Madoka Magica Returning! Two episodes on the same day!

After the disaster that struck Japan last month it's easy to see why certain shows were pulled off the air. I mean no one needs to be reminded that their country has been through something horrific, but now a few shows are making a return to the airwaves and Madoka Magica is one of them.

The television station MBS based in Kansai will air episodes 11 and 12 back-to-back April 21st. Episode 12 will mark the end of this amazing and dark series.

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Do you Consider Yourself Open Minded?

When I first started watching anime I witnessed quite a few strange things, but that was before I realized this was all coming from another country. Actually this isn't what I want to really talk about. When I say 'Open Minded' I'm talking about genres.

Personally as an anime fan I love all types of genres. I love action-adventure, comedy, sci-fi, but I also love Romance. I'm really big into horror and things like that.

So what about you guys? Is there any anime genres you can't stand? Or do you love them all?

You can go into details if you like!

K-ON! DVD Countdown

Alright guys. I went ahead and created a countdown clock for K-ON! DVD 1. I wanted to post this on my blog here, but I couldn't. Sorry about that.

For a long time now I was hoping to add K-ON! to my DVD collection and now it's almost about to happen. You can follow along yourselves by clicking HERE!

A Channel

I finished watching the first episode of this anime today and it's really hilarious. I wanted to point it out to people in case you guys were thinking about watching it yourselves. I believe Crunchyroll will be simulcasting it in the future too.

You see the picture posted above? I've seen it several times over the last few days, but never noticed the baseball bat. The funny thing is, and this is minor spoilers, in the first episode that girl is wielding it just to keep some guys away from the Blond girl (her name is Run.)

It really is a cute show and I'm certainly going to keep watching. As always I hope someone here in the states gets the distribution rights to it.

Why I Hate '4Kids'

Of all the anime companies out there 4Kids is the only one I hate! Yes I do have preferences when it comes to anime and only a few other companies meet those preferences (or come close to), but that never made me hate them. 4Kids on the other hand did something that I cannot stand. They edit anime.

Now don't get me wrong. I understand that certain shows and movies have to be edited in order to get aired on television. For instance the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day, they have to edit out all the fun words. Besides television is a great way to get anime out there? Even if you don't have cable or satellite you can still get anime on the weekends. Not to mention parents would love to find shows their little ones can watch, enjoy and stay out of their hair.

So why do I hate 4Kids for their edits? Simple. Most of them aren't necessary.

1. Changing names.

There is no reason to change names in anime. Japanese names are just as easy to understand as English ones. You just have to practice at it.

2. Removing Japanese Words.

This one makes the least amount of sense to me. We have kids shows out there that not only teach English speaking audiences a different language, but we also have shows out there that teach them how to spell in another language. So what's wrong with the Japanese language all of a sudden?   

3. Changing Locations.

Unintentionally anime can be educational, especially to someone in another country. Thanks to anime I know about some Japanese holidays, traditions and locations. Then 4Kids comes along and suddenly the Tokyo Tower is somewhere in America.

I have a lot more I could say about this, but I don't want this blog to be one giant bash fest. The problem is I don't consider 4Kids an anime distributor. I consider them someone who takes anime, edits it and tries to make a buck off of it. Anime sells without that sort of treatment. 4Kids is being sued and they plan on filing for chapter 11 just to stay in business. I honestly don't believe anime here in the states would be worse off if 4Kids did go bankrupt. They've been doing anime fans and those Japanese companies wrong for far too long.

Sound of the Sky- Coming July 5th!

Persistence pays off! I sent an email to Nozomi and they sent me a nice little email detailing some of the finer points of Sound of the Sky (AKA: So Ra No Wo To)

So first of all... Thanks Nozomi for the email and thanks for grabbing this wonderful series! Here are some finer details about the release.

Name: Sound of the Sky
Language: English Sub/ On Screen Translation. 
Episodes: 12 + 2 special episodes
SRP: $49.99

Here's some more details about the series. This is being lifted directly from the email BTW.

[GRIMES, Iowa, April 6, 2011 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are pleased to announce the SOUND OF THE SKY (Sora no Woto) Complete DVD Collection L.E. will be available on July 5, 2011.

This limited-edition DVD box set will feature all 12 episodes of Sound of the Sky – plus two special episodes – with Japanese audio, plus English-language subtitles and on-screen translations. Additionally, the set will be housed in a collectors’ art box and include a 40-page book with series artwork and staff commentaries. Only a limited quantity of this premium set will be produced.]

