In 1984, Izumi Matsumoto debuted his manga Kimagure Orange Road . Both the manga and its anime adaptation went on to become beloved by fans. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, an exhibition featuring more than 200 works of art, production materials, prints and more will be held in Tokyo and Osaka. The exhibition will combine works from the manga and anime, including Matsumoto's own manuscripts. Scenes and production materials from the anime will also be on display, including new artwork drawn by series character designer Akemi Takada. Related: Studio Trigger Teases Gurren Lagann x Kill la Kill Exhibition for This Summer Merchandise will also be available at the venue, including 88graph prints. An autograph session with Takada will be held on May 11, and the first 100 people to purchase 3,000 yen or more of goods at the exhibition will be able to participate. Related: Get Nostalgic with Kimagure Orange Road Perfume and Art Sets...
- 4/4/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
An animated high-school sports movie, The First Slam Dunk is also an adaptation of a long-running and beloved manga franchise. Running in Weekly Shonen Jump, an anthology comic whose closest UK analogue is probably still 2000Ad, the collected work was printed in 31 volumes. Several titles have made the crossover from those pages, just as Dredd did. Slam Dunk is kin to works like Fist Of The North Star, Kimagure Orange Road, One Piece, Death Note, and Dragon Ball. There's good odds that if you've heard of all of those you'll know Slam Dunk, and if you've only heard of one you won't.
The film is focused on Ryota Miyagi. Seen in a subtitled version, the distinctions between the -kun, -chan, and other suffixes are left as an exercise to the tutored ear. Other translation issues come from the basketball focus. 'regular member' might be the term of...
The film is focused on Ryota Miyagi. Seen in a subtitled version, the distinctions between the -kun, -chan, and other suffixes are left as an exercise to the tutored ear. Other translation issues come from the basketball focus. 'regular member' might be the term of...
- 7/31/2023
- by Andrew Robertson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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