Tag: Astro Boy
Mediawan Kids Announces ‘Tales of Miruu,’ ‘Astroboy,’ ‘Tuff Pom’ & More
Amid the bustle of last week's Annecy Festival and MIFA market, French major Mediawan Kids & Family showcased it's massive slate of animated originals and...
The Media Pioneers Snag Rights to Tezuka’s ‘Go Astro Boy Go!’
U.K.-based kids’ content and feature film distributor The Media Pioneers (TMP) has struck a deal with renowned Japanese animation studio Tezuka Productions for the...
Lost Episodes of Classic ‘Astro Boy’ Recovered
Two episodes of the midcentury Astro Boy anime, directed by the legendary Osamu Tezuka and based on his manga (alternately title Mighty Atom), have been...
DROP 01: ‘Tomb Raider’ Series Coming to Netflix, Early Looks at ‘Scott Pilgrim,’ ‘Pluto,’ ‘MOTU: Revolution’
Catch up with more DROP 01 reveals in part one (Devil May Cry announcement, plus Blue Eye Samurai, Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix and Sonic...
Netflix Presents ‘ Pokémon Concierge,’ ‘Pluto,’ ‘Beastars’ & More at AX
Returning to Anime Expo, North America's biggest Japanese pop culture fan event, Netflix showcased their diverse slate of upcoming anime and manga-inspire shows.
The ‘From...
Netflix Sneak Peeks ‘Pluto,’ Based on the ‘Astro Boy’ Inspired Manga
Netflix has unveiled the latest addition to its anime lineup: a new series based on the manga Pluto, produced by Genco (Sword Art Online,...
‘Dororo’ Sets English Dub Streaming Debut on HIDIVE
Coming this January, the 2019 supernatural action series Dororo arrives on HIDIVE. Previously streaming elsewhere in subtitles only, this critically praised anime from Tezuka...
‘Astro Boy’ Returns in Method & Shibuya’s Reboot
French studio Method Animation (part of Mediawan Kids & Family) has joined forces with Monaco-based Shibuya Productions to deliver a new take on Osamu...
May Animation Must-Haves
A Rockin' Ride: Buckle up and get ready to blow your mind all over again as Sony unleashes Heavy Metal (1981) on 4K UHD...
It’s Time to Redefine What ‘Anime’ Encompasses
“Words… innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across...
Bonham’s Inaugural Anime Sale Offers Rare Originals from Beloved Classics
Spanning anime classics like Astro Boy, Sailor Moon and Pokémon, Bonhams’ first World of Anime online sale is set to go live January 24 -...
Miyazaki Treasures Take the Block in Heritage’s Second ‘Art of Anime’ Sale
Anime fans and collectors will find must-have treasures in Heritage Auctions’ Art of Anime and Everything Cool II Animation Art Signature Auction Dec. 10-13. The...
Happy 80th Birthday, Yoshiyuki Tomino! ‘Gundam’ Creator Discusses Inspirations & Legacy in Rare Interview
Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) ranks among the most successful franchises in animation history: The various broadcast series total more than 750 episodes,...
Anime Pioneer Eiichi Yamamoto Dies at Age 80
Japanese writer and director Eiichi Yamamoto, who brought seminal works as broadly diverse as Kimba the White Lion and Belladonna of Sadness to the...
Fred Ladd, Producer Who Introduced Anime to North America, Dies Age 94
Fred Laderman (known professionally as Fred Ladd), a television and film writer/producer who helped introduce and popularize Japanese anime in North America through classic...
Heritage Breaks $2.1M Record with Huge Anime Art Auction
Billed as the first dedicated auction of its kind, Heritage Auctions' June 25-27 event The Art of Anime and Everything Cool saw bidders drive...
Heritage Plans Groundbreaking Anime Art Auction
Production animation cels and backgrounds from the most critically-acclaimed and culturally-influential anime films, television series and characters to headline a three-day auction event June...
Hilda’s Second Act! The Acclaimed Series Returns for a Sophomore Run on Netflix
***This interview originally appeared in the January '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 306)***
When Silvergate Media and Mercury Filmworks’ animated series Hilda premiered on...
30 Anime Content Players Unite for AnimeLog YT Channel
A group of Japan's most notable anime production/distribution companies have joined forces to launch a new digital content hub for fans in the form...
Academy Adds 819 New Members, Surpasses Parity Goals
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 819 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves...
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