New chapter, same ol' stories. The English dub of Natsume's Book of Friends ( Natsume Yujin-cho ) enters its fifth season with a weekly release beginning Wednesday, May 8 on Crunchyroll with the below cast and crew! Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 Episode 1 English Dub Cast Natsume voiced by Adam Gibbs Madara voiced by Christopher Wehkamp Atsushi voiced by Mike Haimoto Reiko voiced by Alexis Tipton Sasada voiced by Marisa Duran Satoru voiced by Matthew Elkins Shigeru voiced by Seth Magill Tanuma voiced by Tyson Rinehart Toko voiced by Jennifer AuBuchon Additional Voices: Madeleine Morris, Trina Nishimura, Sally Vahle, Jalitza Delgado, Sara Ragsdale, Bryn Apprill, Ray Hurd, Sonny Strait, Katelyn Barr, Chasity Conner, Kiane King Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 Episode 1 English Dub Crew Voice Director: Jad Saxton Producer: Susie Nixon Adaptation: Jessica Sluys Mixer: William Dewell Engineer: Noah Whitehead Related: Natsume's Book of Friends English Dub Continues on Crunchyroll with Season...
- 5/7/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
Garouden , a series of martial arts novels written by Baku Yumemakura, is being adapted into an anime entitled Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf that will stream on Netflix in worldwide markets beginning on May 23, 2024. Atsushi Ikariya ( Sabakui Bisco ) directs the series at animation studio Naz with series composition by Sadayuki Murai and character designs by Ikariya and Momoko Kawai. Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf features the voice talents of Ryota Takeuchi, Tetsu Inada, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Rintaro Nishi, Tessho Genda, Aya Endo, Ryota Suzuki, Hidenobu Kiuchi, Junya Enoki, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Junichi Suwabe, Kenjiro Tsuda, Shiro Saito, Maki Izawa, Yume Miyamoto and Yuhko Kaida. AA= performs the opening and ending themes for the series, which are entitled “Fight & Pride” and “Cry Boy”, respectively. Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf key visual Related: The Summit of the Gods Anime Film Releases Full Trailer Introducing Its Japanese Dub Voices...
- 4/22/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
A stage event held at AnimeJapan 2024 today revealed that the previously announced seventh season of Natsume Yujin-cho ( Natsume's Book of Friends ) will begin airing in Fall 2024 . A teaser visual and trailer (which is region-locked at the time of writing) were also unveiled. Teaser Visual Production staff members at returning studio Shuka were confirmed per the trailer's description, as follows: Chief Director: Takahiro Omori Director: Hideki Ito Series Composer: Sadayuki Murai Character Designer: Akira Takada Creature Designer/Action Animation Director: Tatsuo Yamada Chief Animation Directors: Akira Takada, Orie Tanaka Art: Yukihiro Shibutani, Mao Miyake Color Design: Hiromi MIyawaki Screen Designer: Hitoshi Tamura Photography: Eiko Hiramoto Editor: Kazuhiko Seki Music Composer: Makoto Yoshimori Related: Natsume's Book of Friends English Dub Continues on Crunchyroll with Season 4 The TV anime adaptation of Yuki Midorikawa's supernatural mystery shojo manga series aired for six seasons from 2008 to 2017, and a feature film Natsume Yujin-cho the Movie:...
- 3/23/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
Supernatural anime Natsume's Book of Friends is a serious page-turner, so it's lucky for us that there's still plenty for the ongoing English dub to pore over and that the next chapter arrives on Crunchyroll on Monday, February 19 ! Check out the cast and crew for the first episode of Season 4 below! Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4 English Dub Cast Natsume voiced by Adam Gibbs Madara voiced by Christopher Wehkamp Atsushi voiced by Mike Haimoto Matoba voiced by Reagan Murdock Misuzu voiced by Chris Ryan Nanase voiced by Laurie Steele Sasada voiced by Marisa Duran Satoru voiced by Matthew Elkins Taki voiced by Megan Shipman Tanuma voiced by Tyson Rinehart Toko voiced by Jennifer AuBuchon Additional Voices: Andy Mullins, Irwin Daye, Dio Garner, Kenny James, Randy Pearlman, Travis Mullenix, Bryan Massey, Jeff Swearingen, David Novinski, Paige Guillory Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4 English Dub Crew Voice Director: Jad Saxton Producer: Colleen Clinkenbeard...
- 2/16/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
Exclusive: Funimation, which last year released the anime movie Demon Slayer: Mugen Train to great success at the global box office, has zeroed in on its next adventure. The company has set a September 13 release date for Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars, the sci-fi anime space thriller based on the manga from Tsutomu Nihei.
In addition, Funimation has acquired TV rights to Netflix’s Knights of Sidonia anime series, and will begin streaming Season 1 and Season 2 beginning August 3 on its platform in the U.S., Canada, the UK and Ireland.
Funimation will team with producer Polygon Pictures on the limited theatrical release, which will be in Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub. It is being billed billed as a thrilling conclusion of the series, set a thousand years in the future where an alien race threatens to wipe out the human race which lives on...
