"I would not do a remake of the movie. I would do an adaptation of the books.” Thor: Ragnarok Director Taika Waititi confrims that he has been approached to direct a live-action adaptation of Akira. In an interview with IGN, when asked about last month’s rumour that Warner Bros. was in talks with him to direct the film, Waititi dances around the topic, admitting he has been asked. He says it’s a project he’s, “passionate about.”

“Even if we still call it Japanimation, there might be no Japanese involved in drawing it.” According to Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Director Irie Yasuhiro, Japan might be losing a majority...

Marvel Comics’ new Editor-in-Chief has apologised for posing as an Asian comic book writer. According to Polygon, following his promotion on November 28, Caucasian Runaways comic book editor C.B. Cebulski admitted he had been writing under the alias “Akira Yoshida” alongside his own name.

The voice of Commander Shepherd admits he never expected to get the role that defined his career.

According to Executive Producer Laeta Kalogridis (Altered Carbon, Avatar), neither she or the company are interested in whitewashing the cast of a newly announced Sword Art Online live action film.

From the studios behind Attack on Titan comes a postmodern homage to English literature and modern New York fashion.