Japanese artists bring the Pokémon icon’s anime-to-live-action evolution back to illustrated form.
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There are going to be tons of Pokémon in the film but it’s still a little weird hearing Pikachu cuss.
Adaptation of Makoto Shinkai hit now has a high-profile American director, who the producers say was their first choice.
Seiri-chan is making the leap from manga protagonist to the movie screen, and in a live-action adaptation.
”If they wanted a Japanese live-action version, they would just do it themselves.”
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Creator of anime/manga franchise says the already-decided on director is the perfect choice.
Many thought Netflix had closed the book for good on its Americanized adaptation of the anime/manga phenomenon, but it looks like they were wrong.
When the actors look like they just stepped out of an anime, things are off to a good start.
Legendary Entertainment is ready to roll the dice on adapting the biggest anime mecha series of all time for the overseas live-action movie market.
How does one turn a nearly 70-episode anime into a movie? The answer is you can’t. No one can.
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