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    A new Pokémon with a mysterious power is introduced in the upcoming anime feature film, POKÉMON THE MOVIE XY&Z. Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Nintendo ? Creatures ? GAME FREAK ? TV Tokyo ? ShoPro ? JR Kikaku © Pokémon © 2016 Pikachu Project

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    19th Pokémon Film Opens in Japan July 16th Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: pokemon-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Summer Pokémon! The hit series powers up in POKÉMON THE MOVIE XY&Z! Do you hear the voice of the “Soul Heart”? The popular Pokémon franchise returns to cinemas with its 19th feature-length anime, POKÉMON THE MOVIE XY&Z (???????????XY&Z??????????????????????, Pokemon Za Muubii XY&Z `Borukenion to Kikoo (Karakuri) no Magiana`). Toho will release the film in theaters across Japan on July 16th. STORY In this latest cinematic adventure, Satoshi (Ash) meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust -- and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! A denizen of the Nebel Plateau in Kalos -- a haven for Pokémon harmed by mankind -- Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away from

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Jet Jaguar and Godzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Leatherback © Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. & Legendary Pictures Productions LCC.

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi and Jun Umeji A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The Japanese toy company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and photos of their giant monster figures scheduled for release in late June 2016. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard versions of the figures are sold by stores and online retailers including SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Flossie`s Gifts & Collectibles. Daikaiju Series: PACIFIC RIM Leatherback /??????? ???????????????? Product Size: Height Approximately 25cm (9.8 Inches) Material: PVC (Vinyl) Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Blind Box Shipping: Late June - Early July, 2016 Price: ¥16,999 (Approximately $155.73 US, Tax Included) Shounen Ric Exclusive

    GAMERA: THE GIANT MONSTER. Photo courtesy of Joyplex. © Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. 1965

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    Everyone has different ways to relax, and for us it’s watching monsters wreck cities. Very few will dispute that Godzilla is the ultimate Kaiju. Since its first appearance in Ishir? Honda’s 1954 sensation, movie fans around the world have watched avidly as Godzilla has wreaked havoc on numerous cities during its many reinventions. The eagerly anticipated sequel to Warner Bros 2014 reboot is slated for release in 2018. To ensure you don’t miss out on your monster fix in the meantime, here is a list of some heavyweight kaiju films old and new that are certainly worth your time! GAMERA: THE GIANT MONSTER Some people will claim that Gamera simply rode off the back of Godzilla’s success. Although there are many similarities, over the years Gamera has gained popularity and become an exceptional kaiju in its own rite. Check out the original GAMERA: THE GIANT MONSTER (1965).

    Shout! Factory TV will stream 11 different Gamera movies on October 17. Photo courtesy of Joyplex. © Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. 1967

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    Celebrate Gamera’s 50th Anniversary With Eleven Classic Movies on October 17th Source: Shout! Factory, Think Jam press releases Special Thanks to Michael Gonzalez Following the success of Shout! Factory TV’s Kaiju Movie Marathon in July, Shout! Factory TV has once again teamed up with the monster magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland to bring you the Kaiju Movie Marathon: Gamera’s Revenge! Featuring 11 Gamera films and hosted by Kaiju expert August Ragone, the monster mayhem will stream live for 16 hours on October 17 from 8am ET to midnight ET. The marathon marks the 50th anniversary of the first Gamera movie release in Japan. The marathon will feature all 11 classic Gamera movies in chronological order from both the original Showa series (1965-1980) and the Heisei trilogy (1995-1999). The Kaiju marathon comes complete with original introductions by renowned Kaiju authority August Ragone, commenting on

    The hit horror anime PARASYTE -THE MAXIM- is coming to Toonami in October. Image courtesy of Sentai Filmworks. © Hitoshi Iwaaki/Kodansha Ltd. © VAP/NTV/4cast

