No live action DBZ movie but an Agatha Christie anime?!

[Last Exile]

If you check the latest news on www.animenewsnetwork.com you shall notice that there is no live action DBZ movie, but that someone is planning to make a 39-episode series based on Agatha Christie thrillers. That could be interesting. Aside from Shingetsutan Tsukihime and Demon Detective Loki Ragnarok, I haven't seen a decent detective/investagtive thriller yet. (And please don't mention Detective Conan, I will NOT be convinced into supporting it)

[Azura Stardust]

I might as well do a mini-update or something.
(When I write dates, I write the day and then the month. Got a problem with that?)

-New season of Maria-sama ga Miteru coming up.

-New season of Duel Masters. 29/3

-Phoenix, an anime adapted from Osamu Tezuka's manga of the
same name 21/3

-This Ugly and Beautiful World, highly anticipated Gainax show
coming up 1/4

-something something Mars Daybreak, by BONES 1/4

-Koikaze or Love Wind, by some studio called ACGT (Kino's Travels production) and also by Geneon? (pre-licensed?) site 1/4

-Massugu ni Ikou second series 27/3

-Tenjou Tenge (apparently if you like Ikkitousen you'll love this) 1/4

-Goddanar second series 2/4

-Mermaid Melody Pitchi Pitchi Pitch second series (WHY?!) 3/4

-Kyou kara Maou! (a demon from now on?) site , by Studio Deen, 3/4

-Midori no Hibi, based on I think a popular Japanese drama series? anime version 4/4

-Teacher's Time or Sensei no o-Jikan 13 eps try this link for more info: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/sensei/ animated by J.C. Staff 4/4

-Hanaukyo Maid Tai sequel? La Verite 4/4

-Get Ride! Amdriver have no diea what is this, try http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/amdriver/ by Studio Deen 5/4

-MONSTER animated version (apparently it's been generating buzz so that's why I'm including it) animated by Madhouse 6/4

-Mirumo de Pon! sequel? 6/4

-Ragnarok-based animation (THE GAME not Loki.) 6/4

-Ultimate Muscle sequel 7/4

-a nice ova which I forgot the full name of, Le Portrait de Petite Cossette or something, nice trailer it had... first ep 11/4

-Initial D Fourth Stage 17/4

-uh... this anime with the title of... The Rabbits Of Watership Down... o__O;;;; 24/4 (woo-taa-shippu daun no usagi tachi for those who are interested) try this link

-Boukyaku no... something, too lazy to check, also called The Melody Of Oblivion. Gainax + J.C. Staff production, check this site. 6/4

-Bakuretsu Tenshi, seems like a series with guns and girls. by GONZO. 6/4

-Samurai Champloo (woot) April. By CCC's favourite GONZO.

-Saiyuki new series (probably Saiyuki Gunrock) April

-Yeah, Agatha Christie series: unconventional 39 eps, in July. By OLM, as far as I know they have only been doing a little except for the animation production of Pokemon: The First Movie. July

-Mai-HiMe, (dancing princess?) or MyHiMe... site by Sunrise which iirc helped do Cowboy Bebop. July

- Windy Tale Kazehito (?) Monogatari (tale of wind person?) by Production I.G. site 2004 Summer

-Sousei no Aquarion (?) something like the Original Saint Aquarion? no idea. By Sunrise. No site. Autumn 2004

-Galaxy Angels' New Series. 2004. Somewhere.

-Gankutsu Ou (cave king) by GONZO no site, Somewhere in 2004.

-Mahou Sensei Negima! (aka Box's favourite o.o) Special event short anime thing on 5/1/2005 (2005...)

-Stellvia of the Universe Sequel - NOW IN 2005.

-Apparently there's a game or something called Maboraha (not related to Maburaho!!) by Square, that will be made into an anime. "pic" Nothing else, no proper site, no date even.

-A POSSIBLE? new? or continued? version of (maybe) the World Masterpiece Theater's version of Heidi, Girl of the Alps. No site, no date.

-A continuation? of Aim For The Top! Unofficial source. Sequel to the 2001 hit. No site, no date.

-Creamy Mami Again ? A continuation of Creamy Mami I suppose. Wasn't that an old series? By Pierrot. No site, no date.

-Insect Gardener by XEBEC. By the staff of Zoids... 26 eps. No site, no date.

Most of this is not an update but I LOVE TO WASTE MY TIME.

