This post contains spoilers for "Star Wars: Visions" season 2.
The highlight of "Star Wars: Visions" season 2 was, for me, episode 5: "Journey to the Dark Head." Animated by South Korea's Studio Mir (which was responsible for the majority of episodes in "The Legend of Korra"), the short is set during a period of open war between the Jedi and the Sith. "Journey to the Dark Head" has the classical anime style that made "The Village Bride" (courtesy of Kinema Citrus) and "The Ninth Jedi" (the work of Production I.G.) such standouts of "Visions" season 1.
There are three main characters. One is Ara (Jang Ye Na/Ashley Park), a young girl born on the Outer Rim planet Dolgarak. On Ara's home is two large parallel statues, representing the light and dark side of the Force. Children are taught to read prophetic images left on the stones below these statues by rain.
The highlight of "Star Wars: Visions" season 2 was, for me, episode 5: "Journey to the Dark Head." Animated by South Korea's Studio Mir (which was responsible for the majority of episodes in "The Legend of Korra"), the short is set during a period of open war between the Jedi and the Sith. "Journey to the Dark Head" has the classical anime style that made "The Village Bride" (courtesy of Kinema Citrus) and "The Ninth Jedi" (the work of Production I.G.) such standouts of "Visions" season 1.
There are three main characters. One is Ara (Jang Ye Na/Ashley Park), a young girl born on the Outer Rim planet Dolgarak. On Ara's home is two large parallel statues, representing the light and dark side of the Force. Children are taught to read prophetic images left on the stones below these statues by rain.
- 5/4/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Crunchyroll is continuing to expand its cinematic offerings on its streaming service with the addition of more titles it has recently released theatrically, including That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond, The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie, and Mobile Suit Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island. Additionally, a few titles that have never been available to stream outside of Japan will also be available on Crunchyroll, including Free! -the Final Stroke- Part 1 and 2, To Every You I’ve Loved Before, and To Me, The One Who Loved You.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond is a stand-alone story that takes place after the second season of the popular fantasy adventure anime series it is based on, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, which is adapted from the best-selling light novel of the same name. The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond is a stand-alone story that takes place after the second season of the popular fantasy adventure anime series it is based on, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, which is adapted from the best-selling light novel of the same name. The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie...
- 4/21/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "Sword of the Stranger"
Where You Can Stream It: Crunchyroll, Funimation
The Pitch: It's the Sengoku period in Japan. Samurai clans are warring with each other and the Chinese Ming dynasty maintains influence over their island neighbors. The era sets the stage for this beautifully animated adventure, which plays out like "Lone Wolf and Cub" meets "Rurouni Kenshin."
An anonymous samurai is haunted by the violence he inflicted and the innocent people he killed during the Feudal wars. So, he's become a ronin, wandering Japan alone. That is until he meets young Kotaro, an orphan being pursued by Ming warriors. Kotaro's dog Tobimaru (the most adorable badass in the movie) is wounded saving Nanashi from attackers. So, the man...
The Movie: "Sword of the Stranger"
Where You Can Stream It: Crunchyroll, Funimation
The Pitch: It's the Sengoku period in Japan. Samurai clans are warring with each other and the Chinese Ming dynasty maintains influence over their island neighbors. The era sets the stage for this beautifully animated adventure, which plays out like "Lone Wolf and Cub" meets "Rurouni Kenshin."
An anonymous samurai is haunted by the violence he inflicted and the innocent people he killed during the Feudal wars. So, he's become a ronin, wandering Japan alone. That is until he meets young Kotaro, an orphan being pursued by Ming warriors. Kotaro's dog Tobimaru (the most adorable badass in the movie) is wounded saving Nanashi from attackers. So, the man...
- 2/27/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Crunchyroll continues to expand its cinematic collection with hot new titles arriving this September for the first time on the anime streaming service, including the blockbuster hit Jujutsu Kaisen 0, the prequel movie to the critically acclaimed anime series Jujutsu Kaisen, as well as one new movie each Thursday.
The film from Toho Animation, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, is based on Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (Jump Comics / Shueisha), the prequel manga to the popular series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. The film was distributed by Crunchyroll in the US and select international markets, receiving over 34M at the North American box office, with a total 166M worldwide.
Classic titles such as Mamoru Hosoda’s critically acclaimed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Fuminori Kizaki’s Afro Samurai: Resurrection starring Samuel L. Jackson, Masahiro Andō’s Sword of the Stranger, and Naoyoshi Shiotani’s Psycho-Pass Sinners of the System film trilogy...
The film from Toho Animation, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, is based on Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (Jump Comics / Shueisha), the prequel manga to the popular series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. The film was distributed by Crunchyroll in the US and select international markets, receiving over 34M at the North American box office, with a total 166M worldwide.
Classic titles such as Mamoru Hosoda’s critically acclaimed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Fuminori Kizaki’s Afro Samurai: Resurrection starring Samuel L. Jackson, Masahiro Andō’s Sword of the Stranger, and Naoyoshi Shiotani’s Psycho-Pass Sinners of the System film trilogy...
- 9/3/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Remember the epic chanbara anime Sword of the Stranger from 2007? For some time now, its director Ando Masahiro has been involved in a Kickstarter funded project you might or might not yet have heard of. While the latter would be somewhat of a shame, it luckily isn't a showstopper, as the project has already been backed by over 12,000 people and now has a budget of $878,028. And this time Ando-san isn't doing another jidaigeki period drama, but is instead focusing on an Akira flavoured sci-fi thriller which takes place in 2025 and is titled Under The Dog. Earlier last month the project received an official trailer and, filled with only key animation, its action packed quality gives a promising first impression. Like Yuasa...
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- 10/1/2015
- Screen Anarchy
This week, Dave Chen [1], Devindra Hardawar [2], and Adam Quigley [3] muster some enthusiasm for the new Arrested Development series/movie, try to make some sense of Terra Nova, run down some anime films, and reflect on the prospects of a new Mortal Kombat film. Special guest Katey Rich [4] joins us from Cinemablend [5]. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(At)gmail(Dot)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Tune in on Sunday night (10/9) at Slashfilm's live page at 10 Pm Est / 7 Pm Pst as we review Real Steel. Download [6] or Play Now in your Browser: [audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/slashfilmcast/Slashfilmcastep163.mp3] Subscribe to the /Filmcast: [7] [8] Shownotes Introduction (00:40) Katey Rich from CinemaBlend [9] joins us! (02:00) More Netflix/Qwikster thoughts [10] What We've Been Watching Katey (06:40): What's Your Number, Melancholia Devindra (15:34): Terra Nova, Homeland Adam (25:00): Anime Round-Up #1 (Summer Wars, Mind Game, Paprika, Sword of the Stranger) News Discussion (36:30) Arrested Development...
- 10/5/2011
- by David Chen
- Slash Film
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