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Following the teaser trailer released last November , the newest trailer of Seiya’s fight to save Athena was released today announcing that Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle for Sanctuary Part 2 will premiere on April 1 in Japan. Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle for Sanctuary Part 2 Japanese trailer Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle for Sanctuary Part 2 English dub trailer Key Visual As previously announced at Ccxp 2022, Crunchyroll will stream the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and Cis. The previously staff announced for Battle for Sanctuary Part 2 includes: Director: Yoshiharu Ashino Screenplay: Eugene Song Character Design: Terumi Nishii Robe design: Noji Okazaki Music: Yorihiro Ike CG Director: Satoshi Nozawa Animation Production: Toei Animation The first Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac series premiered on Netflix between 2019 and 2020, adapting the “Galaxian Wars,” “Black Knights” and “Silver Saints” arcs.

The animated TV series, "Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac" adapts the Japanese 'manga' comics by Masami Kurumada, streaming exclusively on Netflix, July 19, 2019:

"...the new series, showcasing the 'Pegasus Meteor Fist', will cover events...

"...stretching from the 'Galaxian Wars' to the 'Silver Saints', directed by Yoshiharu Ashino and written by Eugene Son from the Toei Studio..."

The original 29 volume manga comics series by Kurumada ran January 1986 to December 1990...

...as well as appearing in "Weekly Shonen Jump" magazine.

The original 114-episode anime series ran from October 1986 to April 1989, directed by Kozo Morishita and Kazuhito Kikuchi.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac"...

The animated TV series, "Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac" adapts the Japanese 'manga' comics by Masami Kurumada, streaming on Netflix, summer 2019:

"...the new series, showcasing the 'Pegasus Meteor Fist', will cover events...

"...stretching from the 'Galaxian Wars' to the 'Silver Saints', directed by Yoshiharu Ashino and written by Eugene Son from the Toei Studio..."

The original 29 volume manga comics series by Kurumada ran January 1986 to December 1990...

...as well as appearing in "Weekly Shonen Jump" magazine.

The original 114-episode anime series ran from October 1986 to April 1989, directed by Kozo Morishita and Kazuhito Kikuchi.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac"...

Sneak Peek footage from the first of 12, 30-minute episodes from "Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac", a remake of the "Saint Seiya" 'manga' comics series written by Masami Kurumada, streaming on Netflix, summer 2019:

"...the new series, showcasing the 'Pegasus Meteor Fist, will cover events, stretching from the 'Galaxian Wars' to the 'Silver Saints', directed by Yoshiharu Ashino and written by Eugene Son from the Toei Studio..."

The original manga series written by Masami Kurumada ran from January 1, 1986 to December 12, 1990 and has 28 volumes. It also appears in the 'Weekly Shonen Jump' magazine.

The original 114-episode anime series ran from October 11, 1986 to April 1, 1989, directed by Kozo Morishita and Kazuhito Kikuchi.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac"...

Get ready to learn how to say “what the hell just happened?” in Japanese. “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” one of the most acclaimed — and straight up weird — works in anime history, will be available to stream globally for the first time when it debuts on Netflix in 2019.

The announcement came during Netflix’s Anime Lineup Presentation, held Tuesday in Tokyo.

Produced by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production, “Neon Genesis Evangelion” originally aired on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. Set in the far-future year of 2015, the show tracks a war between humans, defended by pilots who control giant bio-machines called “Evangelions,” and aliens called “Angels.” Drawing imagery from Kabbalah, Christianity and Judaism, “Evangelion” is particularly celebrated — and notorious — for its insane ending. The uninitiated can watch the teaser trailer above.

Also Read: Netflix Announces New Anime Projects Based on 'Pacific Rim,' 'Altered Carbon'

Along with the complete series, Netflix...

During their Anime Lineup Presentation event at the Akiba Theatre in Tokyo today, Netflix unveiled their slate of Anime programming for 2019.

