In Real Life

New Starship Troopers Anime Gets A Trailer For You To Watch

Starship Troopers is getting a new Japanese anime in coming months. Shinji Aramaki of Appleseed fame is directing.


May 28, 2012
In Real Life

Mark Zuckerberg’s Unintentional Cameo In A Chinese Cop Documentary

Facebook honcho and newly married dude Mark Zuckerberg might be dealing with Facebook stock headaches, but he can take solace in one thing: If his social media business goes south, he can always get unpaid work as an extra in Chinese documentaries. Unpaid? Oh, right, never mind!


May 24, 2012
In Real Life

Thanks Tokyo Skytree, You Just Ruined Japanese Monster Movies

In Japanese kaiju movies (or giant robot anime), Tokyo becomes a stomping ground for larger than life characters. Cars are crumpled under their feet. Buildings are smushed during falls. And in the distance, Tokyo Tower is usually visible.


May 21, 2012
In Real Life

First Trailer For Skyfall, The New James Bond Flick

007 is back. This fall, Daniel Craig James returns as James Bond, along with Judi Dench, Albert Finney, and Ralph Fiennes.


March 28, 2012
In Real Life

Relax! Sometimes Hollywood Doesn’t Whitewash *Everything*

Yesterday, it was revealed that Hollywood acquired the rights to the 1970s Japanese manga Lone Wolf and Cub. Upon hearing this, my heart sank. There are already a series of wonderful Lone Wolf and Cub films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, older brother of legendary Zatoichi actor Shintaro Katsu.


In Real Life

Marvel At China’s Movie Poster Rip-Offs

If you think Hollywood (or the game industry, for that matter) isn’t creative, check out the folks working China’s dream factory.


March 27, 2012
In Real Life

Before There Was The Hunger Games, Japan Had This Brutal, Bloody Opus

Were you one of the oodles of theatergoers who packed into American cinemas to see The Hunger Games? The movie is raking in the box office cash — and it’s being hailed as a smash hit. But in Japan, people are referring to the flick as something else: “Hollywood’s version of Battle Royale.”


February 27, 2012
Nintendo

The Dog From The Oscars Also Works For Nintendo

This month is Responsible Pet Owners Month. And to mark it, Nintendo hired Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier from The Artist, as its official spokesdog. This month is also the Academy Awards.


February 16, 2012
News

Phoenix Wright Movie Getting US Premiere

Ace Attorney (read Kotaku‘s review) will be screened at the AM2 anime and manga convention this June in Anaheim, California. More details here. [CVG]


February 14, 2012
In Real Life

Ace Attorney Is The Best Video Game Movie Ever (Take That, Hollywood!)

Gyakuten Saiban — the movie based on Capcom’s visual novel series, Ace Attorney — was released in Japan to sold-out theatres this past weekend. Staying closer to the source material than any video game movie before it, does this film prove that games can successfully be adapted into movies or does it reiterate the idea that games and movies are fundamentally incompatible forms of art? (Hint: it’s the former.)