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ANIME ROUND-UP

Live Action Anime Movies Many an anime and manga series get the live action treatment and thankfully Madman are good enough to release most of them. Honourable mentions this month go to Yatterman, Dororo, based on the work of Osamu Tezuka, and Devil Man, which is based on the work of Go Nagai. 5 20th Century Boys – Based on the manga series by legendary creator Naoki Urasawa, 20th Century Boys is a trilogy of films set before, during and after the destruction of Japan at the hands of a crazed cult and their death-spewing robot. 4 Space Battleship Yamato – If you’re an aging geek like me, you will have been raised on Space Battleship Yamato, or as it was known here in Australia, Star Blazers . Suffice to say that seeing that big, beautiful space boat back on screen is a buzz. 3 Gantz – While not quite as sexual nor violent as the source material, Gantz is guaranteed to get your pulse racing with great effects, awesome action, and those awesome suits! 2 Death Note – The world went Death Note crazy a while back, so Japanese cinema called on some heavy hitters to star in the live action adaptation: Kenichi Matsuyama of Gantz and Tatsuya Fujiwara of Battle Royale and Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno . 1 Rurouni Kenshin – The precursor to this month's Kyoto Inferno , Rurouni Kenshin is a superb piece of modern samurai

Rurouni Kenshin – Kyoto Inferno

W hile it may not strictly be an anime release, the manga and anime pedigree of Rurouni Kenshin – Kyoto Inferno is undeniable. If you’re a samurai fan, this little number is sure to please with some of the best swordplay and practical effects in recent memory. Action, adventure, and even a few laughs, Rurouni Kenshin has got it all. For even more manga/anime/live-action indulgence, Black Butler serves up a slice of (live action) supernatural delight. This mystery-filled, gender-bending tale of demons and servitude is a fan favourite, and for good reason. Also, it doesn’t hurt that Sebastian is easy on the eyes. Fans of Sword Art Online , the .hack franchise and fantasy in general will love this month's

through adversity, with two children overcoming the odds – and a language barrier – to become friends in spite of adversity. Imagine Grave of the Fireflies … but happy. StellaWomen’s Academy High School Division C3 is not only a contender for the longest anime title of the year, but also for most funnerest romp of 2015, with the girls at SWA being a bunch of gun-crazy survivalists. In case you were wondering, the C3 in the title stands for Command, Control and Communications. Forget SWA, Nocome – My Mental Choices Are Completely InterferingWith My School Romantic Comedy is the hands down champion of long anime titles… for now. Poor Kanade lives a

cursed life until a young lady with the ability to lift the curse falls into his life, literally. Problem is, the fall has caused young Chocolat to get amnesia. Also out this month is the totally

release of Log Horizon – Part 1 . After eight years and hundreds of hours behind the keyboard, 30,000 players find themselves trapped in the game world, or at least a version of the

filmmaking. Who’da thunk a long haired ginger from Japan would kick so much butt?

irreverent Kill La Kill: Volume 3 and shonen stalwarts, Bleach collection 24 and Naruto Shippuden Collection 21 .

game world they knew.

Set on a tiny island in post-WWII Russia, Giovanni’s Island tells the story of friendship

StellaWomen’s Academy High School Division C3

Image: Yassir Narkemonball

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