The new lineup is an expansion of their successful original Anime programming which includes Devilman Crybaby and B: the Beginning. Netflix announced that they would be revisiting some of the most beloved stories that many Anime fans already know and love, including Ultraman, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac.

The news comes after Netflix made their first-ever Asia showcase earlier this month where they announced the addition of Pacific Rim, Altered Carbon, Cagaster of an Insect Cage, Yasuke, and Trese to their anime slate. The slate continues Netflix’s global reach when it comes to original content, telling stories from Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea.

Watch the trailers and read the full details of what was presented during today’s Tokyo event.

Rilakkuma and...

Netflix is going all in on anime as they add the eagerly anticipated Godzilla movie and 12 other projects to their slate of upcoming programming. Deadline says in addition to the series the network is also overseeing the development of Cannon Busters, Devilman Crybaby, B: The Beginning, and Knights Of The Zodiac: Saint Seiya just to name a few.

The Godzilla and Saint Seiya grabs really show that Netflix is working to grab their Western audience who loves anime, but with competitors like Crunchyroll and Funimation (who was recently bought by Sony) in the mix, who knows if they'll be able to compete on that front. Time will tell, but the addition of so many projects seems promising for the future of anime on the platform.

Below you'll find details photos and some trailer for the anime projects that Netflix has picked up!

Cannon Busters

Created, directed and executive produced...

I love me some anime. I have since I was a teen. My love and appreciation for the genre has only grown and as much as I love it, I’m often disappointed by the lack of feature films that come out. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good series, but sometimes I don’t want to commit months to watching something. Sometimes I just want a quick fix. Anchor Bay and Manga Entertainment have provided me a much need anime injection of goodness with “Redline” and “First Squad.” Starting with “First Squad: The Moment of Truth” is an interesting project to say the least. Director Yoshiharu Ashino follows in the line of East/West collaborations like “Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust,” “Highlander: The Search For Vengeance,” and even “Afro Samurai,” but where as those were U.S./Japanese collaborations, this is a Japanese/Russian one. Yeah I said Russian.

First Squad

Written by Misha Shprits, Aljoscha Klimov | Directed by Yoshiharu Ashino

A collaboration between Russia and Japan, under the auspices of acclaimed animation studio Studio 4°C, creators of The Animatrix and Halo: Legends, First Squad tells the story of Nadya, a very special 14-year-old girl – with amazing psychic powers and trained as an assassin, she is recruited by the Russian army during World War II to become a member of First Squad, a special fighting unit specializing in combating paranormal forces. When she is the last member left standing in a brutal attack, she is returned to the unit for a special project – to bring her comrades back from the dead to fight Von Wolff, a 700-year-old spirit brought back to life to help the Nazis take over the world.

Legend Of The Millennium Dragon

Written by Naruhisa Arakawa | Directed by Hirotsugu Kawasaki

Based on Takafumi Takada’s 2-volume novel of the same name,...

It’s been a while since we posted the trailers for the incredible looking anime “First Squad: The Moment of Truth”, back when Anchor Bay first announced that they had acquired the film for domestic consumption. The latest news on that anime, and a new title called “Redline” has Anchor Bay scheduling both titles for release on DVD and Blu-ray January 17, 2012, with “Redline” hitting theaters in limited release earlier. Refresh your memory for “First Squad” below, then dip into some “Redline” racing action. Directed by Yoshiharu Ashino, First Squad: The Moment Of Truth is set during the opening days of World War II on the Eastern Front. Its main cast of characters is a group of Soviet teenagers, each with extraordinary abilities. The teenagers have been drafted to form a special unit to fight the invading German army. They are opposed by a Schutzstaffel (SS) officer who is attempting to...

