Has the Hunter × Hunter manga series been adapted for screen?
Hunter × Hunter
The first "Hunter × Hunter" anime adaptation was produced by the company Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, who had previously directed the "Rurouni Kenshin" television series. A total of 62 episodes of "Hunter × Hunter" were broadcast on the Japanese terrestrial television network Fuji Television from October 16, 1999 to March 31, 2001 during the same Saturday evening timeslot as the anime version of Togashi's previous series "Yu Yu Hakusho". Additionally, "Hunter × Hunter" has aired on the satellite television station Animax. Although it closely follows the manga, the violence in the anime version is lessened for younger audiences. Marvelous Entertainment has released all episodes of the series in Japan on DVD in 13 separate volumes between September 20, 2000 and September 19, 2001.
Digimon
Digimon first appeared in narrative form in the one-shot manga "C'mon Digimon", released in the summer of 1997. "C'mon Digimon" spawned the popular "Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01" manga, written by Hiroshi Izawa, which began serialization on November 21, 1998.A Chinese manhua was written and drawn by Yuen Wong Yu (余 遠鍠 "Yu Yuen-wong"), who based its storyline on the television series. This adaptation covers "Digimon Adventure" in five volumes, "Digimon Adventure 02" in two, "Digimon Tamers" in four, and "Digimon Frontier" in three. The original stories are heavily abridged, though on rare occasions events play out differently from the anime. The Chinese language version was published by Rightman Publishing Ltd. in Hong Kong. Yu also wrote "D-Cyber".
Hunter Hunted (video game)
Hunter Hunted is a side-scrolling action computer game developed by Sierra On-Line and published on October 31, 1996. The player controls a humanoid creature (either a muscular human called Jake or a minotaur-like creature named Garathe Den) who fights enemies, completes objectives, and tries to find the hidden exit in each level. Of the two, Garathe possesses superior strength and stamina, while Jake can take advantage of more sophisticated weaponry.
List of Hoshin Engi chapters
"Hoshin Engi" has been adapted into a 26-episode anime television series titled "Soul Hunter" by the Japanese animation studio Studio Deen. The TV series, which was directed by Junji Nishimura, aired on TV Tokyo from July 3 to December 25, 1999. "Hoshin Engi" has also had several other adaptations, including a video game for the Game Boy Advance and WonderSwan, and several audio dramas released in 2005.
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
The manga has been serialized in Hakusensha's josei magazine "Melody" since 2005. Hakusensha has released thirteen "tankōbon" volumes to date, starting in September 29, 2005. The manga is licensed in North America by Viz Media and in Taiwan by Sharp Point Press. In addition to winning an Excellence Prize at the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival and a special prize at The Japanese Association of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy's fifth annual Sense of Gender Awards in 2005, the manga was nominated for the first annual Manga Taishō in 2008 and three times for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize before winning the Grand Prize in April 2009. It was adapted into a live action film in 2010 and it was adapted into a drama series and another live action film in 2012.
List of Kingdom Hearts media
The video games provide the canonical story of the series. The manga series is adapted by Shiro Amano and the novels are written by Tomoco Kanemaki and illustrated by Shiro Amano. The stories follow the events that take place in the video games with differences to account for the loss of interactivity that a video game provides. The manga and novel series are both divided up into three series based on each of the three main video games. Each series is further broken up into multiple volumes. The manga was originally serialized in Japan by Square's "Monthly Shonen Gangan", but has since been released worldwide. The manga was released in the United States by Tokyopop near the end of 2005, but was discontinued in 2008.
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters is a novella by English author Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano, and published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint. The story is tangential to "The Sandman" comic book series, and can be read without prior knowledge of the main sequence. It won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative. The story deals with a love affair between a Buddhist monk and a fox spirit or kitsune.
The Ghost Hunter (novel series)
In 2000, 2001 and 2002, the novels were adapted into "The Ghost Hunter" television series, a live-action drama, for the BBC and also the children's channel CBBC. There were three separate series, each of six half-hour episodes The BBC television series was a major success, achieving the number one rating in the Radio Times poll of favourite children's programmes, coming ahead of "Blue Peter", "Grange Hill" and a host of other programmes of the time. Viewing figures were very high.
Hiro Mashima
Mashima serialized "Monster Hunter Orage", an adaptation of the "Monster Hunter" video games, in "Monthly Shōnen Rival" from 2008 to 2009. Also in 2008, he drew a remake of Atsushi Kase's gag manga "Chameleon" for the 50th anniversary of "Weekly Shōnen Magazine".
Hunter × Hunter
The "Hunter × Hunter" manga has been largely commercially successful; having sold over 60.6 million collected volumes in Japan as of February 2012, making it Shueisha's eighth best-selling manga series. This number had grown to 66.3 million copies by 2014. Several individual volumes have topped Oricon's list of the best-selling manga in Japan during their release week; such as volumes 30 through 36. Volumes 24, 27, and 30 through 34 were some of the top-selling volumes for their respective years. "Hunter × Hunter" was the eighth best-selling manga series of both 2012 and 2013, with 3.4 and 4.6 million copies sold those years respectively. In North America, volumes 23 through 27 have ranked within the top 300 best-selling graphics novels list of sales estimates by Diamond Comic Distributors.
Blood Hound (manga)
"Vampire Host" is a live-action television drama series loosely based on this manga. The series has been licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment under the title of "Bloodhound".Written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki, "Blood Hound" was published by Hakusensha on June 5, 2004.
List of UQ Holder! chapters
"UQ Holder!" is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It began its serialization in the manga magazine "Weekly Shōnen Magazine" on August 28, 2013. Its individual chapters have been collected into ten "tankōbon" volumes by Kodansha, the first released on December 17, 2013. The story is set in the same universe as Akamatsu's previous work Negima! Magister Negi Magi, but over 70 years later, it follows the adventures of a young boy named Tōta Konoe who is transformed into a vampire by his foster parent Yukihime and joins a secret society composed of immortal beings called UQ Holder.
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
In the June 2009 issue of the Japanese monthly manga magazine "Gundam Ace", it was announced that an anime adaptation of "Gundam Unicorn" was green-lit for late 2009 and later moved to spring 2010. It is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and features screenplays written by Yasuyuki Muto. Hajime Katoki, who was the mechanical designer for the novel, works on the anime alongside veteran designers Junya Ishigaki and Mika Akitaka, and newcomer Nobuhiko Genba. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's character designs were adapted for the series Kumiko Takahashi, and the music is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano. It was planned to be six 50-minute episodes with a worldwide release. However, on May 13, 2012, Bandai announced that the storyline will wrap up with a seventh episode. The series premiered on PlayStation Network Japan for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable systems on February 20, 2010. The Blu-ray Disc edition was released simultaneously worldwide on March 12, 2010, featuring both Japanese and English audio and subtitles in five languages (Japanese, English, French, Spanish and Chinese). Bandai Entertainment released the first four episodes of "Unicorn" on DVD before shutting down in 2012. Sunrise released the OVA series on DVD in North America in four volumes with distribution from Right Stuf Inc. beginning in August 2013.
Joker Game
A manga by Subaru Nitō adapting the anime was announced in the February 2016 issue of Mag Garden's "Comic Garden" magazine. It began its serialization in the March 2016 issue of Mag Garden's Comic Garden Magazine on February 5, 2016, which contained the first two chapters of the manga. The manga titled "Joker Game the Animation" has been collected into two volumes released on May 10, 2016 and October 8, 2016.