Now for movies.

-Detective Conan movie, the 8th so far I think. 17/4

-Crayon SHin-chan movie, 17/4

-The much talked about Appleseed CG movie, 17/4

-Devilman, site , 5/6

-Konjiki no Gash Bell!! movie 7/8

-Thunderbird, site 7/8

- Naruto movie 21/8

-Steamboy see the site, looks cool by Sunrise, 17/7

-Howl's Moving Castle by Ghibli. nov 2004

-t.A.T.u. PARAGATE, guess what it's about, nov 2004

-Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho, I believe it had an english name which I forgot. The title translates to "The direciton of the clouds, the promised place / place of promises"


DO NOT TRUST ALL OF THESE. Some are unconfirmed.

Spiral is a suspense/detective story with some MAJOR flaws but I have a warm feeling for it o.o

[classy_cat18]

Um...a little tiny update. Yu-Gi-Oh movie in US theaters probably later this year. News from www.animenewsnetwork.com

[Last Exile]

Hey, I don't praise 'everything' GONZO makes. I don't know what to think about what I've read of Samurai Chaploo. However, Bakuretsu Tenshi by them looks quite appealing.

ANOTHER Saiyuki series?! One word: WHY?!

I don't know whether there's a site for Samurai 7 yet. It's supposed to be released in the fall.

I'm not liking the look of 2004 anime. I really hope some good ones break through soon.

And is there really a need for a sequel to Stellvia?! Man, 26 eps was enough. If they intentionally left some big plot holes up in the air, they should've been resolved in the original series. The original series was okay, but I'd like to know if the sequel is worth it and/or necessary.

EDIT: PS> Is it jsut me, or is nearly every anime production resorting to excessive fanservice and sequels to save them this year?! Argh! If they wanna make sequels of something, do these as well:

1. Shingetsutan Tsukihime - The manga went a lot further. This series is good enough for another seris and has enough potential storyline to do so.
2. Full Metal Panic/Full Metal Panic? (Fumoffu) - They still leave the Sousuke-Chidori thing in the air. I just feel something else is waiting in the wings. Even if only 3-5 eps, just do it!

And that's all. I can't think of anything else that deserves or would benefit from a sequel.

[Azura Stardust]

Personally...

-I'd avoid Bakuretsu Tenshi at all costs.


-Yes, a lot of things are basing on fanservice now. Many companies have realised the power of the horny young adult... but some are totally going over the top

-Sequels: maybe due to popularity or something. They're usually okay... maybe the particular series you want sequels of weren't popular enough... personally I'm OVERJOYED there's a Mari-mite sequel...

-If anything, I WANT a Princess Tutu sequel, though it's beautiful left on its own as well. Very open for your own imagination... and leaves it with a very unique touch,

-I might check out Champloo.

-I will check out Melody of Oblivion and This Ugly and Beautiful World, and Le Portrait de Petit Cossette... and Mai-hime and the Agatha Christie stuff

-Phoenix would be nice, if it's subbed I"ll take a look at it.

-Koikaze seems to have bad hints towards a relationship between a 28 year old person and a 15 year old girl. I'm not very fond of these...skip

-Kyou Kara Maou... will see it if it's subbed, but not actively looking out for it.

-Midori no Hibi... if there are lots of very good recommendations I'll see. It's apparently a bit KGNE-ish... and I don't really want another KGNE.

-not interested in Sensei no o-Jikan or in AMDRIVER.


A little more info on Samurai 7: I have the trailer (got it from a nice acquaintance) - the only Japanese is some text which is basically saying the credits, no textual info or verbal info... but the biggest thing is...

I want to kill Gonzo... and you will too...





...if you find out they ****ing put mechas in Akira Kurosawa's Samurai 7.

[Last Exile]

WHAT?!

Oh, ffs! GONZO, why on Earth did you do that?!

Geez, I've not the biggest ninja/samurai fan ever, but I hate mechas even more! Oh, damn it!

I am losing faith in 2004 BIG TIME! Oh, I need Paranoia Agent and Diamond Dust Drops soon!

Geez, if I hadn't watched FLCL (Fooly Cooly) for the first time today and the whole way through, I'd be really ticked right now. But fortunately, nothing can destroy my good mood thanks to FLCL!

[RedStarWarrior]

What I heard was that they were simply delaying the DBZ movie for a little while, like a year or so.