Justin Lin has been announced as the director of a live action adaption of the One Punch Man series, but as a movie. He was previously producing Fast X, part of the Fast & the Furious movie series, but left the film project over “creative differences”. This would have been his sixth movie in the series to produce. Fast X is expected to come out in 2023.
The writers of Jumanji: The Next Level and Venom, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg, are set to be the writers of the One Punch Man movie. Avi Arad and Ari Arad from Arad Productions will be producing the film. They have worked on Iron Man, the X-Men film series, and Venom. Justin Lin will also be producing and helping with a rewrite with the goal to begin production by the end of this year.
Sony Pictures acquired the film rights from Shuiesha. Justin Lin has directed other films such as Star Trek Beyond, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, and Fast & Furious 6. It’s interesting to note that Ari Arad is also listed as producer on a live action adaption for Naruto. It’s said to be in the pre-production phase, with production and distribution by Lionsgate.
One Punch Man is about a man named Saitama who’s hobby is being a hero. To fulfill his childhood dream, Saitama vigorously trained for three years, losing his hair as a result. He his since become so powerful that he can defeat any enemy with just one punch. But because no one has been able to match his strength, Saitama has lost he joy and thrill of battling opponents, becoming bored.
Then one day, he catches the attention of a 19-year-old cyborg named Genos, as he witnessed Saitama’s power. Genos immediately wants Saitama to be his disciple. Genos proposes that the two join the Hero Association in order to become certified heroes, recognized for their positive contribution to society. Shocked that no one knows who he is, he agrees to join the Association, which begins his journey of meeting new allies and enemies along the way, while experiencing the thrills of the battles he felt once before.
The manga began in June of 2012 and is still ongoing It’s been adapted into two 12 episode seasons and several anime specials.
Following its June premiere in Japan, Crunchyroll announced that the upcoming sequel ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ will be hitting North American shores on August 11, 2022, and will also have an English dub version. The movie will see many returning voice actors as well as some new ones.
Sean Schemmel is making his return as the lovable Saiyan warrior Goku with the antagonist Dr. Hedo being voiced by Dragon Ball newcomer Zach Aguilar. We will also see the return of the Red Ribbon Army with androids Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 being voiced by Aleks Le and Zeno Robinson, respectively.
Crunchyroll also dropped an English dub trailer to hype up the fans:
Crunchyroll announced the rest of the cast on their website:
Son Gohan – Kyle Hebert
Son Goten – Robert McCollum
Piccolo – Christopher R. Sabat
Bulma – Monica Rial
Vegeta – Christopher R. Sabat
Krillin – Sonny Strait
Trunks – Eric Vale
Videl – Kara Edwards
Pan – Jeannie Tirado
Magenta – Charles Martinet
Carmine – Jason Marnocha
They describe the synopsis as follows, “The Red Ribbon Army was once destroyed by Son Goku. Individuals, who carry on its spirit, have created the ultimate Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. These two Androids call themselves “Super Heroes”. They start attacking Piccolo and Gohan… What is the New Red Ribbon Army’s objective? In the face of approaching danger, it is time to awaken, Super Hero!”
Toei Animation was originally going to release the film in Japan on April 22, 2022, but pushed it back to June following a cyber attack on their corporation that affected many of their movies and TV shows.
As D-Rezzed previously reported, the studio explained that “the hack on Toei Animation was a ransomware virus that demanded a pay-off. Toei was able to confirm the existence of the virus and shut down its internal systems to investigate the extent of the virus’ reach. Details on the ransom, the virus itself, or where the virus may have come from, were not revealed.”
Following its June premiere in Japan, Crunchyroll announced that the upcoming sequel ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ will be hitting North American shores on August 11, 2022, and will also have an English dub version. The movie will see many returning voice actors as well as some new ones.
Sean Schemmel is making his return as the lovable Saiyan warrior Goku with the antagonist Dr. Hedo being voiced by Dragon Ball newcomer Zach Aguilar. We will also see the return of the Red Ribbon Army with androids Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 being voiced by Aleks Le and Zeno Robinson, respectively.
