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Movie Tickets on Sale Now for Four Anime Movies Coming to Theaters this summer

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Movie Tickets on Sale Now for Four Anime Movies Coming to Theaters this summer

Coming off the end of a very successful theater run of the Demon Slayer movie, it’s just been announced that tickets are officially on sale and ready to purchase.

GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of multiple Academy Award-nominated animated features, and long-time partner Fathom Events, have continued their collaboration, bringing back a series of recent critically acclaimed and fan-favorite titles.

“We’ve listened to fans, and are excited to be partnering once again with GKIDS to bring these iconic titles back to theaters.”

Ray Nutt, CEO at Fathom

Here are the anime movies to look forward to seeing in theaters:

CHILDREN OF THE SEA
Sunday, June 13, 3:00 (English Dub)
Tuesday, June 15, 7:00 (Japanese with subtitles)

WEATHERING WITH YOU
Sunday, July 25, 3:00 English Dub and 4DX)
Tuesday, July 27, 7:00 (Japanese with subtitles)

LUPIN III: THE FIRST
Sunday, August 29, 3:00 (English Dub and 4DX)
Tuesday, August 31, 7:00 (Japanese with subtitles)

PROMARE
Thursday, September 16, 7:00 (English Dub and 4DX)
Sunday, September 19, 3:00 (Japanese with subtitles)

“We are so excited for this opportunity for fans both new and returning to see these modern animated masterpieces on the big screen.”

GKIDS’ President, David Jesteadt.

Each event will be shown in both original Japanese and English dubbed versions, and will include exclusive bonus content. Promare, Weathering With You, and Lupin III: The First events will additionally be available in 4DX, the immersive multi-sensory cinematic experience, at select locations across the country. Fathom has said 4DX will not be expected to be on sale until next week, so keep an eye out for it then.

You can buy tickets by clicking on any of the movies on the Gkids Event webpage, which will then take you to the ticket ordering page. Click here to view the Events for ticket ordering.

It’s a very exciting time to be seeing more anime movies coming to theaters. Which one are you most excited to see? All of them?

A New ‘War For Cybertron’ Optimus Prime Is On The Way!

Mike Phalin
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A New ‘War For Cybertron’ Optimus Prime Is On The Way!

I took a break from the toy collecting and dealing game for a few years. When I started to get back into it, I was astounded that Hasbro has managed to keep the Transformers line flooded with so many versions of Optimus Prime.
Bruh. If there’s a way to add a new paint application to an older Prime figure, they’ll do it. I’m not complaining. I love collecting Prime figures. Maybe, though, put a few more of the other figures out there. Jazz. We need more Jazz. Not Michael Bay Jazz. No. No. No. Classic Scatman Crothers Jazz!
The War for Cybertron Voyager Class Optimus Prime we’re looking at today may appear familiar. This is a modification of a previously released Prime, but with damage detailing, including cracked glass on the chest panels.
The only unappealing aspect of this figure is the large backpack. Otherwise, he’s pretty cool and comes with a huge ax. The head sculpt looks about the same, but the color tones used in the plastic are improved over the previous release.

Hasbro

The War for Cybertron is back – with the best detail and most amazing paint yet! Big robots join the Siege with Transformers Premium Finish War for Cybertron WFC-01 Voyager Optimus Prime! This Autobot leader takes the hero you’ve loved for decades and gives him a futuristic truck alternate mode, a gloriously gritty paint job, and a grizzled look inspired by the hit Netflix streaming series. Ages 8 and up. The figure includes ion blaster, strike shield, and is compatible with blast effect accessories (sold with Battle Masters figures, sold separately.)

Voyager Class Optimus Prime will be arriving in December with a $53.99 price tag. If you’ve been watching toy shelves this year, you’ve probably seen a lot of empty pegs and bare racks (hehe). Either due to the pandemic or shifting distribution models, a lot of toys are being diverted.
Various Masters of the Universe figures have been hard to find. The multiple Transformers lines appear and disappear with only one line ever being restocked. Trying to complete a collection has become a true pain.
So, if you want to make sure you add this Prime to your’s, head on over to Entertainment Earth and pre-order today!
Has anyone else been able to get more than just one of the Transformers: The Movie figures? I only ever found Hot Rod and Prime. Where have all the Grimlocks gone? Where’s the streetwise Jazz? I need my heroes!
Let us know in the comments if you’ve been able to collect’em all.

