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Tuesday, April 07
Details Of The New Gintama Film Revealed
Japanese publisher Shueisha’s Shonen Jump magazine has revealed the first key visual of the new Gintama film, which also reveals the film’s title and release date. Gekijoban Gintama Kanketsu-hen: Yorozuya yo Eien Nare, or Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya, will be released in Japan on 6 July.
The second Gintama film to be released, The Final Chapter will have an all-new story, which has been devised by the original Gintama manga creator Hideaki Sorachi.
Full Trailer of Blue Exorcist Film Released
A full trailer of the upcoming Blue Exorcist film has been released on its official website. The film will open in Japan on 28 December.
The first anime film to be inspired by Kazue Kato’s supernatural manga, Blue Exorcist is directed by Atsushi Takahashi (assistant director – Spirited Away), written by Reiko Yoshida (The Cat Returns, K-On!) and stars Rie Kugimiya (Gintama‘s Kagura, Hayate the Combat Butler‘s Nagi) and Hidenobu Kiuchi (Darker Than Black‘s Hei).
Second “Gintama” Film Announced
A second Gintama film has been green-lit for next year. Slated to hit Japanese cinemas in 2013, this all new feature-length story will be written by manga creator Hideaki Sorachi. Draft layout images (right) from the film’s production have been released with the announcement.
As well as the film release, the Gintama anime series will be returning to Japanese TV; however, it is unclear whether these episodes are repeats or a new series.
Gintama is set in the Edo Period of Japan where samurai try to fight off an alien invasion. The aliens called Amanto defeat the samurai and place a ban on carrying swords. In a world where samurai no longer belong, Gintoki Sakata finds employment at an odd job shop, Yoruzuya (“we do everthing”). Along with Shinpachi Shimura, the teenage heir of the Kakido-Ryu style and Kagura, an incredibly strong alien girl from the powerful Yato clan, Gintoki takes on all sorts of jobs in order to pay his rent, but they rarely go to plan.