| Marvel Comics has formally announced a partnership with Tokyo based anime production studio Madhouse to develop four 12 episode anime television series featuring Marvel super hero characters. The first series, which will feature Iron Man and Wolverine, among other characters, will premier on the Animax network in early 2010. Marvel International president Simon Philips has explained that Marvel intends for these super heroes to be redesigned to become “part of the fabric of [Japanese] society.” While Madhouse president Jungo Maruta agrees, “Marvel today is so open-minded. Marvel gives creators freedom to fly.” Madhouse chief operating officer Alex Yeh says of Marvel, “Although they say, ‘I want Japanese anime,’ it’s not what they actually want. They want a hybrid between Japanese and Western animation.” The Marvel/Madhouse productions will also be developed into Japanese manga while the anime will be distributed via multiple outlets including cellphones. Source: New York Times |
NaruleachFeb 27, 2011 11:02 PM
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| There's been a really noticeable "comic book hero" fever going around lately. While I'm not intending to put anyone down, nor these comic book stories, I just find it utterly ridiculous how many comic book related movies, and now anime, are coming out. |
| i wanna say its sounds pretty cool but my gut instincts are telling me it will end up in complete phailure >_> i've seen some animes based on western styled comic books. didnt.. really... like it... that much =( |
| sounds like this is going to be in the vain of the "What if" comics that used to come out in the early 90's. What if these super heroes were japanese heroes instead of american or canadian for those canuckle head fans. Could make for some interesting anime's. |
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| meh. Wolverine could be interesting, the story about him being in Japan was okay. On the other hand, I don't want to see an Iron Man Anime. o_O |
| with Madhouse at the helm, with Marvel exercising some editorial control of course, these could be very interesting, especially from a stylistic point-of-view. lets wait and see... |
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| A hybrid eh? Doesn't sound that interesting... |
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| Ironman + Wolverine + Madhouse? Badass. |
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| It will be weird... Sounds BAD to me. X3 |
SellehaJun 7, 2010 1:07 PM
| Well as a Marvel fan, this is very intriguing. Hopefully this will turn out well. |
| I don;t know if i'll be watching this, it seems like it'll fail... |
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| actually looking forward to it, jst to see if/how it works. Looks like Marvel's reaction to the Gotham Knight DVD. |
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| I'm having trouble picturing the characters drawn anime style. It'll take some getting used to, that's for sure. |
| Gothat Knight wasnt bad from what I heard, I look forward to the meeting of the two 'genres'. Help make Japan less xenophobic looking~ |
| HAHAHA it's the shock of the two alternate universes. xD I have to watch this just for the sake of knowledge. And for the sake of Wolverine. |
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| This could be interesting... |
| Um...fuck yeah Iron Man? |
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| Great potential, the Marvel universe is huge and has great story, let's just hope the execution is well done. |
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| im not a very big marvel fan but it seems interesting enought |
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accela said: *crosses fingers for runaways* *crosses fingers for runaways* *crosses fingers for runaways* *crosses fingers for runaways* *CROSSES FINGERS FOR RUNAWAYS* Yeah, totally looking forward to this!! *A* |
| Meh, I'm interested. The bishounen Tony Stark pic really has me worried though. |
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| i'm eager to see this one |
| mildly interested I've always been a fan of X-men |
| Interesting... Interesting indeed. |
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| Madhouse are the best anime production studio out IMO Monster Death Note Claymore Lagoon Trigun Gungrave so on & so on i do think this will be hit or miss based on how much rope does Marvel give Madhouse and how many risks will they take in making these western-anime hybrids,hopefully there arent too many cooks in those kitchens |
Sample image of Iron Man Madhouse version. (Left: Madhouse, Right:original) "X-MEN" and "Incredible Hulk" will follow the Iron Man series. |
| Anime based on good comic books do not have a very good track record. Manga spider-man has a freaking mecha. I'll try to watch, but I don't have high hopes for this. |
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tobruk said: “Marvel today is so open-minded. Marvel gives creators freedom to fly.” Its because they like monies lol.... |
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| that quote isnt from me but oh well, and with all the comic companies worried about being able to survive since the comic industry has been declining every year, why wouldnt they look at other formats to make some money. |
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| I like Marvel...I really hope this doesn't go horribly wrong. Wolverine is one of my favourite Marvel characters as well. |
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| it sounds interesting... then again maybe not |
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| I am so totally looking forward to this :D *Big Marvel Fan* |
| Uummmm animate? As in japanses designs? |
| I wonder if it has something to do with Michael Turner dying. =( But awesome, I hope it goes well. =o I love Marvel. <3 |
| Usotsuki. |
| Urgh. |
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| At least they will do a better job than the cartoon series producers XD XD |
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Yandere said: I wonder if it has something to do with Michael Turner dying. =( But awesome, I hope it goes well. =o I love Marvel. <3 Turner worked for Top Cow and Image, not Marvel |
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| News Update Marvel announced that their collaboration anime with MAD HOUSE Studio will be aired on Animax channel from the Spring of 2010 in Japan. The trailers of the "Iron Man" and "Wolverine" will be shown at San Diego ComiCon on July 24th. Source: Anime!Anime! |
| Cool; I'm interested to see some footage, definitely. Anything Madhouse does is either fantastic or sub-par, so I may give this a shot in hope of it falling the former category. I'm also not that big a comic book fan so I'm probably not nearly as offended by the idea as some might be... ;-) |
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