Live Action Kenshin Teaser 2!

Kenshin and Lupin

There's going to be a new Lupin the 3rd anime in April!! Whee! You can read more about it over on ANN.

Oh my gosh! How awesome! I can't wait!

Also, there was a new promo streamed for the Kenshin movie. Head over to ANN to read more about it.

Anime Voice Actor's Wife Dies

Voice actor Dan Green's wife died on Nov. 25th after giving birth to their children. Please visit his website if you want to make a donation or leave him a message.

As anime fans know, Dan Green is the voice behind many beloved anime characters from Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon and Sonic the Hedgehog. You can see an interview with him here.

If you can help, or want to leave him a message, please do so. I don't know if it will reach him, but he should know that his fans have him in their thoughts and prayers.

Wolverine anime

They are making a Wolverine anime. Not a cartoon. No. An anime. I am... at a loss for what to say here.

Is this good? Is this bad? I think I am in shock.

For years and years the West tried to de-Asian anime by dubbing names, editing background, changing entire plot line and now they take an extremely famous Western idea and re-invent it as completely Japanese?

I think I don't like it. I didn't like it when they tried to make YST into Ronin Warriors and I don't like them making Wolverine into ..well that thing on the left. At least Wolverine speaks Japanese.

I mean people... wasn't the Wolverine manga painful enough? And how about that awful CLAMP-esque bishounen X-Men in academy mess?

*sigh* I guess I am a purist. Anyway, visit here for more news and a teaser trailer.

Disney might recast the role of Jack Sparrow

You can read more about this tragedy here on Screen Crave.

I can't image who they could cast to be Captain Jack? Who can play this role like J.D. can? I really hope Johnny changes his mind about this. I assume that he must have held Cook in high esteem but for fans of the PoTC trilogy his departure doesn't directly affect us, yet if JD doesn't play Jack or they just don't make the films the fans will be deprived. As selfish as it is to say, I really wish Johnny would take the role and do the best he can. It might not be as much fun as before but acting is his job, he shouldn't prioritized fun. After all, in the end, the fans are what make people famous.

Then again, it's easy to make judgements when I don't know the circumstances. From what I have ever read about JD, he doesn't seem the type to be affected by the actions of a lesser person. If Depp is this upset over Cook departure then Cook must have been a good man, and if this good man suddenly leaves Disney under mysterious circumstances then it makes Disney look really shady. In all honestly, I have had reservations about Disney every since that rat Isner took over. It just lost something.

But still, I would be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed in JD. As much as he cared for Cook and as much as his departure reflects badly on Disney, it is ultimately the fans of the series who are going to lose out.

If anyone can get JD's ear, please remind him that millions of fans are anxiously waiting. Faithful fans will support his decision mo matter what, but I'm sure, like me, they can't help but feel let down.

Claire the lesbian...

Oh my gosh I hope this isn't true. If it is I will be so dissapointed.

Before I even begin let me say that I have nothing against lesbians. Some of my favorite characters of all time Utena and Haruka are gay. Putting aside the whole, "why don't they do this with male characters," feminest issue, what I am upset about is the fact that the writers (but I am looking at you Kring) seem to just be throwing this in because it's 'sexy.'

Gimme a break. Claire is not gay. She can't be making out with West in season three and then start exploring lesbians feelings with Gretchen a scant season later. She's never even had a serious boyfriend, how can she know she doesn't want that?

Claire is a seriously headstrong character but in this new season she's acting really wishy washy. I know she said she wanted to re-invent herself but this is not Claire. It's just plain OOC. Again, let me re-iterate. I am not against lesbians. If they wrote something OOC for any character I would be upset. I dont' see Claire being gay anymore than I can see HRG falling in love with Sylar. It just feels like a desperate, stupid move on the part of the writers to make the series more edgy.

This scenario is right up there with the last book of the Vampire Chronicles where Lestat discovers Jesus and reads the Bible. *ff look* Really people, get real. You can't go that far left from the original idea and expect fans to swallow it. I mean, at least Lestat had hundreds of years to change. Claire has just started university.

Still, nothing is absolute yet. In the preview for the next episode all we saw was Claire and Gretchen fighting so maybe the writers will get smart and completely drop this insulting plot line.

Johnny Depp is re-thinking the 4th PoTC film

You can read more about this here and about Dick Cook himself here.

Wow, I hope JD doesn't leave the project because of this. He seems disappointed but I think if Ted and Terry have a solid script he should be okay.

PoTC 4th Film Title Announced

The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie will supposedly be called "On Stranger Tides." You can read more about the story on Slash Film. You can also see a snippet of Johnny Depp's appearence (as Captain Jack) at Disney's D23 Expo.

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It's just disgusting how awesome Johnny Depp is. Truely.