From Wild Arms to Armed Fantasia, This Video Game is Worth Waiting For!

The best part of why Wild Arms is so beloved is because of the music first, and world building second. It lives again under a new name: Armed Fantasia!

Armed Fantasia- To the End of the Wilderness Prromo PosterWhen I last wrote a retrospective that included the latest status of the Wild Arms franchise, not much has changed. Although the original is available on the PlayStation5, sadly no one is interested in continuing. There was a Wild Arms Mobile and Million Memories for smartphones, but sadly when it didn’t get translated and offered to an international market, the game died. Thankfully, executive producer Akifumi Kaneko is not letting the world he helped create fade. In its place is a spiritual successor titled Armed Fantasia, which is still in development.

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In 2025, Aquarion Myth of Emotions Series Will Arrive & Songs Announced!

Fans don’t have to wait long for Aquarion Myth of Emotions Series as its set for debut next month!

Aquarion Myth of Emotions Movie PosterBack when the Aquarion series started, some fans wondered if it would be the same as Neon Genesis Evangelion, and thankfully, the two are dissimilar. In what’s different lays in whether the series is about the end of the world, or kidnapping individuals to further the enemy’s gain. The next instalment is coming and it’s titled Aquarion Myth of Emotions!

As both series have their own loyal following, I’m interested in seeing what the producers will do for its anniversary year. This giant robot series created by Shōji Kawamori (Macross series) and SATELIGHT has a style I really like, and I’ll admit, I’m behind. Over the holidays, now will be the best time to get caught up! This series is also on Crunchyroll.

January will see the premiere of the fourth entry, and earlier this week a special event screened the first episode and included a talk show revealing the opening and ending theme song performers.

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Everything Old in How to Train Your Dragon is “New” Again, and Original Book News!

How to Train Your DragonEverything that’s once animated in How to Train Your Dragon is now brought to vivid real life in the teaser trailer released a few days ago. Toothless looks terrific and Mason Thames, the actor playing Hiccup Haddock the Third, will take getting used to. My only problem is that there’s nothing new to add to this ‘reboot.’ Everything the teaser trailer showed is basically the first film being recreated in earnest!

I’ve watched everything released that is set in this animated universe (including the children’s Rescue Riders series) and profess a fondness for all the early material, books included! Jay Barachel will always be the voice of Hiccup, and while I’m glad Dean DeBlois has returned to directing this work, I have to wonder if he has ideas to add something fresh so that I’ll enjoy this film. For now, I’m simply not feeling it with this new star. He lacks that awkwardness and belief he’s the runt of the litter. Or rather, not suited to be a Viking.

How to Train Your Dragon Teaser Trailer

The teaser hasn’t made enough of an impression to say DreamWorks made the right call to reinvigorate the franchise.

After Dragons: The Nine Realms, this franchise has nothing left to explore, so the timing of the film is good! After eight successful seasons, the tale has ended. Even the connections with the early series have put a closure to everything. The series revealed that Tom is a distant relative of Hiccup, and even uncovered the resting place of this ancestor. And as for Toothless, I can only assume they’re together in Valhalla, recalling their tales to Odinson.

How to Train Your Dragon School Book CoverAs for the original material, there’s good news! Cressida Cowell announced a new series, where Hiccup and gang go to school. In this series, the kids have to deal with other threats, and at time of writing, only the book cover has been revealed. Autographed editions are available to pre-order through Waterstones (UK) website or on Amazon USA.

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More Trailer Released! (and a mini Gallery)

Readers who know Roald Dahl’s works, may well wonder why The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More is not Six. While we don’t have the answers, this adaptation is aiming to please in other fronts!

Roald Dahl The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
There’s many more books about this character for newcomers to take delight in! Available to purchase on Amazon USA.

Coming to Netflix March 15th, 2024

Coming soon is The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More, an anthology series based on the award winning series of books from Roald Dahl. And in what the trailer released recently reveals is that all that trademark style that defines Wes Anderson‘s works will permeate every frame, and this series may well be his magnum opus!

After this filmmaker won an Oscar with the short of the same name, he said in an official press release, “If I could have been there, I (along with Steven Rales) would have said “Thank you” to: the family of Roald Dahl; the team at Netflix; our cast and crew; and also: if i had not met Owen Wilson in a corridor at the University of Texas between classes when I was 18 years old, I would certainly not be receiving this award tonight–but unfortunately Steven and I are in Germany and we start shooting our new movie early tomorrow morning, so I did not actually receive the award or get a chance to say any of that.”

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The Top Three Animated Films Playing During Chinese New Year, and White Snake Rebirth for this Summer!

What fans of Donghua animation can expect for this year are a bunch of great animated films, but our interest is with White Snake 3 than the others being offered.

White Snake Rebirth Teaser PosterWhether Light Chaser Animation Studios intentionally did not want to debut White Snake Rebirth during Chinese New Year or needed no more time, the good news is that it’s expected to be released Summer 2024! Not everyone will be aware of this film, and this release isn’t being all that well advertised right now.

That’s because not every city got to screen this studio’s last work, Chang’an: A Journey of Thirty Thousand Miles, to reveal this fact. This film had a very limited theatrical run, what’s presented is very much a blink, and you’ll miss it moment. Those people fortunate to see this movie will have seen the teaser. Even afterwards, there isn’t much talk about it on the forums and few animation news websites that I track.

For now, the films that are seeing love in China’s box office includes Boonie Bears: Time Twist, Ba Jie (a film I hope will get some America-side attention due to its theme of how to enter Buddhist heaven), and Huang Pi: God of Wealth Cat. The latter sounds interesting since it concerns a cat who gives out money! As for which new movie is making waves, Variety announced news that Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to distribute the sports live action comedy Yolo for international release.

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – How Cold Can It Get In NYC?

Although this teaser trailer to Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is meant to be just that, the hints it offers suggests that unless the team can put the heat back, Manhatten is the last place to experience the next Ice Age!

Ghostbusters Frozen Empire Movie PosterThe largest takeaway from the teaser trailer of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is that something from the Arctic is coming to invade New York! Just what that isn’t the return of the Titanic. That boat isn’t in the running because of what the first film alluded to, so those spirits are probably at peace. And I doubt there’s a malicious force wanting to claim what’s lost decades ago, since it wouldn’t make sense for a continuation.

Instead of simply offering a trailer breakdown, what I offer are my theories on what this fourth film might be about. The ice theme is everywhere, and it might allude to one historical incident from long ago concerning lost sailors. Since the threat is coming from the sea, that must mean someone there is eying the invading New York. According to the official synopsis, “When the discovery of an ancient artefact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.”

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