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: kiseiju.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Humankind’s extinction begins this fall as PARASYTE -THE MAXIM- (??? ?????, Kiseijuu Sei no Kakuritsu, 2014-2015) invades Toonami, the hugely popular Adult Swim anime block. Sentai Filmworks announced during their Anime Expo 2015 panel that PARASYTE -THE MAXIM- is heading to Adult Swim, basic cable`s #1 network with young adults for over a decade. PARASYTE -THE MAXIM- chronicles a silent, sinister alien invasion and follows 17-year-old Shinichi, whose life gets seriously complicated when one would-be invader assumes control of his right hand. Originally broadcast in Japan on Nippon TV, the series is produced by MADHOUSE and adapted from the groundbreaking sci-fi/horror manga created by Hitoshi Iwaaki. PARASYTE -THE MAXIM- is scheduled to begin broadcast on Toonami this October. Detailed schedule information will be released as soon as it becomes available. For Sentai Filmworks’

    The Raymond Burr version of GODZILLA, not seen on the big screen in the Bay Area in over 10 years.

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    And this time he`s bringing some friends... June 20, 2015 - San Leandro, CA; Bay Area Film Events is bringing the King of all Kaiju back to the Bal Theatre for their fourth annual Godzilla Night! This year features an expanded show with an extra, bonus matinee. First up at 3:00PM is a matinee of the film that kicked off Godzilla Night in 2012, the biggest monster battle of them all, KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. Along with the 1962 full-color classic, there will also be Godzilla clips and trailers. The main show kicks off at 7:00PM (doors open at 6:00PM) with a mini film fest based on the upcoming documentary KAIJU GAIDEN. "Kaiju" is the Japanese word for "monster", meaning "strange beast". "Gaiden" is a Japanese word which means "outside story". It normally refers to a supplemental story or spin-off. KAIJU GAIDEN is the continuing story

    Key art for MINKY MOMO: THE FAIRY PRINCESS OF DREAMLAND. Image courtesy of William Winckler Productions. © PRODUCTION REED 1982

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    Classic English Dubbed Movie Now Available to U.S. Audiences Source: William Winckler Productions press release Special Thanks to William Winckler Anime studio Production Reed and William Winckler Productions have brought the classic 1982 magical girl anime series FAIRY PRINCESS MINKY MOMO (???????? ???? ??, Mahoo no Purinsesu Minkii Momo) to U.S. audiences as new English-dubbed feature films, now available as Downloads to Own on Amazon Instant Video. Each Amazon Instant Video Download to Own MINKY MOMO movie runs 82-minutes, and retails for $14.95. The first movie is titled MINKY MOMO: THE FAIRY PRINCESS OF DREAMLAND. The entire 1982 MINKY MOMO series will eventually be released as new English dubbed compilation feature films on Amazon. In MINKY MOMO, a princess from a magical world is sent to Earth to help people recover their lost hopes and dreams. Using her magic, and with the aid of her magical

    Meet Shinpei Hayashiya, director of the daikiaju movies REIGO VS YAMATO and DEEP SEA MONSTER RAIGA, this Wednesday night at Anime Jungle in Los Angeles! Photos courtesy of Shinpei Hayashiya and Anime Jungle. REIGO © 2007 Reigo Assosiates. RAIGA © 2009 Crossroads Co., Ltd.

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    Special Appearance at Anime Jungle in Little Tokyo on July 16th Source: Anime Jungle Event Site: animejungle.net/20140716 Special Thanks to Tetsu Shiota, Yoichi Kakuma and Mark Jaramillo Following his appearance as a guest at G-Fest in Chicago this past weekend, daikaiju movie director Shinpei Hayashiya will be stopping in Los Angeles for a special event at Anime Jungle on Wednesday, July 16th at 8:30 pm. Shinpei Hayashiya has achieved success in Japan as a master of Rakugo, a traditional Japanese form of comedic monologue. He is also a big fan of kaiju films, and has directed two movies that have been released to Japanese theaters: REIGO VS YAMATO (???????, Shinkaijuu Reigoo, 2005/2008) and DEEP SEA MONSTER RAIGA (?????, Shinkai-juu Raiba, 2009). Mr. Hayashiya also directed the legendary independent production GAMERA 4: TRUTH (???4 ??, Gamera 4 Shinjitsu, 2003). At Wednesday`s "Shinpei Night -Shinpei

