I cannot wait for the next one. Always start with a great hook. Threatening to kill someone is a good hook. It sets the tempo for the contrast of this show. There is the visceral violence, but also the moments of reflection. When he tears the robots apart it is like him disemboweling them. They are [...]
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Or would you call it wire-y? I expected nothing going into Casshern Sins and I came out of the episode pleasantly surprised. It had it’s problems in that we have an amnesiac, angsty anti-hero who has no idea why people are after him (too typical) and you’re literally dumped into the setting with absolutely no idea [...]
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If anime is about the “WTF moment”, I think I have reached the stage of Nirvana. I just watched some of the new offerings of the fall 2008 season, and one anime struck out as one of the strangest anime ever. Instead of following traditional convention to pick a series based on prior interest, I [...]
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Casshern Sins Short Synopsis: Our lead character has upset a lot of (or robots in this case) by killing someone. Highlights: That Casshern-guy is rather dull. Overall Enjoyment Value: 6,5/10 As much as I’d like to fanboy over the unusual art style and setting, I just can’t. There were too many parts of this episode that just didn’t sit [...]
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「終末の世界で」 (Shuumatsu no Sekai de) "At The End of the World" First Glance: A remake of the 1973 classic Shinzo Ningen Casshern, Casshern Sins returns to television 35 years later with a modernized look and new cast in a production by MADHOUSE.
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Click pictures to enlarge them. Spoilers ahead so please be cautious. Well, this was weird. Surprisingly, first half was pure action. There is very little information given to the viewer. It feels as if we are getting the same information that Casshern..글 전체보기
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Have you seen the live action Casshern movie?  Well, here’s a trailer for the upcoming Casshern Anime Series: From Twitch: Japan’s Madhouse Studios have been hard at work on a new Casshern anime series.  Titled Casshern Sins the show is slated to hit Japanese airwaves in September… I think it looks pretty cool from the teaser, but I’d [...]
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QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY ���The Original Animation��� (OVA) — [09/12]
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The official Japanese website for the upcoming Casshern Sins anime has been launched along with a streaming trailer. The anime series will be a remake of the original anime series by Madhouse. And from what I’ve seen so far in the trailer, it looks really good. Source: CASSHERN Sins via AnimeNewsNetwork Can’t wait for this anime to be [...]
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Here are the trailers for some upcoming anime this Fall. The first one is Quiz Magic Academy, which is based from a game. I might actually watch this one since it’s only an OVA. Yay for OVAs!!! The second one is Casshern SINS, an anime remake but I’m not yet convinced if I should watch it [...]
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This is just…wow. Even better than the Skull Man trailer, which is what I keep comparing this show to in my mind since they’re both remakes/deconstructions of classic henshin hero shows. Definitely my pick for the fall season now.
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A new Casshern anime series was announced to be in the works at the first day of Tokyo International Anime Fair. The new series will be produced by Madhouse and they have seemingly gathered a nice production team of Shigeyasu Yamauchi, Yoshihiko Umakoshi and Yasuko Kobayashi. Source: Moon Phase
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A new Casshern (tentatively titled) anime series was announced at the Tokyo International Anime Fair held today. The show will be produced by Madhouse and will be directed by Yamauchi Shigeyasu — of Saint Seiya fame. It is scheduled for broadcast this upcoming fall season…
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Sometimes, the term “adaptation” is used to describe an anime-to-live-action production, when in fact, “inspired” would be more apropos. Casshern, the 2004 live-action “adaptation” of the little known anime of the same name, should actually be termed an “inspired” film. The 1973 anime, which takes place in the future, features the titular character fighting robots [...]
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