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more about #anime more comments → Akitsu: This looks visually stunning... can't wait to see it in motion. While I find Miyazaki's narratives charming, when I want to wrap my head around somet... more » NerD: Blattella: I love that when you add Millennium Actress to your Netflix queue, it recommends Singing in the Rain more » phoenix: I love it. Love love love. I can't wait. more » Dash_Stryker: If Miyazaki is walt disney, then Satoshi Kon is the Hitchcock of anime. more » Theomeny: Satoshi Kon can do no wrong, so I'm looking forward. more » PartnerInCrime: The girl robot reminds me of Dorothy from Big O. This seems very beautiful, I can't wait to see it. more » Motoki: I used to love Anime in the olden days (heh) of the 80s and early 90s but I feel like lately the stuff that comes out is massed produced drivel with n... more » W10002: I have never seen Paprika... yet. But I was a huge fan of Perfect Blue when it came out. I may check this film out when it's released. more » nutnics: Damn, I hate to be "that guy" but robots are really old hat by now. I'd like to see some new iteration of artificial/synthetic sentient life forms be ... more » synapticflow001: This makes me lament the fact that Robot Carnival never got a proper stateside release and that the mentioned sequel never surfaced. more » Jennifistopheles: The female robot shows a very striking resemblance to Paprika, which doesn't surprise me much. It may be a movie for kids, but I'll be eagerly awaitin... more » PostMarque: you just gave me the scariest thought, and i cannot remember the movies name. Recently there was a movie out, about a poor robot from a poor family, ... more » yukman316: You had me until the "Cat girl companion" showed up, then you lost me. #doctorwho more » spudhed: finally a doctor who that might be worth watching, the last one i enjoyed was the paul mcgann one shot they did back in the 90s. anyone know which pro... more » Davio: That's so good!! Bloody hell, even the brig was there firing brilliant anime missles of awesome! #doctorwho more » -
#thedreammachine
Paprika Director Has Kid-Friendly Robotic Dreams
Satoshi Kon, the director behind such surreal animated films as Paprika and Perfect Blue is taking a crack at child-friendly fare with his all-robot road movie The Dream Machine. The film's first images highlight Kon's strange and lovely robotic creations. More » -
#doctorwho
Macross-Inspired Doctor Who Anime Exterminates Our Eyeballs
While the Tenth Doctor is getting his own animated special, one fan reimagines the adventures of Doctor Who's Third Doctor as an anime, where he battles Daleks and Cybermen in a futuristic Tokyo, with a scantily-clad girl by his side. More » -
#moviereview
Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action
Early in Astro Boy, a squad of combat drones goes into battle against an experimental war robot. One drone turns to his friend and mutters, "I really hate this job." That moment helps crystalize what makes Astro Boy so great. More » -
#foundfootage
Battling Sexbots Just Want An Upgrade From Your Hard Drive [NSFW]
So much amazing wrongness in this NSFW clip from Buttobi CPU. A malfunctioning sexbot attacks another sexbot and her master. The friendly sexbot can't defend herself unless her master upgrades her... by sticking his "active molecules" in her "rear port." More » -
#gigantor
Giant Robot Statue Looms Over Japan
Tetsujin 28-go (exported to the US as Gigantor) was the first manga to feature a giant robot, back in 1956. Now visitors to Kobe can see the giant robot in person, thanks to this 60-foot tall statue. [via DVICE] -
#bloodthelastvampire
Blood The Last Vampire Anime Retold By Conan O'Brien And Andy
Talk show host Conan O'Brien heads into the recording studio to re-dub Blood The Last Vampire... with a twist. -
#starblazers
After Seeing This New Star Blazers Trailer, We're Definitely Off To Outer Space
If you grew up on the spacefaring thrills and drama of Space Cruiser Yamato (or Star Blazers in the U.S.), then this new trailer for the new Yamato film will get your blood pumping nicely. More » -
#astroboy
Sleepy Eyed Astro Boy Wallpapers Will Ignite Your Desktop
Astro Boy, the robot with awesome hair and ultimate daddy issues, powers up in four gorgeous new wallpapers, straight from the Tezuka Production company. They're part of Project Atom, dedicated to promoting the new Astro Boy film. More » -
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#astroboy
Latest Astro Boy Trailer Wields The Robo Butt Guns
The many bits and pieces inside Astro Boy's deadly body are revealed in this new trailer — including machine guns located in his hindquarters. Plus, the rest of the cast and a garbage can/robot pup make their debut. More » -
#foundfootage
Yet Another "What the Hell" Android-Stripping Robot Moment [NSFW]
For some reason the "automatic girl" (AKA killer robot) Mahoro has decided to live out the remainder of her internal power supply as the pal of a crazy high school student. Then this happens! More » -
#foundfootage
Those Who Strip Elves [NSFW]
One of the glorious things about anime series like "Those Who Hunt Elves" is that they don't really have to make sense. Especially if they're looking for an excuse to strip elves. More » -
#astroboy
New Astro Boy Clips Explore The Metal Boy's Soul
We were lucky to peruse a few new clips for Imagi's shiny new adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy. Below, we describe each dazzling scene, along with a few new stills. Has Imagi lived up to the Astro Boy legacy? More » -
#ponyo
English-Language Trailer For Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo Surfaces
Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson and a whole host of Hollywood-types lend their voices to the redubbed version of Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo. The aquatic story is loosely based on the original Little Mermaid, but with that jaw-dropping Miyazaki touch. More » -
#astroboy
Even Helen Thomas Would Behave When A Giant Robot Gives A Press Conference
A massive robot addresses the media, in this awesome new still from Astro Boy, the movie that might actually be too beautiful for its own good. Every still so far has looked desktop-pattern amazing. Update: Another image really is below. More » -
#starblazers
New "Star Blazers" Trailer Long On Sense Of Wonder, Short On Action
Star Blazers (or Yamato in Japanese) was the gold standard for space opera: crazy fights, ridiculous-but-scary villains, and superweapons like the Wave Motion Gun. So this trailer for a new Yamato movie got me excited... until I watched it. [Fanboy.com] -
#bubblegumcrisis
Six Countries Unite to Make Live-Action, English Bubblegum Crisis Movie
Bubblegum Crisis is an anime series about women who are lingerie entrepreneurs by day, a rock band by night, and mega-armor-wearing hunters of evil Boomers by late night. Now it's going to be a movie. More » -
#dragonball
What do Dragon Ball fans think of the live-action version?
With any movie adaptation of a popular story, there are criticisms. One fairly thorough list of differences between the anime and manga is here. Here are some of the main points: More » -
#astroboy
Astro Boy Wants To Come Live On Your Desktop
The new Astro Boy movie pays tribute to his anime roots, with this new desktop wallpaper, which we got the exclusive heads up on. Click through to see the whole thing. More »
