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    Tsuburaya Productions` ULTRAMAN LEO series now airs on American television on the TOKU network. © Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: shoutfactorytvlive.com/sf_event/ultraman-leo Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan Shout! Factory TV will partner with social video platform Twitch to host a 4-day marathon of the complete original series ULTRAMAN LEO (????????, Urutoraman Reo, 1974-75) beginning Wednesday, April 18. Fans can tune in to watch all 51 episodes from the show’s original run daily from April 18-21 at 3 p.m. PT on Shout! Factory’s official Twitch channel. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the creative team behind ULTRAMAN (???????????????, Urutoraman: Kuso Tokusatsu Shirizu, 1966-67), ULTRAMAN LEO is the seventh entry in the Ultraman series. The Ultraman series is one of the most prominent tokusatsu superhero genre productions from Japan and has sparked a fandom of the Ultraman mythology across generations. After being brutally marred by evil aliens, Dan Moroboshi (Ultra Seven) takes under his wing a fierce young Ultra-like being from L-77, and christens him

    Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2014 SHINSUKE NAKAMURA /NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING/EAST PRESS

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    Gripping Autobiography Of Japanese Pro Wrestling Star Shinsuke “The Artist” Nakamura Set For Release This Summer Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, springs into the wild world of professional wrestling as it announces the acquisition of the English-language publishing rights for King of Strong Style: 1980-2014. Originally published in two paperback volumes in Japan, (1980-2004, 2004-2015), the autobiography of one of Japan’s greatest professional wrestlers, Shinsuke Nakamura, will be released as a single-volume hardcover print edition as well as a digital edition by VIZ Media in the summer of 2018. Both hard copy and digital releases will feature select color and b&w photographs. Nakamura now appears weekly on USA Network’s Tuesday night program, SMACKDOWN LIVE, which has over 2 million weekly

    Click the above to see a huge, high-res image of the Japanese poster for RAMPAGE. Artwork by Kouji Tajima. Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2018 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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    Japanese trailer for RAMPAGE, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2018 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan Official Site: rampagethemovie.com (US), rampagemovie.jp (Japan) Warner Bros. Pictures Japan has provided a trailer, poster art, high-res photos and logo for the Japanese release of RAMPAGE. The film`s Japanese title -- ????? ????? (Ranpeiji Kyoju Dairantou) -- translates to "Rampage: Behemoth Brawl". Directed by Brad Peyton, the action adventure global megastar Dwayne Johnson as primatologist Davis Okoye. A man who keeps people at a distance, Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators

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    PACIFIC RIM UPRISING Press Junket Interview: Burn Gorman & Charlie Day. Video courtesy of Legendary Pictures/Universal Pictures. © 2018 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Source: Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: pacificrimmovie.com #JoinTheUprising #PacificRimUprising SPOILER WARNING: This article previews an upcoming movie. Universal Pictures has provided PACIFIC RIM UPRISING cast interviews from the film`s press junket. A Legendary Pictures/DDY production, the sequel to 2013`s PACIFIC RIM opens in theaters this Friday, March 23, 2018. For much more on PACIFIC RIM UPRISING, please see the movie`s production notes and photos here on SciFi Japan. PACIFIC RIM UPRISING Press Junket Interview: Cailee Spaeny. Video courtesy of Legendary Pictures/Universal Pictures. © 2018 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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    Trailer for PACIFIC RIM UPRISING, courtesy of Legendary Pictures/Universal Pictures. © 2018 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Source: Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: pacificrimmovie.com #JoinTheUprising #PacificRimUprising SPOILER WARNING: This article previews an upcoming movie. Universal Pictures has provided a trailer and promotional videos for PACIFIC RIM UPRISING. A Legendary Pictures/DDY production, the sequel to 2013`s PACIFIC RIM opens in theaters on March 23, 2018. For much more on PACIFIC RIM UPRISING, please see the movie`s production notes and photos here on SciFi Japan. PACIFIC RIM UPRISING Featurette: A Look Inside. Video courtesy of Legendary Pictures/Universal Pictures. © 2018 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PACIFIC RIM UPRISING: Tokyo Comic Con 2017 Reel Cutdown promotional video,

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    Steven S. DeKnight - Director. Video courtesy of Legendary Pictures/Universal Pictures. © 2018 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Source: Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: pacificrimmovie.com #JoinTheUprising #PacificRimUprising SPOILER WARNING: This article previews an upcoming movie. Universal Pictures has provided short video interviews with the director and 10 members of the cast of PACIFIC RIM UPRISING. A Legendary Pictures/DDY production, the sequel to 2013`s PACIFIC RIM opens in theaters on March 23, 2018. For much more on PACIFIC RIM UPRISING, please see the movie`s production notes and photos here on SciFi Japan. Adria Arjona - "Jules Reyes". Video courtesy of Legendary Pictures/Universal Pictures. © 2018 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Burn Gorman - "Hermann Gottlieb". Video courtesy