Again I want to remind everyone that this lifted from the email itself. I take no credit for writing it. 


Here's the website for Sound of the Sky: Rightstuf- Sound of the Sky 

And this is one place you can pre-order the series: Pre-Order Here!

When the series comes out I'll write a review for it. I've already seen the series at Crunchyroll, but I want to do another review for this release.

Battle Girls- Time Paradox

Hey everyone! I watched the first episode of Battle Girls- Time Paradox yesterday and I wanted to let you know what I thought. It was funny! It was cute and I cannot wait to see more. It's about a school girl named Hideyoshi who accidentally gets sent back in time to the 'warring states period of Japan', but now it's inhabited by nothing, but women. Hideyoshi is tasked with gathering the pieces of crimson armor for Oda Nobunaga.

I couldn't help, but draw some lines back to the show Koihime Muso, but that's alright with me. I like the idea of exploring this sort of theme further.

If you want you can watch the first episode yourself at Crunchyroll's website by clicking HERE!

'So Ra No Wo To' becomes 'Sound Of The Sky'

Hey guys! I was checking out Rightstuf's website today and just noticed they had posted their new catalog on their website and guess what's on the front cover!

Nozomi grabbed the distribution rights to this show and it looks like they changed the name from So Ra No Wo To to Sound Of The Sky. Awesome! I was hoping to get some information out of Nozomi about this release, but maybe I'm not the only one asking....

I already checked Rightstuf and Nozomi's website and they aren't taking pre-orders just yet and it doesn't look like anyone has broken the news yet. I've done a google search and even checked The Anime Network, but so far I've turned up nothing.

Well is this good news or what? Least we got an offical title, now we need a release date, pricing and whether it'll be dubbed or not. Frankly I'll be as happy as can be as long as it's released.

You can download the book if you want by clicking HERE!

First Review Is Up!

Hey everyone! My review for Murder Princess is up! Like I said before I'll post more reviews now. Hope you guys enjoy it and find it informative.

Funimation Sold

Some smart investors finally grabbed FUNimation. I wanted to make the announcement and give you the link to the story. FUNimation themselves tell it better then I could.

Click HERE To Read the Story!

Finished Murder Princess

Hey everyone. I just wanted to let you know that I finished watching Murder Princess just a few minutes ago. I watched all six episodes and then watched the sixth episode with the commentary. I won't say what I thought about it here. I'll wait until I write my review. Once I get the "Review" section set up I'll start doing more of them regularly.

I know my posts today haven't been very productive, but my goal is to post at least one thing anime related on here everyday, so that's what I'm doing.

I can tell you I watched the second volume of Rozen Maiden and enjoyed that very much. Now all I need to do is collect the third volume and I'll be set! Until I go after the second season....

DVDs Should Be Here Today

I just wanted to let everyone know that my DVDs should be here today. I don't know when they'll arrive or when I'll get to writing that review, but it shouldn't be too long after I watch the shows. I always like writing reviews right after I watch something.

In case you were wondering the two DVDs I'm expecting are Murder Princess and Rozen Maiden DVD 2. I'll only be writing a review for Murder Princess though.

And sometime this month I should be getting K-ON! Which I'm really excited about. Even if the dub stinks (which I'm sure it'll be alright.) I still have the sub version I can watch and that's the version I've gotten used to anyways.

Seriously though... If I'm not mentioning K-ON! I'm mentioning Alien Nine.

Anime Songs.

I wanted to take a moment and post a few of my favorite anime songs for everyone to listen to. I'm sure you've heard them before, but just in case I wanted to post them again.

1. Alien Nine- Rebirth

2. Serial Experiments Lain: Opening

3. Oreimo: Opening

Tales of Vesperia- The FIrst Strike! And More!

Now I really, really, really, hope the Mayans are wrong! FUNimation has just announced they had acquired the distribution rights to Tales of Vesperia- The First Strike! If you don't know it's a prequel of the game Tales of Vesperia.

Now what would be a real treat for me and other Vesperia fans is if FUNimation also got the original voice actors to provide the voices for the same characters they voiced in the game! Thankfully those voice actors aren't new to anime. For instance Troy Baker, the voice of Yuri, can be heard in shows such as Naruto, Bleach and FMA/Brotherhood. Not to mention Danielle Judovits, the voice of Estelle, can be heard in Naruto.

