How many fans of troubled boat-bound gambler Kaiji do we have in the house? Canned Dogs reports that Nobuyuki Fukumoto, the mangaka behind Kaiji, will actually be featured in a cameo role in the film. Well, okay, we don't exactly know the role, but since we're not told a character name, I'm guessing it's not major. Judging from the image Canned Dogs has, I'd guess he's one of the men who works for the loan shark Endou-- and he looks good. Totally want to see this movie. And I'm not even that into the series. Honestly, given what I hear about the anime, a movie's pacing might suit the story better. Here's hoping, anyway!
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  Not by choice, however!The manga Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku, a seinen comedy by Hideki Owada, is reportedly getting made into an anime. It's a mah-jongg manga, but this is no Saki or even a Kaiji-- in it, former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi takes on other world leaders like our own Dubya, Kim Jong Il, Vladimir Putin, and more.The news comes, as is so often the case, from an obi banner on the latest release of the manga (volume two). That, of course, means that there are no dates, directors, studios, or anything along those lines attached...but it sounds like one of those shows that could totally fail, or could be really amazingly awesome.So what famous figures would you want to see playing mah-jongg? I'd kind of like to see Miley Cyrus playing in the background sometime. Maybe Spongebob. And Kamina.
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lolikitsune must trade fapping to Kaiji hentai or whatever else he’s failing at doing in life to enjoying every second of this season’s star show. This is not an endorsement of the second and currently airing season of Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu. It doesn’t say here that this show is good, and that anyone is missing [...]
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Seizon - Life © Fukumoto Nobuyuki, Kawaguchi Kaiji/Kodansha In my quest to disinter information about Level's newest seinen manga (nope, it's not Sora Flight Attendant), I found this summary for Seizon - Life (that Level is releasing titled Life Existence) from Baka-Updates Manga: Takeda is diagnosed with cancer and feels that he has nothing to live for. His wife also had had cancer, had died of
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I know there are a few Kaiji fans here on the site-- and I know there are even more fans of Kenichi Matsuyama, who played L in the live-action Death Note flicks, Shin in Nana, and Soichi in Detroit Metal City, among many others.The latest manga-inspired movie role for Matsuyama? Well, Tokyograph says he's rejoining his Death Note co-star, Tatsuya Fujiwara-- who played Light –in the upcoming live-action Kaiji flick. Matsuyama will play Sahara, who joins the titular Kaiji on the jan-ken-pon boat of doom. Twitch also has a trailer. <object height="360" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S1XlCvmMJSo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S1XlCvmMJSo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="580"></embed></param><param value="transparent" name="wmode"></param></object>  What do you guys think? Will it be as good as Death Note, better, or nowhere near as cool? Go!
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Nightmare scenario: what if for some reason every artist in Japan went missing, except for Nobuyuki Fukumoto. This WTF Wednesday is a brief taste into this particular scenario, and don’t worry, it's only brief. Now let me first tell you that Fukumoto is a fantastic mangaka; however, some of you might have a problem with this man’s art style. Fukumoto created such manga as Akagi, Kaiji, and Gabling Emperor Legend Zero. He is very well known for his deep psychological gambling manga, and his famous onomatopoeia “Zawa”, which is a way to express an uneasy atmosphere. Fans at 2ch decided to dive headfirst into this scenario by drawing some of our favorite characters in Fukumoto’s style. I personally applaud Fukumoto for trying something different. Not to mention he is the only man fighting the moe movement by himself; and that takes guts.   <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CZkm9egboZU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CZkm9egboZU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></param></object> Akagi OP  <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WEnq_j-yI2I&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WEnq_j-yI2I&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></param></object> Kaiji OP
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I’ve said this before, and I’ll say this again. BECK is awesome; The anime is, and so is the manga. The music rocks, despite the Engrish. Ever since I watched the anime, I have always hoped for a live action adaptation of it, be it a movie or a drama series. Of course, a non-Hollywood [...] Related posts:Laughable 20th Century Boys Live Action Movie ReviewsSomeone Save The Kaiji Live Action Movie20th Century Boys Live Action Movie
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Soundtracks nominated so far for the next poll: Aria the Animation/Natural/Origination Azumanga Daioh Bartender Bleach Bubblegum Crisis OVA Bubblegum Crisis 2040 Code Geass/R2 Cowboy Bebop Death Note ef: a tale of memories Elfen Lied Eureka 7 FLCL Full Metal Alchemist Haibane Renmei Kaiji Kamichu! Macross Frontier Madlax Manabi Straight Neon Genesis Evangelion Noir Oh! Edo Rocket Princess Tutu Record of Lodoss War Revolutionary Girl Utena Shigofumi Shigurui Simoun Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann True Tears Vision of Escaflowne Welcome the the NHK A few others were mentioned, but I’m not sure [...]
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It sucks when one has to take a break from work due to injuries. Work will pile up when you are resting at home, and when you return back to work, there are lots of work to be done -_-. Kaiji Kawaguchi , manga creator of Zipang, fractured his right arm in a bicycle accident, [...]
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This was actually announced a while ago, but for reasons I'm not prepared to divulge (...I missed it, so I figure some of you might have too), I didn't post about it until now. That said, the headline is referring, of course, to Kaiji-- whose titular character is a fool for co-signing a friend's shady loan in the first place, and even more foolish for agreeing to get on board a boat designed to send him into indentured servitude via a ridiculously extended game of rock paper scissors.Canned Dogs reports that the manga, which was adapted into an anime a couple of years ago, is being developed into a live-action movie due out October 10th, and that the manga is also going back into publication after a hiatus.Also of note: Tatsuya Fujiwara, aka live-action Death Note's Light, is playing Kaiji (prosthetic nose? Pleeeeeease?), and the character of Endou, the yakuza loan shark who gets Kaiji on the gambling boat, has been changed to a female character who will be played by Yuuki Amami, who J-drama and movie fans willremember as Hikaru Genji in the film Genji: A Thousand-Year Love.It'll be interesting to see if this resurgence in Kaiji media pushes forward the sequel anime, which Madhouse announced back in August at Otakon.
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