Anime Blu-ray News

[WickyWoo]

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[CptGreedle]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Any release of the original will undoubtedly be tied to the live action movie from DreamWorks

Live Action????

What?

[WickyWoo]

Spielberg bought the rights to make GiTS live action

[CptGreedle]

I am afraid, even though it is Spielberg.. he will totally f*** this up.

It is PERFECT as it is. No live action movie can improve on it!
I am not happy about this.

[mugen302005]

I had heard that, but It just has just been announced. It would take quite a while to be released or even heard about. At any rate, It would have been great to have the first GiTS even before this sequel. The first GiTS is simply put THE CLASSIC. I don't think the innocence comes close to it. Gurren Lagann would really be HUGE news coming to bluray( at least among anime fans).

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by Chris Beveridge

A few news items we posted about today at AnimeOnDVD.com

FUNimation will be releasing the Robotech: Shadow Chronicles movie (done in HD originally) on 9/2 and will include more new extras on it.

Bandai Entertainment will release Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence on Blu-ray and DVD. The film was previously released by Dreamworks and never got a dub in the US, but was dubbed for UK release. A new dub is being commissioned that will have it done by the same folks who worked on the TV series. No date was given and this is the first Blu-ray release from Bandai Entertainment.

I think ghost in the shell would have been better with dubs in this case, I preferred the American voices for ghost, loved the work on that movie.

Its painful to own both already on dvd, hmmm If I have some extra cash
when they come out ill see about upgrading them to blue.. makes me wish
I had not bought them when I did.

[u_nick]

I thought Spielberg was doing GitS CGI? Maybe I read it wrong.

Ah well, I havent seen the original yet, so it has no emotional effect on me, whatever they decide to do with it.

[Cplhicks]

Spielberg isn't directing, probably, just producing, so it could be a complete disaster. Look at Transformers (which I couldn't stand). Also, I dread the Americanized characters-- Motoko becomes Jane, Togusa becomes Tom, and the heavily tied into Japanese politics stuff becomes all about America. Yuck.

Note: These are not facts from a link somewhere, just an opinion, before anyone asks...

[Cordre69]

Originally Posted by Cplhicks

Spielberg isn't directing, probably, just producing, so it could be a complete disaster. Look at Transformers (which I couldn't stand). Also, I dread the Americanized characters-- Motoko becomes Jane, Togusa becomes Tom, and the heavily tied into Japanese politics stuff becomes all about America. Yuck.

Note: These are not facts from a link somewhere, just an opinion, before anyone asks...

See, I am the opposite. If you are going to leave the Japanese names then the actors would all have to actually be Japanese. No blonde hair, no colored eyes, just Asian. Tom Cruise playing a guy named Kaji? That's dumb. And I'm pretty sure we can all agree that no all-Asian movie will ever sell in America as anything other than fly-by-wire kung fu.
No opinions on right/wrong in there, just saying.

[WickyWoo]

Spielberg isn't directing, probably, just producing, so it could be a complete disaster. Look at Transformers (which I couldn't stand). Also, I dread the Americanized characters-- Motoko becomes Jane, Togusa becomes Tom, and the heavily tied into Japanese politics stuff becomes all about America. Yuck.

I wouldn't count on that necessarily

Spielberg has been an anime fan since the 70s, if the rumors are true he has his own personal fansubs of all of Gundam, which he paid to have done professionally from the LD boxets (dunno if that's true)

While what he allowed to be done to Transformers was shameful, I doubt Shirow will permit the same to be done to his babies, and there's no toy company beating down his door with their own ideas this time

[Cplhicks]

Originally Posted by Cordre69

See, I am the opposite. If you are going to leave the Japanese names then the actors would all have to actually be Japanese. No blonde hair, no colored eyes, just Asian. Tom Cruise playing a guy named Kaji? That's dumb. And I'm pretty sure we can all agree that no all-Asian movie will ever sell in America as anything other than fly-by-wire kung fu.
No opinions on right/wrong in there, just saying.

Nowhere did I say I wanted Asian named caucasians, did I? No, I didn't. Obviously that would be stupid too. Sorry if you misconstrued that. Who said Tom Cruise should be in it? Just because many of the main characters could be Asian doesn't mean they all have to. I think a lot of the side characters could be adjusted without anyone minding much, and Bateau's name doesn't sound so Japanese (at least, Bateau itself doesn't) However Motoko is the heart of GITS, and she should be Japanese. If you want a whitewashed GITS, enjoy it by yourself. I won't be watching.

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

I wouldn't count on that necessarily

Spielberg has been an anime fan since the 70s, if the rumors are true he has his own personal fansubs of all of Gundam, which he paid to have done professionally from the LD boxets (dunno if that's true)

While what he allowed to be done to Transformers was shameful, I doubt Shirow will permit the same to be done to his babies, and there's no toy company beating down his door with their own ideas this time

I sure hope you're right Wicky. I'd hate to see GITS's name mucked up. It's got a near flawless track record at the moment. Of course, Spielberg himself directing is no guarantee anymore, but it'd still give me a lot more hope.

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

domestically

Wings of Honneamise
Jin-Roh
SOS TOkyo Metro Explorers
Yukikaze
DBZ double feature
Paprika

Tekkonkinkreet does not qualify?

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Spielberg bought the rights to make GiTS live action

Incredible. I hope he directs it himself.

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

I wouldn't count on that necessarily

Spielberg has been an anime fan since the 70s, if the rumors are true he has his own personal fansubs of all of Gundam, which he paid to have done professionally from the LD boxets (dunno if that's true)

While what he allowed to be done to Transformers was shameful, I doubt Shirow will permit the same to be done to his babies, and there's no toy company beating down his door with their own ideas this time

Your comment about Gundam interest me, he may now be my favorite director, on this fact alone to have such passion for Gundam im happy now...

[CptGreedle]

Sure they have Japanese names. But LOOK a the characters! Motoko has purple hair, she's a CYBORG! She can look like whatever she wants.
Togusa has brown hair and a mullet.. NOT Japanese looking at all to me.

BUT I agree that they will have a VERY hard time finding the right actors, Asian or otherwise, and are too likely to "Americanize" the story. ONLY IF they leave the original characters and stories and find good actors (Asian or otherwise) than they might stand a chance.
I will not be happy if they screw it up, but I will have to wait and see what they decide to do with it. I hope Steven knows how big of a fan base this series has and how upset they will be if he screws it up.
If he does this, he better have Shirow on hand in some way!