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    Source:  Ghost X Ghost press release Special Thanks to Brock Otterbacher   The METALCROPOLIS series of designs by Ghost X Ghost takes your favorite characters, and makes them METAL!  If you missed out on some of their Metalcropolis Godzilla T-shirts you're in luck, as they've created some variants, available only on Godzilla.com! In addition to those, Ghost x Ghost  also made a variant color of the Godzilla Kingu design, as a hoodie. Click on the links below to order. PLEASE NOTE: these items are being sold and fulfilled by Godzilla.com rather than Ghost x Ghost.com.   ■ Mechagodzilla Metalcropolis T-Shirt Photo courtesy of Ghost X Ghost. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Exclusive Godzilla Store Color Variant Mechagodzilla, the mechanical terror, has been reimagined as a metal band! Screen printed on a 100% soft spun cotton black t-shirt. Illustration by Matt Ryan Tobin

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      Source: Seibuen Amusement Park The Seibuen Amusement Park has released a promotional video for their new attraction, “Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle” (ゴジラ・ザ・ライド大怪獣頂上決戦, Gojira za Raido Daikaijū Chōjō Kessen). For more information on the ride, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan.

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    Source: Crunchyroll Special Thanks to Amanda Geraldo Attack on Titan Characters Show Their Holiday Spirit with Festive Costumes – Only in Attack on Titan TACTICS for iOS and Android Today, DeNA Co., Ltd. and Crunchyroll Games announced an upcoming in-game event and special in-game rewards for ATTACK ON TITAN TACTICS, an officially licensed mobile game based on the popular anime series Attack on Titan. To align with the holidays, players will have the opportunity to see some of their favorite ATTACK ON TITAN characters such as Eren Jaeger, Armin Arlelt, and Annie Leonhart, dressed up in festive costumes. More information is provided below: Fanciful Story Event – Holy Night’s Battle: This in-game event tells an original story that’s set in the time period when Eren Jaeger was in the 104th Cadet Corps. With the entire regiment tired from training and eager to hold a festival for the

    Ultraman Ace, Astra, Leo, Victory and Ginga ready for action! ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Author: Bob Johnson Source: Tsuburaya Productions YouTube Channel Special Thanks to William Winckler, William Winckler Productions, Inc. In May of 2006, Tuburaya Productions Co., ltd. launched its own Tsuburaya Productions Channel on YouTube, featuring an eclectic collection of video clips, trailers, short episodes and specials focusing on their "New Generation" Ultraman series. These include ULTRAMAN GINGA, ULTRAMAN ORB, ULTRAMAN X, ULTRAMAN GEED and more. The channel is designed to appeal to English speaking audiences, as well as native Japanese fans. Certain fare is offered with English subtitles. A recent offering is their first English dubbed series, ULTRA FIGHT VICTORY (?????????????, Urutora Faito Bikutor?, 2015). ULTRA FIGHT VICTORY originally aired in 3 minute segments after the show NEW ULTRAMAN RETSUDEN (?????????, Shin Urutoraman Retsuden, 2013-16). It was compiled into one 40 minute film for home video release in Japan. In an agreement with William Winckler Productions, the

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    New Hardcover Art Book Edition Features Vivid Illustrations, Concept Sketches, And Interviews From The Beloved Film Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Elizabeth Ellis and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, expands its renowned Studio Ghibli library with the release of a new hardcover edition of The Art of THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY on March 6th. The vividly illustrated art book will be released exclusively in print with an MSRP of $34.99 U.S. / $46.99 CAN. It features story notes, commentary, and artwork from THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY (????????????, Karigurashi no Arrietty). Based on the classic novel by Mary Norton, the 2010 film was directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, the youngest director to ever helm a film for Studio Ghibli. The studio’s founder, Hayao Miyazaki, also supervised the production

    Japanese poster for the original THE X FROM OUTER SPACE. © 1967 Shochiku Co., Ltd.

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    Making the New TV Commercial Starring THE X FROM OUTER SPACE Author: Keith Aiken Source: Fallon Minneapolis, Method Studios, Shochiku Co., Ltd. "Little Creatures" Commercial and Interview Videos Courtesy of Fallon Minneapolis FX Outtake Videos Courtesy of Method Studios Special Thanks to Nikki Meirath, Andy Boyd, Aki Harimoto, Floyd Raymer, and James Ballard A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE In late 2008, the Fallon Worldwide ad agency began work on their second campaign for TheLadders.com, a premium job search website created exclusively for qualified high level talent looking for $100K+ jobs. The creative concept of the new advertising campaign involves two television commercials produced by Fallon`s Minneapolis branch to demonstrate the uniqueness of TheLadders.com business model. The “Chairs” (also known as “Big Chair Hunters”) spot focuses on the job side of TheLadders.com, visually demonstrating that the site only posts the “big jobs.” Fallon`s press

