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Lost Saint Seiya Live-Action Pilot Episode Revealed After 20 Years
Two decades after its rise to anime fame, Saint Seiya remains one of the most iconic and influential series in the genre. While many fans are familiar with the anime, manga, and animated movies tied to the franchise, there has always been a shadow of mystery surrounding a lost live-action adaptation. Seint Seiya fan Ray Mona was finally able to reveal a lost piece of history. In a documentary uploaded to YouTube, Ramona revealed the complete episodes of the live-action Saint Seiya series. A treasure trove that has been speculated about for over 20 years.
The Discovery of the Lost Episode by Ray Mona
In a remarkable turn of events, Ray Mona, a Saint Seiya superfan and content creator, managed to track down the long-lost live-action pilot. Mona had spent years searching for rare and forgotten media related to the series, and after a year-long investigation, the fruits of his labor were finally revealed. In his YouTube documentary, Mona detailed the thrilling process of finding the pilot, which was part of a larger documentary project called The Secret Stories of Saint Seiya. The documentary also explored Mona’s previous discovery, Guardians of the Cosmos, another canceled Saint Seiya project.
The newly recovered pilot, known as StarStorm, has now been made available for fans to watch for the very first time. For many, this is a major event in the history of the franchise. “Thank you for your patience,” Mona said in his documentary. “I love my viewers very much and feel very fortunate to have been able to find so much lost material over the past three years.”
Renaissance Atlantic and the Power Rangers Connection
The lost pilot StarStorm was developed by Renaissance Atlantic, the production company that was responsible for the highly successful Power Rangers series. With the success of Power Rangers in the 1990s, Renaissance Atlantic hoped to replicate that formula with Saint Seiya for the Western market. The company believed that Saint Seiya could be reimagined in a similar style, drawing on the popularity of action-packed, live-action series featuring heroes and villains with elaborate costumes and martial arts-based battles.
A New Hope for Saint Seiya Live-Action Fans
While the StarStorm project never made it to the big screen, fans of the series were not left entirely without a live-action adaptation. In 2017, Toei Animation, the studio behind the original Saint Seiya anime, announced that it would be producing a new live-action film. This time, Polish director Tomasz Baginski was brought on board to helm the project, with actor Mackenyu starring as Seiya, the protagonist of the series. After several years of development, the film was finally released in April 2023, bringing a new live-action interpretation of Saint Seiya to a global audience.
The uncovering of this long-lost episode has reignited excitement in the fan community and given them a deeper appreciation for the complexities and challenges that arise when adapting beloved anime series into live-action formats.
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Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Promotional Video Features Mulasaki-Imai’s Song
Have you been a fan of exorcists vanquishing demons? The thrill of bestowing divine justice while holding a gun loaded with bullets & holy water?
Raised by a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura paved his way to become a respected exorcist and ceased to be overshadowed by his prodigy twin brother. The day came when truth sprung up to the surface. Their father revealed his real identity; the blood of Satan ran in his veins. Torn between good and evil, he stood his ground and kept his goal to become an exorcist despite his blood. He swore to defeat Satan himself!
A promotional video for Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga was streamed by Aniplex. The video previewed the ending song “Gakkyū Nisshi” written by Mulasaki-Ima. The upcoming arc will premiere on January 6.
The production team includes: Daisuke Yoshida as the director, Toshiya Ono as the script head, Yurie Oohigashi as the character designer and chief animation director, and Kohta Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Sawano are the composers.
UVERworld is singing the opening theme song, “Eye’s Sentry” for the anime.
The Blue Exorcist manga was launched in Jump SQ in 2009. It went on hiatus last July 2021 and resumed in May 2022. The manga adaptation consisted of a 25-episode and the Blue Exorcist: Kuro Runs Away From Home OAV both premiered in 2011. The Blue Exorcist movie then debuted in Japan in December 2012. The Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga television anime with 12 episodes aired in 2017.
The anime is based on Kato’s original manga from volumes 10-15. Several novels and stage plays have also been inspired by the franchise.
October 2023 Contest
Hello listeners! I wanted to let everyone know that we will be holding our next contest on September 23rd and will be giving away a Bleach T-shirt and a $40 Amazon gift card! This contest will end on October 28th, so keep that in mind! On another topic, we know that the radio occasionally experiences downtime and have been working on fixing the issue. Thanks to all of you for listening!
Good Night World Netflix Anime Adaptation Features A Broken Family Escaped Through Online Game
Have you ever despised reality to the point where you play games all day as a way of escapism? At least, you have a counterfeit family to return to in the game world. Unlike in reality where you have to deal with a broken family.
Goodnight World Netflix adaptation streamed a trailer featuring an online game called “Planet”, where a powerhouse team of four players known as “The Akabane Family” work together to vanquish monsters together, clash with other guilds, and many more.
They are a fictional team in the game while in reality, they represent a broken family. The family members include a shut-in older brother, a high-achieving younger brother, a father who is not respected by his own children, and a mother who neglects her household.
These four players are unaware of the warmth of family, as they have never experienced it in their lives. The only warmth they know comes from their online family in the game. However, they soon discover that this warmth is only temporary and that their true family is a broken one.
The anime is directed by Katsuya Kikuchi, who has previously worked on projects like “Idol Memories” and “The Royal Tutor.” Michiko Yokote is handling the writing and script supervision, while Rena Okuyama is in charge of character designs. Takatsugu Wakabayashi is responsible for composing the music, and Kuzuha will perform the opening theme song “Black Crack.” Nornis will provide the ending theme song “salvia.”