In addition, Funimation has acquired TV rights to Netflix’s Knights of Sidonia anime series, and will begin streaming Season 1 and Season 2 beginning August 3 on its platform in the U.S., Canada, the UK and Ireland.
Funimation will team with producer Polygon Pictures on the limited theatrical release, which will be in Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub. It is being billed billed as a thrilling conclusion of the series, set a thousand years in the future where an alien race threatens to wipe out the human race which lives on...
- 7/29/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The year 1997 was a milestone in Kon’s career for two reasons: the release of this particular movie in cinemas, and the initiation of his collaboration with Madhouse Inc., who sheltered his genius until his last birth.
“Perfect Blue” was initially meant to be a live action TV series; however, after the Kobe earthquake in 1995, the production studio suffered extensive damages resulting in budget cuts, up to a point that solely allowed the shooting of an Ova. Nevertheless, even though the shootings were roughly half-completed, Madhouse decided to distribute it as a feature film.
Originally, the script was to be based upon the homonymous book by Yoshikazu Takeuchi; however, after close inspection by Kon and Sadayuki Murai, the co-writer of the script, they asked and eventually received permission to alter the story.
Mima Kirigoe, a member of the largely popular J-pop band Cham, announces during a concert...
“Perfect Blue” was initially meant to be a live action TV series; however, after the Kobe earthquake in 1995, the production studio suffered extensive damages resulting in budget cuts, up to a point that solely allowed the shooting of an Ova. Nevertheless, even though the shootings were roughly half-completed, Madhouse decided to distribute it as a feature film.
Originally, the script was to be based upon the homonymous book by Yoshikazu Takeuchi; however, after close inspection by Kon and Sadayuki Murai, the co-writer of the script, they asked and eventually received permission to alter the story.
Mima Kirigoe, a member of the largely popular J-pop band Cham, announces during a concert...
- 12/2/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
While we wait to see the King of the Monsters return to the big screen in live-action form, Toho and Polygon Pictures are bringing the radioactive reptile 20,000 years into the future in the new anime movie Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, coming soon to Netflix around the world following its theatrical release in Japan.
On Twitter, Netflix Japan confirmed that Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters will be released on the streaming service globally on January 17th.
The first of three films in a planned Godzilla animated trilogy, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters is expected to be followed by a sequel that will feature Mecha Godzilla, according to ComicBook.com.
Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates, and watch the latest trailer for Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters below. Will you be streaming it on Netflix?
"Since it was first released as a feature film in 1954, “Godzilla” has become a...
On Twitter, Netflix Japan confirmed that Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters will be released on the streaming service globally on January 17th.
The first of three films in a planned Godzilla animated trilogy, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters is expected to be followed by a sequel that will feature Mecha Godzilla, according to ComicBook.com.
Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates, and watch the latest trailer for Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters below. Will you be streaming it on Netflix?
"Since it was first released as a feature film in 1954, “Godzilla” has become a...
- 1/9/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Before Godzilla returns to the big screen in live-action form, you can see the radioactive reptile wreak havoc in Toho's new animated Godzilla movie that will be released on Netflix after a theatrical run in Japan. The Japanese trailer for the film takes you into the future for an epic showdown between humans and the creature who now rules their world.
"Since it was first released as a feature film in 1954, “Godzilla” has become a colossal cultural icon loved by millions around the world. The 2016 release of “Shin Godzilla”, directed by Hideaki Anno, reinvigorated the franchise with a novel and realistic depiction of the iconic monster story, earning 82.5 million Us dollars at the box-office and capturing the imagination of new and old fans alike. Now in 2017, Godzilla evolves in an unexpected direction as a feature-length animated film.
The animated movie takes the franchise into uncharted territory -- a harsh world...
"Since it was first released as a feature film in 1954, “Godzilla” has become a colossal cultural icon loved by millions around the world. The 2016 release of “Shin Godzilla”, directed by Hideaki Anno, reinvigorated the franchise with a novel and realistic depiction of the iconic monster story, earning 82.5 million Us dollars at the box-office and capturing the imagination of new and old fans alike. Now in 2017, Godzilla evolves in an unexpected direction as a feature-length animated film.
The animated movie takes the franchise into uncharted territory -- a harsh world...
- 8/17/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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...
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...
- 8/2/2017
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Perfect Blue
Written by Sadayuki Murai and Yoshikazu Takeuchi
Directed by Satoshi Kon
Japan, 1997
Teen-sensations-turned-adult-starlets crop up even more often these days, thanks in large part to teen-content-machines Disney and Nickelodeon. As a result, identity crisis has seemingly crept into these hard-working young women’s contracts as they’re forced to switch between singing and acting or Christian-audience innocence and sex appeal. There exists a third job for them: herding the public eye to become accepting of the new adult careers they’ve trailblazed for themselves. Though equally applied to today’s Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, or Lindsay Lohan, Perfect Blue investigated the horrors of this celebrity identity crisis, both personal and public, through a lens as chilling as Hitchcock’s, though as free as animation can allow.
Mima Kirigoe plays her last show as a part of pop group Cham! to an insultingly small audience, announcing her leave to...