Rambo and McClane Skins In CoD: Black Ops Cold War Look … Weird.

Mike Phalin
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Rambo and McClane Skins In CoD: Black Ops Cold War Look … Weird.

If you’re going to incorporate iconic action heroes, or celebrities in a video game at all, do it right. Over the decades, there have been a lot of good and bad designs when it comes to known actors appearing in games. The Buffy video game from way back in 2002 managed to capture likenesses well on limited hardware.
In 2021 there’s no excuse for not getting a character to be close to photo-accurate. Either through talented modelers or scanning the living subject, weirdness should not ensure today.
Yet it does. My god …
GameRant found an image floating around Reddit allegedly showing off the upcoming skins for your character in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. The images appeared on the Call of Duty Warzone subreddit. I just can’t. My god. What did Treyarch and Raven Software do to these ’80s icons?!

u/SithKane | Reddit

Can we get the Infinity Ward skin designers back? Rambo looks like a sad clown. from CODWarzone


Dude. Bruce Willis looks OK in the face, but what’s up with these bodies? Sure, John McClane wasn’t super buff, but John Rambo was! Even in the 2008 Rambo, he had an intimidating physique.
Funnily, Rambo appears not to be too happy with this. It almost looks like he’s going to bawl. Meanwhile, McClane’s facial expression looks like he is gazing into a mirror and wondering what went wrong with his botox.
Stallone looks more like Rocky at the end of his first match with Apollo Creed. Where’s the iconic badass we all love from Rambo: First Blood Part II?
Compare that model to what we recently got in Mortal Kombat 11. The model’s skin may have been a bit smoother, but it still looked like John F’ing Rambo!

The positives are that these are optional skins and not integral to any part of an overarching story. You can completely avoid this.
What are some of the worst representations of actors’ likenesses that you’ve seen in video games? Would you use the Rambo and McClane skins? Let us know in the comments.
[Source: GameRant]

Gkids Giving Studio Ghibli Films a Limited Edition Steelbook Release

Sarah Leone
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Gkids Giving Studio Ghibli Films a Limited Edition Steelbook Release

Last year, GKids began to release limited edition steelbooks of Studio Ghibli movies. So far, eight of the 23 Ghibli films have been released, plus the latest steelbook release of Earwig and the Witch. This year, they will be continuing to release more films to steelbook editions, starting with Whisper of the Heart and The Cat Returns.

Whisper of the Heart is a coming-of-age tale about young love, chasing your dreams and finding yourself. This was Yoshifumi Kondo’s first and only film as director before passing away in 1998, but it carries on his tremendous artistic legacy.

The Steelbook’s gorgeous lilac front cover shows Shizuku and Seiji riding off on his bike. Both the Blu-ray and DVD include the Japanese, English and French dubs in 5.1 surround sound and feature English, English SDH and French subtitles. The Steelbook also includes a booklet with memos from Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki, punctuated with beautiful stills from the film.

Exclusive to the Blu-ray are feature length storyboards and the four masterpieces of Naohisa Inoue, which showcases the watercolor background artist’s astounding talent. On both discs we have background art from “The Baron’s Story,” a “Behind the Microphone” featurette which takes you through the recording of the English dub, and original theatrical trailers.

The Cat Returns is a follow-up of sorts to Whisper of the Heart, as it also prominently features the character of The Baron. Directed by Hiroyuki Morita, The Cat Returns centers on Haru, a schoolgirl whose rescuing of a stray cat whisks her away to the fantastical Cat Kingdom.

Here on the orange cover we find Haru feeding a stray cat, showing her selflessness. Once again, the Blu-ray and DVD contain the English dub, the original Japanese dub, and the French dub. The English dub features a star-studded cast including Anne Hathaway, Tim Curry and Cary Elwes as the dashing Baron Humbert von Gikkingen. English, English SDH and French subtitles are available so you can watch as you wish.

