In Theaters July 3, 5 & 7
Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events press release
Official Site: uchiagehanabi.jp (Japan), FireworksMovie.com (US)
#FireworksMovie

US Theatrical poster, courtesy of GKIDS. © 2017 TOHO /
Aniplex / SHAFT / KADOKAWA / TOY’S FACTORY / JR
Kikaku / Lawson HMV Entertainment / LINE

FIREWORKS (打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？, Uchiage Hanabi, Shita Kara Miru ka? Yoko Kara Miru ka?, 2017), the first of five new titles announced by GKIDS presented through Fathom Events, will premiere in movie theaters nationwide on July 3 with encore showings on July 5 and 7.

A film by Akiyuki Shinbo and Nobuyuki Takeuchi, FIREWORKS — aka FIREWORKS, SHOULD WE SEE IT FROM THE SIDE OR THE BOTTOM? — is the newest release from Toho animation and producer Genki Kawamura, following the worldwide blockbuster YOUR NAME (君の名は。, Kimi no Na wa., 2016), the highest-grossing anime of all time. It will be shown in both its original Japanese version and a new English-language version produced by GKIDS.

As with YOUR NAME, FIREWORKS is a tale of star-crossed teenage lovers with a sci-fi fantasy twist. Shy Norimichi and fast-talking Yusuke, are goo-goo-eyed over the same elusive classmate, Nazuna. But Nazuna, unhappy over her mother’s decision to remarry and leave their countryside town, plans to run away and has secretly chosen Norimichi to accompany her. When things don’t go as planned, Norimichi discovers that a glowing multi-color ball found in the sea has the power to reset the clock and give them a second chance to be together. But each reset adds new complications and takes them farther and farther away from the real world — until they risk losing sight of reality altogether.
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Photo courtesy of X-Plus. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

Product Info and Exclusive GIANT High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus!
Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd.
Special Thanks to Shingo Fujimoto

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

The devil monster created by nuclear power…

The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and giant, high-res photos of their DefoReal Series figure of Godzilla ’84 from THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (ゴジラ, Gojira, 1984).
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A young boy and his sister have a great adventure in MIRAI, the new film from award-winning director Mamoru Hosoda.
Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018 STUDIO CHIZU

Source: Toho Co., Ltd.
Official Site: mirai-no-mirai.jp (Japan), gkids.com/films/mirai (US)

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res images from MIRAI (未来のミライ, Mirai no Mirai), the new anime film from internationally acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (SUMMER WARS, THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, THE BOY AND THE BEAST). The movie opens in Japanese cinemas on July 20, 2018.
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The anime film MY HERO ACADEMIA: TWO HEROES will have its world premiere at this year’s Anime Expo. Image courtesy of Toho.
© 2018 “My Hero Accademia THE MOVIE” Production Committee © Kohei Horikoshi / Shueisha

First Feature From MY HERO ACADEMIA To Hit North American Theaters This Fall
Source: Funimation Entertainment press release, Toho Co., Ltd.
Official Site: heroaca-movie.com (Japan), funimation.com/myheroacademia (US)
Special Thanks to Scott Barretto

Anime’s hottest new heroes will soon make their big screen debut with the release of MY HERO ACADEMIA: TWO HEROES (僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ～２人の英雄～, Boku no Hiiroo Akademia THE MOVIE ～２-ri no Hīroo～) — the first film from the hit franchise MY HERO ACADEMIA. Funimation Films acquired rights to this highly anticipated movie from Toho Co. Ltd. and will distribute the film across the U.S. and Canada this fall.
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Studio Ghibli’s POM POKO comes to theaters this month from GKIDS and Fathom Events. © 1994 Hatake Jimusho – GNH

Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events press release
Official Site: ghiblifest.com

From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of SPIRITED AWAY, and Academy Award-nominated director Isao Takahata comes an action-packed ecological fable about the clash between nature and human civilization, POM POKO (総天然色漫画映画 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ, Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pompoko, 1994), in theaters during a special three-day only event this month as part of STUDIO GHIBLI FEST 2018!
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Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Ultraseven X, Alien Fire and Ultraman © Tsuburaya Productions. Spacegodzilla, Little Godzilla
and Godzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. KONG: SKULL ISLAND and all related characters and elements © Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

