatsu announced on his blog:
Today, April 3rd, 2005, is the wedding day of Keitaro and Naru. Relatives and friends from Japan and abroad, came to Hinata Inn at the seaside of Kanagawa prefecture to attend their wedding. Honored priest Seda conducted the ceremony. As usual Kitsune, Motoko, Shinobu, Suu, Mutsumi and Sara were busy with the preparation of the ceremony.
Hinata-baba and Kanako came as well. New resident Masae is also here. Haruka and Tama, Nyamo and Mei (Naru's sister) have also joined the celebration.
Keitaro has at last fulfilled his childhood wish, and married the girl he has always been in love with.
Congratulations! You really must not give up, no matter what!
Anime Game News
Viz announced that they have partnered with Sorrent to produce an InuYasha mobile game.
Fans can traverse environments based on feudal Japan, encounter familiar friends and well-known enemies, battle evil demons and relive favorite themes from the best-selling anime series. The mobile game, which is available on every major wireless carrier in the US, gives a side-scrolling perspective reflective of the characters and themes from INUYASHA. Fans can play as two of the series heroes, INUYASHA and Kagome, and have the ability to unlock and play as additional characters once they’ve mastered the game.
Gunota reports Bandai's latest Gundam game Mobile Suit Gundam: One Year War sold significantly less than what was projected. Bandai shipped 400,000 copies stated that they expected to sell one million, but only sold 158,959.
From The Magic box The GameBoy Advance RPG One Piece Dragon Dream ,a sequel to the PSone RPG One Piece Ocean Dream can be seen at here (features spoilers for the anime/manga series). The game will have over 50 characters from the One Piece series, two characters can team up for powerful duel combos in the battles.
Bandai will release the PS2 anime fighting game Inu Yasha: Feudal Combat in Japan on June 16, for 7140 yen. The game will have toonshaded graphics and a tag team battle system, the second character in the team can use various assisting attacks during the combat, as well as powerful duel combos or duel special attacks.
Sega will release Sakura Taisen V: Saraba Aishiki Hitoyo for PS2 in Japan on July 7, for 7800 yen. Screen shots can be seen here
Banpresto will release the arcade combat action game Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Federation vs. Z.A.F.T. in arcade in July, the game will run on the System 258 arcade system. Screenshots can be seen here.
Screenshots of Naruto: Uzumaki Ninden, to be released in Japan this August can be seen here
The Dragon Ball Z Sparkling! fight game can be seen here
Girls Bravo Manga Licensed
Anime News Network reports that Tokyopop will be releasing the first volume of the Girls Bravo manga in September.
The shonen relationship comedy follows a boy who is allergic to girls who is transported to a world that is mostly girls.
Guyver Figure
Figures.com has images of an impressive figure from Max Factory at here
Upcoming Geneon Releases
Geneon will be releasing the first volume of sci-fi Fafner on July 5th, Ghost Talker's Daydrea (Teizokurei Daydream) on August 23rd and Petite Cossette on September 13th.
The webpage for Saiyuki Reload is online at here
Gantz Release Re-Thought?
There is noise from sources such as DVD Talk that ADV is rethinking the 2 episode per DVD release of violent thriller Gantz.
New Manga Series
MangaNews reports that the June issue of the Betsufure anthology will premiere Sue-chan wa Himtsu, a new series from Satomi Ikezawa (Guru Guru Pon-chan, Othello).
Creator of biomechanical labyrinth Blame! Tsutomu Nihei will begin his next series Abara in the May 6th issue Ultra Jump Number 6.
CB Cebulski Leaving Comics
Newsarama has interviewed CB Cebulski, who worked for CPM Manga, started Fanboy Inc, which among other manga released put out books of Yoshitoshi ABe design, and brought manga influence to Marvel, about his leaving comics here.
Right Stuf to Release Captain Tylor Collection
The Right Stuf International has announced that on July 5, 2005 the 26 episode Irresponsible Captain Tylor will be collected as in a Limited Edition Collector's Ultra Boxset, which will include nearly 300 minutes of Japanese live-action interviews, previews, and Tylor-related extras; a novella written by Tylor creator Hitoshi Yoshioka. The collection will retail for $99.99
This Special Limited Edition will include: all four Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV Series DVDs; the Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV CD Soundtrack "Sentehisshou", complete with printed romaji lyrics; 2 DVDs of Japanese interviews and extras related to the Tylor TV series; a 32 page novella follow-up to the series written by the original creator of Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Hitoshi Yoshioka; and a 64 page booklet filled with artwork, interviews, and tidbits of trivia from the Tylor universe.