Feature-length storyboards are likewise included in the Blu-ray. Both discs include a Making-of documentary and a “Behind the Microphone” featurette. You can find theatrical trailers and TV spots on the DVD.

Check out this fun video of an Unboxing that would please any fine cat:

More Ghibli movies are going to be released throughout the year, so keep an eye out if you’re interested! These movies are available to buy on the Gkids website or wherever official anime movies are sold.

Source info and photos: Gkids

Website Launched to Support Indie Anime Animators

Sarah Leone
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Website Launched to Support Indie Anime Animators

A website has been created with the hope of revitalizing the indie anime community in both Japan and overseas.

The movement started with indie animator Komugiko2000, who popularized the #indie_anime hashtag on Twitter on around April 2020. From 2D works to 3D CG, pixel art and more, the hashtag sets no limits on style or content.

The Japanese text says, “Clothes alone are interesting”.

Currently, those who Tweet their work along with the hashtag have the chance to be retweeted by the official indie_anime Twitter account, which is also run by Komugiko_2000. Such works will also be displayed on a feed on the Indie Anime website, along with other popular works under the same hashtag.

Here are several examples of very short indie anime animations:

It was very difficult to choose only a select few, as there are so many great indie anime animations out there! You can discover more here, on twitter page Komugiko_2000, the official Indie Anime Twitter, or the official Indie Anime website.

Source: OtakuMode

Emily Blunt Opens Up About Passing On The Role Of Black Widow

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Emily Blunt Opens Up About Passing On The Role Of Black Widow

Ever since her debut in ‘Iron Man 2,’ Scarlett Johansson has pretty much been known for her role as Natasha Romanov the Black Widow, a founding member of the Avengers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. From the ‘Iron Man’ sequel, she has appeared in ‘Captain America: The Soldier’, as well as all four ‘Avengers’ films, and will soon star in her own standalone movie.
It is hard to picture anyone else in the role, but that was almost the case. ‘A Quiet Place’ actress Emily Blunt was Marvel Studios’ first pick to play the Agent of SHIELD. In fact, she wanted the part but has to pass on it due to scheduling conflicts.
In a recent interview with radio host Howard Stern, the ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ actress opened up about the experience and why she had to pass on the opportunity to join the MCU.
“I was contracted to do ‘Gulliver’s Travels,'” she explained. “I didn’t want to do ‘Gulliver’s Travels.’ She added that while she would have preferred to appear with the Avengers, there were “a lot of really lovely people who were heaven to work with,” on ‘Gulliver’s Travels.’
Blunt continued, “It was a bit of a heartbreaker for me. I take such pride in the decisions that I make, and they mean so much to me, the films that I do.”
This is not the first time the ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ actress has been associated with the MCU. In fact, it was once thought that she had landed the role of Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman, in the recently announced Fantastic Four movie.
Blunt dispelled those rumors in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, though she said it is a ‘compliment’ that fans have brought up her name as a possibility for the role.
“I have heard that. People have asked me about that a lot,” she said. “But I have had no formal introduction to the Invisible Woman. No.”

The Original TMNT Toys Get Super7’s Ultimate Treatment

Mike Phalin
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The Original TMNT Toys Get Super7’s Ultimate Treatment

While everyone else is listening to Disney executives pretending the company isn’t on fire, I’m just over here looking at Ninja Turtles.
Sometimes it’s nice to get away and remember those simpler days when a group of mutated turtles fought against a squishy brain boy and an incompetent ninja with a fetish for pointy metal armor.
Simpler times when we wouldn’t wonder how anyone could live in a New York sewer with dying from some gross disease or ending up trodding on discarded needles. Never questioning why a news reporter wore only a yellow jumpsuit.
You know … I think we let a lot more slide with our entertainment in the 1980s and 1990s. This was before everything had to be hyper-politicized by weirdos. The weirdos who turned animation into their personal therapy sessions while trying to force a prom episode into the most awkward places.
Just give me some silly ninja action and fun characters. Please.
I guess the only way to relive those days is to buy premium action figures. Like these from Super7! Based on the original TMNT figures that launched Playmates’ long-running toyline, Super7 has reimaged the four brothers with lots of articulation and accessories.
The Turtles are available for individual sale at $45.00 apiece. If you want to go all or nothing, then there’s a four-pack at $180! Yeah, it’s pricey but look at all the stuff ya get!

