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Look at This: 'Space Battleship Yamato' Trailer

There had been some talk during the latter part of 2009 about a live-action Space Battleship Yamato feature film from Japan, based on the anime of the same name. There was even a trailer of sorts, but by my recollection (and I could be off here), it was pretty short, even for a trailer. Now, though, we get a full, one-and-a-half-minute trailer.

Look at This: Amazing Fan-made 'Technotise' Trailer

Pajiba recently found this awesome fan-made trailer for a live-action remake of the anime film Technotise (thanks to Steve Jacobs for the heads-up). I'm unfamiliar with the anime, but apparently Hollywood really is considering the film for a remake.

'Gigantor' Coming to the Big Screen

The Japanese website Cinema Today has reported that a Gigantor (a.k.a. Tetsujin 28) feature film is in the works (via the Anime News Network).

Live-action, 3-D 'Ghost in the Shell' Movie Coming

Variety brings us the news that Dreamworks will be making a live-action, 3-D adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, a popular Japanese anime/manga property.

A Brief History of Astro Boy

This Friday, a boy robot named Astro Boy arrives in theaters in the fifth major imagining of the Astro Boy story (including the original 1950s Japanese comic and three television adaptations). Astro Boy is nothing short of iconic in his home country, but we have had relatively little exposure to the character in the West. So, if you’re wondering who this little android is and why he’s so important, we’ve got you covered. Here are the basics of Japan’s favorite robot, from the comic panel to the big screen.

Insights from the Author of 'The Astro Boy Essays'

On October 23, an icon of Japanese pop culture and manga will make his way to the big screen. Astro Boy, product of "god of manga" Osamu Tezuka, was created in the early 1950s and has remained adored by Japan ever since. The Sci-Fi Block was able to steal some time from Tezuka expert Frederik L. Schodt for an in-depth phone interview back in August.

Japanese Erect Gigantic Gigantor Statue in Kobe

Sci Fi Wire reports that the Japanese have erected a life-size, sixty-foot-tall statue of the classic Japanese robot character Gigantor (known in Japan as "Tetsujin 28-go," ["Iron Man No. 28"]) in the city of Kobe.

'Cowboy Bebop' Film Would Cost Half a Billion Dollars

Keanu Reeves recently told MTV that the slated live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, a Japanese sci-fi/action anime, is going through a re-write because it would have been way too expensive for 20th Century Fox to make.

'Akira' Script Finished?

Steve Weintraub at Collider.com claims that inside sources have told him that the script to Akira, the live-action American remake of the popular animated Japanese sci-fi film, is near completion.

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