From director Koichi Mashimo (.HACK//SIGN, AVENGER, MADLAX, SORCERER HUNTERS) and character designer Tomohiro Hirata (LAST EXILE, URUSEI YATSURA, TRINITY BLOOD) comes one of anime's most beloved action/comedies: IRRESPONSIBLE CAPTAIN TYLOR! This masterful blend of humor, adventure and drama has been a smash hit in countries all over the world..
Justy Ueki Tylor had his life all planned out: join the military, get a cushy desk job, and then retire with a big fat pension check. The perfect plan...until he wandered into a hostage situation and somehow managed to save an Admiral! Now Tylor, a man who wouldn't know what discipline was if it bit him in the backside, has been made Captain of the space cruiser Soyokaze! The crew of this run-down ship is the craziest, rag-tag team of misfits you're ever likely to see, and they're not too fond of their complacent new leader. But they had better learn to work together, because they're about to go head to head with the mighty Raalgon Empire! For better or for worse, the Earth's fate has been placed in the hands of a man who's either a total idiot, or an absolute genius...
Mid May ADV Release
May 17th
Get Backers: Back In Business (volume 6 of 10)
No Blood, No Tears (live action)
Sister Princess: Gifts From The Heart (volume 5 of 7)
Toonami Video on Demand
Anime News Network and Animation Magazine report that Turner Broadcasting's Toonami VOD channel is now being offered on Video Networks Ltds HomeChoice video-on-demand service as part of the HomeChoice's kid's TV package.
Eureka 7 on PSP Disc
Anime News Network reports that Bones' upcoming sci-fi anime will be released with a UMD disc for the PSP packaged with it's Japanese DVD release.
In North America, Bandai Entertainment is looking to released several titles on UMD later in the year, undam Seed Movie 1, Escaflowne: The Movie and one other unnamed catalog title are tenativelt planned. Bandai is looking at a $19.98 price point for the UMD releases, which will not be bundled with regular DVDs.
Initial D Live Action
The English page for the Hone Kong live action adaptation of street racing anime/manga Initial D can be seen at here and here, and images can be seen at here
Anime News Network reports that leading up to the July premiere of Initial D in Beijing, a contest to select an Initial D Race Queen is being held in several South-East Asian countries. A total of 20 finalists will be selected from Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China.
The winner will be selected by public voting after the televised finale in Beijing and will receive a 1-year artist contract with Media Asia.
Three of the twenty finalists will also be invited to the Initial D World Premiere Gala with the movie's cast in Beijing on June 19th.
Ray Manga Release to Continue
ADV will be releasing the third volume of medical action manga Ray September 27th.
Howl's Books From Viz
Viz has announced a trio of forthcoming releases to support the highly anticipated North American theatrical debut this summer of Howls Moving Castle. The film is the latest work from famed director Hayao Miyazaki, who won a 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Film for Spirited Away, and will be released by Buena Vista Pictures in June.
The three VIZ Media releases will be offered as part of the company’s notable Studio Ghibli Library, which presents a variety of outstanding Miyazaki titles. The new titles include THE ART OF HOWLS MOVING CASTLE, to be in stores in July, a series of HOWLS MOVING CASTLE FILM COMICS to be released beginning in August, and a HOWLS MOVING CASTLE PICTURE BOOK, to hit store shelves in October.
Shortly after reaping the rewards from his movie Spirited Away, a project that earned him an Academy Award in 2002, director Hayao Miyazaki set his sites on his next film Howls Moving Castle. Based on the young-adult novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, Howls Moving Castle reflects on the mix of science and magic that has captured our imaginations since the 19th century. There’s a foppish wizard named Howl, a pesky witch from the wastelands, an anthropomorphic chimney fire and a young girl who carries a most unusual curse. And, of course, theres the moving castle a towering, omnipresent structure that dominates the landscape.
Transformers Target
IGN FilmForce reports that the target date for the live action Transformers has moved from Summer 2006 to November 17th, 2006.
