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    Photo courtesy of Iconic Events Releasing. ©2024 Amuse Inc. Source: Iconic Events Releasing press release Official Site: https://www.iconicreleasing.com/ax-cinema-nights/ Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab Public Relations) Photo courtesy of Iconic Events Releasing. ©2024 Amuse Inc. Iconic Events Releasing, a company specializing in distributing limited engagement theatrical events to movie theatres, brings the metal rock power and Japanese pop culture inspired spectacle of BABYMETAL to theatregoers as it announces the December premiere of BABYMETAL LEGEND 43 – THE MOVIE for a series of special concert film screenings across North America. Tickets are on-sale now. More details at: https://www.iconicreleasing.com/events/babymetal/tickets/   BABYMETAL LEGEND 43 – THE MOVIE (Live Viewing Japan) Screens Dec. 11th & Dec. 15th BABYMETAL held their largest scale world tour "BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2023 - 2024" from 2023 to 2024. The headline tour, excluding festivals and guest acts,

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    Photos courtesy of Toho and Anime Limited. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.   Source: Toho, Anime Limited press releases Special Thanks to Josh Stevens (Fetch Publicity)   The latest film in Toho’s classic series, GODZILLA MINUS ONE (ゴジラ-1.0, ゴジラマイナスワン, Gojira Mainasu Wan, 2023) was crafted to be the most terrifying incarnation of the character yet, returning the franchise to its post-war roots with a powerful and poignant story about a Japan gripped by the helplessness of having already lost everything before this new, monstrous threat emerges. The film became a sensation across the world, culminating in GODZILLA MINUS ONE winning Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards, becoming the first non-English language film to win the award. GODZILLA MINUS ONE will receive a wide release on home video in the US and Canada in November, and the United Kingdom in December. Read on

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    Photo courtesy of Arrow Video. © ArtPort Inc.・Daiei Films/ Junji Ito Source: Arrow Video, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of Arrow Video. © ArtPort Inc.・Daiei Films/ Junji Ito Arrow Video’s November slate features a limited edition Blu-ray of the 1998 J-Horror hit TOMIE (富江). Based on the smash-hit series of the same name by cult manga artist Junji Itō (Uzumaki), TOMIE tells the tale of an evil high-school seductress identifiable by a beauty mark beneath her left eye, whose bewitching kiss drives men to madness. Photography student Tsukiko (Mami Nakamura, TOKYO TRASH BABY, LOVE EXPOSURE) is plagued by violent dreams as she struggles to recall long-suppressed memories following a teenage trauma with the help of psychiatrist Dr. Hosono (Yoriko Douguchi, CURE, CHARISMA). Meanwhile, as Detective Harada (Tomorō Taguchi, TETSUO: THE IRON MAN) leads an investigation into a missing high-school

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    Photo courtesy of TOKYOPOP. ©Yone Sawata/SHUEISHA, Acro Trip project Photo courtesy of TOKYOPOP. ©Kami Erabi Production Committee. Fuji TV's KAMI.APP Season 2 and Happinet Phantom Studios' ACRO TRIP will stream as simulcasts on ShahidSource: TOKYOPOP press release Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab) MBC Group and Tokyopop have announced their investment in two new anime productions, ACRO TRIP and Season 2 of KAMI.APP . The shows are slated for release in Japan and the Middle East this month.  They will stream as simulcasts on Shahid this month. Comedic action-adventure series ACRO TRIP is directed by Ayumu Kotake, known for his work on GOLDEN KAMUY: Season Three, with character designs by Kei Umabiki. Based on the Shueisha manga by Yone Sawata, the series brings a mix of lighthearted fun and exciting battles, making it a must-watch for fans of the genre. All episodes of Season One are scheduled to stream this year, with a passionate fan

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    Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Ultraman Card Game will Enjoy an Industry-First Release in Four Languages & 23 Regions Simultaneously on October 25thSource: Tsuburaya Productions press releaseOfficial Site: https://ultraman-cardgame.com/ Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Nagatake)  is pleased to announce that the territories where the ULTRAMAN CARD GAME (ウルトラマン カードゲーム, Urutoraman Kādo Gēmu) will be released has expanded to 23 countries and regions, now including Europe. The game will be released simultaneously around the world on Friday, October 25, 2024 in 4 languages, a first in the history of trading card games. A second wave of products have also be announced. "Booster Pack 02: Vortex of Crimson and Azure," which contains random character cards, and the pre-built special deck "Extra Deck 01: Ultraman: Rising" will both be released in January 2025.   ■ ULTRAMAN CARD GAME to Be

