2007/12/06
The Hollywood Reporter entertainment industry newspaper reports that actress Jamie Chung has signed onto the live-action Dragonball film as the main character Goku's love interest, Chi Chi. Jamie Chung is best known for her appearance on MTV's The Real World, the prototype for many of today's so-called reality television series. In addition to guest television roles, she will also star in the title role in Samurai Girl, a pilot for a possible television series on America's ABC Family network. (This project is based on Carrie Asai's Samurai Girl novels and is unrelated to Reiji Saiga and Sora Inoue's Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School manga.)
The Dragonball movie is based on Akira Toriyama's hit fighting manga that was published in Shueisha's Shonen Jump magazines in both Japan and North America. Justin Chatwin (War of the Worlds, The Invisible, Lost television series) has already been cast as Goku, and James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Spike, Smallville's Braniac) will play his nemesis, Piccolo. Director James Wong (Final Destination, X-Files television series, The One) and producer Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer) started principal photography of the film for Twentieth Century Fox last month. The movie is scheduled to open on August 15, 2008.
2007/11/27
Nissan Chief Creative Officer Shiro Nakamura told BusinessWeek magazine that the Nissan GT-R coupe's redesign, which was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show and Los Angeles Auto Show this month, was inspired by the Gundam anime series. "The GT-R is unique because it is not simply a copy of a European-designed supercar," said Nakamura. "It had to really reflect [Japanese] culture."
Specifically, Nakamura noted that the high-performance model's square lines and vents were influenced by Gundam. The Japanese designers created the aggressively boxy overall design, although the company's American designers softened the contours in its rear, and the European designers gave it an unusually raked roofline. The car is returning to production next year for the first time since 2002, in part due to Nissan's recent resurgence.
2007/11/22
Six months after buying Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops, I finally finished the game. The story was good, like any other Hideo Kojima game(the circle is now almost complete, everything is finally starting to make sense! OMFG!); but the controls were just so awful(big thanks to the design of the psp, with only 1 R and L buttons, and only 1 analog). Makes me wish they would make a movie for this series. How nice would it be to see Snake in live action!
Speaking of movie adaptations, Fox Studios has now started production on a live action movie for Toriyama Akira's Dragon Ball. I wonder how that's gonna turn out to be. Hopefully it won't be too corny, haha.
2007/11/21
Hi guys and gals. Sorry about the monthly long absence of updates. I've busy with school, and life... But I hope the weekly updates are keeping you all entertained. Hopfully I will be able to get in the swing
of doing series updates again. Before I go on any further, I would like to call for help from all you guys: Plese donate to VeryManga by clicking on the donate button on the right side of the website> Currently, the monthly server fees of this site
is $200. I simply will not be able to hold up for long without any sort of help. So, plese help us out. Thanks!
On a side not, I found a really cool article on Anime News Network:
Anyways, I will keep on doing small updates until I free up some time. That's it for now. Have a great day!
2007/10/10
Recently there has been a lot of talk about the actress Sawajiri Erika(she was in 1 Litre of Tears and Taiyou no Uta). Apparently, she had a very bad attitude during an interview showing for her new movie
"Closed Note," by answering reporters' questions rudely. She also refused to smile, as well as hold the sign for the movie during picture taking. A lot of the Japanese media are talking bad things about her
because of what she did, and as a result, Erika had to apologize to the public(crying while she was doing it). My thoughts on this subject are that people should give her a break. Who knows what might have happened
that day, and besides, being a celebrity really puts a lot of pressure on one. But I guess she did act very immaturely. After all, being a celebrity means taking responsibility for what you do, because you are a roll
model to so many people. Hopefully Erika-chan will get better again.
Today's updates relates a lot to schooling(I guess it's because I've been very busy with school lately). But, the series are all quite good: GTO, Gokusen, and Eyeshield21. Except for Gokusen which is only updated in its
English version, the others all come in two languages. I also added two more volumes of Vagabond, in English. That's it for today. Enjoy!