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    Amara and Jake run from November Ajax in Scrapper. Video courtesy of Legendary Pictures/Universal Pictures. © 2018 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Source: Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures Official Site: pacificrimmovie.com #JoinTheUprising #PacificRimUprising SPOILER WARNING: This article previews an upcoming movie. Universal Pictures has provided several clips from their new film, PACIFIC RIM UPRISING. A Legendary Pictures/DDY production, the sequel to 2013`s PACIFIC RIM is directed by Steven S. DeKnight and stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona, Max Zhang and Charlie Day. PACIFIC RIM UPRISING opens in theaters on March 23, 2018. For much more on PACIFIC RIM UPRISING, please see the movie`s production notes and photos here on SciFi Japan.

    Usobakka attacks in PRETTY CURE SUPER STARS! THE MOVIE. Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. ? 2018 Pretty Cure Super Stars! the Movie Production Committee

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    Details for New Anime Feature Film from Toei Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: precure-superstars.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toei has provided information, a trailer and high-res images from PRETTY CURE SUPER STARS! THE MOVIE (????????????????, Eiga Purikyua Suupaa Sutaazu!), the twenty-fourth feature film in the PRETTY CURE series. Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the franchise, the movie features Precures from the three most recent television series, WITCHY PRETTY CURE! (???????????, Mahoo Tsukai Purikyua, 2016-17), KIRAKIRA ? PRETTY CURE A LA MODE (???????????????, Kirakira ? Purikyua Ara Moodo, 2017-18) and HUG! PRETTY CURE (HuG????????, HuGtto! Purikyua, 2018) PRETTY CURE SUPER STARS! THE MOVIE will open in Japanese theaters on March 17th. Story This spring, the super powers of 12 people create a miracle! Hug! Pretty Cure`s Hug-tan is set to make her flower garden debut, but the event is

    Kamen Riders Amazon Alpha and Amazon Omega face off in advance promotional art of KAMEN RIDER AMAZONS THE MOVIE. Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © “Kamen Rider Amazons the Movie” Production Committee © Ishimori Pro?Toei

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: amazons.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toei Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with some early information and high-res promotional images for KAMEN RIDER AMAZONS THE MOVIE (??????????? THE MOVIE ?????, Kamen Raidaa Amazonzu THE MOVIE Saigo no Shinpan), opening in Japan on May 19th. The film continues from the KAMEN RIDER AMAZONS (???????????, Kamen Raidaa Amazonzu) series, which began distribution from Amazon Prime Video from 2016. Combining the action, horror and mystery behind the origin of Kamen Rider, AMAZONS was welcomed by many fans who had hoped the hero would "regain his fangs" with a darker, hard-boiled worldview than depicted in the recent Rider television shows. The series detailed the connections between the artificial lifeforms called Amazons and the people who became involved in their story, both willingly and not. The final chapter will be

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    Episodes from Hit Toho Series to Stream Same Day and Date as Japanese Broadcast Source: Funimation Entertainment press release Official Site: heroaca.com (Japan), funimation.com/myheroclass (US) Special Thanks to Scott Barretto Classes are back in session and anime’s favorite super heroes in training have returned to U.A. High School for another exciting season of MY HERO ACADEMIA (???????????, Boku no Hiiroo Akademia). Funimation has today that Season 3 of the top-rated series will premiere on Saturday, April 7, 2018. As with last season, the first six episodes of MY HERO ACADEMIA will simultaneously stream on the same day and date as the Japanese TV broadcast -- in SimulDub on FunimationNow in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, New Zealand and Australia and in subtitled simulcast on Hulu and Crunchyroll. All 25 episodes of MY HERO ACADEMIA Season 3 will stream in SimulDub on FunimationNow and in subtitled simulcast

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    YU-GI-OH! THE MOVIE trailer courtesy of Fathom Events. © Kazuki Takahashi Movie Set to Hit Theaters 3/11 and 3/12! Source: Fathom Events, Scoop Marketing press release Official Site: fathomevents.com/yu-gi-oh-the-movie Special Thanks to Erik Stein Presented by Fathom Events and 4K Media Inc., YU-GI-OH! THE MOVIE (????????????? ???????, Yuugioo Dyueru Monsutaazu Hikari no Piramiddo, 2004) is coming to hundreds of select movie theaters nationwide on Sunday, March 11 at 12:55 p.m. and Monday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. In addition to viewing the full-length anime feature, attendees will screen the English-dubbed premiere of the first episode of the sixth Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series, YU-GI-OH! VRAINS. Tickets for YU-GI-OH! THE MOVIE can be purchased online by visiting FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. A complete list of theater locations is available on the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change). Sneak