    Yuiko Kariya and Takuma Hiraoka. Photo courtesy of Japan Society. © 2013 “Maruyama, the Middle Schooler” Film Partners

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    See a Great New Japanese Movie on the Big Screen for Free, Courtesy of Japan Society and SciFi Japan Source: Japan Society Official Site: japansociety.org/japan-cuts-2014 Special Thanks to Jason Serrano The 2014 New York Asian Film Festival/Japan Cuts: The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema is now in full swing. Running through July 10 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and July 10-20 at Japan Society, the combined festival will feature more than 70 films, international and world premiere screenings, Q&A`s with filmmakers, and other special events. Our friends at Japan Society are offering SciFi Japan readers two chances to win free tickets to see some of the great new films on their schedule. Our first contest features three movies premiering next weekend... the twisted MARUYAMA, THE MIDDLE SCHOOLER; the award-winning MISS ZOMBIE; or THE RING director Hideo Nakata`s MONSTERZ starring Tatsuya Fujiwara (DEATH NOTE)

    The third

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    Source: Eleven Arts Entertainment Official Movie Site: evangelion.co.jp (Japan), elevenarts.net/evangelion3 (US) Special Thanks to Erika T. Wright Eleven Arts and FUNimation Entertainment will release the highly anticipated third installment of the "Rebuild of Evangelion" series, EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (?????????????Q, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Kyuu, 2012), in theaters across the U.S. and Canada on January 10, 2014. The following EVANGELION: 3.0 presskit is courtesy of Eleven Arts... ELEVEN ARTS and FUNimation Present EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO Coming to Select Theaters January 2014 RELEASE DATE: January 10, 2014 RUNNING TIME: 106 Minutes LANGUAGE: English Dubbed, Japanese with English Subtitles OFFICIAL SITE: elevenarts.net/evangelion3 FACEBOOK: facebook.com/EvangelionMovie SYNOPSIS EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO continues the ground breaking rebuild with stunning robot battles and mind-bending revelations. Shinji Ikari just woke up fourteen years after starting the Third Impact. He hasn’t aged, but everything

    Comedian Shogo Kawashima stars as amnesiac assassin Shogo Kawashima in GOD TONGUE: KISS PRESSURE GAME THE MOVIE, a feature film based on the hit comedy show GOD TONGUE. © 2013 “Kiss Pressure Game THE MOVIE” Film Partners

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    Source: Pony Canyon, Inc., Electro 89 Official Site: god-tongue.com (Japan) The Japanese comedy GOD TONGUE: KISS PRESSURE GAME THE MOVIE (????? ??????? THE MOVIE, Goddotan Kisugaman Senshuken THE MOVIE, 2013) is now being offered for international distribution. The following photos and production notes are courtesy of Pony Canyon and Electro 89... INTRODUCTION That super popular variety show that sparks fire in late-night viewers -- TV Tokyo`s GOD TONGUE -- is now a movie! Will resisting kisses save the world?  GOD TONGUE -- the popular, late-night Saturday TV show hosted by Ogiyahagi and Gekidan Hitori. Since its premier in 2005, it has given birth to many popular segments, such as “Majiuta Senshuken” and “Majigirai 1/5,” and its DVDs have sold 500,000 copies. It has a zealous following of fans, like the characters played by Masami Nagasawa and Mirai Moriyama in the movie Moteki who are shown enjoying

    A crowd of zombies are just looking for a good time in Yoshihiro Nishimura`s ZOMBIE TV. Photo courtesy of Pony Canyon. © 2013 ZOMBIE TV

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    Source: Nishimura Eizo, Pony Canyon Special Thanks to Marc Walkow ZOMBIE TV is the splatter-ific new zom / com / omnibus from the fertile and twisted mind of acclaimed cult filmmaker and special effects makeup genius Yoshihiro Nishimura (TOKYO GORE POLICE, HELLDRIVER, THE ABCs OF DEATH). A Monty Python-esque collection of shorts, animation, sketch comedy, instructional videos and more, ZOMBIE TV showcases the natural evolution of zombies in the 21st century, no longer a frightening menace, but rather an annoying neighbor you realize you simply have to put up with. ZOMBIE TV answers such natural questions as: in a world full of the undead, wouldn’t some of the surviving humans want to join the majority and become zombies themselves? Would becoming a zombie solve the emotional and relationship problems we all have as living, breathing human beings? Do zombies have their own idols?