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    New Korean 3D Dinosaur Feature Debuts this Month, International Release to Follow Author: Kim Song-ho Source: Dream Search C&C Inc., EBS, Olive Studio Inc. Official Website: blog.naver.com/jumbagi2012 A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The production companies Dream Search C&C, Inc., EBS and Olive Studio, Inc. have jointly announced the release of SPECKLES THE TARBOSAURUS1 (???: ???? ?? 3D, Jumbagi: Hanbandoui gongryong 3D, literal translation "Speckles: Dinosaurs in the Korean Peninsula 3D"), which opens January 26, 2012 in Korea. SPECKLES THE TARBOSAURUS is a 3D, computer-animated feature based on KOREANOSAURUS (???? ??, Hanbandoui gongryong, Dinosaurs in the Korean Peninsula), a 2008 nature documentary that aired on the Korean TV channel EBS (Educational Broadcasting System). The title refers to an as-yet undescribed theropod dinosaur (thought to be similar to the well-known Velociraptor and Deinonychus) which lived in the Korean peninsula during the early Cretaceous. In 2010,

    Key art for FATE/ZERO. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © Nitroplus/Type-Moon, ufotable, FZPC

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    Aniplex of America Adds New Content for the Innovative Console-Based 24-Hour Anime Channel Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: NeonAlley.com Official Series Site: fate-zero.jp (Japan), FateZeroUSA.com (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, has announced that Aniplex of America, Inc. has become a content partner for the recently-launched Neon Alley 24-hour anime channel. VIZ Media will premiere the hit Aniplex anime action series, FATE/ZERO (????/??, 2011-2012), on Neon Alley this Spring. Neon Alley is VIZ Media’s new 24-hour, subscription-based anime channel available for the PS3 game console and Playstation Network, and soon to be available for the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live. The platform features the world’s best titles (dubbed in English and uncut), presented in HD (when available), for a low monthly

    Theatrical poster for RUROUNI KENSHIN. Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © Watsuki Nobuhiro/ Shueisha. ©2012

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    The Best Selling Comic Series Finally Becomes a Live Action Film Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan Official Site: warnerbros.co.jp/rurouni-kenshin (Japan) Translations: Elliot Gay SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and images from an upcoming movie. A kind smile and a caring heart. A slender build like a young boy and long hair. But when this man moves to save somebody, his eyes become sharp like no other. Faster than God, Stronger than Shura, able to take control of a battle against multiple foes. Yet he has vowed to never take a life, no matter how evil his opponent may be. Based on the best selling manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki, the live action feature film RUROUNI KENSHIN (??????) hits theater screens across Japan on August 25th. Initially published in Weekly Shonen Jump, the manga Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story (?????? -???????-,

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    Preview of the Latest Chapter in the J-Horror Series, Opening in Japan on May 12th Author: Keith Aiken Source: Kadokawa Pictures Official Website: sadako3d.jp (Japan) A cursed video floats online, All who watch it will die, They must not be revived, The last thing that can be heard, "Not you…" Fourteen years after THE RING (??? Ringu, 1998) launched a J-Horror boom that drew worldwide attention, Sadako Yamamura and her deadly curse are back in SADAKO 3D (????). The new film is based on S (??), the latest novel by author Koji Suzuki. Kadokawa will unleash both movie and book in Japan on Saturday, May 12th. The franchise began with Suzuki`s novel Ring (???, Ringu), first published in 1991 by Kadokawa Shoten, and continued with Spiral (???, Rasen, 1995), Loop (???, Ruupu, 1998) and the short story collection Birthday (?????, Baasudei, 1999). 1

    Nanako Matsushima plays Nanami Hoshino, a new bride whose love survives death. Photo courtesy of CJ Entertainment. © 2010 Ghost Film Partners

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    Asian Studios Remake Patrick Swayze/Demi Moore Romantic Fantasy Author: Kim Song-ho Source: CJ Entertainment Official Movie Site: ghost-movie.jp (Japan), naver.com/ghost_2010 (Korea) Nanami is a successful young entrepreneur and she has everything a woman could ask for—except the man of her dreams. On her birthday, she gets drunk and spends the night with a stranger, Jun-ho. Nanami feels he is the love of her life and they have a romantic wedding. The newlyweds spend the happiest time of their lives in the months following their marriage. A year passes and Nanami’s birthday rolls around once again. On her way home, she encounters a bike thug and is killed. Unable to leave her devastated husband, Nanami remains on Earth as a ghost. She soon learns that her death was no accident and that Jun-ho is in danger. But as a ghost, she cannot be seen