    Following the success of Studio Ghibli Fest 2017, GKIDS and Fathom Events are partnering on a second series in 2018. Image courtesy of Fathom Events. © Nibariki

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    Series Highlights Nine of Studio Ghibli’s Most Treasured Films on the Big Screen Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events press release Official Site: ghiblifest.com After a successful series in 2017, GKIDS and Fathom Events continue their collaboration to bring a new line-up of treasured films to U.S. cinemas throughout 2018. Starting in March, STUDIO GHIBLI FEST 2018 gives fans an opportunity to see nine of Studio Ghibli’s revered animated masterpieces on cinema screens nationwide (offering both dubbed and subtitled versions), along with some very special surprises for Fathom Events attendees only. Tickets are on sale now at ghiblifest.com. PONYO (???????, Gake no Ue no Ponyo, 2008) 10th Anniversary Mar 25 (Dubbed), Mar 26 (Subtitled), Mar 28 (Dubbed) Run Time (Feature + Extras): 1 hour 41 minutes From Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes a heartwarming family adventure. When Sosuke, a young boy who lives

    Movie character Princess Miyuki (Haruka Ayase) finds love in the real world with Kenji Makino (Kentaro Sakaguchi) in the romantic comedy COLOR ME TRUE. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2018

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan, Fuji TV Motion Picture Official Site: romance-gekijo (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Warner Bros. Pictures Japan has provided information, trailers and high-res photos from their upcoming release, COLOR ME TRUE (??????????, Konya, Romansu Gekijo de). The movie opens in Japanese cinemas on February 10, and is being offered to foreign distributors by sales agent Fuji TV Motion Picture. INTRODUCTION What happens when a B/W movie heroine meets a young man from the real world? A romantic, heartbreaking love story blossoms... An aspiring, young director Kenji (Kentaro Sakaguchi) meets a beautiful woman at his favorite movie theater. To his amazement, it’s his matinee idol, Princess Miyuki (Haruka Ayase) who has emerged from the silver screen. Miyuki has only ever known a world of black & white, but with Kenji, she experiences a world full of

    Gatchaman`s Joe the Condor and Ken the Eagle are reunited in the new 3DCG anime film, INFINI-T FORCE THE MOVIE. Image courtesy of Shochiku. © Tatsunoko Production / Infini-T Force Production Committee

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    Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: infini-tforce.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Distributor Shochiku Co. has provided SciFi Japan with a trailer and large pics from their upcoming release, INFINI-T FORCE THE MOVIE (???Infini-T Force??????? ?????, Gekijoo-ban Infini-T Foosu/ Gatchaman Saraba Tomo yo). The film is a sequel to the 2017 3DCG anime series INFINI-T FORCE (??????? ????, Infiniti Foosu), which celebrated the 55th anniversary of Tatsunoko Production with a team-up of the company`s greatest superheroes: Ken of the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Tekkaman the Space Knight, Hurricane Polimar and Neo-Human Casshan. Following the events of the series, the heroes returned to their respective worlds. But the story wasn`t over, and once again they are drawn back to modern-day Shibuya when the evil organization Galactor returns. And -- to their surprise -- Ken, Tekkaman, Polymar and Casshan are also opposed by Ken`s

    Toho`s anime film GODZILLA: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS is now streaming worldwide on Netflix. © 2017 TOHO CO., LTD.

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    First Godzilla Anime Film Source: Netflix Official Site: godzilla-anime.com (Japan), Godzilla | Netflix Official Site (US) Twitter: @GODZILLA_ANIME Special Thanks to Ami Yamaguchi Following a Japanese theatrical release last November, the anime film GODZILLA: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS (GODZILLA ????, Gojira Kaijuu Wakusei) is now streaming worldwide on Netflix. Netflix is offering the film with Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian audio tracks and optional English, Spanish, French, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese subtitles. The following text is courtesy of Netflix, with some additional content from Toho and Polygon Pictures... GODZILLA A Netflix Film INTRODUCTION Ever since it was first released as a feature film in 1954, Godzilla has come to be a colossal cultural icon loved by millions around the world. The 2016 release of SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira), directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, reinvigorated the franchise, bringing a completely novel

    Rosa Salazar stars as Alita in Twentieth Century Fox’s ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL. Photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox. © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