    MONSTER RANCHER: COMPLETE SEASON 1 cover art. Image courtesy of Discotek Media. © TECMO • CBC • Dentsu • TMS

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    Source: Discotek Media On January 7, 2014, Discotek Media will release MONSTER RANCHER: COMPLETE SEASON 1 on DVD. The set collects the English dubbed episodes 1-26 of the series that aired on the FOX Network in 1999. Genki Sakura is an avid player of the Monster Rancher video games. After winning a tournament hosted by the game`s creators, Genki gets a special CD-ROM that can unlock monsters in his game at home. It`s real-life fun when the disk magically transports him to the world of Monster Rancher! There, he saves Holly and her eyeball monster Suezo from the evil Black Dino Squad! Genki creates his very own monster, Mocchi. And they team up with the gentle stone giant, Golem, in their search for the stone disc that contains the legendary Phoenix. DVD: Region 1 SRP: $49.95 Release Date: January 7, 2014 Audio: English Subtitles: English Running

    Japanese DVD art for GIRLS, GANGSTERS AND ZOMBIES. © All In Entertainment

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    Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff It would have been the perfect crime except for those darn meddling zombies! That’s the plot in a nutshell as Switchblade Pictures delves once again into Japan’s unique take on the walking dead phenomenon and unleashes GIRLS, GANGSTERS AND ZOMBIES (????????, Gaaruzu Zonbi aka GIRLS ZOMBIE, 2011)! Proving that there are no genres that can’t be combined by determined filmmakers, GIRLS, GANGSTERS AND ZOMBIES leads off with an already solid exploitation mix of cops, robbers and pushing the “R” sex barrier before literally stopping dead in its tracks and mutating into horror with a lethal case of corpse-us interruptus. Written and directed by Masahiro Assou, the gruesome zombie buffet stars popular adult video actress and model Laura Aoyama as the prime morsel, providing ample flesh, in every sense of the word, for a toothsome supporting cast

    The anime film EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO will receive a theatrical release in the U.S. and Canada early next year. Image courtesy of Eleven Arts. © khara. Licensed by FUNimation Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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    Source: Eleven Arts Entertainment press release Official Movie Site: evangelion.co.jp (Japan), elevenarts.net/evangelion3 (US) Special Thanks to Erika T. Wright ELEVEN ARTS and FUNimation Entertainment have announced that the highly anticipated third installment of the "Rebuild of Evangelion" series, EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (?????????????Q, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Kyuu, 2012), is set for theatrical release in the U.S. and Canada in January of 2014. After grossing over 5 billion yen (approx. $52M) at the Japanese box offices, EVANGELION: 3.0 is ready for the big screen in North America. The film will be screened in major cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. While it will be distributed primarily in dubbed English, a number of participating theaters will be screening it in the original Japanese with English subtitles. EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO is the third of four movies based on NEON GENESIS EVANGELION

    Giants, dwarfs, wood nymphs, erotic machines and bizarre creatures come together in the weird science fiction comedy THE WARPED FOREST. Photo courtesy of Nippon Connection. © Shunichiro Miki

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    Source: Shunichiro Miki Office Official Site: wowow.co.jp/shokuzai (Japan) Additional Material: Nippon Connection, New York Asian Film Festival, Japan Society, Japan Media Arts Festival There is a little strange world different from the real one, where we can control our dreams in a deep forest. This is a wonderful story about nine men and women in that forest... Eight years ago, directors Shunichiro Miki, Katsuhito Ishii and Hajime Ishimine teamed up to deliver FUNKY FOREST: THE FIRST CONTACT (?????: The First Contact, Naisu No Mori: The First Contact, 2006) a movie so weirdly beautiful, so deeply imagined, and so hilariously surreal that it changed lives, cured disease, and turned water into unicorn milk. Shunichiro Miki is back all by himself with THE WARPED FOREST (??????, Asatte no Mori, 2011)... something so strange that it can’t really be described as a sequel, but it fits