Product Info and Exclusive GIANT High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus!
Author: Keith Aiken
Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd.
Special Thanks to Shingo Fujimoto

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and nearly 100 daikaiju-sized photos of their giant monster figures scheduled for release in July 2018.
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Images courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. © 2018 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Own it early on Digital HD on July 3, Blu-ray debuts on July 24
Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment press release
Special Thanks to Tyler Robinson

Join an immersive virtual universe when READY PLAYER ONE arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD. From Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures, along with filmmaker Steven Spielberg, comes the action adventure READY PLAYER ONE, based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, which has become a worldwide phenomenon.
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Pickachu and Satoshi race into a new adventure in POKÉMON THE MOVIE: EVERYONE’S STORY. Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd.
© Nintendo · Creatures · GAME FREAK · TV Tokyo · ShoPro · JR Kikaku © Pokémon © 2018 PIKACHU PROJECT

Source: Toho Co., Ltd.
Official Site: pokemon-movie.jp (Japan)

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Toho has provided press notes and a gallery of high-res images from the 21st feature-length Pokémon anime, POKÉMON THE MOVIE: EVERYONE’S STORY (劇場版ポケットモンスター みんなの物語, Gekijoo-ban Poketto Monsutaa Kimi ni Kimeta!), opening in theaters across Japan on July 13th.
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Masahiro Higashide and Mackenyu Arata star in OVER DRIVE. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018 “Over Drive” Film Partners All Rights Reserved.

Source: Toho Co., Ltd.
Official Site: overdrive-movie.jp (Japan)

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res photos from the racing drama OVER DRIVE (オーバードライブ, Obaadoraibu). The movie opens in Japanese cinemas on June 1, 2018.
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Hironoshin Kobayashi (Hiroshi Abe) gets into trouble in FLEA-PICKING SAMURAI. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd.
© 2018 “Nomitori Samurai” Film Partners All Rights Reserved.

Source: Toho Co., Ltd.
Official Site: nomitori.jp (Japan)

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res photos from their new samurai comedy, FLEA-PICKING SAMURAI (のみとり侍, Nomitori Samurai), opening in Japan on May 18, 2018.
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There’s No Winner Against the Gods
Source: Funimation Entertainment press release

Image courtesy of Funimation. © 2014 TOHO CO., LTD. / DENTSU
INC. / KODANSHA LTD. / East Japan Marketing & Communications,
Inc. / OLM, Inc. / NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI INC. / GyaO!
Corporation AS THE GODS WILL © Muneyuki Kaneshiro
and Akeji Fujimura / KODANSHA LTD. All Rights Reserved.

Be careful what you wish for.

ON June 5th, Funimation will release the horror film AS THE GODS WILL (神さまの言うとおり, Kamisama no Iutori, 2014) by cult director Takashi Miike (13 ASSASSINS, SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO) in a Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Combo Pack. Miike was the first Japanese director to win the Maverick Director Award in competition at the 2014 Rome Film Festival.

High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. The last thing he expects is for the gods to answer.
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Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group
Special Thanks to Clint Weiler

Image courtesy of MVD Entertainment. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

Arrow Video US is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray set of Toho’s “The Bloodthirsty Trilogy” containing THE VAMPIRE DOLL (幽霊屋敷の恐怖 血を吸う人形, Yuurei Yashiki no Kyofu Chiwosuu Ningyo, 1970), LAKE OF DRACULA (呪いの館 血を吸う眼, Noroi no Yakata Chiwosuu Me, 1971) and EVIL OF DRACULA (血を吸う薔薇, Chiwosuu Bara, 1974).

Directed by Michio Yamamoto, the three films brought the vampiric tropes of the Dracula legend to Japanese screens, emphasizesing atmosphere and style with images of dark thunderous nights, ghostly mansions and bloody fangs.