The manga was launched in 2016 by Okabe on Shogakukan’s Ura Sunday service. The first volume was released in April 2016, and the final volume was published in March 2017. Okabe will also release the prequel manga, Good Night World End, on Shogakukan’s Manga ONE website on August 1 at midnight JST.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Anime’s Episode 5 Delayed to August 13
Get ready to vanquish a horde of zombies with flying colors as corporate slave Akira breakthrough his repetitive work hell routine! Once again, Akira finds the world splashed with colors despite the zombie apocalypse happening around Japan.
There had been delays in episode releases of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Anime, which premiered last July 9. For example, the fourth episode aired on July 30 and got July 31 released on some streaming platforms like Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix, due to production circumstances.
This time around the fifth episode will be delayed to August 13. Instead of the previously scheduled program, a special episode called “Zom 100 Tokuban ~Zombie kara Nigekiru tame ni Junbi shitai 100 no Koto~” (Zom 100 Special Program: 100 Things You Need to Prepare to Run Away from Zombies) will instead air in Japan on Sunday, August 6 at 5:00 p.m. JST.
The anime, licensed by Viz Media for North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand, premiered in Japan on July 9. It is a co-production by Viz Media, Shogakukan, and Shueisha Productions Japan. On July 9 at 5:00 a.m. EDT, the anime was available to watch on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix in the United States.
Akira Tendo, voiced by Shuichiro Umeda, is the protagonist of the anime, while Shizuka Mikazuki, played by Tomori Kusunoki, is a foreign company worker who follows a list of “100 things you must do to not become a zombie.” Kenichiro Ryuzaki is voiced by Makoto Furukawa, and Beatrix Amershauser is played by Minami Takahashi.
The anime is directed by Kazuki Kawagoe at studio BUG FILMS and assisted by Hanako Ueda. Hiroshi Seko is in charge of the scripts, Kii Tanaka is the character designer, Junpei Fukuchi is responsible for the zombie designs, Makoto Miyazaki is composing the music, Maiko Gōda is in charge of “music selection,” and dugout is responsible for sound production.
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd is producing the anime, and KANA-BOON is performing the opening theme song “Song of the Dead” and Shiyui is performing the ending theme song “Happiness of the Dead.”
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Season 2 Reveals To Feature Divine Visionary Selection Exam Arc
Can you imagine working on those muscles and punching through life hurdles in a world where magic is supreme? Impossible, right? But not for a protagonist who proves time and again as he overpowers magic users with pure muscles and ends the first season of Mashle: Magic and Muscles with a strong punch!
Right after airing the finale episode, the official Twitter page of the anime revealed to release the second season on January 2024 and cover the most awaited Divine Visionary Selection Exam Arc. Mashle aims to become a Divine Divisionary in order to live a peaceful life with his grandfather. However, Mashle keeps making enemies along the way as he makes his strong presence known by pure incident. To prove this, the trailer further teased new faces and a new villain brewing a devious plot behind the scene.
The first season of the anime premiered in Japan last April 7. Crunchyroll streamed both Japanese and English dubs.
The staffs are as follows: Tomanari Tanaka directed the anime at A-1 Pictures, Yousuke Kuroda wrote the scripted series, Hisashi Higashijima took care of designing the characters, Masaru Yokoyama compose the music, Taiiki Okazaki performed the opening song “Knock Out”, and Philosophy no Dance performed the ending theme “Shu Cream Funk”.
The manga has a 12th compiled book volume and Shueisha published the 16th volume of the manga on April 4. Meanwhile, Viz Media’s Shonen Jump and Shueisha’s MANGA Plus respective services published the manga digitally.
Natsume’s Book of Friends Celebrates 15th Anniversary & Reveals Season 7 Details
Hold your horses and brace yourself as Natsume and Nyanko sensei will once again recapture our hearts in Natsume’s Book of Friends season 7!
The official website for Natsume’s Book of Friends confirmed it during their 15th-anniversary celebration, alongside streaming a video and a celebration image. The video features a series of montage recapping events from the first to the sixth season of the show. Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 6 ended last 2017 leaving eager fans for a potential continuation.
The story is centered on Natsume Takahashi who has the ability to see spirits or youkai and inherited a mysterious book from his grandmother, Reiko. Natsume previously had no idea about the book containing names of powerful spirits Reiko defeated in the past. Natsume only discovered it in his pursuit to find the truth and became friends with a might youkai Nyanko sensei. Together with his companion Nyanko-sensei, Natsume embarks on a quest to free these spirits from the book and unveil his family’s past.
The staffs for the new season are as follows: Takahiro Omori as chief director, Hideko Ito as the director, Sadayuki Murai as the scriptwriter, Akira Takata as the character designer, and Makoto Yoshimori as the music composer.
The manga of Natsume’s Book of Friends debuted in June 2023. The Natsume Yujin-cho the Moview: Ephemeral Bond premiered in September 2018. Aniplex of America screened the film at the Anime NYC convention in November 2018 and released the film on Blu-ray Disc. Natsume’s Book of Friends: The Stone Waker and the Strange Visitor movie premiered in Japan in January 2021.
July 2023 Contest Dated
I just wanted to provide an update about our second contest, which will begin on July 1st, 2023, and end on July 29th, 2023. This time we will be giving away an Oshi no Ko t-shirt along with a $30 Amazon gift card! All details, including the t-shirt, will be available once the contest begins. Thanks for tuning in everyone!