2007/10/09
Hope you all had a good weekend. I've been watching a lot of Downtown's Gaki no Tsukai(a late night interactive show in Japan) lately, and I have to say, damn these guys are good. The jokes they come up with are just so original. Especially Matsumoto; no wonder
he is called a genius when it comes to stuff that he does. Iryu 2 will be starting in two days, I just can't wait. Also, I thought it would be good if you guys found out the contents of this week's Weekly Jump:
To Love Ru ~trouble~(Colored Page)
One Piece
Bleach
Naruto(Cover)
Katekyoushi Hitman Reborn
Muhyou and Rouji
Eyeshield 21
Hatsukoi Limited
Tegami Bachi(Colored Page)
HUNTER X HUNTER
P2! Let's Play PingPong
Yusha
Majin Tantei Nougima Neuro
Mx0
Gintama
D.Gray-man
Prince of Tennis
Kochi Kame
Samurai Usagi
Sket Dance
Belmonde
Jaguar(absent)
Today's updates include: Hikaru no Go, I''s, and Ichigo 100%. All three are updated in both English and Japanese. Hope you will enjoy them!
2007/10/07
Since Gundam OO started this weekend, I was thinking about updating something that's somewhat related to it. After thinking for a while, one series came to mind; it talks about two brothers trying to find their bodies as they go on a journey in a world that uses
alchemy. If you thought Fullmetal Alchemist, then you are very correct. Also, seeing how Thanksgiving is just around the corner, I decided to give a little bit more manga to you guys. So, today's update includes: Fullmetal Alchemist, Gantz, and HUNTER X HUNTER. All three
are updated in both their Japanese format and English format.
I also updated the november release dates of certain Jump series, you can find out on what day your favourite series comes out in Japan at the Japanese Release Dates page. For now, enjoy all the manga, and to all Canadians: Happy Thanksgiving!
2007/10/06
Added the second chapter of Hatsukoi Limited. You guys can give it a download at the New Releases section.
The long awaited Gundam OO started airing today. After watching the first episode, I have to say, it is better than what I expected. With Seiji Mizushima(director of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime) as the director, it seems that the series will be a success.
The timeline of this series seems to be based in our time(yep, no more cosmic era, no more after colony), in the year A.D. 2307. It seems that Earth's natural resources have been depleted completely, and humans have turned to solar energy as their only source of power.
There are three forces: Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations (formerly United States of America), the Human Reform League (Russia, China and India) and the Advanced European Union. They have three what are called "orbital elevators with solar power generation systems"
built in space. But, becasue not everyone gets to use the energy, war breaks out. This is where a group of people who call themselves the "Celestial Being" come in; stating that they are an armed forces who will end all warfare. The first episode was named after the
group: Celestial Being, and episode two airs next Saturday, and is called "Gundam Meisters". It should be a good episode.
Anywho, for you guys who are contemplating on whether to give the series a try, please do, it's not as bad as you think(or maybe it will be). But for now, go give Hatsukoi Limited a download! Enjoy!
2007/10/05
The weather at where I live has been really bad lately, it just won't stop raining! Someday I hope I'll be able to move to a place where sunny days out weighs rainy days.
Today wasn't so bad though, because after so many days of raining, the sun finally peeked out from above the clouds! But, being the student that I am, I had to go to school and miss all the sun =(.
Today's update isn't as big as previous updates, but I think it is still something. I uploaded some new weekly chapters, and a new series: Naruto, in English and Japanese. This should please some fans out there.
After all, a site is not a manga site without Naruto(right....? haha).
Anyways, this will be all the updates for today. I'll come back with more for you guys tomorrow. I seriously can't wait for school to end, this way I can enjoy the rest of the sunny day.
But as for you guys, enjoy the mangai(haha?) goodness!
2007/10/04
Not as big of an update today as compared to the couple days before. Added the English version of Air Gear, as well as Vagabond and Zetman in both English and Japanese. I have to say, today's update is towards more of a
teenagers' group. But none the less, both new series are really great to read. If you haven't started on either, please do. You won't regret it.
