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Date for Fullmetal Alchemist
The new Fullmetal Alchemist will commence on Japanese TV on April 2009. The original 51 episodes, BONES produced anime adapted Hiromu Arakawa's shonen manga concerning a teen who lost an arm and legs and while brother's soul was bound to a hulking suit on armor during a failed attempt to resurrect their mother. Because the anime progressed faster than its source, an original story was invented for the later part of the series. Whether the new anime will continue the first series, adapt the manga or again create something new is unclear.
The Sky Crawlers Screenings
Sony Pictures, Stage 6 Films, Production I.G, New York - Tokyo, and The Film Society Of Lincoln Center will present the New York premier of Sky Crawlers with a special video introduction by director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) December 12th at 7:00 and 9:30 at the Walter Reade Theater At Lincoln Center The film is also screening at Los Angeles' Los Feliz 3 Cinemas A guest review can be read here
First Squad Media
Twitch has posted stills of the Studio4C (TekkonKinkreet, MindGame) production First Squad here It is 1942. The Red Army is putting up a violent and effective resistance against the German invaders. 14 year-old Nadya is a medium. In a deadly air raid the girl is shell-shocked. Recovering from her concussion, Nadya discovers her new gift – the ability to foresee the “Moments of Truth” - the most critical moments of future combat encounters, in which one person’s actions will decide the outcome one way or the other. Nadya’s ability is indispensable for the classified 6th Division of the Russian Military Intelligence, which is waging a secret war against the “Ahnenerbe” – an occult order within the SS. The Ahnenerbe summons from the realm of the dead the powerful prince of darkness, Baron von Wolff. With him on their side they hope to change the course of history and achieve world domination. To oppose the Baron Nadya decides to enlist the support of her old friends from the beyond – the Pioneers of the First Squad.
New Anime From Girl Who Leapt Director
The Japanese NewType anime magazine revealed that The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (and almost Howl's Moving Castle) director Mamoru Hosoda's next project will be Summer Wars. The anime film is scheduled for a 2009 release. The MADHOUSE production will feature past Hosoda collaberators Okudera Satoko (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) on the screenplay and Sadamoto Yoshiyuki (Neon Genesis Evangelion, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) on character design. A look at the NewType piece can be seen here. Anime News Network describes the story as an "action entertainment" revolving around a modern-day family that embarks on a midsummer adventure together at the behest of a 90-year-old woman.
DragonBall Name Change?
ComicSoon nows lists the DragonBall live action adaptation as Dragonball Evolution. The film is scheduled to hit theatres April 8, 2009.
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