Arrow Video US’ release features HD digital transfers from the original film elements, plus extras including a photo gallery, theatrical trailers, a reversible cover sleeve, and more. This first pressing also comes with an illustrated collector’s booklet.
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Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events press release
Official Site: ghiblifest.com

Image courtesy of GKIDS and Fathom Events. © 1992
Nibariki – GNN

From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes a dazzling aerial adventure set in and above the scenic port towns of the Adriatic Sea. Watch PORCO ROSSO (紅の豚, Kurenai no Buta, 1992) in theaters during a special three-day only event on May 20 (Dubbed), 21 (Subtitled), & 23 (Dubbed) as part of STUDIO GHIBLI FEST 2018!

Porco Rosso is a world weary flying ace-turned-bounty-hunter, whose face has been transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious spell. When he infuriates a band of sky pirates with his heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a hotshot American rival, to get rid of him. But with the help of the teenage girl Fio, an aspiring airplane designer, and sultry lounge singer named Gina, Porco takes to the skies for what may be his final high-flying showdown.
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The Fantasia International Film Festival 2018 lineup will include the International Premiere of BLEACH. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan.
© Kubo / Shueisha © 2018 Movie “BLEACH” Production Committee

Source: Fantasia Festival press release
Special Thanks to Ted Geoghegan

The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 22nd Anniversary in Montreal from July 12-August 1, once again returning to the mammoth Concordia Hall Cinema as its main base, with additional screens at the Cinémathèque québécoise and the McCord Museum. Its Frontières International Co-Production Market and Industry Rendez-Vous Weekend will be held July 19-22.
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Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Kiryu, Frankenstein, Mothra, MOGERA and Rodan TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Ultraman Taro, Yametarans,
Sasahiler and Alien Barbarue © Tsuburaya Productions. Gamera (1995) © KADOKAWA 1995 NH

Product Info and Exclusive GIANT High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus!
Author: Keith Aiken
Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd.
Special Thanks to Shingo Fujimoto

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and nearly 200 daikaiju-sized photos of their giant monster figures scheduled for release in June 2018.
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FIREWORKS Debuts with Premiere Event July 3
Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events press release

Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2017 TOHO / Aniplex
/ SHAFT / KADOKAWA / TOY’S FACTORY / JR Kikaku /
Lawson HMV Entertainment / LINE

GKIDS, the acclaimed distributor of multiple Academy Award-nominated animated features, and Fathom Events, the leading distributor of event cinema, are proud to bring five all-new GKIDS animated titles to U.S cinema audiences in 2018. The first title to be announced is Akiyuki Shinbo’s FIREWORKS (打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？, Uchiage Hanabi, Shita Kara Miru ka? Yoko Kara Miru ka?, 2017) which will be released in movie theaters nationwide starting July 3, 2018, in both its original Japanese version and a new English version produced by GKIDS.

FIREWORKS — aka FIREWORKS, SHOULD WE SEE IT FROM THE SIDE OR THE BOTTOM? — is the newest release from Toho animation and producer Genki Kawamura, following the worldwide blockbuster YOUR NAME (君の名は。, Kimi no Na wa., 2016), the highest-grossing anime of all time. GKIDS will premiere the feature as a special Fathom event on July 3, with encore screenings July 5 and 7. The film will receive a theatrical release by GKIDS starting July 4.
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Direct from Toho — SciFi Japan has information and giant, high-res images from the upcoming anime film, GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE.
Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018 TOHO CO., LTD.

Godzilla Anime Information and BIG Images — Direct from Toho!
Source: Toho Co., Ltd., Polygon Pictures
Official Site: godzilla-anime.com (Japan)
Twitter: @GODZILLA_ANIME

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res images from their upcoming movie, GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE (GODZILLA 決戦機動増殖都市, Gojira Kessen Kidoo Zooshoku Toshi). Featuring animation produced by Polygon Pictures, the second chapter in the anime feature film trilogy will be released nationwide in Japan on May 18 through Toho Animation and Toho’s ODS (Other Digital Stuff) distribution division. Netflix will distribute the movie worldwide later this year.
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SciFi Japan has a photo gallery from the insane new manga adaptation, INUYASHIKI. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd.
© 2018 “Inuyashiki” Production Committee © Hiroya Oku/Kodansha

Press Notes For New Live-Action Manga Adaptation From The Director of GANTZ
Source: Toho Co., Ltd., Fuji TV
Official Site: inuyashiki-movie.com (Japan)