Sony have announced the UK Blu-ray release of two new anime movies, both of which are set to debut on Boxing Day. First Squad, from acclaimed animation studio Studio 4°C, creators of the thrilling The Animatrix and Halo: Legends, tells the story of a 14-year-old girl with psychic powers who must travel to another world to bring back her team and stop a 700-year-old ghost from leading the Nazis to victory in World War II; and Legend of the Millenium Dragon (aka Onigamiden), from Studio Pierrot, creators of the classic Naruto and Bleach films, which sees a teenage boy travels 1,200 years back in time into an epic and ancient battle.

Yoshiharu Ashino’s dramatic debut feature Fâsuto Sukuwaddo (in Japanese) tells the compelling and dramatic story of Nadya, a 14-year-old girl who despite her tender years is the last hope for her team and country. Gifted animator Ashino (The Tigger Movie,...

“First Squad: The Moment of Truth” is a Japanese anime about Russians set during World War II, with Nazis as the bad guys trying to do that whole undead army raising thing that they are wont to do. Plus, did I mention Russian kids with superpowers? Yup, sounds like a recipe for carnage to me, too. The fun kind. The movie was written by Misha Shprits and Aljosha Klimov, and is directed by Yoshiharu Ashino, whose credits include ”Pokemon: Jirachi-Wish Maker” and “Piglet’s Big Movie”. Before you judge based on those films, check out the trailers for it below first. Set during the opening days of World War II on the Eastern Front. Its main cast are a group of Soviet teenagers with extraordinary abilities; the teenagers have been drafted to form a special unit to fight the invading German army. They are opposed by a Schutzstaffel (SS) officer...

The annual Trieste Science+Fiction Festival has just come to a close with the awards hardware being handed out to an interesting collection of films.  The Silver Melies Award - an award granted by every accredited festival of the European Federation of Fantastic Film Festivals, qualifying the film for the year end Golden Melies award - went to Tom Shankland's The Children, the Audience Award went to Jac Schaeffer's TiMER, lifetime acheivement nods to Roger Corman and Christopher Lee and the Asteroid Award - the hardware being hoisted in the photo to the left - for Best Feature in the competition section went to Russian anime First Squad, with an honorable mention to Tarik Saleh's Metropia.  Here's the full announcement:

Science+Fiction

Science Fiction Festival

Zero/Nine Edition

Trieste 22-28 November 2009

Cinecity Multiplex - Torri d'Europa

Animated Movie First Squad Wins The Asteroid Award And Another Animation,...

The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia announces its complete program. There are still a few surprises to be confirmed, like the closing gala, but they have already put together the final list of films that will be screened at Sitges 09. Below you’ll find the titles of each film and their sections as well as links for the films that we have already reviewed here on Sound On Sight. Opening Film [Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009. Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009. Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009. The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008. [1] Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009. The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009. Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009. Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009. Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009. Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009. Grace. Paul Solet. 2009. [2] Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009. Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009. La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. 2009. Ingrid. Eduard Cortés. 2009. Kinatay. Brillante Mendoza. 2009. Metropia. Tarik Saleh. 2009. Moon.

The full lineup has been announced, and among the load of genre fare that's been running the fest circuit are the world premiers of:

Vincenzo Natali's latest, Splice, which we're all excited about.

Simon Fellows twisted adaptation Malice in Wonderland (trailer)

Along some of our personal favorites:

Black Dynamite (friggin awesome)

Swiss scifi flick Cargo (trailer)

Pater Sparrow's incredible Stanislaw Lem adaptation 1 (review)

The Mo Brothers Indonesian slasher Macabre (review)

Atm (get it?) horror-comedy The Human Centipede (review)

Full list after the break.

Opening Film

[Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009.

Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section

Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009.

Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009.

The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008.

Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009.

The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009.

Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009.

Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009.

Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009.

Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009.

Grace. Paul Solet. 2009.

Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009.

Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009.

La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher.

