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The official website for the upcoming stage play adaptation of Yuto Yotsuba (story) and Ryo Ogawa's (art) comedy manga Ya Boy Kongming! has released trailers to introduce its nine main cast members in their character costume. In the clip featuring the TV anime's opening theme song "Chikichiki Banban" by Queendom in the background, the cast members' comments are introduced along with scenes of them shooting their official character visuals. Rei Fujita, who is cast as Zhuge Kongming, said, "After respecting the original, and I want to work hard to create my role that will make the audience think that this Kongming is also acceptable." Meanwhile, Haruki Iwata, who plays Eiko Tsukimi, said, "I will play the role of Eiko cheerfully and energetically, and will do my best to deliver the music with you all!" 140-second version 15-second version The stage play, written/directed by Japanese comedian Akira Ishida (Non...

The official website for the upcoming stage play adaptation of Yuto Yotsuba (story) and Ryo Ogawa's (art) comedy manga Ya Boy Kongming! has unveiled its main cast members' visuals in their character costume. The stage play, written.directed by Japanese comedian Akira Ishida (Non Style), is et to perform at The Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from May 3 to 6, 2024, then at the Osaka Sankei Hall Breeze in Osaka on May 10 and 11. After the advance sales from January 17 to February 4, general sales of the ticket will begin on March 30. The manga is now running in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine, so far 15 tankobon volumes have been available in Japan. The story centers on Zhuge Kongming, the legendary Chinese strategist who is reincarnated in Shibuya of the modern Japan in a young body. He brings ingenious innovation to the Japanese music scene in order to fulfill the dream of Eiko Tsukimi, a fledgling singer he met there.

This week's roundup of DVD releases include fan favorites from TV, a scarred comic book antihero, the next installment of The Lost Boys, the requisite creature features, a Roger Corman set, and SyFy's apocalyptic view of the world. Also, don't forget to check out the soundtrack from the hottest vampire TV show right now (well, there's only one playing currently) at the very end of this list.

While waiting for your orders to arrive by mail, you can always catch up on Camera Obscura for free with our Episode 1-7 episodes & recap or watch the newest episodes on Dailymotion. You can also learn all about creature making from our Q&A With Camera Obscura's FX Maestro Jeff Farley.

On with the list....

Jonah Hex

Directed by Jimmy Hayward

Out of the pages of the legendary comics and graphic novels steps Jonah Hex (review), a scarred drifter and bounty hunter...

October is really shaping up DVD-wise. Now we can add a new giant monster movie from Japan that until now I had somehow not heard about. The 2009 daikaiju movie Demekingu is slated for a Us DVD release in October under the Americanized title Demeking, The Sea Monster. Hey, as long as it's better than Kraa! The Sea Monster, I'll be happy.

Not a whole lot of information on this one out there, at least information not in Japanese, which is probably a big reason why the existence of the film somehow eluded a kaijuphile like myself. A plot synopsis on the website Nippon Cinema, where you will also find a rather quizzical trailer that only teases the monster mayhem, describes the plot synopsis as follows:

Set in a dreary port town in 1970, the story revolves around a group of boys led by the older Kameoka (Kohei Kiyasu) who form their own exploration group.