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    Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. Bandai's soft vinyl figure of Godzilla (2023) Odo Island Version from GODZILLA MINUS ONE will be released this December in the United States by Bandai Naco America. This  figure is based on Godzilla's immature first form as seen early in the movie. It is articulated and durable, allowing for all types of play and display. Godzilla (2023) Odo Island Version can now be preordered from Toho's official Godzilla Store, Amazon and toy retailers, comic shops and specialty stores.   Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. 5"

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      Photo by Richard Termine, courtesy of Keith Sherman and Associates. ©I・K/AMPC Source: Keith Sherman and Associates press releaseOfficial Site: https://attackontitan-themusical.com/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/shingekimusical Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attackontitan_themusical YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shingekimusical Special Thanks to Scott Klein Photo courtesy of Keith Sherman and Associates. ©I・K/AMPC ATTACK ON TITAN: THE MUSICAL, the live 2.5D Musical entertainment based on the wildly popular manga (comic book) by Hajime Isayama and published by Kodansha, has sold out its entire New York engagement at New York City Center, selling about 9000 tickets over its four- performance engagement this past weekend. Directed by breakdance world champion Go Ueki (HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Rule the Stage), ATTACK ON TITAN: THE MUSICAL had its world premiere in Osaka and Tokyo in January, 2023 to great success. The New York City Center engagement marked the musical’s first international performance and the show will be returning to Japan in December

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    Taku Aoyagi's first-person documentary TOKYO UBER BLUES premieres today as part of PBS' POV doc series. Photo courtesy of PBS. ©Nodelaico Source: PBSSpecial Thanks to Caitlin Hughes Photo courtesy of PBS. ©Nodelaico Taku Aoyagi's irreverent first-person gig worker documentary TOKYO UBER BLUES will make its broadcast premiere as part of PBS' POV doc series on October 21st on local PBS affiliate stations + streams free on the PBS App. Unemployed in the wake of the pandemic, 26-year-old filmmaker Taku Aoyagi decides to try his luck in Tokyo. Short on worldly possessions, using his bike and phone, he becomes an Uber Eats rider. Now, he can decide his own hours, and is free to choose when to take orders! But pedaling through deserted streets delivering boba tea to cloistered condos, he starts to wonder... what was it that Ken Loach said about the Uberization of

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    Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment bring the momentous theatrical fan experience to North American theaters on December 6Source: Crunchyroll press release Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©Solo Leveling Animation Partners Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, has revealed the key art for the theatrical release of SOLO LEVELING -REAWAKENING- (俺だけレベルアップな件 -ReAwakening-, Ore Dake Level-Up na Ken -ReAwakening- ). Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will bring SOLO LEVELING -REAWAKENING- to theaters in the United States and Canada on December 6, 2024. The anime series SOLO LEVELING is adapted from the best-selling Korean web novel written by Chugong, which was later adapted into a webtoon and manhwa in 2018, with illustrations by DUBU. The first season of SOLO LEVELING debuted globally on Crunchyroll on January 6, 2024 with a second season coming in January 2025. SOLO LEVELING -REAWAKENING- is a cinematic fan experience that brings together a recap of

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    Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©Kugane Maruyama,PUBLISHED BY KADOKAWA CORPORATION/OVERLORD4PARTNERS Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will bring the thrilling adventure to theaters in the United States and Canada starting November 8Source: Crunchyroll press releaseOfficial Site: https://www.overlord-movie.com/ Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©Kugane Maruyama,PUBLISHED BY KADOKAWA CORPORATION/OVERLORD4PARTNERS Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, announced today that tickets for OVERLORD: THE SACRED KINGDOM (劇場版「オーバーロード」聖王国編, Gekijō-ban Ōbarōdō Sei Ōkoku-hen, 2024) are now on sale for audiences in the United States and Canada. The film, distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment, will be released starting November 8 and will be available in Japanese with English subtitles as well as dubbed in English. OVERLORD: THE SACRED KINGDOM, is the first theatrical film from the fan-favorite OVERLORD franchise based on the light novels by Kugane Maruyama, and continues the series picking up after the conclusion of Season 4. The story follows

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    Photo courtesy of DNA of TOKUSATSU. © TOHO CO.,LTD. Author and Photographer: Daisuke Ishizuka The "70 Years of Special Effects Movies - It All Started with Godzilla" (特撮映画の70年—それは『ゴジラ』から始まった, Tokusatsu Eiga no 70-nen — Soreha “Gojira” Kara Hajimatta) exhibition was held July 12, 2024 - September 8, 2024 at the Ueda City Museum of Art in the Ueda Santo Myuze. It was part of the DNA of TOKUSATSU series that feature displays of original suits, props and production materials used to make Godzilla and other special effects films. SciFi Japan correspondent Daisuke Ishizuka attended the event and shared some details and photos from his visit... The exhibition DNA of TOKUSATSU started in 2016 and it has held at the various museum or halls in Japan. It came to Ueda City, Nagano prefecture in this summer. The year of 2024 is 70th anniversary for Godzilla and the