Now for the 'MORE' section of my post. FUNimation has also acquired the following for DVD/Blu-Ray release next year.

1. Fractale

2. Freezing

Alright! I'll report more if any new information comes in.

K-ON! DVD 3... Who Wants To Guess?

Alright. I'm sure we'll be getting news about the release date for K-ON! DVD 3. As you may already know Bandai has acquired the first season of the show and I've already pre-ordered the first DVD. Anyways the first season is made up of 13 episodes plus 1 OVA.

So far the first two DVDs will have 4 episodes on them. So this is what COULD possibly happen and please make you guess as well.

1. They'll release the next 5 episodes on the DVD. (No OVA)
2. They'll release the next 3 episodes on the DVD.
3. They'll release the next 5 episodes on the DVD plus the OVA.

As long as we get everything I'll be happy. The OVA was a lot of fun and worth watching. Personally I wouldn't be surprised if the OVA get's released on a separate DVD. Same goes for season two and the movie. I just hope this DVD release does well.

So what do you guys think will happen?

Coming Soon! Two New Sections!

Alright. I'm pretty close to adding two new sections to my blog pretty soon so I wanted to go ahead and announce them now so no one will be surprised later. I think I may have hinted towards them before, but now I'm confirming them (Unless things suddenly change.)

1. Anime Reviews.

I doubt anyone's surprised, but soon I'll be adding anime reviews to my blog. It'll be located in it's own section.

2. Video Games

I'm an anime fan and a gamer. I love RPGs and Survival Horror games. I plan on posting play through's of both sometime in the near future. Nothing too fancy, but I'm still excited to do it.

And that's it for now. If I come up with anymore I'll let you guys know. I want this blog to be a multipurpose blog, without losing sight of it's true purpose.

Thank you and take care!

One of Crunchyroll's Simulcasts

Hey everyone. I wanted to direct your attention for a moment to one of Crunchyroll's simulcasts. I would say something about the others, but I've only seen the first episode of this show and it's pretty funny and cute. I'm glad Crunchyroll is going to show it on their website.

The show is called My Ordinary Life. Since I've only seen one episode I can only tell you that it's made up of different segments and each segment has it's own plot. The first episode will be available to premium members in one day, but us regular users have to wait eight.

Click HERE to check it out!

Time To Embarrass Myself! Not Really.

I can use a lot of words to describe my anime DVD collection, but "Embarrassed" wouldn't be one of them. Sure there are some series I wouldn't want to show anyone who wasn't an anime fan, but it doesn't have anything to do with my feeling towards those shows.

Anyways I've decided to start posting pictures of my collection online and I've decided to start with two of the most embarrassing series in my collection. I mean if I could be embarrassed by anything in my collection these two would do it.

First up we have!
1. Magical Project S

2. Mew Mew Taruto

Funimation confirms Shiki! Coming 2012!

Unless the Mayans are right, we'll all be seeing Shiki come to DVD and Blu-Ray sometime in 2012. To be honest I'm not too surprised to see FUNimation acquire this show. A specific date and price hasn't been announced yet, but I would like to take a guess. Don't hold it to me, but I see the regular DVD version being sold for $50.00 + and the Blu-Ray version being sold for around $60.00.

Again I'm just guessing here. If you would like to see the official announcement please click HERE!

Introducing Post

I created a post in the new "Introducing" section. I hope you enjoy it and I hope to add a lot more!

New Section Coming Today!

Hey everyone. I wanted to make a quick announcement. I'm going to be adding a new section on my blog today called "Introducing". This section will be used to introduce people to certain anime shows. I decided to create this section because I wanted to a separate place to put these entries. I didn't want them to vanish between posts. I also think this will be easier for everyone to find these entries.

Just to let everyone know I do plan on updating that section daily like this one.

Thanks!

4Kids...

I don't know about the rest of you, but 4Kids Entertainment has always left a bad taste in my mouth. I started despising the company for what it was ever since I was old enough to appreciate anime for what it is. These are the guys who take anime like Pretty Cure, Tokyo Mew Mew and One Piece and Americanize it.

Anyways it turns out that they've been cheating the Japanese companies they've been licensing anime from and those companies aren't having any of it. I won't go into details, but this ships already sinking. I just hope it's enough to finally sink it. Though I have to say something about the companies that license their anime to them. Now I might be a fan of companies like Toei. I think anyone who's tried to make an AMV using their property knows how strict they are with it, but I think it's strange that they would sell the distribution rights to these shows to companies like 4Kids who cut and edit the heck out of it.

