Saint Seiya
JoJo character designer warns overseas fans about the hardships of working in Japanese animation.
Netflix’s CG remake of the classic anime Saint Seiya will include a major change from the original series — the gender of one of the principal characters!
This is probably not what people mean when they talk about “coming home to Jesus,” but we don’t care.
Series was phenomenally popular in Japan and Latin America, but will English-speaking audiences show up?
One artist’s crossover artwork featuring the Sailor Scouts in Saint Seika-style costumes is currently going viral—and it’s easy to see why!
It’s been 30 years since the hit manga Saint Seiya first appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump, and fans can look forward to a special commemorative exhibit next year!
While the Guillermo del Toro ode to tokusatsu (Godzilla, Ultraman, etc.) films had a reasonable opening in its home country, the box office take was rather low to cover its $190 million dollar budget. However, thanks to an astounding foreign release Pacific Rim can be considered a big success – the highest grossing foreign film of the year so far to be exact.
A large part of that success can be attributed to the might of the massive Chinese film going population. As of 18 August, the Chinese revenue was reported to be 618 million yuan (US$100M) surpassing even what Pacific Rim pulled in its home country. But there’s another reason why people are paying attention to the film’s Chinese release.
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