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    Front and back packaging artwork for the ULTRAMAN BLAZAR: The Complete Series & ULTRAMAN BLAZAR THE MOVIE: TOKYO KAIJU SHOWDOWN Blu-ray set. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS. Series: ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO Movie: ©ULTRAMAN BLAZAR FILM PARTNERS. All Rights Reserved. Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to CJ Johnsen and Spencer Kopp Mill Creek Entertainment, a division of Alliance Entertainment, will release ULTRAMAN BLAZAR: The Complete Series and ULTRAMAN BLAZAR THE MOVIE: TOKYO KAIJU SHOWDOWN on Blu-ray and Digital November 26, 2024. This set will include both the original Japanese audio and the English dub. This release comes from Mill Creek Entertainment’s recently announced extension and expansion of its current partnership with Tsuburaya Fields Media & Pictures Entertainment, Inc. The deal includes digital and physical rights for a full slate of episodic series and feature films from the international powerhouse brand, ULTRAMAN, including

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    Image courtesy of Crunchyroll. Titles Highlighted Include ZENSHU, OKITSURA, Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE, and More!Source: Crunchyroll press release This Friday, Crunchyroll held its Industry Panel at New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Crunchyroll announced several titles coming soon to its streaming service around the world. Those titles included the following:   Image courtesy of Crunchyroll. Based on the manga The Dialect of the Girl I Fell in Love With in Okinawa is Too Difficult to Deal With created by Egumi Sora, the coming-of-age slice of romance anime, OKITSURA: FELL IN LOVE WITH AN OKINAWAN GIRL, BUT I JUST WISH I KNOW WHAT SHE'S SAYING, is set to stream on Crunchyroll this January 2025. The latest trailer for the upcoming anime series was shown at NYCC. The series is written and directed by Shin Itagaki (SO I'M A SPIDER, SO WHAT?) and Shingo Tanabe (I GOT A

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    Source: Toho International, Inc. press releaseOfficial Site: https://godzilla-movie2023.toho.co.jp/ (Japan), https://godzilla.com/ (US)Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/godzilla231103 (Japan), https://twitter.com/Godzilla_Toho (US) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godzilla231103/ (Japan), https://www.instagram.com/godzilla_toho/ (US) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@godzilla.toho Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tohogodzillaofficial/ (US) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Godzilla_Toho (US) Special Thanks to Liberty Galindo and Jonah Keel   Poster for the GODZILLA MINUS ONE re-release. Photo courtesy of Toho International. © TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. GODZILLA MINUS ONE (ゴジラ-1.0/ゴジラマイナスワン, Gojira Mainasu Wan), the critically acclaimed Academy Award Winning film will be re-released in theaters nationwide starting November 1, 2024. Directed by Academy Award® Winner Takashi Yamazaki, the film’s re-release honors the King of the Monsters’ 70th Anniversary, timed to Godzilla Day, celebrated annually on November 3. Tickets are on sale now for both GODZILLA MINUS ONE and the film’s remastered black and white rendition, GODZILLA MINUS ONE/MINUS COLOR (ゴジラ-1.0/C,ゴジラマイナスワン/マイナスカラー, Gojira Mainasu Wan/Mainasu Karā). In celebration of the groundbreaking film’s return to theaters, each screening will

    The Godzilla Pop-Up Shop in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo will be selling retailer exclusive Godzilla collectibles. Photo courtesy of JUNGLE. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD.

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    The Godzilla Pop-Up Shop in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo will be selling retailer exclusive Godzilla collectibles. Photo courtesy of JUNGLE. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Entertainment Hobby Shop JUNGLE Special Thanks to Yoichi Kakuma and Tetsu Shiota   The Godzilla Store Exclusive Bandai Kaiju-O Series Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color figure. Photo courtesy of JUNGLE. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Jungle Entertainment Hobby Shop in Los Angeles (aka Anime Jungle) will be carrying three exclusive Godzilla products at their Godzilla pop-up shop to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Godzilla, the King of Monsters. In addition to the limited edition Bandai Movie Monster Series: Godzilla (2023) figure already on sale, these limited figures will only be available for the duration of the Godzilla pop-up shop, while supplies last, from November 2nd to November 17th. The first figure is the Godzilla Store Exclusive Bandai Kaiju-O (King of