Super7
Each Turtle comes with both painted weapons and an unpainted rack set, matching what came with the original toys from the ’80s. They’re also packed with alternate heads, hands, and various accessories like pizza and communicators.
Super7 is taking orders now. 
Which classic Playmates TMNT figures would you like to see get the Super7 treatment? Would you pay a couple hundred for an upscaled “sewer lair” playset? Or maybe a supersized Technodrome playset? Let us know in the comments.

Mezco To Deliver Batman: Gotham By Gaslight One:12Collective Figure

Mike Phalin
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Mezco To Deliver Batman: Gotham By Gaslight One:12Collective Figure

Mezco’s One:12Collective line of figures is some top-notch stuff. Loads of accessories, lots of articulation, and some of the best flesh tone plastic I’ve ever seen. Now one of the greatest one-off Batman comics is joining the line.
Batman, as seen in the Elseworlds story ‘Gotham By Gaslight’, is now up for preorder!

Mezco | DC
Mezco | DC
The shipping window for this figure is between January and March of 2022. Pre-orders are available now through Mezco’s website. Batman will set you back $115 with a non-refundable deposit of $28.75 is due upfront.
For that price, you’ll be getting the figure and accessories listed below.
Batman Figure Features:

  • One:12 Collective body with over 30 points of articulation
  • (3) head portraits
  • Hand painted authentic detailing
  • Approximately 17cm tall
  • (10) interchangeable hands
  • (1) pair of fists (L & R)
  • (1) posing hand (L)
  • (1) holding hand (R)
  • (1) karate hand (R)
  • (1) knuckleduster fist (R)
  • (1) pair of gripping hands (L & R)
  • (1) pair of knife holding hands (L & R)

COSTUME:

  • Cowled head
  • Cloak cape with integrated posing wire
  • Double-breasted coat with chest insignia
  • Utility belt Thigh satchel
  • Riding pants Knee-high boots with guards

ACCESSORIES:

  • (1) One:12 Collective Glider
  • (1) pair of goggles
  • (1) cowl
  • (6) throwing knives
  • (4) foldable Batarangs
  • (1) grappling hook with rope
  • (1) One:12 Collective display base with logo
  • (1) One:12 Collective adjustable display post

The first time I learned about ‘Gotham By Gaslight’ was in Comics Scene magazine #10. This particular issue covered a lot of horror-themed comics, including Hellraiser and Mr. Monster. What is arguably the first Elseworlds story featuring Batman was not kid-friendly, trust me.
That publication was great. The last page had a list of “upcoming” comic book movies with short descriptions. In issue #10, X-Men was listed with a similar plot to what we saw in the first film from FOX. That issue was published in 1989. To think that the story sat in limbo for about ten years…
‘Gotham By Gaslight’ eventually got an animated adaptation, but it doesn’t capture Mike Mignola’s style that made it such a standout. Check out the trailer below:

A video game adaptation was also in the works but was ultimately unfinished. There is test footage and some backstory available. I’ve linked the video below. There probably wouldn’t have been as much highflying action like we saw in the ‘Arkham’ games, but stalking the fog-filled streets of Gotham of the 1800s would’ve been cool.

Which other DC heroes and villains would you like to see get the One:12Collective treatment? Personally, I’d pay a premium for a Lobo VS Santa box set! Let us know in the comments.

Evangelion Movie Gets Animation Help from Studio Ghibli (Spoiler Free)

Sarah Leone
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Evangelion Movie Gets Animation Help from Studio Ghibli (Spoiler Free)

Most animations these days are done on digital art programs. Japan is no exception, with the majority being done digitally. But there are still those who hold onto what made them stand out in the animation world.

Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno and his staff at Studio Khara wanted one scene in particular to be animated the old fashioned way in their latest movie, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time. Rather than use digital drawings, they were going to use physical drawings, then photograph each cel frame-by-frame using something called an animation shooting table.

Founded in 2006, the studio sought help from the only place that had a shooting table, Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli. Studio Khara brought their artwork and timing notes over to Ghibli and borrowed the machine to help them create the scene for Thrice Upon a Time.

The video shows the technician first laying down the background art, then layering the various cels of protagonist Shinji. And yes, that’s cels, plural, as his face/hair and body/clothing are separate pieces of art, since they move independently of each other.

Between each layer, the technician cleans off the artwork with a soft glove and duster, ensuring that not a speck of dirt or other debris are left behind to ruin the shot.

Studio Khara’s tweet mentions that this shooting table is the one and only one that Ghibli has left, hammering home how animation production has pretty much moved on from these techniques. But it’s always nice to see it in use, even if it’s just one scene.

See the process in action in this tweet video:

Source: SoraNews24

There’s An Indiegogo For Elvira’s Awesome ’90s Comic Books

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There’s An Indiegogo For Elvira’s Awesome ’90s Comic Books

The 1990s was the greatest decade for comic books. Although the ’70s had pushed the envelope for parody, violence, and social topics, the ’90s made comic book characters true multimedia juggernauts.
We got so many new comic publishers and characters. The competition was stern. It pushed the big guys to take chances with their characters, and it paid off. I do not doubt that you could ask anyone to name a big comic event from that decade, and they’d be able to name at least one.
The Maxx, Spawn, X-Men, WildC.A.T.s, Marvel’s 2099, Infinity War, Death of Superman, ShadowHawk, Faust, and so on. Great stories, great characters, and great artwork. The pull list I had with my local comic shop was insane. Trying to justify a $100 monthly comic book bill to my folks wasn’t easy.
Now thanks to crowdfunding, more defunct comic series from the past are being resurrected. One such line is ‘Elvira Mistress of the Dark.’ Yes, that Elvira. The buxom gothic beauty with the Valley accent.
Elvira had her own series that spanned 166 issues. It was published by Claypool Comics starting in 1993. Sadly, the shop in my town never stocked Claypool stuff. After almost 30 years of being without a unified collection of her comic book adventures, Dynamite Entertainment gives us the chance to own such an omnibus.
The Indiegogo for ‘Elvira Mistress of the Dark’ is currently active and already blasted past the original funding goal of $6,666. Thanks to the support, Dynamite is offering a huge number of extras and multiple tiers and perks:

Turn back the clock to 1993…Bill Clinton was President, the Blue Jays won the World Series, and Jurassic Park ruled the box office.  A young horror host (why barely out of puberty I believe) named Elvira ruled late night television and became the Queen of Halloween.  An independent comic book company began working with the Mistress of the Dark delivering some brilliantly funny and frisky comic stories.  Creators from every corner of the industry contributed to her growing lore with stories and art celebrating the “sassy lassie with the classy chassis” including comic legends like Kurt Busiek, Paul Dini, Neil Vokes, Fred Hembeck, Dave Cockrum, and a host of others!
The Elvira Mistress of the Dark Classic Years Omnibus is the first volume kicking off reprinting the highly sought-after tales originally published by Claypool Comics. In these beloved adventures Elvira must contend with teen werewolves, killer clowns, aliens, a high school reunion, pro wrestling, and more! Plus, special Halloween, Christmas, and Easter stories. The book is available in paperback or hardcover and covers 26 issues, rounding out to a massive 600-page tome. And for a special surprise Dynamite is sneaking in extra bonuses amounting to .666 of an issue. That’s right gals and ghouls, 26.666 comics in one massive book! Spooky!

Yes, please. The comics stay true to Elvira’s tongue-in-cheek style. There’s lots of sexy sarcasm and titillation. Thanks to Superhero Hype, they gave us a look at several pages from the original comic:

Dynamite Entertainment

Dynamite Entertainment
Are you going to pledge? What other obscure comics from the past like to see have a resurgence? Let us know in the comments.
[Source: Superhero Hype]
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