Since June, the first part of *Ghost in the Shell: Arise*, *Border:1 Ghost Pain*, has been screened in theaters, released on video, and released online. Now, it will finally be broadcast on TV.
*Patlabor*, which has spread its name through various media including manga, OVA, movies, and toys ever since its start in 1988, will be made into a live-action movie in 2014.
The Oct. 26 theatrical release of *Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion* throughout Japan is approaching. Now, the third key visual for the movie has been released.
The movie *Patema Inverted* will be released to theaters in Japan on Nov. 9. Even though its release is more than a month away, various news related to the movie has been revealed.
It was announced that the production of *Blue Uru* would be resumed, and the decision to produce a pilot film was made earlier this year at the Gainax booth at Tokyo International Anime Fair 2013.
This year, Studio Ghibli released Hayao Miyazaki’s newest film *The Wind Rises* on July 20 and is making preparations for the release of Isao Takahata’s film *The Story of Princess Kaguya* on Nov. 23. With two full-length anime films being released in the same year, it seems all eyes are on Studio Ghibli.
A trailer for *Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion*, which will open in theaters countrywide in Japan on Oct. 26, has finally been released.
A game that captured the world in a swirl of excitement when it was released in 2009 is being made into an anime. That game is Hideki Kamiya’s *Bayonetta*.
The movie for *Space Pirate Captain Harlock* was released in theaters on Sept. 7 Japan-wide. It is also gathering attention for being highly praised by James Cameron, who is currently working on the sequel to *Avatar*.