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Live-Action Patlabor In The Works

Debuting in 1988, Patlabor spawned a bunch of manga, anime and video games. Next year, it is getting a live-action version.


This Manga Stars A Guy Obsessed With Donating Blood

The competitive world of digital comics is about to get a lot bloodier. On January 23, at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan press conference, the usually sombre Mamoru Oshii spoke about his latest creation, Chimamire Mai Love (My Soaked In Blood Love or Blood-Stained Mai Love).


Iconic Anime Director Helming His First Live-Action English Movie

Mamoru Oshii is perhaps best known for highly influential anime, like Patlabor and Ghost in the Shell (above). He’s directed several live-action films before, including the 2001 Polish language flick Avalon, and is now set to direct his first English language film. It’s called The Last Druid: Garm Wars.


15 Seconds Of Live-Action Badass Mecha Battles

Mamoru Oshii, director of animated films such as Ghost in the Shell, was recently revealed as the director of the Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor trailer. In the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, the director offered his insight to the creation of the trailer and some impressions on the game itself.


One Of Japan’s Greatest Directors Brings Steel Battalion To Life

Mamoru Oshii, the creative force behind the Ghost in the Shell anime, recently helmed a live-action TV spot for Kinect game Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor. This is it.


These Video Game Movies Don’t Actually Suck

By “video game movie”, I do not mean movies that were adapted from video games. Oh, no.


What Exactly Ghost In The Shell Director Is Doing

Originally when Halo Legends, the series of anime shorts, was announced, the role of Ghost In The Shell director Mamoru Oshii would be involved with the project.


Ghost In The Shell Director Joins Halo Legends

Mamoru Oshii, director of landmark anime Ghost in the Shell, has joined the Halo Legends project and will be working on a Halo anime for studio Production I.G.


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