The chinese versions of the new Bleach, Hunter x Hunter, Naruto, and One Piece have become available on the internet. Even though we won't be hosting it, I'll still put up the link to the bittorrent files so that you guys can
have a download. [Raw-Manga] Bleach 294(chn) [Raw-Manga] Hunter x Hunter 261(chn) [Raw-Manga] Naruto 373(chn) [Raw-Manga] One Piece 473(chn)
The CLANNAD anime has started. I have no idea what it's about, but I will certainly give it a try. Plus, next Friday, the sequel to Iryu will start airing in Japan. I wonder how it's gonna turn out, the original one was
just simply awsome. The original focused on the batista surgery, and this time the sequel will be focusing on the management policies of Japan's hospitals. If you can get access to this series, give it a try no matter what!
I'll leave you guys with a trailer of the sequel. Enjoy!
2007/10/03
I love October. Not only because my birthday is this month, it's also because a lot of new shows start during October in Japan. The winter season of Japanese dramas are starting soon as well, there are so many jdramas
with high potential that I am really looking forward to watching them.
I don't know if you guys know about the show, but about 2 years ago the drama adaptation of Kurosagi was aired in Japan, with teh main character being played by Yamapi(Yamashita Tomohisa). It was a big hit, and I loved
every minute of it. In September, the filming for the movie version of Kurosagi has also started! But not much information was released about it, except that it's set to go into theaters around March 2008.
Yesterday as I was surfing around the internet, I found that the cast members of the movie has now been released. Everyone who were in the drama will be making a return in the movie! That includes Yui Ichikawa, as well as
Horikita Maki(who played Ashya Mizuki in the Hanazakari no Kimitachi e drama which aired this summer). The movie should be awsome to watch.
But, enough about my chit chat. Here's what I got for you guys today: the whole series of Hanazakari no Kimitachi e in English, Prince of Tennis in both English and Japanese, Death Note in both English and Japanese,
the Japanese version of Hana Yori Dango, as well as the Japanese version of Suzuka. If that's not enough for ya, how about a chapter of Hajime no Ippo in the New Releases section?
I hope you guys enjoy those downloads. As always, if you find a broken link, please tell me about it.
Also, if you see any series that you have but isn't complete on VeryManga, please tell me where to get them, or if you are generous enough, upload the files onto websites such as
MegaUpload or
FileSend and just send me the link. I will get them onto the site as soon as I can.
The reading must be making your eyes bleed.... I am really sorry. Go on and download away! Oh yeah, while you wait for your downloads to finish, you can check out the news report about the Kurosagi movie below(subbed in Chinese) ^_^:
2007/10/02
I updated three series today: One Piece(in English and Japanese), Slam Dunk!(in English and Japanese), and 20th Century Boys in English. Gantz chapter 258 has also been uploaded in its raw form.
This brings the library now to over 10 series. Let's all hope that soon we'll be able to surpass 50 series, and then even 100 series!
Also, you may have already noticed that the download pages have changed a bit. There is no longer a separate page for English and Japanese
downloads. I hope this will bring convenience to you guys when downloading.
The winter season of anime seems to have started. There are lots of highly anticipated series such as Mokke, Gundam 00, and of course an adaptation of the famous Jump series Majin Tantei Nougima Neuro. You can watch the preview of the show below.
That's all for today. Enjoy! PS: with big updates like these, there is always the chance that there might be a broken link. If you do find one, please tell inform me through the contact page. Thanks! ^_^
2007/10/01
Hey guys, just want to tell you all that because it is getting close to midterms time, I won't be able to update as often for about 2 weeks or so. But, don't worry, there will still be updates coming, hopefully enough to fullfill
all your needs ^_^.
On a side note, I have a treat for you guys. I found the cover for next week's Weekly Jump. Guess what, HUNTER X HUNTER is on the cover. Wow it's been a long time since this has happened. So, I decided to post up the cover for you guys to look at until
Jump actually comes out.
Also, the series that would be appearing in the next issue of Jump seems to be:
Katekyoushi Hitman Reborn(colored pages)
Naruto
One Piece
Hatsukoi Limited(colored pages)
HUNTER X HUNTER(colored pages)
Claymore(colored pages)...
and many others of course. I'll put up an update tomorrow. So check back!
