Twenty years on from the Bleach anime's broadcast debut, the official accounts for the series along with licensor Viz Media unveiled a special anniversary trailer with iconic scenes, such as Ichigo's first transformation and his subsequent clashes with Kenpachi, Byakuya, Arrancars and more, re-animated in the modern visual style under Tomohisa Taguchi's ( Akudama Drive ) direction. A creditless version of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 – The Conflict 's ending song sequence, which features "Monochrome" by suisoh, was also unveiled following the first episode's release. Bleach 20th Anniversary Trailer Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 – The Conflict Ending Video Related: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 Anime Shares Creditless Opening Video Bleach first hit Japanese television screens in October 2004, courtesy of director Noriyuki Abe and studio Pierrot, and ran for 366 episodes until March 2012. The 13-episode first part of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War , which adapts the concluding arc of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series,...
- 10/6/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
Episode 19 of Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else you listen to your podcasts! If you're waiting to watch the video episode, it'll be live on Crunchyroll and YouTube at 7 p.m. Et. Listen or Watch on: Episode 19 Summary Nick, LeAlec, and guest host Haley Whisennand talk news of the week and answer your burning questions before Nick and Leah welcome Black Butler 's Brina Palencia and Michael Tatum to discuss their return to the series after a decade. All that and more, only on The Anime Effect . Topics Discussed in Episode 19 Nintendo Direct The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Super Mario Party Jamboree Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Mario & Luigi: Brothership Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Fairy Tail 2 Farmagia Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Marvel vs. Capcom Collection DJ Hero Elite Beat Agents Anime Expo Tower of God Season 2 Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
- 6/21/2024
- by Carla Solórzano
- Crunchyroll
On one hand, while a number of animators and staff members from the anime industry have sternly spoken against the use of AI, anime directors Keiichi Hara and Tomohisa Taguchi, who are veterans in their own right, had an entirely different opinion regarding it.
As reported by Full Frontal, both Hara and Taguchi, who were talking at a panel at this year’s Annecy Festival, believed that AI, which doesn’t complain, get tired or sleep, could be a good tool to replace “lazy animators” and do the work in their place.
This opinion has stirred various sections of fandom, who believed that the directors shouldn’t have made such a comment in light of the recent developments.
Hara was talking about the difficulties of making animated feature films, when the topic shifted to lazy animators “who are being paid without putting in the work that’s expected of them.
As reported by Full Frontal, both Hara and Taguchi, who were talking at a panel at this year’s Annecy Festival, believed that AI, which doesn’t complain, get tired or sleep, could be a good tool to replace “lazy animators” and do the work in their place.
This opinion has stirred various sections of fandom, who believed that the directors shouldn’t have made such a comment in light of the recent developments.
Hara was talking about the difficulties of making animated feature films, when the topic shifted to lazy animators “who are being paid without putting in the work that’s expected of them.
- 12/13/2023
- by A.R. Madillo
- AnimeHunch
Considered one of the best anime of 2020, “Akudama Drive” is another title that follows the recent trend of not being based on a manga, while also of interest is the fact that the original draft, which was written by Kazutaka Kodaka, was inspired by Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs”, particularly in the portrayal of the villains who are the protagonists.
In a dystopian future where Kansai became a vassal state of Kanto, multiple highly skilled criminals, called Akudama, are considered enemies of the state, and are hunted down by the Execution Division. Four of the most dangerous ones, Courier, Brawler, Hacker and Doctor respond to a challenge to free another Akudama who is about to be executed, Cutthroat. However, once inside, they discover the job was part of a larger scheme by their client to make them work together on a bigger job: to infiltrate the Shinkansen and...
In a dystopian future where Kansai became a vassal state of Kanto, multiple highly skilled criminals, called Akudama, are considered enemies of the state, and are hunted down by the Execution Division. Four of the most dangerous ones, Courier, Brawler, Hacker and Doctor respond to a challenge to free another Akudama who is about to be executed, Cutthroat. However, once inside, they discover the job was part of a larger scheme by their client to make them work together on a bigger job: to infiltrate the Shinkansen and...
- 8/8/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
It’s been nearly four decades since the cyberpunk genre began to take shape, and it’s been sadly strip-mined of its urgency and turned into a retro aesthetic that is served to audiences by the same multi-billion-dollar corporations that the genre was built to criticize. Sure, the neon lights shining in the rain, and the urban […]
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- 1/27/2021
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
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