Written by Sadayuki Murai and Yoshikazu Takeuchi
Directed by Satoshi Kon
Japan, 1997
Teen-sensations-turned-adult-starlets crop up even more often these days, thanks in large part to teen-content-machines Disney and Nickelodeon. As a result, identity crisis has seemingly crept into these hard-working young women’s contracts as they’re forced to switch between singing and acting or Christian-audience innocence and sex appeal. There exists a third job for them: herding the public eye to become accepting of the new adult careers they’ve trailblazed for themselves. Though equally applied to today’s Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, or Lindsay Lohan, Perfect Blue investigated the horrors of this celebrity identity crisis, both personal and public, through a lens as chilling as Hitchcock’s, though as free as animation can allow.
Mima Kirigoe plays her last show as a part of pop group Cham! to an insultingly small audience, announcing her leave to...
- 10/17/2014
- by Zach Lewis
- SoundOnSight
Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Written by: Sadayuki Murai, Yoshikazu Takeuchi
Cast: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ôkura, Yôsuke Akimoto, Yoku Shioya, Hideyuki Hori, Emi Shinohara, Masashi Ebara, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Tôru Furusawa, Shiho Niiyama, Emiko Furukawa
Diving headfirst into Kon Month, I’ll be starting off with Satoshi Kon’s very own directorial debut, Perfect Blue. An adaptation loosely based off a book of the same name written by Yoshikazu Takeuchi, Perfect Blue originally hit theaters in 1997 and was greatly received by many around the world, not just anime fans.
To this day, Perfect Blue has strong holding in the anime industry. Many people consider this movie to be Kon’s magnum opus among his many great films. I personally had not seen it and was skeptical of their opinions; even as I began watching the film I was skeptical of its greatness. However, by the end my opinion was greatly changed,...
Written by: Sadayuki Murai, Yoshikazu Takeuchi
Cast: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ôkura, Yôsuke Akimoto, Yoku Shioya, Hideyuki Hori, Emi Shinohara, Masashi Ebara, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Tôru Furusawa, Shiho Niiyama, Emiko Furukawa
Diving headfirst into Kon Month, I’ll be starting off with Satoshi Kon’s very own directorial debut, Perfect Blue. An adaptation loosely based off a book of the same name written by Yoshikazu Takeuchi, Perfect Blue originally hit theaters in 1997 and was greatly received by many around the world, not just anime fans.
To this day, Perfect Blue has strong holding in the anime industry. Many people consider this movie to be Kon’s magnum opus among his many great films. I personally had not seen it and was skeptical of their opinions; even as I began watching the film I was skeptical of its greatness. However, by the end my opinion was greatly changed,...
- 9/29/2010
- by Geek With Taste
- Planet Fury
[The trailer has just been added below the break. It’s looking cheeeeeeap.]
One of the best known manga artists in the world today, Japan’s Go Nagai has won a horde of fans around the globe thanks to Cutie Honey and he’s about to make waves with another cult title hitting the big screen.
“The Abashiri Family” are one of the most notorious mafia family members in the world. Even though their family consists of only five members, just the words “Abashiri Family” strikes fear in other gang members. The head of the mafia clan then decides to send to his cherished only daughter Kikunosuke (Erica Tonooka) to a boarding school. What the father doesn’t know is that the boarding school are run by enemies of the Abashiri Family and they have no intentions of graduating their students ...
A live action adaptation of Go’s manga has just been completed with Ultraman veteran Teruyoshi Ishii directing from a script by Sadayuki Murai (Perfect Blue,...
One of the best known manga artists in the world today, Japan’s Go Nagai has won a horde of fans around the globe thanks to Cutie Honey and he’s about to make waves with another cult title hitting the big screen.
“The Abashiri Family” are one of the most notorious mafia family members in the world. Even though their family consists of only five members, just the words “Abashiri Family” strikes fear in other gang members. The head of the mafia clan then decides to send to his cherished only daughter Kikunosuke (Erica Tonooka) to a boarding school. What the father doesn’t know is that the boarding school are run by enemies of the Abashiri Family and they have no intentions of graduating their students ...
A live action adaptation of Go’s manga has just been completed with Ultraman veteran Teruyoshi Ishii directing from a script by Sadayuki Murai (Perfect Blue,...
- 8/30/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
- Quick Links Complete Film Listing: Premiere's section Dramatic Comp Docmentary Comp World Dramatic Comp: World Documentary Comp: Park City at Midnight: New Frontier Short Film Programs January 18 to 28, 2007 Counting Down: updateCountdownClock('January 18, 2007'); This yearâ.s spectrum section as a promising mix of world preems and is perhaps a stronger selection than what was offered same time last year and sadly the highlight of the section finds the last film from actor/director Adrienne Shelly. "Angel-a" (France), directed and written by Luc Besson, a fairy tale about a man who gets a new lease on life after he rescues a beautiful young woman from a suicide attempt in the Seine River. "Bugmaster" (Japan), directed by Katsuhiro Otomo and written by Sadayuki Murai, derived from an ancient legend and based on a famous Manga about an itinerant, mystical doctor who cures people from a plague caused by supernatural creatures called "Mushi.
- 1/18/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
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