Female android performer. Creepy yet chillingly cool.

Personally I see it as a novelty, I am not too sure if artificial humans can do performing arts to the level than normal humans can be. But it is an interesting scene.

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Noir / ノワール will be remake into live tv series.

Tinseltown just got into another anime adaptation, this time is Noir / ノワール (2001) the famous Bee Train work that shows their signature slow pace and eye shot camera pan emo scenes. This anime is the progenitor to many Bee Train "chicks with gun cool killer" genre such as Madlax and Cazador. When it is came out at first, many fans hailed it as an artistic and fascinating story of semi lesbian pair of Kirika and Mirelle. However, personally I think it overstays its welcome with 26 formulaic and predictable episodes ( the music cue did not help to hide the suspense). I do liked the soundtrack a lot though. (by Yuki Kaijura no less)

Sam Raimi and Starz will be making the live action adaptation, curiously, it gave me hope since I enjoyed the visceral and bloody Spartacus: Blood and Sand immensely. So my anticipation is there as how they will approach this anime and turn it into live action series. Since it is cable company, it will be more for mature audiences and less concerned with TV censorship.

I find it interesting.

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New Makoto Shinkai work: 星を追う子ども

Good ol' nostalgic shot in the sky dude is back! The title is pretty mouthful this time: Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below /星を追う子ども.

Looks great to me. Scheduled for release on May 2011.

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Zac Efron as Kaneda in Akira? Really?!

Oh no. According to this website, the dude that once rumored to be Sousoke in Full Metal Panic live action might be possibly casted as famous Kaneda in live action Akira. Talks are still in progress though.

Albert Hughes (Book of Eli) will be directing it. Leo Dicaprio denied any rumors that he might acted as Kaneda in the adaptation.

As expected, it is "Americanized" by setting it in New Manhattan instead of Neo Tokyo in original movie.

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What really, really bothers me about Oreimo / 俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない ?

The recent infamous anime series based on light novel adaptation, My Little Sister Can't be This Cute have received lots of flak for much unneeded fan service scene which is highly disturbing (incestuous)in episode 4. Yuck stuff absolutely.

However this is not as bothering to me as this one aspect: The main female lead is a superhuman, something that will make pro-eugenic people dancing in giddiness. Nazi little sister? I can't really watch without this bothering me every second. Don't think it will matters how she feels or do, she is almost flawless superhuman. Her brother is almost a non-entity in contrast to her which according to my friend, highly unusual and jumping the shark. Another nail on the coffin.

Ah well, this is only so much I can take to be honest. Dropping this anime like a hot shit. It is a shame, I kinda take a liking for Kuroneko, the gloomy anime fan.

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New season lineup, 2011 Winter

Here we go again! I am intrigued by Lovecraftian anime series the most. Iron Vendetta is another anime I looking forward to watch, so is Mirai Nikki and Kara no Kyokai Epilogue.

Looks fun, as always.

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