Crunchyroll also dropped an English dub trailer to hype up the fans:
Crunchyroll announced the rest of the cast on their website:
Son Gohan – Kyle Hebert
Son Goten – Robert McCollum
Piccolo – Christopher R. Sabat
Bulma – Monica Rial
Vegeta – Christopher R. Sabat
Krillin – Sonny Strait
Trunks – Eric Vale
Videl – Kara Edwards
Pan – Jeannie Tirado
Magenta – Charles Martinet
Carmine – Jason Marnocha
They describe the synopsis as follows, “The Red Ribbon Army was once destroyed by Son Goku. Individuals, who carry on its spirit, have created the ultimate Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. These two Androids call themselves “Super Heroes”. They start attacking Piccolo and Gohan… What is the New Red Ribbon Army’s objective? In the face of approaching danger, it is time to awaken, Super Hero!”
Toei Animation was originally going to release the film in Japan on April 22, 2022, but pushed it back to June following a cyber attack on their corporation that affected many of their movies and TV shows.
As D-Rezzed previously reported, the studio explained that “the hack on Toei Animation was a ransomware virus that demanded a pay-off. Toei was able to confirm the existence of the virus and shut down its internal systems to investigate the extent of the virus’ reach. Details on the ransom, the virus itself, or where the virus may have come from, were not revealed.”
‘My Isekai Life’ is an anime from the Japanese animation studio Revoroot that is set to be released in July 2022. The show will be based on the fantasy light novel and manga series written by author Shinkoshoto. Ahead of its release, Sentai Filmworks announced that they had acquired the rights to premiere the show in North America and will release it to the HiDive streaming service.
Sentai announced on their website that they had “acquired exclusive rights to My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!, the genre-bending fantasy anime series based on the light novel of the same name. Sentai will stream the series exclusively on HIDIVE this Summer 2022 simulcast season.”
“Produced by studio Revoroot (Babylon, FLCL Alternative, I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level), the series is directed by Keisuke Kojima (animation director for Kill la Kill and One Punch Man) with series composition from Naohiro Fukushima (Eden of the East, The Daughter of 20 Faces). The series stars Chiaki Kobayashi (Vinland Saga, SK8 the Infinity, Moriarty the Patriot) as Yuji Sano, Azumi Waki (Ao-chan Can’t Study!, How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, Blend S) as Dryad and Wataru Takagi (Obsolete, Detective Conan, Great Teacher Onizuka) as Proud Wolf,” they continued.
While the show is set to be released in Japan on July 4, 2022, Sentai has not announced a release date, as of the writing of this article.
You can watch the trailer for the show below:
MyAnimeList describes the synopsis as follows,
“Yuuji Sano, a black company employee, is summoned to another world while finishing his work at home. His profession in the other world, a Monster Tamer, is considered a job that makes it difficult to become an adventurer. However, thanks to some slimes he met, which read several magical books, he gained magical powers and a second profession, Sage. Yuuji acquired overwhelming power, but is he conscious of his strength? Blindly becoming unparalleled and strongest in the world!”
The light novel series is released by SB Creative while the manga is published via Square Enix, which also publishes it in English for North America. The full title for the series is ‘My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!’
‘My Isekai Life’ is an anime from the Japanese animation studio Revoroot that is set to be released in July 2022. The show will be based on the fantasy light novel and manga series written by author Shinkoshoto. Ahead of its release, Sentai Filmworks announced that they had acquired the rights to premiere the show in North America and will release it to the HiDive streaming service.
Sentai announced on their website that they had “acquired exclusive rights to My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!, the genre-bending fantasy anime series based on the light novel of the same name. Sentai will stream the series exclusively on HIDIVE this Summer 2022 simulcast season.”
“Produced by studio Revoroot (Babylon, FLCL Alternative, I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level), the series is directed by Keisuke Kojima (animation director for Kill la Kill and One Punch Man) with series composition from Naohiro Fukushima (Eden of the East, The Daughter of 20 Faces). The series stars Chiaki Kobayashi (Vinland Saga, SK8 the Infinity, Moriarty the Patriot) as Yuji Sano, Azumi Waki (Ao-chan Can’t Study!, How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, Blend S) as Dryad and Wataru Takagi (Obsolete, Detective Conan, Great Teacher Onizuka) as Proud Wolf,” they continued.
While the show is set to be released in Japan on July 4, 2022, Sentai has not announced a release date, as of the writing of this article.