Monster (manga)
In 2013, it was revealed that Guillermo del Toro and American premium television network HBO were collaborating on a pilot for a live-action TV series based on "Monster". Co-executive producer Stephen Thompson ("Doctor Who" and "Sherlock") was writing the pilot, while del Toro was to direct it and be an executive producer alongside Don Murphy and Susan Montford. In 2015, del Toro told Latino-Review that HBO had passed on the project and that they are in the process of pitching to other studios.
To Heart 2
"To Heart 2" has received multiple manga adaptations since its original visual novel release. The first manga series was illustrated by Haruka Ogataya and serialized in the shōnen manga magazine "Dengeki Daioh" between February 21, 2005 and January 21, 2007. The individual chapters were later compiled into three bound volumes published by MediaWorks between October 22, 2005 and May 26, 2007. The second manga adaptation, titled "To Heart 2: Colorful Note", is a retelling of the entire "To Heart 2" story. "Colorful Note" was illustrated by Tsuna Kitaumi and serialized in the shōnen manga magazine "Monthly GFantasy" between March 18, 2005 and March 18, 2008. It was later collected into five volumes published by Square Enix between October 27, 2005 and April 27, 2009. Another manga, titled "To Heart 2 SD: Seitokai Days", was serialized in the manga magazine "Manga 4-koma Kings Palette Lite" between July 2, 2008 and September 2, 2010 and was illustrated by Natsuki Miyama. It was released as a single bound volume by Ichijinsha on December 22, 2009. A manga adaptation of "To Heart 2 Another Days" was serialized in ASCII Media Works's "Dengeki G's Festival! Comic" between July 26, 2008 and August 26, 2010. "Another Days" was illustrated by Sō, and was collected into two bound volumes released on February 26, 2010 and April 27, 2011.
List of Hunter × Hunter characters
The "Hunter × Hunter" manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Yoshihiro Togashi. The series takes place in a fictional universe where licensed specialists known as Hunters travel the world taking on special jobs ranging from treasure hunting to assassinations. The story focuses on eleven-year-old Gon Freecss and his quest to become a Hunter in order to find his father, Ging, who is himself a famous Hunter. While on his quest, Gon meets and becomes close friends with Killua Zoldyck, Kurapika and Leorio Paradinight who are also on quests to become Hunters for their own reasons.
Dia Horizon
"Dia Horizon" was announced by Square Enix as a "mixed media project" in July 2017. The smartphone game was released on Android and iOS devices in Japan on August 24, 2017, and an anime television series aired in Japan from October to December 2017. A 4-panel manga adaptation is serialized online via the official Dia Horizon website. Another manga series is serialized online via Square Enix's digital publication "Manga UP!" beginning from August 7, 2017. A novel written by Ghost Mikawa, titled "Dia Horizon: Akatsuki no Keiyakusha", was serialized online via Kadokawa's Kakuyomu website. The game was discontinued on May 31, 2018, along with "King's Knight", another Square Enix fantasy mobile game.
Hunter × Hunter
The "Hunter × Hunter" manga has received much praise for its plot and characters. In his 2007 book "", Jason Thompson described its storyline as "an almost random collection of psych-outs, battles, puzzles, and trickery" that works on both a chapter-by-chapter basis and a larger scale. Thompson elaborated that with all the goals and subplots of each of the main characters, the story could seemingly go on forever and is unpredictable enough to hold reader interest. In a different review for Anime News Network in 2012, Thompson wrote that it was hard to summarize the story because it is every "shōnen" manga in one, with training sequences, tournament battles, a crime-mystery story arc, and a virtual-reality, RPG-style story arc. But unlike most "shōnen" manga, he called "Hunter × Hunter" "incredibly dense." Examples being its fictional nen ability, which is explained "so thoroughly that you almost think it could exist," and the little challenges and games the characters face; "Over and over Togashi invents some little closed system or rules just so the heroes can break them; if he ever wants to change careers, I'd suggest game designer." Thompson praised the character art as great, pointing out how instead of alternating between realistic and chibi like other artists, Togashi has cartoony and realistic characters interacting in the same panels. Thompson did note how the artwork during its magazine run is often "sketchy" and missing backgrounds, but that Togashi goes back and fixes it for its collected "tankōbon" release. Mentioning Togashi's love of gore he stated "the whole manga is about the mixture of childish adventure and creepy, adult themes" and noted how some panels later in the manga are apparently censored for gore by being covered with screentone.
Vampire Hunter D
In June 2015, a new CGI animated series tentatively titled "Vampire Hunter D: Resurrection" was announced, to be produced by Unified Pictures and Digital Frontier. The series will be produced by Kurt Rauer and Scott McLean, and directed by Yoichi Mori, with "Bloodlust" director Yoshiaki Kawajiri acting as supervising director and series creator Hideyuki Kikuchi providing editorial supervision. The series is currently in pre-production, and is being developed as an hour-long serial drama with the intent of being broadcast on a major American cable network or on-demand provider, with Japanese distribution to follow. As of June 2016 the series is still in pre-production, with plans to begin shopping the project to distributors by the end of the year. Given the abundance of source material, the current plan is to produce as many as seven seasons, without revisiting the source material that was adapted into the first two films. In February 2018 it was announced that the pilot episode would be written by Brandon M. Easton, writer for the "Message from Mars" comic book series. The first draft of the pilot was completed in October 2018.
Casshan: Robot Hunter
Casshan: Robot Hunter, known in Japan as or simply , is an original video animation (OVA) series that was directed by Hiroyuki Fukushima, produced by Tatsunoko and Gainax, and animated by Artmic. The OVA was later adapted into an English-language dubbed film that was directed by Carl Macek. This series is based on Tatsunoko Productions' 1973 anime series "Neo-Human Casshern".
List of xxxHolic chapters
Its serialization in the journal "Young Magazine" was interrupted in March 2010 and continued on Kodansha's "Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine" in June 2010. A one-shot chapter of "xxxHolic" was also published in "Weekly Shōnen Magazine" in its June 2010 issue featuring a crossover with Clamp's manga "Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle". The 213 chapters are collected and released in "tankōbon" format by Kodansha. The numbers of chapters for such release was reduced by combining the ones from the original serialization. Starting volume 16, the series is retitled , but the number of chapters follow the previous ones. Production I.G adapted the manga into an animated film, which was followed by two anime television series and various original video animations.
Godzilla (comics)
In his native Japan, Godzilla has been featured in various comic books since his inception in 1954. These comics for the most part were black-and-white publications known as manga. The vast majority of these comics were adaptations of the films. Every film from "Godzilla" to "" received a comic book adaptation with the exception of "King Kong vs. Godzilla". In addition, all of the films from "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" to "" did not receive a comic book adaptation.
Chimera (novel series)
On March 5, 2018, Yumemakura's agency revealed via Twitter that Mamoru Oshii will adapt the novels for screen. A note by Yumemakura in the 13th volume of the novels confirmed that the adaptation will be an anime film, although Oshii's role in the production was not specified. Comic Natalie later reported that he would serve as director.