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    Source: HIDIVE press release Official Site: https://neet-kunoichi.com/ (Japan)Special Thanks to Scott Barretto (AMCN Entertainment Group) Photo courtesy of HIDIVE. ©Kotatsu・Yakitomato/NEET Kunoichi Partners HIDIVE is giving the gift of laughs this holiday season with today’s announcement that the new rom-com series I’M LIVING WITH AN OTAKU NEET KUNOICHI!? (ニートくノ一となぜか同棲はじめました, Nīto Kunoichi to Nazeka Dōsei Hajimemashita, 2024) will help kick-off the New Year as part of its Winter 2025 simulcast season. I’M LIVING WITH AN OTAKU NEET KUNOICHI!? is based on the popular manga series created by Yakitomato and Kotatsu and will stream exclusively on HIDIVE, AMC Networks’ anime streaming service. “We’re excited to add I’M LIVING WITH AN OTAKU NEET KUNOICHI!? to our slate of exclusive new series for HIDIVE’s Winter 2025 simulcast season,” said John Ledford, President of HIDIVE. “ Demons + Salaryman + Shinobi + Otaku + NEET is truly the perfect formula for a humous rom-com and

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    Source: Ultraman Connection press release Special Thanks to EJ Couloucoundis   Photo courtesy of Ultraman Connection. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Ultraman Zero, one of the most popular superhero characters in all Japanese pop culture, will receive the Key to Industry City at an event celebrating the Tsuburaya Productions Ultraman franchise. Honoring the 15th anniversary of the debut of Ultraman Zero in the 2009 feature MEGA MONSTER BATTLE ULTRA GALAXY: THE MOVIE. On behalf of the Upper New York Bay waterfront complex in Brooklyn, New York, Anthony Marino will present the Key to Ultraman Zero who will appear live at the event. There are also rumors that Zero’s nemesis, Ultraman Belial, may crash the event as well! All are invited to join the crew of Ultraman Connection and a number of incredible guests on Saturday, October 19th, from 2:30 to 9 PM in Industry City, Building 5, as they celebrate

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    Photo courtesy of GKIDS. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. GKIDS TO OPERATE AS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY UNDER COMPANY, FOUNDER/CEO ERIC BECKMAN AND PRESIDENT DAVE JESTEADTSource: GKIDS press release   Japanese entertainment leader Toho Co., Ltd. announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire a 100% equity share of GKIDS, Inc., the Academy Award-winning North American animation producer and distributor. Financial terms were not disclosed.   GKIDS, which maintains offices in New York and Los Angeles, will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Los Angeles-based Toho International. GKIDS Founder Eric Beckman will remain as CEO, and Dave Jesteadt will remain as President of the company. The two have run GKIDS together since the company first released the Academy Award-nominated film THE SECRET OF KELLS as a two-person company in 2009. Together, they have grown GKIDS into a powerful force in the U.S. animation scene,

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    Image courtesy of Crunchyroll. Additional Blu-ray Titles Arriving from Crunchyroll this January Include THE WRONG WAY TO USE HEALING MAGIC and DEAD MOUNT DEATH PLAY Part 2, Among OthersSource: Crunchyroll press release Crunchyroll has the best remedy to ring in the New Year with THE APOTHECARY DIARIES Season 1 Part 1, arriving on Blu-ray on January 28, 2025. Fans excited for the release can expect an elixir of special features including 12 mini-episodes featuring Maomao and Jinshi that have never officially been subtitled until now. Those looking to warm up their hearts from cold this winter can also look forward to the Crunchyroll Anime Awards winner for Best Romance Anime, HORIMIYA: THE MISSING PIECES, with a Blu-ray and DVD combo set on January 21, 2025. This collection of episodic stories completes the romantic tale between Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura and will be packaged together with

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      YOJIMBO. Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: The Criterion Collection press release Special Thanks to Courtney Ott Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. The Criterion Collection has announced that YOJIMBO / SANJURO: TWO SAMURAI FILMS BY AKIRA KUROSAWA will be released January 7, 2025 in a 4-disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray set. 2-disc Blu-ray edition is also available for purchase. Thanks to perhaps the most indelible character in Akira Kurosawa’s oeuvre, YOJIMBO (用心棒, Yōjinbō) surpassed even SEVEN SAMURAI in popularity when it was released. The masterless samurai Sanjuro, who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small, dusty village, was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was only a matter of time before he returned in a sequel. Made just one year later, SANJURO (椿三十郎, Tsubaki

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