You can watch the trailer for the show below:
MyAnimeList describes the synopsis as follows,
“Yuuji Sano, a black company employee, is summoned to another world while finishing his work at home. His profession in the other world, a Monster Tamer, is considered a job that makes it difficult to become an adventurer. However, thanks to some slimes he met, which read several magical books, he gained magical powers and a second profession, Sage. Yuuji acquired overwhelming power, but is he conscious of his strength? Blindly becoming unparalleled and strongest in the world!”
The light novel series is released by SB Creative while the manga is published via Square Enix, which also publishes it in English for North America. The full title for the series is ‘My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!’
‘American Rust’ is a crime drama based on a novel by Philipp Meyer. The show was created by Dan Futterman and ran for one season on Showtime for nine episodes before it was canceled. Fortunately, fans of the show will see it get new life as it was announced that it would be picked by the Amazon streaming service Freevee.
“Amazon Freevee (formerly IMDb TV) announced it will pick up a second season of American Rust, starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney. Produced by Boat Rocker and executive produced by Daniels, Dan Futterman, and Adam Rapp, the second season of the compelling crime drama set in a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town will stream exclusively on Freevee,” they said in a press release.
“Based on Philipp Meyer’s critically acclaimed novel of the same name, the first season of American Rust explored the tattered American Dream in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania through the eyes of police chief Del Harris (Daniels). Harris becomes compromised when the son of the woman he loves (Tierney) is accused of murder, and he is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him. Production on the second season is scheduled to begin later this year with Daniels and Tierney returning,” they continued.
Co-executive producer and star Jeff Daniels expressed his excitement about the renewal in a statement.
“I’m grateful to Amazon Freevee for giving us the chance to make Season Two of American Rust. Set inside a struggling American small town, our authentic, realistically told story is built for streaming. The movies they don’t make anymore are being made as series at places like Amazon Freevee. It’s where I want to be,” he said.
Wikipedia describes the premise, “Set in a small Rust Belt town in Pennsylvania, chief of police Del Harris takes on an investigation when the son of the woman he loves is accused of murder.”
You can watch the trailer below:
‘Doomsday With My Dog’ started out as a short webcomic that was posted to social media by creator Yū Isihara. Soon, it was picked up by Kadokawa Shoten and released as a manga starting in March 2018. It was picked up by the Japanese animation studio DLE for an original net anime (ONA) adaption directed by Sorosoro Tanigawa that is planned for later in 2022. Sentai Filmworks announced that they are bringing the show to North America and will stream it to HiDive.
They said on their website that, “it acquired exclusive rights to Doomsday with My Dog (Sekai no Owari ni Shiba Inu to), an animated web-comic that brings to life Yu Ishihara’s hilarious 4-koma manga series serialized by ComicWalker. Sentai will stream the animated comic shorts on its direct-to-consumer streaming service, HIDIVE, in Summer 2022.”
“The animated comic, which lends spirited voice-work to the always arresting manga panels fans know and love, is directed by Aoi Shimoyama (GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka) with general supervision by Sorosoro Tanigawa (Taeko no Nichijou). The series stars Mutsumi Tamura (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid) as Haru, the talking shiba inu, and Maaya Uchida (Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!) as Haru’s master, the last survivor of the human race,” they added.
They shared their excitement on social media:
Time to travel the road through the apocalypse with a girl and her dog! Sentai has acquired the "Doomsday with My Dog" animated comic.
Sentai described the synopsis as follows,
“The sole surviving human and her canine companion, Haru, wander a desolate wasteland after the destruction of civilization, but this is no dark doomsday tale. Haru, a wise-beyond-his-years talking shiba inu, makes sure his master stays one step ahead of post-apocalyptic pessimism with his clever antics, hilarious observations and philosophical ponderings. She may be the last girl on earth, but with Haru at her side, the road through the apocalypse will never be boring!”
The series is known in Japan as ‘Sekai no Owari ni Shiba Inu to’ which roughly translates to ‘Roaming the Apocalypse With My Shiba Inu.’
‘The Deer King’ is a fantasy novel series written by Nahoko Uehashi and published by Kadokawa that ran from September 2014 to July 2017. It would later be adapted into a manga illustrated by Taro Sekiguchi that ran from July 26, 2021, to March 2, 2022. The Japanese animation studio Production I.G has developed a feature film adaptation directed by Masashi Ando that had its premiere at the 2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival before getting a wide release.
GKids has announced they are releasing it in the United States and with an English voice cast for the movie.