The Idolmaster
Various guidebooks for the video games and anime adaptations have been published over the years. Two light novels based on "The Idolmaster", written by Yūsuke Saitō and illustrated by Otoko, were published by Enterbrain in 2006. Two separate light novels based on "Idolmaster: Xenoglossia" were published by Fujimi Shobo in 2007 and Hobby Japan in 2008. "The Idolmaster" has been adapted into 26 serialized manga and several other manga anthologies, which include direct adaptations of the video games and anime adaptations, in addition to numerous spin-offs. The earliest manga was published in 2005 by Ichijinsha, and since then other manga have been published by ASCII Media Works, Enterbrain, Fox Shuppan, Hakusensha, Kadokawa Shoten, Kodansha and Square Enix.
List of The Idolmaster media
"The Idolmaster" has been adapted into 26 serialized manga created by one or two authors, as well as several manga anthologies featuring multiple artists. These manga include direct adaptations of the video games and anime adaptations, in addition to spin-offs with original storylines. The various manga have been published since 2005 by ASCII Media Works, Enterbrain, Fox Shuppan, Hakusensha, Ichijinsha, Kadokawa Shoten, Kodansha and Square Enix.
Shiro Amano
Amano also worked on the "Kingdom Hearts" manga adaptations, following the events that took place in the video games with differences to account for the loss of interactivity a video game provides. The manga was originally serialized in Japan by Square Enix's "Monthly Shōnen Gangan" and eventually released in tankōbon format. The first tankōbon was released in Japan in October 2003. The manga was released in the USA by Tokyopop two years later in October 2005. Yen Press now holds the rights to publish the books for the USA market. The first series, "Kingdom Hearts", consists of four volumes, while the second series, "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories", has two volumes. The third series, "Kingdom Hearts II", has had five volumes published and is currently on hiatus. A fourth series based on "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days" is being serialized. The games have also been adapted as a light novel series, written by Tomoco Kanemaki and illustrated by Shiro Amano. Like the manga series, it is divided into separate series based on the games. "Kingdom Hearts" is divided into two volumes; "The First Door" and "Darkness Within". "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories" is divided into two volumes. "Kingdom Hearts II" is divided into four volumes; "Roxas—Seven Days", "The Destruction of Hollow Bastion", "Tears of Nobody", and "Anthem—Meet Again/Axel Last Stand".
Valiant Comics
Several of Valiant's launch titles reached their planned conclusions in 2014, with "Harbinger", "Bloodshot", and "Archer & Armstrong" all concluding. Valiant celebrated the milestones by publishing a 48-page anniversary issue for each series' twenty-fifth issue, and hinting at new directions for the characters. Ongoing series such as "X-O Manowar", "Unity", and "Rai" continued, and were coupled with limited series such as "Harbinger: Omegas", "Eternal Warrior: Days of Steel", "The Death-Defying Dr. Mirage" and "The Delinquents". In December 2013, Valiant announced the 2014 "Armor Hunters" crossover storyline, consisting of a four-issue "Armor Hunter" mini-series and issues of "XO-Manowar" and "Unity". In 2014, Valiant announced several new partnerships with digital distributors, including Visionbooks, to distribute a form of animated Valiant comic books for digital devices.
Hunter (comics)
The first Hunter first appeared in "Adventure Comics" #358 (July 1967). Otto Orion is a master hunter on the planet Simballi where he became its sole ruler. Hoping to find new prey to hunt, he hunts the Legion of Super-Heroes, during which battle he is killed.
The Deer Hunter
"The Deer Hunter" has twice been released on DVD in America. The first 1998 issue was by Universal, with no extra features and a non-anamorphic transfer, and has since been discontinued. A second version, part of the "Legacy Series", was released as a two-disc set on September 6, 2005, with an anamorphic transfer of the film. The set features a cinematographer's commentary by Vilmos Zsigmond, deleted and extended scenes, and production notes.
City Hunter
By 2016, the "City Hunter" manga series had sold over 50million tankobon volumes worldwide. In addition, the series was circulated in approximately 900million copies of "Weekly Shōnen Jump" manga magazine between 1985 and 1991. The series was voted the 19th "Most Powerful" series to have featured in Shonen Jump. In a 2005 poll held by TV Asahi, "City Hunter" was voted #66 out of the 100 most popular animated TV series, as voted by TV viewers. A TV Asahi web-poll put "City Hunter" at #65.
Sorcerer Hunters
"Sorcerer Hunters" was later adapted into a 26-episode anime television series by Xebec, which was the studio’s first production, and aired on TV Tokyo from October 3, 1995 to March 3, 1996. In North America, the series is licensed by ADV Films.
Hayate × Blade
"Hayate × Blade" began as a manga series written and illustrated by Shizuru Hayashiya which started serialization in ASCII Media Works' shōnen manga magazine "Dengeki Daioh" on November 21, 2003 and ran in that magazine until May 21, 2008. The manga restarted serialization in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine "Ultra Jump" on August 19, 2008, and continued until July 2013. The reason for the switch was not explicitly explained, but the reason given was due to "various circumstances". Eight "tankōbon" volumes were released in Japan by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Comics imprint between June 26, 2004 and January 26, 2008, though Shueisha republished the eight volumes under their Young Jump Comics imprint featuring new covers, new character descriptions and revised panels. Shueisha published the remaining 10 volumes through volume 18 between December 19, 2008 and September 19, 2013. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for release in English, and the first six volumes were released between November 2008 and April 2010. As a result of the change of magazines in Japan, Seven Seas Entertainment lost the rights to continue publishing further English-language volumes of the manga series. A sequel manga, "Hayate × Blade 2", began serialization in the September 2013 issue of "Ultra Jump".
Monster (manga)
New Line Cinema acquired the rights for an American live-action film adaptation of "Monster". Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Josh Olson ("A History of Violence") was hired to write the screenplay. Although the studio initially announced a 2009 release, the project apparently fell into production limbo.
City Hunter
"City Hunter" spawned a media franchise consisting of numerous adaptations and spin-offs. The franchise includes four anime television series, three anime television specials, two original video animations, several animated feature films (including an upcoming film scheduled to premiere in February 2019), video games, several live-action films (including a Hong Kong film starring Jackie Chan, an upcoming , and an upcoming Chinese film), and a live-action Korean TV drama. It also had a spin-off manga, "Angel Heart", which in turn spawned its own anime television series and live-action Japanese TV drama.
List of Vampire Hunter D novels
In January 2011, Asahi Sonorama published the first spinoff light novel series set in the "Vampire Hunter" universe, a prequel series written by Kikuchi titled , illustrated by Ayami Kojima, artist and character designer for the "Castlevania" series of video games. Only two volumes were published, with a planned third volume on hold since 2013.
List of O-Parts Hunter chapters
Following is a list of chapters of the Japanese manga series "O-Parts Hunter
Written and illustrated by Seishi Kishimoto, the series was originally published as 79 chapters by Enix (later Square Enix) in the magazine "Monthly Shōnen Gangan" from 2001 to 2007. These chapters were collected into 19 tankōbon volumes. It was licensed for an English release in North America by Viz Media, who released it under the title "O-Parts Hunter".
List of Vampire Knight chapters
This is a list of volumes and chapters for the manga series "Vampire Knight" by Matsuri Hino. The series premiered in the January 2005 issue of "LaLa" magazine and has officially ended. The individual chapters have been collected and published in "tankōbon" volumes by Hakusensha, with the series concluding with nineteen volumes released in Japan as of November 2013. "Vampire Knight" was adapted into a twenty-six episode anime series by Studio Deen. The first season aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 7, 2008 and June 30, 2008. The second season, titled "Vampire Knight Guilty", aired between October 6, 2008 and December 29, 2008. Two drama CDs and two Japanese light novels have also been created based on the manga series.
Your and My Secret
Your and My Secret, known in Japan as , is a manga series by Ai Morinaga. The series was first published in Enix's "Monthly Stencil" in January 2001, was later obtained by Mag Garden who published it in "Monthly Comic Blade" then "Monthly Comic Avarus" where it concluded its serialization in August 2011. The individual chapters were collected and released into eight tankōbon volumes by Mag Garden. A continuation of the manga, subtitled as , was serialized in Mag Garden's online magazine, Web Comic Beat's, between June 2012 and March 2013; it was later released in a single tankōbon volume. In Japan, "Boku to Kanojo no Peke Mittsu" has been adapted into three radio dramas and a live action film. "Your and My Secret" follows the effeminate Akira Uehara who switches bodies with the tomboy Nanako Momoi due to an accident.
Tower of the Future
"Tower of the Future" is written and illustrated by Saki Hiwatari. The manga was serialised in Hakusensha's "Hana to Yume" and collected in eleven "tankōbon" volumes which were released between March 1995 and April 1999. The series has been licensed in North America by CMX Manga, which released the manga's eleven "tankōbon" volumes between August 16, 2005 and June 18, 2008. It is also licensed in France as "Mirai no Utena - La Mélodie du futur" by Delcourt which released the manga's eleven "tankōbon" volumes between July 12, 2007 and May 14, 2008.
Ghost in the Shell (disambiguation)
Ghost in the Shell is a media franchise originally released as a manga by Masamune Shirow. It has since been translated into animated films, animated television series, a live action film, prose, and video games with similar titles.
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun
It was adapted into an original video animation series. Daisuke Hagiawara adapted the manga with newly redrawn art titled . It has been serialized since 2011 in "Monthly G Fantasy". It is published in English by Yen Press.
Robin Dunne
In addition to his acting career, Dunne has also co-written the "Roxy Hunter" franchise for Nickelodeon. The first two films, "Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost" and "Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman", were shot in 2005. These films spawned a successful franchise that has led to his co-writing the third and fourth installments in the series "Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid" and "Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween". He has also co-authored the novels for Penguin Books.
Monster Hunter
Capcom and Pure Imagination Studios announced that they are working on a 3D animated special "Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild", to be available in 2019. The special will be written by Joshua Fine, and feature a fledgling hunter taking down an Elder Dragon.
X-Men: The Manga
X-Men: The Manga (1998–1999), is a manga by Bamboo Comics/Marvel Comics Group inspired by its American counterpart produced for a Japanese audience. Marvel used this title as another attempt to break into the Japanese comic market (others being "" and "" in the 1970s). It is in 13 volumes, by Hiroshi Higuchi, Miyako Kojima, Koji Yasue, and others.
The first manga has been translated and was sold in America.
Wanted (manga)
Wanted is a single-volume Japanese shōjo manga written and illustrated by Matsuri Hino, author of "Vampire Knight". The three-chapter work was published by Hakusensha on January 5, 2005. Viz Media released an English language edition in North America on September 2, 2008. It is licensed for regional language releases in Italy by J POP, in Germany by Carlsen Verlag and in Singapore by Chuang Yi.
Hunter × Hunter
Viz Media licensed the "Hunter × Hunter" anime for distribution in the Region 1 market, with English voice-work handled by The Ocean Group at Blue Water Studios in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The series was released on four DVD boxed sets from December 9, 2008 to December 1, 2009. Starting with the second set, Viz partnered with Warner Home Video to distribute the DVDs. "Hunter × Hunter" began airing in the United States on the Funimation Channel in the spring of 2009.
List of Hunter × Hunter chapters
These chapters have yet to be collected into volumes. They were serialized in issues of "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from September 2018 to October 2018.
City Hunter (TV series)
City Hunter () is a 2011 South Korean television drama based on the Japanese manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo, starring Lee Min-ho, Park Min-young, Lee Joon-hyuk, Kim Sang-joong, Kim Sang-ho, Hwang Sun-hee, Goo Ha-ra, Chun Ho-jin and Lee Kwang-soo. It premiered on May 25, 2011 on SBS and finished broadcasting on July 28, 2011.
Monster Hunter (film)
During the September 2016 Tokyo Game Show Capcom producer Ryozo Tsujimoto stated that a live-action "Monster Hunter" film was in development within Hollywood. In November 2016, "Deadline" reported that Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt, both who helped to bring Capcom's "Resident Evil" game to a series of films, had obtained the rights from Capcom for the "Monster Hunter" adoption after about five years of discussion. The two anticipate a series of "Monster Hunter" films. Anderson said he was drawn to the "Monster Hunter" property, not only because of the series' popularity, but also for the "incredibly beautiful, immersive world they've created". Anderson had already penned out a script, which would involve an American being dragged into the parallel universe that the "Monster Hunter" series was set in, learning how to fight monsters, and then had to deal with the situation when monsters cross back into the real world and start attacking, such as a final climatic battle at Los Angeles International Airport. Constantin Film has confirmed they will be producing the film, with the aim of going into production in late 2017 or early 2018.
Ghost in the Shell
Two animated films based on the original manga have been released, both directed by Mamoru Oshii and animated by Production I.G. "Ghost in the Shell" was released in 1995 and follows the "Puppet Master" storyline from the manga. It was re-released in 2008 as "Ghost in the Shell 2.0" with new audio and updated 3D computer graphics in certain scenes. "Innocence", otherwise known as "", was released in 2004, with its story based on a chapter from the first manga.
List of Hunter × Hunter OVA episodes
Beginning in 1999, Nippon Animation produced a 62-episode anime television series based on "Hunter × Hunter". Due to "Hunter × Hunter" fans' unsatisfied reactions to the conclusion of the adaptation in 2001, three subsequent original video animations (OVAs) produced by Nippon Animation have carried the story from where the broadcast left off. The first OVA series was directed by Satoshi Saga and released in eight episodes among four volumes from January 17 to April 17, 2002. The second OVA series, "Hunter × Hunter: Greed Island", was directed Yukihiro Matsushita and was released in among eight episodes among four volumes from February 19 to May 21, 2003. The third OVA series, "Hunter × Hunter: G.I. Final", was directed by Makoto Sato and was released in 14 episodes among seven volumes from March 3 to August 18, 2004. None of the OVAs have been released officially in English.
Idolish7
The project has released several manga and novel adaptations. A manga adaptation is drawn by Nokoshi Yamada and is serialized in Hakusensha's "Hana LaLa Online" since 2015. The first volume was released on December 4, 2015. Another manga that focuses on idol group rival of IDOLiSH7, TRIGGER, is titled . It is written by Bunta Tsushimi with illustrations by Arina Tanemura and was released on December 19, 2016. On October 12, 2017, it was announced that a new manga adaptation by Arina Tanemura titled "Re:member", which will center around on the past of the group Re:vale. The manga launched on December 9, 2017.
Manga
Japanese publishers began pursuing a U.S. market in the mid-1990s due to a stagnation in the domestic market for manga. The U.S. manga market took an upturn with mid-1990s anime and manga versions of Masamune Shirow's "Ghost in the Shell" (translated by Frederik L. Schodt and Toren Smith) becoming very popular among fans. An extremely successful manga and anime translated and dubbed in English in the mid-1990s was "Sailor Moon". By 1995–1998, the "Sailor Moon" manga had been exported to over 23 countries, including China, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, North America and most of Europe. In 1997, Mixx Entertainment began publishing "Sailor Moon", along with CLAMP's "Magic Knight Rayearth", Hitoshi Iwaaki's "Parasyte" and Tsutomu Takahashi's "Ice Blade" in the monthly manga magazine "MixxZine". Two years later, "MixxZine" was renamed to "Tokyopop" before discontinuing in 2011. Mixx Entertainment, later renamed Tokyopop, also published manga in trade paperbacks and, like Viz, began aggressive marketing of manga to both young male and young female demographics.
Van Von Hunter
Van Von Hunter is a weekly hand-drawn parody manga begun in 2002 by Mike Schwark and Ron Kaulfersch of Pseudomé Studio, based in Cleveland, Ohio. It has since been published in newspapers, books, and as a webcomic. The story takes place in the land of Dikay, a country fraught with undeath, and focuses on the warrior Van Von Hunter and his "never-ending fight against evil...stuff". The opening of the series and Von Hunter's presence gives the series a Castlevania-like feel, but essentially the comic spoofs role-playing games, fantasy creatures and folklore (in one instance Von Hunter slays an Irish pixie), among other things.
List of City Hunter chapters
In Japan, the "City Hunter" manga ran for six years in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine from Issue 13 of 1985 to Issue 50 of 1991. The first compiled "City Hunter" collections were published under the Jump Comics imprint from 1985 to 1992, and totaled 35 volumes. The second edition was from Shueisha Editions, who published an 18 book version between 1996 and 1997. Bunch World published a 39 volume edition between 2001 and 2002. Most recently, Tokuma Comics published a "Complete Edition" of 32 books, each with bonus material between 2004 and early 2005.
Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission
The film begins before the plot of Hunter x Hunter, some decades ago, when the chairman of the Hunters Association, Isaac Netero, defeats a powerful enemy known as Jed. Back to the present, a group of cloaked men storm into a prison and free the captives there, recruiting them for their plan. Some time later, Gon and Killua take a break from his expeditions with Kite to pay another visit at Heaven's Arena and cheer for their friend Zushi in the Battle Olympia Tournament with Wing and Biscuit. Meanwhile, Leorio, who is also bound to meet them, is attacked and knocked out by the cloaked men. Before the tournament begins, Gon and Killua pay a visit to Netero, who is also at the building, but the Arena is taken over by the mysterious men, with one of them, Gaki, replacing Zushi's first opponent and defeating him, another one, Shura, taking over the security system and a third one, Rengoku, stabbing herself and putting a curse on Netero to seal his Nen and immobilizing him. The ringleader then appears and knocks Gon and Killua down from the tower, but the duo manage to avoid the fall and return to the building, several floors below.
Log Horizon
Several additional volumes have been released as web-novels.The novel series has received four manga adaptations, all written by Mamare Touno. The first adaptation is illustrated by Motoya Matsu and titled, "Log Horizon Gaiden: Honey Moon Logs". It began serialization on January 27, 2012, and is published by ASCII Media Works in the "Dengeki Daioh" magazine. The second adaptation is illustrated by Kazuhiro Hara and titled "Log Horizon". It began serialization on May 18, 2012, and is published by Enterbrain in the "Famitsu Comic Clear" web magazine. Yen Press obtained this manga for an English release. The third adaptation is illustrated by Koyuki and titled, "Log Horizon: The West Wind Brigade". It began serialization on July 9, 2012, ended Mar 9, 2018, and is published by Fujimi Shobo in the "Age Premium" magazine. The last adaptation is illustrated by Sōchū and titled, "Log Horizon Gaiden: Nyanta-honcho Shiawase no Recipe". It began serialization on December 21, 2012, and is published by Enterbrain in the "Comic B's LOG" magazine.
Hunter × Hunter
There have been several instances in which Togashi has apologized to readers in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" for low-quality artwork and promised to redraw portions of the chapters for their "tankōbon" (collected volume) releases. In addition, the publication history of the "Hunter × Hunter" manga has been plagued with hiatuses, in which serialized chapters would be separated by extended periods of time. After returning from a two-year-long hiatus in June 2014, and joining the English-language "Weekly Shonen Jump" lineup, the manga went on another just two months later. The series returned from this hiatus, which has been its longest to date, on April 18, 2016. However, just over two months later, "Hunter × Hunter" began another hiatus on June 4, 2016, until resuming serialization again on June 26, 2017. Just over two months later, on August 31, it was announced the series will go on hiatus again, with plans to return by the end of the year. The series returned in the 9th issue of "Shonen Jump" on January 29, 2018, before entering in hiatus again on April 9, 2018. The manga returned on September 22, 2018, and went on hiatus again in November after issue #52.
Vampire Hunter D (novel)
The novel is adapted into a direct-to-video film of the same name in 1985 and a manga series, "Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D", in 2007.
UQ Holder!
Some of the characters from the "Negima" series make appearances in this series."UQ Holder!" is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It began its serialization in the manga magazine "Weekly Shōnen Magazine" on August 28, 2013. Its individual chapters have been collected into seventeen "tankōbon" volumes by Kodansha, the first released on December 17, 2013. The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Kodansha Comics, who published the first volume on March 18, 2014. As the series is published in Japan, it is also released simultaneously in English digitally by Crunchyroll. In October 2016, the series changed magazines from the "Weekly Shōnen Magazine" to the "Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine", and was renamed "UQ Holder!: Magister Negi Magi! 2" starting with the November 2016 issue.
Sui Ishida
In 2016, Ishida created a 69-page storyboard of a manga chapter based on Yoshihiro Togashi's "Hunter × Hunter" series. Depicting the past of the character Hisoka, the storyboard was released digitally via "Shonen Jump+" on June 2, 2016.
Horror comics
Horror comics have also been sources for horror films, such as "30 Days of Night", "Hellboy" and "Blade", and, from horror manga, such films as "Uzumaki" (2000), "Z ~Zed~" (2014) and two 1980s movies directed by comics creator Hideshi Hino adapted from his manga "Guinea Pig: Flower of Flesh and Blood" and "Guinea Pig: Mermaid in a Manhole". Robert Kirkman's comic-book series "The Walking Dead" was adapted in 2010 into an ongoing TV series on the AMC cable network.
Dragon Hunters (film)
Dragon Hunters (French: Chasseurs de dragons) is a 2008 French-German-Luxembourgish 3D computer-animated adventure action fantasy comedy-drama family film and fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters, written by Frédéric Engel-Lenoir, directed by creator Arthur Qwak and Guillaume Ivernel with music by Klaus Badelt and produced by Philippe Delarue and Tilo Seiffert. It features the voices of Vincent Lindon, Patrick Timsit, Marie Drion in the French version and Forest Whitaker, Rob Paulsen and Mary Mouser in the English version. The film was produced by Futurikon, and co-produced by LuxAnimation, Mac Guff Ligne and Trixter. It shares the same creative universe as the "Dragon Hunters" TV series. It was released on March 26, 2008 in France and on March 20, 2008 in Russia and New Zealand. It was also distributed by Icon Productions and Bac Films. The film received a Cristal Award nomination for Best Feature and it earned $12,235,843 on a €12,000,000 budget. "Dragon Hunters" was released on DVD on April 5, 2008 in the United States by Bridge Arch Entertainment, and on November 5, 2008 in France by Warner Home Video.
Hunter (Huggins novel)
In 2009, Sylvester Stallone acquired the film rights to "Hunter" to use as the basis for "Rambo V", at the time titled "Rambo V: The Savage Hunt". Nu Image/Millennium Films released a poster and synopsis for "The Savage Hunt". In November 2009, it was reported that the plot had reverted to Rambo crossing the Mexican border to rescue a girl who had been kidnapped. In October 2018, Stallone revealed plans to adapt "Hunter" into a feature film with Balboa Productions producing.
Lost Planet
In July 2008, it was announced that David Hayter (voice of Solid/Naked Snake in the video game series "Metal Gear Solid" and screenwriter of films such as "X-Men", "X2: X-Men United" and "Watchmen") was in talks with Warner Bros. to write and direct a film adaptation of "Lost Planet". On July 15, 2008, at the 2008 E3 Expo, Capcom announced their partnership with Warner Brothers to make the film based on this game. Father and son producing team Avi and Ari Arad ("The Incredible Hulk" and "Iron Man") also having been tapped to work on the project, and although no cast have yet been signed on, the film was initially set for release sometime in 2013.
Ayaka Fukuhara
Fukuhara was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on December 31, 1989. Early in life, she dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, but after listening to a radio drama adaptation of the manga series "Hunter × Hunter", she became aware of the occupation of voice acting, and decided to pursue that career track instead. She then took correspondence training lessons to improve her voice skills, while also reading manga aloud in order to practice her acting skills. In high school, she was a member of her school's broadcasting club; she later participated in the national radio contest sponsored by NHK, becoming the first student of her school to make it to the contest, although she was unable to win any award. At the urging of her parents, she took a degree in nutrition at a university, while also attending the . During her time at the training school, she became part of the voice acting agency VIMS.
Yoshitaka Amano
He left Tatsunoko Production and started his activities as a freelancer in 1982. He did illustration and cover page design of Kimaira series, written by Baku Yumemakura, from this year. In 1983, he illustrated the novel "Demon City Shinjuku" and the first in Hideyuki Kikuchi's "Vampire Hunter D" novel series. He also worked as a character designer on the 1985 movie adaptation of "Vampire Hunter D", which was one of the first anime movies to be released outside Japan. In interviews, however, Amano has stated that he was not pleased with the final product of the movie.
Vampire Hunter D (1985 film)
"Vampire Hunter D" was released on theatrically on December 21, 1985 where it was distributed by Toho. A laserdisc by CBS Sony Group Inc. was released on the same date. An English-language version of the OVA was produced in 1992 by Streamline Pictures, and was shown on the fine-arts theatrical circuit in the US in August 1992. The Streamline dub was then released on VHS on March 26, 1993. This initial release was followed by a re-release on VHS by Streamline's parent company, Orion Pictures, and a laserdisc release by Lumivison. The film was also shown several times on American television during the 1990s, including on TBS, Cartoon Network and the Sci-Fi Channel. "Vampire Hunter D" is considered a flagship title for Streamline, and was marketed in the US as ‘the first animated horror film for adults.’
Hunter-Killer (comics)
Hunter-Killer is a comic book series from Top Cow Productions, Created by Mark Waid and Marc Silvestri. Silvestri provided the art for the first story arc while Eric Basaldua and Kenneth Rocafort drew the remaining issues. The series started in March 2005.
Hunter × Hunter
Reviewing the first story arc, Chris Sims of ComicsAlliance called "Hunter × Hunter" one of the most "fun, ridiculous, and ludicrously violent comics I've ever read." He stated that while it has every stereotypical idea about "shōnen" manga in force, what sticks out the most is the violence. Sims summed it up as "full of clever setups and characters that, while simple to the point of almost seeming one-dimensional at times, still manage to be solid and entertaining based on their reaction to the increasingly strange, increasingly deadly events around them". Charles Solomon, a writer for "The New York Times" and "Los Angeles Times", praised the moral seriousness of Gon, a quality that gives the protagonist "an appeal his relentlessly upbeat counterparts lack". "Publishers Weekly" gave a positive review to the first volume of the manga, stating that Togashi "shows a deft touch" with its standard story, calling his artwork "clear and graceful", and mentioning that his characters are "endearing and complex". While Rika Takahashi of EX.org and Claude J. Pelletier of "Protoculture Addicts" found the art style in "Hunter × Hunter" to be much simpler than Togashi's two previous serializations, "Level E" and "Yu Yu Hakusho", both reviewers appreciated the intricate narrative and characters.
Monster Hunter: Frontier G
"Monster Hunter: Frontier G" was initially announced in September 2012 as a major update to "Monster Hunter Frontier Online" for the PC and Xbox 360. It was also later announced that it would be released as a standalone game for the PlayStation 3 and Wii U around the end of 2013. Capcom initially stated that it had no plans to bring the "Monster Hunter" franchise to the PlayStation Vita, but during Tokyo Game Show 2013, they officially announced that "Monster Hunter: Frontier G" would be released for the PlayStation Vita.
Vampire Hunter D
To date, twenty-six novels have been published in the main series, with some novels comprising as many as four volumes. The series has also spawned anime, audio drama, manga, and comic adaptations, as well as a short story collection, art books, and a supplemental guide book.
Maverick Hunter
"Maverick Hunter" was in development by Armature Studio and was to be published by Capcom for the "Mega Man X" series. The collaboration was established by Keiji Inafune, who had previously worked on the Mega Man series as an artist and producer. He had since rose in the ranks at Capcom to become a producer. The goal was to attract a new audience to the "Mega Man" series. Its development would have been overseen by former Capcom producer Ben Judd. The redesign for the Mega Man character was to be done by Adi Granov (the concept artist responsible for the Iron Man redesign found in the 2008 film of the same name). An initial concept design showed X with a red glowing 'X' on his face.
Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)
In 2009, a movie adaptation was announced to be in development with a screenplay by Frank Lupo and Fred Dryer, to be directed by Lupo for Columbia Pictures, Anchor Bay Films, and Warner Bros. Pictures.
Joker Game
Kayoko Shimotsuki wrote two manga adaptations of the series. The first, , adapts the first novel and was serialized in the publisher Shogakukan's "Big Comic Spirits" magazine from early 2009 to August 27, 2009, when it moved to "Monthly Big Comic Spirits". It was serialized until 2010, and collected into three "tankōbon" volumes released between August 28, 2009 and July 30, 2010. All volumes were made available in digital format on June 9, 2014. The second manga, adapting the film, was simply titled "Joker Game" and serialized in "Big Comic Spirits" between November 17, 2014 and January 19, 2015, the same day its sole "tankōbon" was published.
Hunter × Hunter
The background music for the first "Hunter × Hunter" anime and three OVA series was composed by Toshihiko Sahashi. A large number of audio CDs for the franchise have been released by Marvelous Entertainment. The three-volume soundtrack for the anime television series contains 129 instrumental and vocal songs. The "Original Video Animation Hunter × Hunter Sound Trax" for the first OVA series contains 18 songs and the "Original Video Animation Hunter × Hunter: Greed Island Original Sound Tracks" for the second OVA series contains 30 songs. In addition, character-specific and story arc drama CDs and a 17-volume radio drama titled "Hunter × Hunter R" have been published throughout the anime adaptations' release period.
Hunter × Hunter
Author Yoshihiro Togashi explained that one of his hobbies was collecting objects of all sorts, so he was inspired to create a manga involving collecting titled "Hunter". He came up with the final name "Hunter × Hunter" while watching the television variety show "Downtown", in which the hosts often repeated what they said to make the audience laugh. The "×" in the title is silent. As with his previous series, "Yu Yu Hakusho", Togashi used drafting ink and "Kabura" pens for his illustrations but began using an eMac to color them. Togashi uses few or no assistants in the manga's production; however, fellow manga artist and future wife Naoko Takeuchi assisted Togashi in adding screentone to single-color pages for the first volume. With the birth of their first son early in its publication, Togashi felt that this personal aspect of his life would be a great influence on his work, particularly the manga's theme of a young boy searching for his father.
City Hunter
A new theatrical movie produced by Aniplex that is set in present-day Shinjuku titled "City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes" is scheduled to premiere in Japan on February 8, 2019, with Sunrise and Kenji Kodama returning to animate and direct the film, respectively. Teruo Satoh and Takahiko Kyōgoku are serving as episode directors, while Kumiko Takahashi is designing the characters and Taku Iwasaki is composing the music.
Kingdom Hearts
A manga based on the "Kingdom Hearts" storyline has been released in Japan and the United States. The story and art are done by Shiro Amano, who is also known for his manga adaptation of the "Legend of Mana" video game. The story follows the events that took place in the video games with differences to account for the loss of interactivity a video game provides. The manga was originally serialized in Japan by Square Enix's "Monthly Shōnen Gangan" and eventually released in tankōbon format. The first tankōbon was released in Japan in October 2003. The manga was released in the USA by Tokyopop two years later in October 2005. Yen Press now holds the rights to publish the books for the USA market. The first series, "Kingdom Hearts", consists of four volumes, while the second series, "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories", has two volumes. The third series, "Kingdom Hearts II", has had five volumes published and is on hiatus. A fourth series based on "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days" is being serialized. The games have also been adapted as a light novel series, written by Tomoco Kanemaki and illustrated by Shiro Amano. Like the manga series, it is divided into separate series based on the games. "Kingdom Hearts" is divided into two volumes; "The First Door" and "Darkness Within". "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories" is divided into two volumes. "Kingdom Hearts II" is divided into four volumes; "Roxas—Seven Days", "The Destruction of Hollow Bastion", "Tears of Nobody", and "Anthem—Meet Again/Axel Last Stand".
Azur Lane
The game has been adapted into several manga and novelizations. "Azur Lane Crosswave", a 3D adaptation for PlayStation 4, will be published by Compile Heart in 2019. A TV anime adaptation is in production.
Hunter: The Reckoning
The following novels were released by White Wolf:Three "Gauntlet"-style video games have been produced with the "Hunter" license:A film adaptation based on the above video games was announced for release in 2007. The movie was originally planned as a simple videogame-to-movie adaptation, but writer Drew Daywalt confirmed that the writers worked with White Wolf in order to create a new, darker story, more in the spirit of the RPG. Uwe Boll was, for a time, attached to direct the film, a fact that further displeased fans of the game, given the negative opinions and reviews of his previous game-to-movie films.
Vampire Hunter D (1985 film)
"Vampire Hunter D" was the first of several film adaptations (both live-action and animated) of Hideyuki Kikuchi’s works. Several of these ("Wicked City", "Demon City Shinjuku" and "") were directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri of Madhouse.
List of Hellsing characters
"Hellsing" is a manga series created by Kouta Hirano about a powerful vampire named Alucard and his battle against supernatural forces in service of the Hellsing Organization. The manga has two animated adaptations—a television series by Gonzo which was produced early in the manga's original run and features a largely original screenplay by Chiaki J. Konaka; and "Hellsing Ultimate", an original video animation series produced by Geneon that more closely follows the plot of the manga. The series primarily takes place in the United Kingdom, which is under attack by the undead forces of a rogue Nazi battalion which survived the end of World War II.
List of Hunter × Hunter (2011) episodes
Hunter × Hunter is an anime television series that aired from 2011 to 2014 based on Yoshihiro Togashi's "Hunter × Hunter" manga. The story begins with a young boy named Gon Freecss, who one day discovers that the father who he thought was dead, is in fact alive and well. He learns that his father, Ging, is a legendary "Hunter", an individual who has proven themselves an elite member of humanity. Despite the fact that Ging left his son with his relatives in order to pursue his own dreams, Gon becomes determined to follow in his father's footsteps, pass the rigorous "Hunter Examination", and eventually find his father to become a Hunter in his own right.
Monster Hunter (film)
Monster Hunter is an upcoming fantasy action thriller film directed and written by Paul W. S. Anderson. It is loosely based on the video game series of same name, produced by Capcom. The film is being produced by Impact Pictures and Constantin Film. The film stars Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, T.I., Ron Perlman, Meagan Good and Diego Boneta.
Durarara!!
A manga adaptation written by Narita and illustrated by Akiyo Satorigi first appeared in the May issue of Square Enix's "Monthly GFantasy" in April 2009 and became a regular series starting with the magazine's July issue released June 2009. As of June 27, 2011, four "tankōbon" have been released. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press and released the first volume in January 2012. There are sequels like Durarara!! Saika Arc that are out in Japan and America by the same author of the original manga. A manga adaptation of the "Durarara!! 3way standoff -alley-" video game began serializing in the September issue of ASCII Media Works' Monthly Sylph magazine on July 22, 2013. A crossover manga with "Yozakura Quartet", titled "YZQ ✕ DRRR!!", was released with the limited edition Blu-Ray of "Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~".
Akira (manga)
Akira (Japanese: アキラ Hepburn: "Akira"), often stylized as AKIRA, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo. Initially serialized in the pages of "Young Magazine" from 1982 until 1990, the work was collected into six volumes by its publisher Kodansha. The work was published in the United States by Marvel Comics under their Epic Comics imprint, becoming one of the first manga works to be translated in its entirety into English. Otomo's art is considered outstanding, and a watershed for both Otomo and the manga form.
Hunter × Hunter
A new "Hunter × Hunter" anime adaptation was announced in July 2011. Instead of continuing the story from the OVA series, it restarts the story from the beginning of the manga in an attempt to adapt it more accurately. The series is directed by Hiroshi Kōjina, produced by Madhouse, scripted by Atsushi Maekawa, and character designs were created by Takahiro Yoshimatsu. The series began airing Sunday mornings on Nippon Television starting October 2, 2011. It switched to airing at 1:29 am on Tuesday nights from October 8, 2013 onwards. The series ended on September 23, 2014 after 148 episodes. An hour after each episode aired in Japan, American website Crunchyroll provided English subtitled simulcasts in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. The series started airing on Animax Asia and Animax India on April 24, 2012. On October 9, 2015, Viz Media announced their license to the reboot anime at their panel at New York Comic Con. They will release the anime on DVD/Blu-ray with an English dub. On April 1, 2016, it was announced that the series will premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami block, which began airing on April 16, 2016.
Spy Hunter
"Spy Hunter" was included in "" for Nintendo 64; "Midway Arcade Treasures", a 2003 compilation of arcade games available for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles; "" for PlayStation Portable; and "Midway Arcade Origins", a 2012 compilation available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.In the summer of 2003, Universal Pictures acquired the rights to the 1983 arcade game "Spy Hunter" from Midway Games. The following September, Universal signed actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to star in the film adaptation based on the game. Screenwriters Michael Brandt and Derek Haas were hired to write the screenplay, though a director had not been decided at the time. "Spy Hunter" was slated to begin its budgeted $90 million production in spring 2004 in time for a summer 2005 release. In January 2004, screenwriters Mark Swift and Damian Shannon replaced the original writing duo to rewrite the script, with production slated for June. By May, Universal Pictures acquired director John Woo to helm the project. In the same month, the previous screenwriters were replaced by screenwriter Zak Penn to rewrite the script once more. By August 2004, production had been delayed, pushing "Spy Hunter" back to be released in summer 2006. In April 2005, Penn was replaced by screenwriter Stuart Beattie to rewrite the script. By May 2005, however, director John Woo left the project due to scheduling conflicts. In August 2005, Dwayne Johnson said the film was still developing without a director. Pre-production work was underway with designs such as the morphing Interceptor vehicle driven by Alex Decker. Production was eventually halted for the time being, and Dwayne Johnson was detached from the project.
Hunter × Hunter
Written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi, the "Hunter × Hunter" manga began its ongoing serialization in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine on March 3, 1998. Shueisha has compiled most of the chapters into 36 "tankōbon" volumes as of October 2018. In December 2011, Shueisha began republishing the manga into a magazine-styled "sōshūhen" format. The company published one volume per month for a total of six volumes, covering up to the end of the Greed Island story arc. In December 2012, Togashi wrote a two-part manga titled to act as a prequel to the first animated film. "Tokyo Ghoul" author Sui Ishida created a 69-page storyboard of a manga chapter depicting the past of "Hunter × Hunter"s Hisoka. The storyboard was released digitally via "Shonen Jump+" on June 2, 2016.
Aoi Shiro
"Aoi Shiro" has had two manga adaptations. was written by Fumotogawa Tomoyuki and illustrated by Edoya Pochi it was first serialized in Comic Yuri Hime in 2008 and later release into one bound volume. The story takes place before the start of the game and focuses on the relationship between Momoko and Yasumi when they first become roommates at Seijou Girls Academy dormitory. A second manga, titled , was serialized in Comic Rush which was also written by Fumotogawa Tomoyuki and illustrated by Katase Yu. Three bound volumes were released in Japan between January 7, 2008, and October 6, 2008, published by Jive, This adaptation follows the video game storyline focusing on Nami's route.
The Heroic Legend of Arslan
It was adapted into a manga, which caught up with the novel and then received an original ending, and ran from November 1991 to September 1996. It also received two anime film adaptations, and a four-part, unfinished anime OVA. In 2013, a second manga adaptation started serializing at "Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine", with illustrations by Hiromu Arakawa. In 2015, it was adapted into an anime television series, which covered Tanaka’s first 4 novels, and was based on Arakawa’s manga art style and character designs. A second season, based on novels 5 and 6, aired in 2016.
Kazuhiko Shimamoto
Shimamoto is responsible for several long-running and well-known manga series. He drew Honō no Tenkōsei, as well as the Moeyo Pen saga, which began as a 1 volume comic, but was continued in two more series totaling 24 volumes. He also worked with Shotaro Ishinomori on a Skull Man manga based on Ishinomori's originally intended storyline, which was licensed in the US by Tokyopop. His baseball manga Gyakkyou Nine was adapted into a live-action Japanese film.
City Hunter
For the 30th anniversary of the original manga, buyers of all 12 volumes of "City Hunter XYZ edition" were entitled receive a "motion graphic anime" DVD. The DVDe adapted a special "Angel Heart" chapter entitled "Ryo's proposal" and was voiced by the original City Hunter cast.
Vampire Hunter D (1985 film)
"Vampire Hunter D" is credited as one of the earliest anime productions targeted explicitly at the male teenager/adult demographic in lieu of family audiences, and capitalized on the emerging OVA market due to its violent content and influence from European horror mythology (such as the films of British film studio Hammer Productions). The film’s limited budget made its technical quality comparable to most anime television series and other OVAs, but not with most theatrical animated films.
My Monster Secret
My Monster Secret, known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiji Masuda. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's "shōnen" manga magazine "Weekly Shōnen Champion" since January 31, 2013. As of December 2016, the series has been collected in 20 "tankōbon" volumes. An anime television series adaptation began airing July 2015. AnimeLab has secured streaming rights in Australia & New Zealand. Seven Seas Manga acquired the rights to translate and distribute the manga for North America with the first volume being released in January 2016.
Ghost Hunt (novel series)
The novels were adapted into a radio drama for "Akuryō Series" in 1997. A manga adaptation written and illustrated by Shiho Inada began serialization in "Nakayoshi" in the July 7, 1998 issue where it is still on-going. The individual chapters have been collected and published in twelve "tankōbon" volumes by Kodansha. It is licensed for English-language release, under the name "Ghost Hunt" in North America by Del Rey Manga and in the United Kingdom by Tanoshimi. An anime adaptation of the manga was created by J.C.Staff and premiered on October 3, 2006 in Japan on TV Tokyo where it ran for twenty-five episodes until its conclusion. The anime is licensed for English release on Region 1 DVD by Funimation Entertainment, which also uses the name "Ghost Hunt".
List of Hunter × Hunter (2011) episodes
This new "Hunter × Hunter" anime was announced on July 24, 2011. It is a complete reboot of the series starting from the beginning of the manga, with no connections to the first anime from 1999. It is directed by Hiroshi Kōjina, produced by Madhouse, and features scripts by Jun Maekawa and character designs by Takahiro Yoshimatsu. Instead of having the old cast reprise their roles for the new adaptation, the series features an entirely new cast to voice the characters. The new series premiered airing weekly on Nippon Television and the nationwide Nippon News Network from October 2, 2011. An hour after each episode is aired in Japan, American website Crunchyroll provided English subtitled simulcasts in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. The series started to be collected in both DVD and Blu-ray format on January 25, 2012. Viz Media has licensed the anime for a DVD/Blu-ray release in North America with an English dub. On television, the series began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami block on April 16, 2016.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria
A manga adaptation of the side story light novel series, titled "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria" with art by Takashi Yagi, began serialization in Square Enix's "shōnen" manga magazine "Gangan Joker" from May 22, 2014.
List of Hunter × Hunter (1999) episodes
Hunter × Hunter is an anime television series that aired from 1999 to 2001 based on Yoshihiro Togashi's "Hunter × Hunter" manga. The story focuses on a young boy named Gon Freecss, who one day discovers that the father he had always been told was dead is in fact alive and well. He learns that his father, Ging, is a famous "Hunter": an individual who has proven themself an elite member of humanity. Despite the fact that Ging left his son with his relatives in order to pursue his own dreams, Gon becomes determined to follow in his father's footsteps, pass the rigorous "Hunter Examination", and eventually find his father to become a Hunter in his own right.