    New poster for the 3D Korean monster movie SECTOR 7, focusing on the main cast and characters. Photo courtesy of CJ E&M Pictures. © 2010 JK Film / CJ E&M Pictures

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    New Promotional Materials for the Upcoming Korean 3D Creature Feature Author: Kim Song-ho Source: CJ E&M Pictures Official Movie Site: 2011sector7.co.kr The Korean film company and distributor CJ E&M Pictures, the film department of CJ E&M which was previously known as CJ Entertainment, has released two new teaser posters and an advance trailer for the 3D monster movie SECTOR 7 (7??, Chil gwanggu). The first poster design is basically the same as the advance teaser image which was released last December, but with slightly revised artwork, the Korean title logo and a tag line which reads "Off the southernmost tip of Jeju-do, 2,500 meters below in the ocean depths... something is there (or `something exists`)." The other teaser poster is specifically designed to introduce Korean audiences to the main characters from the film. And the trailer does finally show some brief glimpses of

    Cha Hae-joon (Ha Ji-won) comes face to face with a deadly deep-sea creature in the new 3D Korean monster movie SECTOR 7. Photo courtesy of CJ E&M Pictures and JK Film. © 2010 JK Film / CJ E&M Pictures

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    Korean 3D Creature Feature Doesn`t Live Up to it`s Potential Author: Kim Song-ho Source: CJ E&M Pictures, JK Film Official Movie Site: 2011sector7.co.kr A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and images for a new movie. The title of the new Korean 3D monster movie, SECTOR 7 (7??, Chil gwanggu), refers to a real-life mining area that lies between the south of Jeju Island, Korea and the west of Kyushu, Japan. It is a continental shelf where great amounts of petroleum and natural gas are thought to be buried. Korea is not an oil-producing country, so it heavily relies on imported petroleum. To many Koreans, the real sector 7 means a dream that has not come true yet... someday, Korea could produce oil. Setting the plot against a place like that many Koreans feel strongly about, could

    Rookie homicide detective Cha Eun-young (Lee Na-young) joins veteran Cho Sang-gil (Song Kang-ho) to solve a string of killings that may have been caused by an animal. Photo courtesy of CJ Entertainment. © 2011 CJ Entertainment

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    Star of THE HOST in Film Based on Best-Selling Japanese Crime Novel Author: Kim Song-ho Source: CJ Entertainment Official Howling Facebook pages: Sang-gil Version and Eun-young Version Song Kang-ho, the prolific Korean actor who starred in MEMORIES OF MURDER (??? ??, Salinui chueok, 2003), THE HOST (??, Gwoemul, 2006), SECRET SUNSHINE (??, Milyang, 2007) and THIRST (??, Bakjwi, 2009), among others, leads a new thriller called HOWLING (???), which opens in February in Korea. Song plays Cho Sang-gil, a veteran homicide detective who is under pressure for his low arrest record. Because of this, he desperately seeks clues to a series of murders, presumably committed by a wolfdog. Joining Sang-gil on the investigation is rookie detective Cha Eun-young, who suspects there is something elusive behind the case. The role of Eun-young is played by Lee Na-young, who is well known to Korean movie

    Check out the trailers for the new DVD/Blu-ray releases, WAR OF THE ARROWS and YAKUZA WEAPON. Photos courtesy of Well Go USA and MPRM Communications. WAR OF THE ARROWS © 2011 Lotte Entertainment. YAKUZA WEAPON © 2010 Ken Ishikawa/ Dynamic Planning, Yakuza Weapon Film Partners

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA Entertainment has provided English subtitled trailers for WAR OF THE ARROWS (???? ?, Choejongbyungki Hwal, 2011) and YAKUZA WEAPON (????, Gokudo Heiki, 2011). Both films are now available on Blu-ray and DVD in North America. About Well Go USA Well Go USA, Inc. is a theatrical and home entertainment distribution company that specializes in bringing top content, including the best in Asian Cinema to North America. As a leader in independent film distribution, Well Go`s titles can be seen across a variety of formats and platforms including in theaters, on DVD, Blu-ray, digital (video-on-demand, electronic sell-through and streaming) and broadcast television through cable and satellite. Since 1994, Well Go has acquired and released over 2,000 titles worldwide. In 2005, Well Go

    Korean theatrical poster for HOWLING. Photo courtesy of CJ Entertainment and Opus Pictures. © 2011 CJ Entertainment, Opus Pictures

