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It's almost impossible to believe, but it's been a quarter of a century since Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card premiered. As a celebration of the movie's 25th anniversary and the legacy of Cardcaptor Sakura, some new gorgeous art by Clamp was unveiled as the Japanese fans prepare for the movie's re-release in theaters this summer. So far, a similar theatrical run hasn't been announced for U.S. audiences.

Fans of the Cardcaptor Sakura anime and manga series know full well that the protagonist Sakura Kinomoto (voiced by Sakura Tange in the original Japanese and by Carly McKillip in the English dub) delivered looks on every single episode, thanks to her best friend and crush Tomoyo Daidouji (Thanh Hong/Junko Iwao). The celebration art reveals some of those looks, with ribbons and flowers galore. The art also features her guardian and friend Kerberos (Aya Hisakawa/Matt Hill). Japanese moviegoers...

Netflix's The Grimm Variations changes the game by blending classic fairy tales with unique twists and engaging storytelling. Collaborating with Clamp brings a fresh and captivating flair to retro anime and manga fans looking for innovative adaptations. The anime features familiar stories like Cinderella with unexpected developments, transforming them into compelling and exciting new takes.

Netflix original net animations have featured exciting adaptations of popular Japanese manga, but The Grimm Variations takes a different approach to adaptations. One central appeal to this new Netflix anime is the presence of the legendary Clamp manga artists group among its production staff, which may appeal to retro fans. It brings The Grimm Variations from already having a bold premise to draw viewers' curiosity into one that commands their attention.

Regarding Netflix originals, The Grimm Variations has a relatively simple appeal as an anime. As the title suggests, it is an anthology of...

Mangaka are usually uninvolved with the production of their anime, but there are a rare handful of manga whose creators were heavily involved in making their anime. When a manga gets adapted into an anime, the original mangaka tends to have no part in its production outside some very minor areas. Fullmetal Alchemist’s Hiromu Arakawa, for example, permitted Bones to deviate from the manga with the first adaptation, and mangaka will often design original characters for movies and filler arcs, but it’s rare for a creator to be fully involved with making their anime.

As rare as it might be, however, there have been times when a mangaka has helped with the production of their anime. Every example sees creators of the original manga help create their anime in some way, whether it was by writing the script or by having a full hand in the overall production.

Following on from the award winning series, Blood C returns with its movie, The Last Dark, in a film that has monsters, lots of violence, a lust for revenge, great visuals and action to boot.

Blood C: The Last Dark is out to own on DVD and Blu-ray now and courtesy of Manga Entertainment UK, we have a copy on DVD to give away!

To win a copy of Blood C: The Last Dark on DVD just answer the following question:

Who directed Blood C: The Last Dark? Was it:

a) Naoyoshi Shiotani

b) Nanase Ohkawa

c) Tsutomu Mizushima

Email your answer to NerdlyComps@gmail.com, making sure to include your name and address. You can also leave your answer on our Facebook page, just make sure to like us first or your entry will be invalid.

Competition closes April 10th 2014.

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• Open to UK participants over 15 only.

Okay, kids! Strap in! With the Fantasia Film Festival speeding at us like a freight train of genre lunacy, we've got a ton of images and artwork to lay on you cats so pull up a seat and dig on new stuff for Blood C, Chained, Crave, Despite the Gods, The Human Race, and Dead Sushi!

The Fantasia International Film Festival takes place July 19th through August 7th.

Blood-c: The Last Dark

Naoyoshi Shiotani (Tokyo Marble Chocolate, key animator on Blood+ and Blood-c), is directing the film based upon the television series. The crew includes writers Jun'ichi Fujisaku and Nanase Ohkawa (Clamp) with animation character designer/chief animation director Kazuchika Kise. Television voice cast members Nana Mizuki (Saya Kisaragi) and Kenji Nojima (Fumito Nanahara) star.

Chained

Directed by Jennifer Lynch and starring incent D’Onofrio, Julia Ormond, Jake Weber, Eamon Farren, Conor Leslie and Evan Bird.

Eight-year-old Tim and his...

Though we still don't have the slightest idea just what the hell the title means (oh, you wacky anime fans), we do have the second trailer for Blood-c: The Last Dark on tap for you sickos right now! Dig it!

Naoyoshi Shiotani (Tokyo Marble Chocolate, key animator on Blood+ and Blood-c), is directing the film based upon the television series. The crew includes writers Jun'ichi Fujisaku and Nanase Ohkawa (Clamp) with animation character designer/chief animation director Kazuchika Kise. Television voice cast members Nana Mizuki (Saya Kisaragi) and Kenji Nojima (Fumito Nanahara) star.

The film will open in theaters in Japan on June 2, 2012.

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The official website for the Blood-c: The Last Dark anime film began streaming a second trailer on Saturday. The last episode of the "Blood-c" television anime series had revealed in September that the film will open in theaters in Japan on June 2, 2012. The manga creator team Clamp developed the story and original character designs for the vampire television series and film, and Production I.G has been animating both projects. Naoyoshi Shiotani (Tokyo Marble Chocolate, key animator on Blood+ and Blood-c) is directing the film instead of the television version's director Tsutomu Mizushima. Writers Jun'ichi Fujisaku and Nanase Ohkawa (Clamp), animation character designer/chief animation director Kazuchika Kise, and voice cast members Nana Mizuki (Saya Kisaragi) and Kenji Nojima (Fumito Nanahara) are returning from the television series. Niconico, the English version of the online video service Nico Nico Douga, streamed the television series outside of Japan as it aired. The...

Japanese Anime. Some of it we love. Some we hate. The only constant? Those wacky makes-little-to-no-sense titles. Enter the latest, Blood-c: The Last Dark. What does that mean? Hell if we know. How about you watch the trailer and figure it out for yourself?!

Naoyoshi Shiotani (Tokyo Marble Chocolate, key animator on Blood+ and Blood-c) is directing the film based upon the television series. The crew includes writers Jun'ichi Fujisaku and Nanase Ohkawa (Clamp) with animation character designer/chief animation director Kazuchika Kise, and television voice cast members Nana Mizuki (Saya Kisaragi) and Kenji Nojima (Fumito Nanahara) star.

The film will open in theaters in Japan on June 2, 2012.

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