According to the GKids website, their English dub cast includes:
Van – Ray Chase
Hohsalle – Griffin Puatu
Sae – Erica Schroeder
Yuna – Luciana VanDette
Tohlim – Doug Stone
Aquafa King – Neil Kaplan
Kenoi – Frank Todaro
Makokan – Luis Bermudez
Ohfan – Keith Silverstein
Yotalu – Chris Hackney
Utalu – Doug Erholtz
Shikan – Xander Mobus
Van’s Wife – Larissa Gallagher
Van’s Son – Michael Deaner
Tohma – Stefan Martello
Ohma – Steve Kramer
Ohma’s Wife – Edna Larsen
Kiya – Larissa Gallagher
Yoki – Marc Thompson
Yoki’s Wife – Stephanie Sheh
Yoki’s Son – Michael Deaner
You can watch the trailer below:
MyAnimeList describes the synopsis as follows,
“In the years following a vicious war, the Empire of Zol now controls the land and citizens of rival Aquafa—except for Aquafa’s Fire Horse Territory, where wild dogs that once carried the deadly Black Wolf Fever continue to roam free. When a pack of dogs race through a Zol-controled mine, Van, an enslaved former soldier, and a young girl named Yuna are both bitten, but manage to escape as the sole survivors of the attack. Finally free, Van and Yuna seek out a simple, peaceful existence in the countryside. But as the deadly disease once again runs rampant, they find themselves at the crossroads of a struggle much larger than any one nation.”
The movie is written by Taku Kishimoto and features music from Harumi Fuuki.
Anime fans will have a blast in August 2022. Sentai Filmworks announced that are releasing six DVD releases with one being available for pre-order. Five of the boxsets will include English dubs with one exception being released exclusively in the original Japanese with English subtitles.
Rent-A-Girlfriend
The synopsis is described as, “When Kinoshita Kazuya’s new girlfriend brutally dumps him, he discovers a surprising new alternative – renting a girlfriend instead! However, while this does let Kazuya avoid the embarrassment of explaining to his friends and family why he’s suddenly partner-less, he’s unprepared for what happens when Mizuhara Chizuru arrives to fulfill his rental contract. Not only is she completely not what he expected, but her real life has a frightening number of cross-overs with his own! And when it turns out that his grandmother is just crazy about Chizuru, it’s not like he can just swap her out for a different model! Or can he? Will Kazuya and Chizuru’s relationship progress beyond a “goods purchased” mode? And what happens if Kazuya’s ex-girlfriend decides to re-enter the picture?”
The first season of this show comes will twelve episodes for this release. It will be available on August 30, 2022.
Gugure! Kokkuri-San
“Tiny little Kohina is a very strange girl. She’s so small that she could really be the living doll that she claims she is, her face seems totally devoid of expression, and she lives all by herself, subsisting entirely on a diet of instant noodles. So, when Kohina has the terrible idea of playing with a Kokkuri game and summoning ancient kokkuri spirits by herself, it’s no surprise that she actually manages to make a fox spirit appear. What is a surprise, however, is that rather than doing the usual spirit-y sort of pranks and haunting her, the Kokkuri decides that what she needs is a protector and assigns that job to himself! And that’s a good thing, because it turns out that he’s not the only supernatural entity who becomes mysteriously fixated on her in Gugure! Kokkuri-san,” says the description.
It will be available on August 30, 2022, and will include the entire series.
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-Kun
“Iruma Suzuki’s parents were horrible, nasty people who didn’t just mistreat him, they literally sold his soul to a demon! Ironically, however, it turns out surprisingly well, as it seems that the Demon has always wanted a grandson and is determined to make Iruma fit into that role… even if that means that Iruma has to go to school with all the other demon kids. Since Iruma’s never had a decent education, he’s fine with that, but there’s a catch: if anyone learns that he’s human, his classmates will eat him! Talk about pressure to fit in! Amazingly, Iruma manages to blend in fairly well with his devilishly good new friends! Now, if he could only stop nearly giving himself away by trying to do nice things, he might even survive to graduate in WELCOME TO DEMON SCHOOL, IRUMA-KUN,” the synopsis explains.
This includes the complete first season of twenty-three episodes to be released on August 16, 2022.
