Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends will be hitting theaters in Japan shortly. The North American market needs to make a note on this movie so when it becomes available you can pick it up for your collection. Check out the trailer below:
Rurouni Kenshin Sequel Teaser
The Rurouni Kenshin live action movie was successful enough to garner a sequel. No information on a working title or release date. However, the movies YouTube site has put up a teaser for everyone to watch:
More Live Action for Kenshin
The Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine announced that two new live action Rurouni Kenshin films have been green-lit for next summer. Takeru Satoh will reprise his role as Kenshin Himura. The first live action movie has been released with subtitles so I hope you got it for your collections.
Rurouni Kenshin Exhibit
Otakon has announce that it will feature an exhibit of original Rurouni Kenshin artwork of Nobuhiro Watsuki. Kaoru Kurosaki, the wife of Nobuhiro Watsuki, is the curator of the exhibit. So it you are in the Baltimore, Maryland area during Otakon and the exhibit (August 9 – 11) stop by to enjoy the artwork.
Theme Song for Captain Harlock
The J-Rock band ONE OK ROCK is contributing their song “Be the Light” as the theme song to the upcoming Captain Harlock CG film. They had previously contributed their song “The Beginning” to the live action film of Rurouni Kenshin. Thanks to AnimeNews Network for the heads up:
Shownotes Episode 22: Right After You Say Isaac Asimov?!
1. Up All Night, One Direction,Columbia, 2012. ASIN: B006ZZAMWK, $10.00.
2. I, Robot, Isaac Asimov, Spectra, 2008. ISBN: 978-0553382563, $15.00.
Other things mentioned: X-Factor, Simon Cowell, N-SYNC, All For One, Back Street Boys, New Kids on the Block, Brit Awards, Best British Single, Adele, Jessie J, Ed Sheeran, Three Tenors, The Wanted, Lady GaGa, Michael Buble, Skillet, Tupac, Filter, White Veil Brides, Monkees, Big Time Rush, Nickelodeon, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Laws of Robotics, artificial intelligence, SkyNet, Terminator, Rurouni Kenshin, Gantz, Deathnote, Arrow, Green Arrow, Smallville, Supernatural, Deathstroke, Teen Titans.
Rurouni Hits Ground Running
The live action movie of Rurouni Kenshin as of September 1 (last Saturday) has already been seend over 1 million times in Japan. It has already been licensed in over 60 countries. If it will get a theatrical run is iffy. More than likely it will get a limited release, but it will definitely get a Blu-ray release. A trailer has already been made in English and you can watch it below.
Rurouni Kenshin Trailer Released
Here is one movie libraries will want to make sure they pick up, for their anime fans, when it becomes available to purchase. The movie is the live action adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki’s manga Rurouni Kenshin. Yahoo! Japan movie section released the trailer for the upcoming movie, which is slated for release to theaters in Japan August 25. With Warner Bros. being involved and the popularity of the title this movie, the DVD, will definitely be distributed world wide. Thanks to AnimeNews Network for the following trailer:
Movie Poster for Kenshin
This is for all of the Rurouni Kenshin fans out there. The first image of the movie poster for the live action adaptation.
ZIP! Gets Rurouni Trailer
ZIP! a Japanese morning television showed a trailer for the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin live action movie. This is one movie librarians will want to keep an ear to the ground on because it should eventually make it’s way to North American markets. Kenshin might be an older manga series, but it is still one of the most loved series and when new readers come into the format this is one of the series that is suggested to them to read and the manga and anime should be on must library shelves. Thanks to AnimeNews Network and YouTuber MrZoom91 for the trailer below. You will have to set through a little of ZIP! before the trailer starts, which is approximately 45 seconds in: