Wolverine and Iron Man ANIME trailers.

[kedrell]

LOL

A lot of people here haven't watched Cowboy Bebop which makes most everyone soil themselves.

I've never even heard of it. Can't say I'm interested in seeing it either, if it's anime. I just don't like anime, ANY of it.

 

[TheVileOne]

You are doing yourself a dis-service then kedrell. Anime and manga was a big inspiration for Favreau's Iron Man. Favreau was posting a lot of reference materials he was looking at before making Iron Man, a good deal of them were famous Japanese anime and manga.

 

[kedrell]

^I'd say he got most of his inspiration from non-anime/manga sources.

 

[terry78]

Anime is a polarizing thing. Either you love it or you hate it.

 

[kedrell]

^I agree with this. I happen to fall into the "hate it" camp. I mean the stereotypical conventions that seem to follow anime(many of which are mentioned in this thread) can really get on some people's nerves.

 

[TheVileOne]

You guys should be more grateful since anime pioneered some of the greatest shows and movies of all time.

Joss Whedon would have no Firefly if not for anime.

 

[kedrell]

I can't stand Firefly, nor 99%+ of Whedon's stuff.

 

[craigdbfan]

^I agree with this. I happen to fall into the "hate it" camp. I mean the stereotypical conventions that seem to follow anime(many of which are mentioned in this thread) can really get on some people's nerves.

I'm a big fan of manga & anime but the same applies to American comics. I love both genres like a parent loves their kids (each one of them might be different but the love is the same).

Anyway when it comes to "conventions" I'd say American comics/cartoons are equally viable to falling victim to stereotypical conventions. Your generalizing if you say that all anime/manga seem to be plagued by this.

The same could be said about American comic books/cartoons yet I know you'll find something that completely doesn't follow the norm if you do a bit of searching and the same applies to anime/manga.

 

[kedrell]

Well I grew up with American animation/comics so I'm more used to them. You're right, both do that. But I didn't grow up with anime(anime really didn't become more well know over here until I was already an adult), so to me it just seems alien and I have no connection to it. I'll take the Bruce Timm cartoons over anime any day of the week. But as Terry78 said above, it's a love it or hate it thing. I know I tend to be a bit older than most people on these boards, and anime really didn't claw it's way out of obscurity until the 1990's with TV cartoons/shows(Power Rangers, DragonBall Z, Pokemon, etc.) and by then I was already an adult and beyond stuff like that.

 

[craigdbfan]

I understand.

Certain things are just separated by generational gaps. Although my introduction to anime was old as it can get starting with Osamu Tezukas "Astro Boy" which was started back in 1952 so I was into manga way before the bubblegum animes surfaced in America and got some kids hooked.

But like you mentioned anime/manga is a pretty polarizing genre but I'm telling you shows like Cowboy Bebop really do transcends anime staples by using Jazz, film noir, and tons of traditional American scenery with some early rock as well.

So while anime can tend to fall in the glitzy pretty boy stereotype many go beyond the superficial expectations that are associated with anime.

But I won't lie and say that its an easy taste to acquire if your not raised on it.

 

[BrollySupersj]

The Wolverine teaser didn't do much for me.

But the Iron Man teaser...pure AWESOMENESS!! I can't wait to see more.

 

[The Overlord]

LOL

A lot of people here haven't watched Cowboy Bebop which makes most everyone soil themselves.

Perhaps so, but going back to kedrell's point, even though this show is not at me, personally I would rather see IM's traditional rogues gallery, then bunch of made up villains just for the anime (or at least a blance between new and old villans).

I mean is that Captain Abab guy supposed to be Titanium Man or some new character?

 

[Silvermoth]

you know what would make an awesome anime? The story of Silver Surfer (and Galactus by association of course). After all, we'll never see them done right in a live action movie format.

 

[BrollySupersj]

I wonder if they plan to keep Tony Stark's name intact.

Tony Stark doesn't sound like a Japanese name...

 

[terry78]

I wonder if they plan to keep Tony Stark's name intact.

Tony Stark doesn't sound like a Japanese name...

What did you think they did for Gotham Knight?

 

[BrollySupersj]

Haven't seen it.

 

[Raiden]

As an anime and a Marvel fan, I'm very amped about anime Iron Man and Wolverine, but I agree that their anime interpretation of Wolverine looks way too feminine, making Logan a long, slender guy with flowing hair and not the hairy badass he is from the comics. Iron Man, though, hit the spot perfectly. I'd like to see both, nevertheless, and I'm excited about the prospect of having anime Blade and X-Men in the future.

 

[Raiden]

I understand.

Certain things are just separated by generational gaps. Although my introduction to anime was old as it can get starting with Osamu Tezukas "Astro Boy" which was started back in 1952 so I was into manga way before the bubblegum animes surfaced in America and got some kids hooked.

But like you mentioned anime/manga is a pretty polarizing genre but I'm telling you shows like Cowboy Bebop really do transcends anime staples by using Jazz, film noir, and tons of traditional American scenery with some early rock as well.

So while anime can tend to fall in the glitzy pretty boy stereotype many go beyond the superficial expectations that are associated with anime.

But I won't lie and say that its an easy taste to acquire if your not raised on it.

I started liking anime back in the late 70's/early 80's, with Battleship Yamato, Voltron (Go Lion in Japan), and Galaxy Train 999. I fell in love with American comics around '87-88, so I like both now, but I do think manga/anime are superior than American overall due to the fact that Japanese have more varied genre for their art form. They also take them alot more seriously, whereas Americans always have this stigma that comics and animation are for kids, and they generally reserved for Bugs Bunny and Disney toons.

 

[Kingfish]

Well...that certainly didn't look anything like Wolverine. I mean...yeesh.

Iron Man looks awesome though. Definitely want to see more of that.

 

[RonStoppablefan]

Dude the Iron Man one looked freakin awesome. Not feelin the Wolverine one and I am a fan of him. Japan must really love the guy though, he was shown a lot in the X-Men anime too
I love Iron Man, how can you make it bad? The movie was awesome and now the anime one looks like it will be too t:

 

[GhostPoet]

Ok, now I want an anime Fantastic Four. (and no not the fake anime cartoon that was released a little while back)

 

[TheVileOne]

Perhaps so, but going back to kedrell's point, even though this show is not at me, personally I would rather see IM's traditional rogues gallery, then bunch of made up villains just for the anime (or at least a blance between new and old villans).

I mean is that Captain Abab guy supposed to be Titanium Man or some new character?

Because you people don't pay attention:

THE TRAILERS ARE NOT FINAL ANIMATION! As of July 2009, Warren Ellis said everything was just in the early writing stages.

What's that mean? The trailers were more or less SAMPLE TESTS to show the style of the animation that the shows will be.

The trailers do not reflect what the final animation will be like.

Warren Ellis is the lead story editor for these four shows. So there's nothing to indicate we will NOT see classic rogues in these shows.

 

[Timstuff]

So does that mean the Wolverine anime might not look like runny poo when it's done?

 

[TheVileOne]

I'm not sure.

But basically, they said this animation was more or less TEST footage that will NOT appear in the final product.

 

[Retroman]

Sunday October 11, 2009

But Wolverine is not stopping at manga. The Japanese animation studio Madhouse is working on a Wolverine anime TV series.

In an interview at Madhouse’s offices in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, producer Fuminori Hara said that the 12-episode show is one of four Marvel anime adaptations the company is now working on. The first will feature Iron Man, Wolverine will follow, and the next two characters have yet to be announced.

In teaser trailers that can be found on YouTube, the anime Iron Man is instantly recognisable as he flies past Tokyo Tower at night and causes its lights to flicker. But the anime Wolverine, shown battling spectral ninjas, is more radically reimagined, with long flowing hair that nearly reaches his waist. Some fans have objected to the new look.

“There was a confused reaction initially at the Wolverine trailer,” said Hara, who attended a screening of it at the Comic-Con convention in San Diego, California, this year. He stressed that the trailer is just a small sample of a work-in-progress – there is no voice cast yet and the script is still being written – and he said that Madhouse intends to make their final vision of Wolverine something that will be acceptable to fans.

The series will be broadcast on the Animax channel in Japan and other countries as early as next summer (around July). In the United States, where Animax is not available, Sony Pictures will handle distribution, Hara said. They are aiming for a show that will be fun for teens and that collectors in their 20s and 30s will want to buy on DVD.

“Wolverine has a Japanese master that he served under, and he has been to Japan quite often,” Hara said. “Also, a Japanese audience prefers characters with dark backgrounds or a sad past. In that aspect, we believe it’s going to be well-received by a Japanese audience.” – The Daily Yomiuri / Asia News Network

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