The British Museum announces impending anime film seasons

Paul · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject:

The British Museum, which is based in London, is planning a couple of anime-flavored film seasons that will run from the end of July right the way through until the end of September.

"MANGA TO ANIME FOR FAMILIES" ("a series of Japanese animated films for the whole family") and "LATE NIGHT MANGA TO ANIME FILM SEASON" ("a series of feature films which have put the Japanese animated film industry on the international map") are spotlighting some quite obscure, older classics (They Were Eleven, Phoenix 2772 - Space Firebird) along side some movies as recent as Naruto The Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow. The full schedule is as follows:

Naruto The Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (July 2

Porco Rosso (August 4)

Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind (August 11)

Phoenix 2772 - Space Firebird (September 7)

Barefoot Gen (September 13)

Akira (September 14)

They Were Eleven (September 21)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (September 2

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (September 29)

kupocake · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject:

They Were Eleven? Crikey.

melonpan · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:09 am Post subject:

Damn, I really wanted to see the Naruto movie... in Japanese! But no.. they have to play the dubbed version with that old woman as Naruto... what a let down.

At least quite a few of the other films are in Japanese, GITS:Innocence and some other Ghibli ones.

Can anyone fill me in on what They Were Eleven is like? I found it's been released R1 by CPM, it's actually in stock on DVD Pacific : O! I'll have to pick this up, always wanted to see a really old anime : ).

Can anyone who's heard the Naruto dub, or somehow heard a part of the movie let me know if it really is too bad to watch?

EDIT: If the dub in the movie really is as terrible as what I heard at the LE last year in the TV series (hurts to think about it : ( ), I'll e-mail this museum and ask them what the chances of showing it in Japanese are. : D

Maxon · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:34 am Post subject:

For the love of God, will people stop overrating GITS. At least they're not showing the first film.

Jayme · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:50 am Post subject:

Sy · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:58 am Post subject:

I'd love to see the GitS movies on the big screen. I've seen Innocence before at the cinema but it would be great to see it again. Shame it's in London which is just too damn far.

Doberman Pharaoh · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject:

Kurogane · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject:

melonpan · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject:

Maxon · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:28 pm Post subject:

7zark7 · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:18 am Post subject:

IMO, The GitS movies seem to get better after watching them a few times. I did like them at first, but love them now. Smile

Manga Girls · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:20 am Post subject:

I will be going along to the Naruto movie this saturday, I think seeing Naruto on the big screen will be an interesting experience. Tickets to Naruto are free, I'm not sure if there are any left, but give the box office a ring to find out more.

Also bought tickets for Akira and GITS: Solid State Society.

M.G xx