Just my two cents on the matter. You can read the original article HERE!

Dark Anime With Happy Openings!

I always found it fascinating watching a really dark show that has a happy opening. It always makes me feel like were getting deceived. I honestly don't know too many like this, but I do know a few I'd like to share with everyone. 

1. Alien Nine

I'm going to be mentioning this show quite a bit in this blog. Anyways this show has a really cute and happy ending featuring these girls hunting an alien. The song is happy and hyper, but the show is really dark and depressing.

2. Madoka Magica


This show's beginning makes makes me think it's going to be a typical magical girl show. I thought it was going to be a comedy about Madoka trying to become a great magical girl, but she keeps messing things up. I was wrong.

3. Shadow Star Narutaru

Who could possibly believe this show is going to be violent, huh? I mean look at it! The whole opening shows these girls dancing and there's even an Ultraman reference! Then, later, someone looses half of their head...


So what about you guys? Do you know of any anime shows that start happy and whimsical, but turn out to be dark and disturbing? List them them in the comments.

K-ON! DVD 2: Cover Art!

Hey guys! Here's the cover art for the second DVD of K-ON!

The funny thing about this picture (other then the cuteness) is the fact that this scene DOES take place in the anime, but it doesn't happen until the second season!

Otaku is an Insult

With every medium there is always some sort of divide. With anime that divide is pretty apparent to me. For instance the divide between dubbed and subbed fans. There's a divide between people who prefer legit copies of anime and pirated versions and there is a divide between people who believe the word Otaku is an insult and those who do not.

Otaku in Japan means "People who have obsessive hobbies" and yes the word is an insult and you might not believe it, but the word doesn't lose it's meaning just because it's spoken here in America. I know several anime fans think the word Otaku is positive here in America and it's lost most of it's meaning overtime, but I assure you that's not the case. I should also mention this... Just because Tokyopop created the Hulu show America's Greatest Otaku, doesn't mean what I just said isn't true. The title is actually a contradictory. It's like saying "America's Greatest Obsessive".

So... I didn't write this article to change anyone's mind or anything, just my two cents on the matter.

Excel Saga- Anime Returns!

 I owned the entire series on XBOX live and I really loved the show. It's hilarious and it's hard to tell you what it's about. I think someone is trying to take over the city and Excel, one of the main characters, is trying to eat a dog and that's it!

Ok... Not really, but the show is fun and worth checking out. Thanks to FUNimation we'll be getting our chance to collect the series again. May 17th will be the return of Excel Saga! It'll cost you $37.49, but I think it's worth it. You do get all 26 episodes and it's really hilarious. The only bad thing about this anime (this is my opinion only) is the Pedro episode. I'm sorry, but Pedro's plight never interested me.

You can pre-order the series at Rightstuf if you want! I plan to!

Click HERE to pre-order!

SGT. Frog Season 3! Availble For Pre-Order!

Hey everyone! As a Sgt. Frog fan I have no choice, but to deliver this awesome piece of news to you. During my daily search of Rightstuf I spotted the 3rd season of Sgt. Frog up and ready to be pre-ordered! I'm really excited to see it up and I'm even more surprised to see that the show is coming this June! Actually it'll be available June 28th, but you can guarantee yourself a copy if you click HERE and pre-order it! The price is $29.99 (honestly I thought it would be higher.) I plan on pre-ordering my copy a little later.

Do You Believe In Magic?

Here's another AMV I made using three different anime series. UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie, Sasami Magical Girls Club and Magikano. This is a remake of a AMV I made a few months ago. It does have some mistake in it, but I still think it looks pretty good.

Of course I like it. I made it after all. I hope you guys enjoy it too!

Rozen Maiden- Volume 1

I actually thought I would come here today and tell you how I was ripped off at Amazon, but actually I wasn't. Yesterday my copy of Rozen Maiden, volume 1 came and it was in great shape. I didn't like how they packaged it, (no protection, thin envelope) but it came without any scratches. At first I thought it was just resealed and stuff like that, but the DVD looked brand-new and it came with it's inserts, so I'm satisfied.

I'm hoping to complete my collection of the show this summer ASAP. I still want to get the R.O.D Blu-Ray boxset, but I also I want to spend some money on my novel. So I have to plan things just right this year.

