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Atsuo Okunaka Passes Away
Published on 2012-02-20 16:41:33
Atsuo Okunaka, episode director of Kamen Rider V3 and other live-action special effects (tokusatsu) television series, passed away from heart failure on Friday. He was 81. Okunaka directed select episodes from many live-action television series including Judo Icchokusen, Ganbare!! Robocon, Akumaizer 3, and J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai.A Funeral service will be held in Niiza, Saitama Prefecture on [...]
Funimation Licenses Sengoku Basara – Samurai Kings Film
Published on 2012-02-20 16:32:48
North American anime distributor Funimation announced at its Katsucon panel on Saturday that it licensed Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings: The Movie. The company plans to release it on home video in the fourth quarter of 2012. Released in Japan as Sengoku Basara – The Last Party -, the feature film was announced in 2010 after [...]
Funimation Licenses Level E Sci-Fi Comedy TV Anime
Published on 2012-02-20 16:26:52
North American anime distributor Funimation announced at its panel at Katsucon on Saturday that it has obtained the rights to the comedy series Level E. The 2010 television anime adapted a comedy/science-fiction manga series by Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter X Hunter, Yū Yū Hakusho) into 13 episodes. The story follows a high school freshman who moves [...]