Gainax always makes crazy series. Be it FLCL, Neon Genesis Evangelion, or Gurren Lagann, they certainly aren’t afraid to make something very different. However, the title of their new series, “Pansuto” (which roughly translates to “Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt”), seems completely out there. The show will focus on two female angels who come to earth to fight ghosts. While the name might make me skeptical, Gainax has never disappointed before, so I’m hoping that this delivers as well. You can read more about it here.
So the next victim of Hollywood’s compulsion to remake Hollywood movies is Satoshi Kon’s amazing film, “Paprika”. You can read about it here. It seems that the super hero and graphic novel phase is waning, and the new popular bucket to dip into for ideas is anime. With Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll, Akira, and more all getting the live-action treatment, it will be interesting to see how Western audiences respond to the influx of Hollywood anime adaptations.
While the film industry has been busy ruining much that I love with remakes of “Cowboy Bebop”, “Akira”, “Ghost in the Shell”, and “Ninja Scroll”, this new “Astroboy Film” actually looks good!
Okay, so there is a trend here: studios are systematically trying to ruin my childhood. Transformers, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Akira, the list goes on. So the next defenseless piece of prey is Voltron, the original one-become-many mecha show. Apparently the man at the helm worked on “Queer Eye” and “The Today Show”, so of course he is well qualified to steer this film in the right direction. Where are the defenders of the universe to protect me from this remake?
