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Live action Ghibli; My Hime spin-off; Yoko Kanno new project Fri, 24 Aug 2007
  • A live action movie version of Grave of the Fireflies is on the way and due for a Japanese theatrical release during 2008. The classic 1988 anime film (of same name) from Studio Ghibli is acclaimed by many to be one of the finest animated movies of all time; based on Akiyuki Nosaka's tragic novel, Grave of the Fireflies follows two young war orphans who find themselves homeless and starving during the US's prolonged bombardment of WWII Japan.
  • Another spin-off from the magical girl/shonen "My Hime" franchise has been announced; "My Otome S.ifl" is said to be a prequel to "My Otome" and will no doubt feature school girls with strange powers and "interesting" fashion sense.
  • Legendary anime soundtrack composer Yoko Kanno will be contributing her talents to the new Macross TV series "Macross F (Macross Frontier)" .
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