Year: 2009

Directors: Yoshiharu Ashino

Writers: Aljosha Klimov & Misha Sprits

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: Linus de Paoli

Rating: 6 out of 10

I was looking forward to seeing this unusual co-production from Russia, Japan and Canada! Everything about this project sounds like a lot of fun. It has a wild soundtrack by DJ Krush, beautiful artwork by 4C (the company that also did the animation for “Tekkonkinkreet” and “The Animatrix”) and a crazy story with occult Nazis and Russian soldiers. What more can you ask for? It had its international premiere as part of the big Manga Night on the Piazza Grande, that started off with Yoshiyuki Tomino’s “Mobil Suit Gundam 1” from 1981. After 2 ½ hours of old school animation, I was pretty anxious to finally see Yoshiharu Ashino’s debut as a director.

The story is simple, though it consists of many elements: World War 2 has reached its peak and Russia...

The folks behind Austin, TX’s Fantastic Fest just announced another batch of movies for their 2009 edition, running September 24-October 1. The highlight is undeniably Survival Of The Dead (pictured below), the latest zombie epic from George A. Romero, who will be on hand for a Q&A after the screening. A bunch of vintage Romero trailers will be screened with the feature as well.

Another anticipated undead opus, Zombieland, will be shown Sept. 25 as part of a special event, with details soon to be announced. Also added to the lineup are Daybreakers, the futuristic vampire drama from Undead’s Michael and Peter Spierig; the North American premiere of Doghouse, the latest from Evil Aliens director Jake West; the North American premiere of Jordan Barker’s killer thriller Duress; the world premiere of Yoshiharu Ashino’s First Squad, a supernatural adventure set during WWII; Hard Revenge Milly: Bloody Battle, Takanori Tsujimoto...

As if the first wave of films wasn’t good enough the badasses over at Fantastic Fest have announced the 2nd wave of films and they have outdone themselves. With the additions of movie like ‘Zombieland’, ‘Survival of the Dead’, ‘Daybreakers’ and ‘Yatterman’ this is will be one of the best festivals of the year! Check out the announcement below:

Features:

Daybreakers (dir. Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig, 2009, USA)

The year is 2019. A mysterious plague has swept over the earth, transforming the majority of the world’s population into vampires. Humans are now an endangered, second-class species – forced into hiding as they are hunted and farmed for vampire consumption to the brink of extinction. It’s all up to Edward Dalton, a vampire researcher who refuses to feed on human blood, to perfect a blood substitute that might sustain vampires and spare the few remaining humans.

Doghouse

(dir. Jake West, 2009, UK...

Fantastic Fest in Austin is one of the best festivals in the country devoted to genre films. Previously, we brought you news about the first round of films scheduled to show during the fest. And now, there’s even more news to share today, including some great guests and some relly cool films we’re looking forward to seeing.

But really, I probably can’t do all this info proper justice (given my time constraints today at least) so I’ll just let Tim League, director/co-founder of the Fest, speak for himself via the latest Fest press release:

George Romero Returns to Fantastic Fest!

George RomeroIn 2007, Fantastic Fest was honored by the presence of one of the true masters of horror, George A. Romero. Now, two years later, we are thrilled to welcome back the undisputed champion of all things undead for his latest blood-drenched thrillride, Survival Of The Dead.

That's right folks, the second wave has been announced, and I'm tentatively planning on being there for the opening night world premier of Jared Hess' Gentlemen Broncos followed by the next few days of genre goodness. What does this lineup bring us? Quite the list:

How about the Spierig brothers long awaited next film, a post apocalyptic vampire vision of the future: Daybreakers!

The world premier of Studio 4C's animated Russian war scifi First Squad.

The North American premier of Tom Six's anal grafted centipede sickness Human Centipede (First Sequence).

The Us premier of Tarik Saleh's Swiss animated dystopic vision with voices from the likes of Vincent Gallo, Metropia!

The Us premier of Lee Demarbre's deliciously horrific Sasha Grey starrer Smash Cut. (Review coming soon)

The Us premier of Romero's latest, Survival of the Dead.

Takashi Miike's reimagining of the long running tv anime Yatterman. (Review...