    Momo and the goblins Mame, Kawa and Iwa frighten each other in A LETTER TO MOMO, the award-winning anime feature film by director Hiroyuki Okiura. Image courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. © 2012

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    Source: Kadokawa Pictures, Production I.G. Official Website: momo-letter.jp (Japan) Additional Material: Nippon Connection, GKids, Madman Entertainment In a world wired with high-speed communication technology, real connection between people is getting thinner and superficial. Are you sure you are telling your beloved ones what truly matters? From its full-house screenings in Toronto, New York and Sitges, to the Grand Prize at the New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival and Best Animated Feature Film Award at APSA 2012, the highly anticipated second directorial effort by world-acclaimed animator Hiroyuki Okiura -- A LETTER TO MOMO (??????, Momo e no Tegami, 2012) -- is mesmerizing audiences all over the world. Produced by Production IG, the animation studio behind such classics as GHOST IN THE SHELL and PATLABOR, A LETTER TO MOMO was seven years in the making. With the exception of few details, the film was completely

    A LETTER TO MOMO has been added to the Australian festival REEL ANIME 2013. Image courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. © 2012

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    Anime Film Festival to Tour Australia and New Zealand Source: Madman Entertainment press release Official Site: reelanime.com Special Thanks to Ben Pollock Madman Entertainment are proud to announce the third film for the REEL ANIME 2013 program -- A LETTER TO MOMO (??????, Momo e no Tegami, 2012). A mesmerizing and beautifully crafted film, A LETTER TO MOMO is the acclaimed second feature from Hiroyuki Okiura, director of JIN-ROH: THE WOLF BRIGADE, and combines intricate hand drawn animation with a heart-warming and emotional story which will delight children and adults alike. The last time Momo saw her father, they had a fight. Now he’s gone forever and all she has left to remember him is an incomplete letter with the words “Dear Momo” written on it and nothing more. After moving with her mother from bustling Tokyo to the remote Japanese island of Shio, Momo discovers three

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    Director Hideaki Anno’s Latest Rebuild Of Evangelion Anime Feature Premieres During 2013 J-POP Summit Source: MediaLab press release Official Site: jffsf.org Special Thanks to Erik Jansen The 2013 Japan Film Festival of San Francisco (JFFSF), the first fully-dedicated annual Japanese film event for the S.F. Bay Area, has just announced an exciting new addition to its programming as it partners with leading anime distributor FUNimation Entertainment to present the exclusive U.S. premiere of EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (?????????????Q, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Kyuu, 2012). This new, high octane anime sci-fi thriller will be seen for the first time by U.S. audiences exclusively at NEW PEOPLE Cinema on Saturday, July 27th at 11:00am, and also presented as part of programming for the 2013 J-POP Summit Festival. The film will be presented with original Japanese dialogue featuring

    HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD debuts today on Neon Alley. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2010 Daisuke Sato/ Shouji Sato. © 2010 Fujimishobo

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    Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: NeonAlley.com Official Series Site: geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd (Japan) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, partners with Sentai Filmworks to unleash a frightening new world of the living dead as it premieres the zombie action of HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD (????? HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD, Gakuen Mokushiroku Haisukuuru obu za Deddo, 2010) on Neon Alley this Friday, April 19th. Episode 1 (English dubbed) of the high-octane anime action series will debut in High Definition at 10PM EST / 7PM PST, replaying at 2AM EST / 11PM PST, and will air again throughout the week. New episodes will premiere every Friday. Check the Neon Alley program guide or NeonAlley.com for more information and additional airtimes. Based on the ultra-violent manga originally created by

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