Short Peace
It is described as, “Prepare your senses for animation on the cutting edge as Katsuhiro Otomo, the creator of AKIRA, unleashes the combined creative forces of Japan’s newest animation masters! A lone traveler is confronted by unusual spirits in Shuhei Morita’s Academy Award® nominee POSSESSIONS (TSUKUMO). A mysterious bear defends a royal family from a demon in GAMBO from director Hiroaki Ando featuring designs by NEON GENESIS EVANGELION’s Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Men battle robotic tanks in an apocalyptic Tokyo in A FAREWELL TO WEAPONS (BUKI YO SARABA), directed by MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM designer Hajime Katoki from Otomo’s story, while Otomo himself takes the director’s chair in the multi-award-winning saga of love, honor and firefighting in ancient Japan, COMBUSTIBLE (HI-NO-YOUJIN). See the films that are taking the critical world by storm as a new era in anime begins with Katsuhiro Otomo’s SHORT PEACE!”
The DVD release includes the entire anthology film to be released on August 9, 2022.
Shikizakura
“Kakeru Miwa might have been a totally typical Japanese high school student, but his life quickly transforms into anything but ordinary when his morning trek to school crosses paths with beautiful shrine maiden Oka Myojin. That’s because Oka belongs to a secret group dedicated to fighting demon oni who cross from their dimension into ours by possessing the bodies of humans! This isn’t your classic exorcist type job either, as the only reliable way of defeating these invading monsters requires donning a Yoroi, an incredible armored battle suit powered by an arcane mix of mystical arts and beyond bleeding-edge technology, then taking the oni on in mortal combat! Is that shocking? Yes. Dangerous? Extremely. But it’s also more interesting than school, and Kakeru is quickly lining up to defend mankind in SHIKIZAKURA!”
The entire series of twelve episodes are included with this release. It is set to hit stores on August 1, 2022.
Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In Dungeon
“The rules of the Dungeon always seemed simple: Enter, avoid traps, kill monsters and gather treasure. But when Bell rescues a young vouivre, Wiene, who is capable of speaking, it changes his understanding of what the Dungeon’s monsters could be. Unfortunately, the discovery of the Xenos, a secret group of monsters who all speak, reincarnate, and are capable of rational thought, isn’t welcomed by all. With many of the Familias remaining determined to destroy all monsters on sight, Bell and the Hestia Familia quickly find themselves confronted on multiple fronts, even as other Familias work in secret to exploit the Xenos for their own sinister gains. And when the Xenos are forced to defend themselves, all hell breaks loose in the third amazing season of IS IT WRONG TO TRY TO PICK UP GIRLS IN A DUNGEON?”
Available for pre-order, this release includes the entire third season of the show as well as several OVAs released during its run.
Entertainment Earth has opened up pre-orders for the upcoming Previews Exclusive Godzilla retro lunchboxes. If you’re a kid of the 1970s and 1980s, you’ll remember the metal lunchboxes with the Thermos that always leaked. Many a peanut butter and jelly sandwich were ruined thanks to the not-so-leakproof Thermoses.
Each lunchbox is themed after a specific Godzilla film. These include the original 1954 Gojira, Destroy All Monsters from 1968, and the 1993 follow-up to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. The lunchboxes are made from metal, and the “beverage holder” is, indeed, a recreation of the vintage 1970s Thermos. Artwork from the original Japanese posters adorns the front and back of the lunchboxes, while still from each film line the sides. In addition, the Thermoses feature biological diagrams of Godzilla and his foes.
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Celebrate the 1954 Japanese Kaiju film that started it all, Godzilla, with this classic-style tin lunch box from Surreal Entertainment! The Godzilla 1954 Lunch Box with Thermos – Previews Exclusive features art taken from the original Japanese movie poster of the first Godzilla as he terrorizes the city of Tokyo! The sides are decorated with scenes directly from the black-and-white film! The classic beverage holder also features an illustration of the anatomical inner workings of the fearsome Kaiju! Measures approximately 7 3/4-inches long x 6 3/4-inches tall x 4-inches wide.
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Celebrate the classic 1968 Japanese Kaiju film Destroy All Monsters, with this classic-style tin lunch box from Surreal Entertainment! The Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Lunch Box with Thermos.
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Celebrate the classic 1993 Japanese Kaiju film and return of Mechagodzilla, Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II, with this classic-style tin lunchbox from Surreal Entertainment! The Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla Lunch Box with Thermos
What do you think of these retro lunch carriers? Let us know in the comments section below.
[Source: Entertainment Earth]