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res photos from their upcoming release, INUYASHIKI (いぬやしき). Described as the “sensational new virtual movie”, the live-action adaptation of Hiroya Oku’s remarkable sci-fi action manga opens in Japanese cinemas on April 20th. INUYASHIKI is also being offered to foreign distributors by sales agent Fuji TV Motion Picture.
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Conan Edogawa and his friends are back on the big screen in the 22nd Detective Conan movie, DETECTIVE CONAN: ZERO THE ENFORCER.
Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2018 GOSHO AOYAMA/DETECTIVE CONAN COMMITTEE All Rights Reserved.

New Anime Film Now Playing in Japan
Source: Toho Co., Ltd., TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Official Site: conan-movie.jp (Japan)

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Toho and TMS Entertainment have provided information and high-res images from their new anime film, DETECTIVE CONAN: ZERO THE ENFORCER (名探偵コナン ゼロの執行人（しっこうにん）, Meitantei Konan Zero no Shikkohito (Shikkonin)). The 22nd movie based on the Detective Conan manga by Gosho Aoyama was released nationwide in Japan on Friday, April 13th.
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Toho’s 1970s vampire movies THE VAMPIRE DOLL, LAKE OF DRACULA and EVIL OF DRACULA are finally coming to Blu-ray in North America. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group press release
Special Thanks to Clint Weiler

Inspired by the runaway success of the British and American gothic horror films of the sixties, Toho studios brought the vampiric tropes of the Dracula legend to Japanese screens with THE VAMPIRE DOLL (幽霊屋敷の恐怖 血を吸う人形, Yuurei Yashiki no Kyofu Chiwosuu Ningyo, 1970), LAKE OF DRACULA (呪いの館 血を吸う眼, Noroi no Yakata Chiwosuu Me, 1971) and EVIL OF DRACULA (血を吸う薔薇, Chiwosuu Bara, 1974) — three spookily effective cult classics collectively known as The Bloodthirsty Trilogy (血を吸うシリーズ, Chiwosuu Shiriizu).
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Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © Yoshito Usui/Futabasha ・ Shin-Ei ・ TV Asahi ・ ADK 2018

26th Shin-Chan Anime Film Opens in Japan This Friday
Source: Toho Co., Ltd.
Official Site: shinchan-movie.com (Japan)

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Toho has provided information and high-res images from their new anime film, CRAYON SHIN-CHAN 2018, opening in Japan this Friday, April 13th. The movie is the 26th feature film based on the manga series created by Yoshito Usui, and follows the comedic misadventures of Shinnosuke “Shin-chan” Nohara, a mischievous five-year-old who often says inappropriate things and cannot resist pretty ladies, regardless of their age.
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Source: Funimation Entertainment press release
Special Thanks to Scott Barretto

Image courtesy of Funimation. © 2016 Fuji Television
Network, Shueisha, J Storm, Toho, Robot © Yusei Matsui
/ Shueisha

This afternoon, Funimation made several announcements during their Industry Panel at C2E2, Chicago’s Comic & Entertainment Expo.
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SciFi Japan’s Daisuke Ishizuka takes a look at the two Godzilla statues now on display in Hibiya, Tokyo. Photo by Daisuke Ishizuka.
TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

The Original Godzilla Statue Returns to Join Shin Godzilla on Display
Author: Daisuke Ishizuka

Last week, SciFi Japan reporter Daisuke Ishizuka shared photos of the new Shin Godzilla statue unveiled in Hibiya, Tokyo. Daisuke is back this week with additional pics of the statue plus a look at the original 1995 Godzilla statue in its new home.
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A new Shin Godzilla statue is now on display in Hibiya, Tokyo. Photo by Daisuke Ishizuka. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD.