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    Source: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Official Site: foxmovies.com/alita-battle-angel Twentieth Century Fox has provided high-res photos and a trailer for ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, the live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro`s manga, Battle Angel Alita (??, Gunnm). The movie opens in theaters July 20, 2018. STORY Visionary filmmakers James Cameron (THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, AVATAR) and Robert Rodriguez (DESPERADO, SIN CITY) create a groundbreaking new heroine in ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, an action-packed story of hope, love and empowerment. Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita (Rosa Salazar) is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. Everything is new to Alita, every experience a first. As she learns to

    VIZ Media and Fathom Events bring the new anime film MAZINGER Z: INFINITY to 450 theaters across North America. © Go Nagai/Dynamic Planning - MZ Film Partners

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    Based On The Legendary MAZINGER Z Sci-Fi Series Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: mazinger-z.jp (Japan), FathomEvents.com/events/mazinger-z-infinity (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen Toei Animation Inc. and VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, have jointly announced the acquisition of the MAZINGER Z: INFINITY (?????Z ? INFINITY, Majingaa Z/INFINITY, 2018) feature film. MAZINGER Z is one of Japan’s most revered sci-fi properties. The new film, which was produced by Toei Animation, takes place ten years after the conclusion of the famed Mazinger Z TV series. VIZ Media has secured the theatrical, broadcast, digital streaming, EST, and home video rights for the U.S. and Canada from Toei Animation. In addition, in partnership with Fathom Events, MAZINGER Z: INFINITY will receive a special two-night-only presentation across the U.S. on Sunday,

    The anime series DEVILMAN Crybaby is now available on Netflix. Image courtesy of Netflix. © Go Naigai - Devilman Crybaby Project

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    Source: Netflix Official Site: devilman-crybaby.com Special Thanks to Ami Yamaguchi Go Nagai`s Devilman returns in the anime, DEVILMAN Crybaby. The series, comprised of 10 episodes, is a Science SARU production and is now available globally exclusively on Netflix. STORY The protagonist Akira Fudo (Koki Uchiyama) learns from his best friend, Ryo Asuka (Ayumu Murase), that an ancient race of demons has returned to take back the world from humans. Ryo tells Akira that the only way to defeat the demons is to incorporate their supernatural powers, and suggests that he unite with a demon himself. Akira succeeds in transforming into Devilman, who possesses both the powers of a demon and the soul of a human. The battle of Devilman and Akira Fudo begins. Premiere Date: January 5, 2018 Original story: Devilman by Go Nagai Director: Masaaki Yuasa Screenplay: Ichiro Okouchi Music: Kensuke Ushio

    The Ultraman manga comes to the big screen in 2019 as a 3DCG anime film. Image courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © Eiichi Shimizu, Tomohiro Shimoguchi ©?ULTRAMAN?FILM PARTNERS

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions, Fields Corporation press release Official Site: anime.heros-ultraman.com (Japan) Ultraman moves into a new phase -- The legendary hero Ultraman is going to be reborn as a new hero. The first-ever battle is about to begin... Fields Corporation (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and COO: Tetsuya Shigematsu) and Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and COO: Takayuki Tsukagoshi) have announced the popular manga Ultraman (??????, Urutoraman) will be made into a 3DCG animated feature film. The movie is to be directed by Kenji Kamiyama (GHOST IN THE SHELL: S.A.C., 009 RE:CYBORG) and Shinji Aramaki (APPLESEED, HARLOCK: SPACE PIRATE), and produced by Production I.G (GHOST IN THE SHELL) and Sola Digital Arts (STARSHIP TROOPERS: INVASION). ULTRAMAN is scheduled for theatrical release in Japan in 2019. Created by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, the Ultraman manga debuted in the monthly

    The El Rey Network celebrates the holidays with a 4 day Godzilla marathon featuring 20 films. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: El Rey Network press release Special Thanks to Adriana Baco EL REY NETWORK CONTINUES THE HOLIDAY TRADITION WITH THE FOURTH ANNUAL “KAIJU CHRISTMAS” FEATURING 96 HOURS OF GODZILLA FILMS BEGINNING MONDAY, DECEMBER 25TH AT 6:00AM ET El Rey Network is taking over the holidays with the fourth annual “Kaiju Christmas” movie marathon, featuring 96 hours of classic Godzilla films like MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA, GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA II and GODZILLA VS. SPACEGODZILLA. The invasion starts with the original King of the Monsters: GOJIRA on Monday, December 25th at 6:00 AM ET. After the Kaiju destruction, toast to the future with 82 hours of galactic adventures with an “Enter the Stargate” New Year’s marathon, featuring select episodes of Stargate SG-1 seasons 1-10, to ring in 2018 the El Rey way. The “Enter the Stargate” marathon will take over the galaxy starting with the series premiere beginning Friday, December

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