Sasami Magical Girls Club- A New Day

Unless you live in Germany you won't be able to see this. Now before anyone gets too mad at me please keep in mind I don't have the power to choose which country is and isn't allowed to watch my videos. If I had a choice every country would.

Future Updates and AMV!

AMVs-

Out of all my hobbies, Making AMVs is one of them!

No. Seriously I do love making AMVs, but I couldn't decide if it's my favorite thing to do or not. I've made a grand total of about 10, but only a few remain today. So I'm actually remaking several of them right now. I'm hoping to get them  up on Youtube as soon as possible.

I do have one and also the news story about Angel Beats posted on my youtube channel. If you'd like to subscribe to my channel. Just click the link HERE!


Updates-

I'm going to expand my blog a bit and include an Anime Review section very soon. The review section is actually another blog, so if you're subscribed to this one you might want to subscribe to that one as well.

I'll probably add a gaming section in a little bit. Post screen shots and game play videos very soon.

And in the land of Updates that's it! I'm going to publish my AMV here in a moment.

Take care!

Sentai Filmworks Acquires Angel Beats!

Sentai Filmworks has announced their acquisition of the anime Angel Beats! The show will be released with both an English and Japanese audio track and will be released on both DVD and Blu-Ray. The English dubbed version of the show will also make it's premiere at Anime Boston. So far a release date hasn't been announced, but I'm sure we'll be seeing one in the near future.

Source: Sentai Filmworks

Oreimo Episode 13

Looks like Japan will finally see how Oreimo will truly end. April 12th four online websites will start streaming episode 13 of this really great show. Those four websites include Nico Nico Douga, Showtime, Moviegate and the Bandai Channel. I don't know if any of those sites will be region blocked or not. I'm not even sure if they'll be subbed later on for English speaking folks. No doubt we'll see these episodes sometime in the near future, but the question of when is still a mystery. For now you can watch the first 12 episodes online and for free by clicking HERE! I'll keep everyone informed as more information comes in.

So Far In Gaming...

I remember saying something about this blog being dedicated to other things besides anime. Well I guess I better get on that at least once. I will limit my gaming talk to RPGs or Survival Horror games. Those two I love the most.

Right now I'm playing a game called Blue Dragon. It's pretty good and from what I can tell it's long. The game is about a group of kids who are try to put a stop to evil Nene's plans, but in order to do that they had to swallow some light crystals that give life to their shadows.

I haven't gotten very far yet. The first time I played through I was curious when Zola would join my team so I raced ahead. Barely got through all the boss fights that I got into and finally found her. So I decided to stop, restart and go back through slowly. At least I know when she makes her grand appearance.

 The game is fun, but right now I'm not a big fan of Shu. He's one of those stereotypical game characters who doesn't put a lot of stock into thinking. That can get pretty annoying.

The rest of the characters are pretty cool as well. We have  Jiro, Kluke and Marumaro.

Well right now I'm still on disk 1 so hopefully I'll get through that and gather all the characters up ASAP. I'll let everyone know how it goes later on.

Coming Soon To My DVD Collection...

Hey everyone. I just wanted to let you know that I bought a few new DVDs. I didn't get that many though. First of all I have K-On! DVD 1 coming sometime next month. I can't wait to finally see the English dubbed version of that. I plan on making a review for each DVD. I'm not sure if I'll do one for Ani.Me though. I haven't decided yet. I might wait until the whole first season gets released first before writing one for them. I know people are curious about the dub and I won't lie either. If it sucks I'll let people know.

Well today I ordered a few more DVDs to add to my collection. One is going to be updated in parts, while the other is the full series of something.

So the first one is Murder Princess. I saw the first two episodes on Funimation. The series looked great, but I decided to cut it off until I got the DVD. Now it's on its way.

I'll do a review about this show later, but it looks pretty good. It's about a coup led by Dr. Akamashi. While trying to escape a princess named Alita knocks into an infamous bounty hunter named Falis and stumbled off a cliff. Somehow they change bodies and now Falis is in the body of princess Alita. Falis then returns in the body of Alita and drives Dr. Akamashi and his coup out of the kingdom and now she's the princess.

The next DVD I ordered is the second volume of Rozen Maiden.

I wish I had bought this sooner. I just put it off for some reason. Even when they re-released both seasons I still didn't buy it and I love this series. I even own some of the mangas. The series is about a boy named Jun who buys things online, tries them out and sends them back. He then answers a flier and magically a living doll named Shinku appears in his room. He awakens her and then during an attack he swears his allegiance to Shinku and becomes his medium.