Author: Daisuke Ishizuka

Many Tokusatsu fans have visited the Toho Plaza in Hibiya, Tokyo to see the Godzilla bronze statue, which was built in 1995 to commemorate the monster’s death and the (temporary) end of the film series in GODZILLA VS DESTOROYAH (ゴジラVSデストロイア, Gojira Tai Desutoroia). But the statue was removed from the square in 2017 (it will be placed inside Toho Cinemas Hibiya in late March), and in 2018, the Godzilla bronze was born again.
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Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Godzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Chameleking, Zoffy and Ultraman Great © Tsuburaya Productions. Mognetudon © P-Production

Product Info and Exclusive GIANT High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus!
Author: Keith Aiken
Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd.
Special Thanks to Shingo Fujimoto

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and more than 100 daikaiju-sized photos of their giant monster figures scheduled for release in May 2018.
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Image courtesy of Japan Society.

Retrospective Series at Japan Society and MoMA Features Masterpieces and Rarities in 35mm & a World Premiere Restoration of Yasujiro Ozu’s FLOATING WEEDS
Source: Japan Society press release
Special Thanks to Shannon Jowett

Working intimately with directors like Yasujiro Ozu, Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Kon Ichikawa on some of their most important films, Kazuo Miyagawa (1908-99) pushed Japanese cinema to its highest artistic peaks through his lyrical, innovative, and technically flawless camerawork. Considered the greatest cinematographer of postwar Japanese cinema whose career endured through the 1990s, Miyagawa has influenced generations of leading filmmakers around the world.
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Source: McFarland & Company, Inc. press release
Special Thanks to Mike Bogue

Image courtesy of Mike Bogue. © Mike Bogue

Publisher McFarland & Company, Inc. is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a copy of the book Apocalypse Then: American and Japanese Atomic Cinema, 1951–1967 from author Mike Bogue (G-FAN, Scary Monsters Magazine).

The United States, the only country to have dropped the bomb, and Japan, the only one to have suffered its devastation, understandably portray the nuclear threat differently on film. American science fiction movies of the 1950s and 1960s generally proclaim that it is possible to put the nuclear genie back in the bottle. Japanese films of the same period assert that once freed the nuclear genie can never again be imprisoned. In this book, Bogue examines genre films from the two countries released between 1951 and 1967 — including GODZILLA (1954), THE MYSTERIANS (1957), THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957), ON THE BEACH (1959), THE LAST WAR (1961) and DR. STRANGELOVE (1964) — to show the view from both sides of the Pacific.
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Source: McFarland & Company, Inc. press release

Image courtesy of Mike Bogue. © Mike Bogue

Classic sci-fi movie fans should pick up the film history Apocalypse Then: American and Japanese Atomic Cinema, 1951–1967 from author Mike Bogue and publishers McFarland & Company, Inc.

The United States, the only country to have dropped the bomb, and Japan, the only one to have suffered its devastation, understandably portray the nuclear threat differently on film. American science fiction movies of the 1950s and 1960s generally proclaim that it is possible to put the nuclear genie back in the bottle. Japanese films of the same period assert that once freed the nuclear genie can never again be imprisoned. This book examines genre films from the two countries released between 1951 and 1967 — including GODZILLA (1954), THE MYSTERIANS (1957), THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957), ON THE BEACH (1959), THE LAST WAR (1961) and DR. STRANGELOVE (1964) — to show the view from both sides of the Pacific.
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Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Hedorah TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Arstron © Tsuburaya Productions

Product Info and Exclusive GIANT High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus!
Author: Keith Aiken
Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd.
Special Thanks to Shingo Fujimoto

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

No sooner did we run our report on X-Plus Co., Ltd’s Giant Monster Figure Lineup for April 2018, then they announced a few more daikaiju for the month. The Japanese collectibles company has now provided SciFi Japan with information and daikaiju-sized photos of their latest additions.
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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

Image courtesy of Funimation. © Kohei Horikoshi /
Shueisha ・ My Hero Accademia Production Committee

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 (僕のヒーローアカデミア, 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 on both Hulu and Crunchyroll.

“From rankings to polls to awards, MY HERO ACADEMIA was without a doubt, universally recognized — by both fans and media alike — as the best in anime in 2017. The series truly resonates with the superhero lore and pop culture representations that North American audiences grew up with and continue to gravitate to,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and founder of Funimation. “We’re excited to be premiering Season 3 on April 7 and to be able to once again simultaneously stream the first six episodes of MY HERO ACADEMIA in SimulDub on the same day and date as the Japanese broadcast.”
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