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RUROUNI KENSHIN 3 THE LEGEND ENDS: Check Out This UK Artwork
Warner Bros UK should be commended for bringing the sword swinging action in the Rurouni Kenshin live action films to cinemas in the island nation. They have faithfully brought the first two fims and the trilogy will be complete when...
Japan Film Festival 2014 Interview: Director Keishi Otomo On The KENSHIN Trilogy
The Kenshin trilogy played in Melbourne at the Japan Film Festival on the weekend.These glorious action spectacles enamored a sold out crowd with back-to-back screenings. The fan power was in full force and all three films equally impressed.Here are...
RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE LEGEND ENDS. Watch The Stellar New Trailer For The Epic Finale.
The live action adaptations of hugely popular manga and anime series Rurouni Kenshin have been positively tearing up the Japanese box office charts and it's not hard at all to see why. Ohtomo Keishi's first installment - released in 2012...
Exciting Full Trailer For Live-Action RUROUNI KENSHIN Sequels Arrives!
The full trailer has been unveiled for the sequels to the successful live action adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin, one of the most popular anime and manga series ever. Titled Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno and Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends, the new...
New RUROUNI KENSHIN: KYOTO INFERNO Trailer: Blades Flash Aplenty
A new teaser for manga-to-film swordplay epic Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno has popped up. Fans of the first film will not be disappointed. Fans of Fujiwara Tatsuya may be, though, as he is unrecognizable in his Shishio make-up. Pity. Such...
Exciting First Teaser For Live-Action RUROUNI KENSHIN Sequels Arrives!
Rurouni Kenshin, one of the most popular anime and manga series ever, was adapted into a live action feature film last year. With the success of the film, both critically and commercially, two sequels went into production this year. The new...
Lund 2013: THE WORLD'S END Leads First Wave Of Titles!
As we enter the Fall season there are a number of festivals that we like to keep an eye on. The Lund International Fantastic Film Festival out of Lund, Sweden, just happens to be one of them. LIFFF happens to...
Live Action RUROUNI KENSHIN To Become A Trilogy
Rurouni Kenshin, one of the most popular anime and manga series ever, had its successful adaptation into a live action feature film last year. The film directed by Ōtomo Keishi, which opened in Japan last August, was a critical and...
Now on Blu-ray in Australia: RUROUNI KENSHIN Is Amazing
Rurouni Kenshin basically defied all expectations and exploded onto screens as one of the most exciting, vibrant and fresh anime live-action visions ever. We reviewed it at Sitges film festival last year, and our correspondent Guillem had nothing but good...
Sitges 2012 Review: RUROUNI KENSHIN Is A Pleasant Surprise
When I learned that the live-action film based on Rurouni Kenshin was selected for screening on Sitges I was pleasantly surprised. The timing couldn't be better, as I had finished reading the original manga just a couple of weeks ago...
DVD Review: SPICE AND WOLF (SEASON 2)
(If you watch only ONE bickering anime couple this year, watch THIS one!) This week, Manga UK releases the second season of the anime "Spice and Wolf" on DVD. A few months back I reviewed the first season (link) and...
Second Live Action RUROUNI KENSHIN Trailer
[UPDATE: Added HD version of the trailer.]One of the most popular anime and manga series ever, Rurouni Kenshin - aka Samurai X - makes the leap to the big screen with a live action feature film releasing in Japan August...
DVD Review: SPICE AND WOLF (SEASON 1)
(Even if you bought it for the Spice, you'll love it for the Wolf...) This week, Manga UK is releasing the first season of the Japanese animated series "Spice and Wolf" on DVD. And about time too as this initially...
Watch The Awesome New Trailer For RUROUNI KENSHIN In HD!
[UPDATE: Added English-subtitled version of the trailer.]Keishi Otomo's much anticipated live action adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's samurai manga RUROUNI KENSHIN (SAMURAI X) will be opening on Japanese screens on August 25. The teaser that was previously released looked solid, and...
Takeru Satoh Stands Tall in Live Action RUROUNI KENSHIN Poster
Warner Bros Japan has unveiled the teaser poster for Keishi Otomo's samurai live action film Rurouni Kenshin, featuring the lead actor Takeru Satoh looking like hes ready to haul ass with the tagline translated as "Watch out for the nice...
An Awesome New Trailer For RUROUNI KENSHIN Has Arrived!
Keishi Otomo's much anticipated live action adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's samurai manga RUROUNI KENSHIN (SAMURAI X) will be opening on Japanese screens on August 25. The teaser that was previously released looked solid, and the Japanese Morning TV program ZIP!...
Watch The Live Action RUROUNI KENSHIN Teaser
Keishi Otomo's live action adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's popular and long running samurai manga Rurouni Kenshin - aka Samurai X - arrives on Japanese screens in August and Warner Brothers have released a first teaser for the film.Takeru Satoh, a...
First Look At Live Action RUROUNI KENSHIN
Eiga.com has our first look at the live action Rurouni Kenshin (aka Samurai X) with five photo stills. Based on the popular manga series by Nobuhiro Watsuki, the film adaptation is directed by Keishi Otomo and star Takeru Satoh (Kamen...
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION 2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE Bluray Review
Immediately following the events of Evangelion 1.1 and with the deadly onslaught of the Angels incoming and the Third Impact looming, Shinji and Rei encounter two new Eva pilots; the wild Asuka and the mysterious, playful Mari. Bringing their...
EVANGELION 2.22 BluRay Review
(The true Epic of Epic Epicness returns... again!) One of my favorite BluRay releases from last year was Funimation's "Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone". That film showed the beginning of the original series with hardly any noticeable changes story-wise,...