I'll stop there. This anime is awesome, but I can't write a review until I have the whole thing in my possession. I have the first DVD coming in the mail right now, but I bought it from Amazon so I don't know if it'll be new or not, or if it's really coming. The people I ordered them from doesn't have a great reputation and I didn't see that until after I ordered it. 

I'll let everyone know soon enough.

K-On! DVD 2

Here's some great news for anyone that's been wondering. The second volume of K-On! has been announced! I spotted the Blu-Ray and regular DVD version at Rightstuf today. The second DVD will be released June 14th. So you'll have to wait a good month after the first volume is released, though people who typically pre-order at Rightstuf gets their items a week in advance.I'm not sure if that always happens though.

You can pre-order the second DVD yourself by clicking HERE! I plan on getting the regular DVD version myself. It's a little cheaper.

Movie Actors and Studio Ghibli!- Part Two

I'm here once more to talk about Studio Ghibli and some famous movie actors who've starred in their films. As a Studio Ghibli film fan. I think it's pretty awesome to point these out to people. Even I've been surprised sometimes when I find out a certain celebrity has lent their voices to some of these films. So without further ado...

1. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Patrick Stewart has actually lent his voice to other animated films such as Steam Boy. Nausicaa of the Vally of the Wind is actually the first movie I heard him lend his voice to. He's pretty good and the film is amazing.

2. Howl's Moving Castle

Here's a couple of stars for you. The top picture is of Billy Crystal and the bottom one is Christian Bale. I recognized their voices the moment I heard them. Howl's Moving Castle is a pretty good movie.

3. Kiki's Delivery Service

Last one today. When Kirsten Dunst was younger she lent her voice to Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service. This film was one of the first Studio Ghibli films I've ever seen. It's a great film.

I have a few more I would love to add, but that's for later.

Now Available To Pre-order. Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew....

Hey everyone. Rightstuf released some information about a few manga everyone might be interested in. This year we'll be able to add titles such as Sailor Moon, Codename: Sailor V and Tokyo Mew Mew.  I don't know about you guys, but this is pretty exciting news. Sailor Moon hasn't been in US bookstores in years, not to mention Codename: Sailor V has never been released in America before. I'm pretty excited. This new manga release may mean a re-release of the anime. An unbutchered version I mean!

Below are some links to Rightstuf where you can pre-order the titles you're interested in.

Full Rightstuf Article: Click Here!

Sailor Moon

Codename: Sailor V

Tokyo Mew Mew

Kiddy Grade!

  
Alright! Now for some  news. I saw Kiddy Grade last year and like all anime I swore I would buy it, but never did. Now some of the DVDs are missing and that means one of two things. One I'll never be able to complete my collection and two.... I'll have to go to Amazon and take the chance of buying some pirated piece of crap. Or get swindled out of my money.

Well now I don't have to worry about a thing!

Funimation is re-releasing the series! May 10th we'll see the return of Eclair and Lumiere as they fight all kinds of criminals! This is a fun show and I really wished I had bought the individual DVDs, but I'm just happy to be able to pick up the series at all. So May 10th I'll be adding another anime to my shopping cart over at Rightstuf! You can pre-order it now by clicking the link below! I'll write up a review once I get my hands on this puppy!

Click Here To Pre-Order Kiddy Grade!

Movie Actors and Studio Ghibli!

As a huge fan of Studio Ghibli I sometimes surprise myself by being able to remember some of the famous names who lent their voices to some of my favorite characters. To be honest with everyone I Have a problem remembering names. Not that I don't care about those people, but sometimes their names just slip my mind. When it comes to Studio Ghibli however, my mind is like a steel trap! So I'm going to make a small list of famous movie actors and show you the movie they lent their voices to. Some might surprise you.

1. Porco Rosso

 

Yes! Michael Keaton was in Porco Rosso! Not only that, but he WAS the voice of Porco! This was a double win for me. Not only am I a Studio Ghibli film fan, but I'm also a Michael Keaton fan!

2. Princess Mononoke

I'm not going after every actor in these movies, but I had to mention these two. Billy Bob Thornton and Gillian Anderson. 

3. The Cats Return

The last ones I'll post today. Anne Hathaway starred in The Cats Return. It was a great movie.


So I would check these out if I were you. They're fun movies and certainly worth a look. I actually own all the films I mentioned and watch them to this day. I plan on adding more tomorrow!