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    Additional Promotional Materials for the Upcoming Korean Thriller Author: Kim Song-ho Source: CJ Entertainment, Opus Pictures Official Website: howling2012.co.kr CJ Entertainment and Opus Pictures recently released a new trailer, behind-the-scenes clip and several new stills for HOWLING (???), a new thriller that opens February 9 in Korea. HOWLING is about a series of murders, presumably committed by a wolfdog, and two detectives who pursue the real culprit. Song Kang-ho, of MEMORIES OF MURDER (??? ??, Salinui chueok, 2003), THE HOST (??, Gwoemul, 2006), SECRET SUNSHINE (??, Milyang, 2007) and THIRST (??, Bakjwi, 2009) fame, stars as Cho Sang-gil, a veteran detective and Lee Na-young, who is well known for her starring roles in WHO ARE YOU? (???, 2002), SOMEONE SPECIAL (?? ??, Aneun yeoja, 2004) and MAUNDY THURSDAY (???? ??? ??, Urideul-ui haengbok-han shigan, 2006), plays Cha Eun-young, a rookie detective. The new

    Left to right: Ryusuke Genda, Asako Shibasaki, Iku Kasahara, Atsushi Dojo, Mikihisa Komaki and Hikaru Tezuka. Image courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. © HA · K/ LWFP 2012

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    Source: Kadokawa Pictures, Production I.G Official Website: kadokawa.co.jp/toshokan-sensou (Japan) When the freedom of libraries is violated, we will unite and resolutely protect our freedom! Kadokawa Pictures will open the anime action and romantic comedy feature film LIBRARY WAR: THE WINGS OF REVOLUTION (????? ??????, Toshokan Senso Kakumei no Tsubasa) in theaters across Japan on June 16th. The movie is based on the novel Library Revolution (?????, Toshokan Kakumei), the fourth volume in the Library War series written by Hiro Arikawa. The story of Library War is set in a dystopian Japan in 2019 -- thirty years after the enactment of the infamous Media Betterment Act. When the law was passed in 1989 it had the official purpose of protecting human rights as well as young people from the negative influence of the media through the regulation of expressions that offend public order and

    Promotional art for STARSHIP TROOPERS: INVASION. Image courtesy of Sony Pictures. © 2012 Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Inc.

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    American and Japanese Filmmakers Unite for New Computer Animated Film Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Japan Official Movie Site: starshiptroopersinvasion-movie.com (US), ssti.jp (Japan) The STARSHIP TROOPERS saga continues with STARSHIP TROOPERS: INVASION (??????????????????????), an upcoming US/Japanese co-production from Sony Pictures. The fourth entry in the film franchise based on the award-winning novel by Robert A Heinlein, STARSHIP TROOPERS: INVASION will be a direct sequel to the theatrical feature STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997), ignoring the events of the direct-to-video sequels STARSHIP TROOPERS 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION (2004) and STARSHIP TROOPERS 3: MARAUDER (2008). But unlike the previous films, the new movie is fully computer animated. STARSHIP TROOPERS: INVASION will be released theatrically Japan on July 21st, with the American release planned for home video this summer. Directing the film is Shinji Aramaki. Known for his great action direction and amazing visuals, Aramaki

    Samurai Hanshiro Tsukumo (Ebizo Ichikawa) plans to end his life with a final act of vengeance. Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. © 2011 Ichimei Film Partners

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    Source: Revolver Entertainment Official Site: ichimei.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Helen Mullane Distributor Revolver Entertainment has provided a trailer for HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI (??, Ichimei, 2011), director Takashi Miike`s (AUDITION, 13 ASSASSINS) remake of Masaki Kobayashi’s cult classic HARAKIRI (??, Seppuku, 1962). The film will be open in limited theatrical release this Friday, May 4th with the DVD and Blu-ray following on Monday, May 7th. For more information on HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan: Takashi Miike`s HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI Gets UK Release in May

    Ai Saotome (Emi Takei) and Makoto Taiga (Satoshi Tsumabuki) are young lovers from opposite sides of the tracks in Takashi Miike`s violent musical FOR LOVE`S SAKE. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. © 2012

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    Source: Kadokawa Pictures, FilmPressPlus, Loaded Films Ltd. English Press Notes Translated by: Jason Gray Official Website: aiandmakoto.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Richard Lormand and Tom Mes SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and images from an upcoming Japanese movie. "And then I`m going to take revenge on the guy who messed up my life..." "Even though I`ve lost everything, I love him..." On Saturday, June 16th, FOR LOVE`S SAKE (???, Ai to Makoto) opens in theaters across Japan. Based on the popular 1970s manga Ai to Makoto is a wild high school musical entertainment from the director of 13 ASSASSINS, HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI and the cult classics AUDITION and ICHI THE KILLER. SciFi Japan is pleased to present an advance look at FOR LOVE`S SAKE with press notes and images courtesy of the film`s distributor and international sales agent, Kadokawa Pictures. These

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