Kaiju News Round-Up 3/25/2015

NEW COMIC BOOK: Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift

The surprise sequel to "Pacific Rim" is still a ways off, but until than a new four-part mini-series in coming entitled Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift. And will feature Tacit Ronin and its pilots among the lead Jeager heroes:

LINK: io9.com/a-new-pacific-rim-preq…




KMAC Returns With Gamera-Free-For-ALL

The Kaijuden Monthly Art Challenge (or KMAC for short) will be starting up again...well, like RIGHT NOW I suppose. I'll do a separate blog post soon, but basically we'll be celebrating Gamera's 50th Anniversary with a series of Gamera-Free-For-ALL sessions throughout 2015.

Basically, create original artwork connected to ANYTHING Gamera related, wither it be himself, his co-star monsters, human characters from the Gamera films, original Gamera monsters, anything and everything is acceptable. Just please make sure your original works are all done in good taste. And not extreme in gore, nudity, or foul language.

Speaking of Gamera, the monster was apparently brought out for a brief appearance at the 2015 Chofu Film Festival. It looks like the 1995 suit, so don’t get too excited about implication for a new movie here, though.




Waiting for Gamera, Featuring Art by WinterGaia

I wrote an article at my blog, discussing the virtual absence of a new Gamera movie for 2015. And is the first of several Gamera-related items I will be posting there, throughout 2015.

Also showcased is art from our own (WinterGaia) and her comic strip "Cheer Up Gamera"

LINK: www.enshohmacorner.blogspot.co…

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NOTE: The following items hail from the awesome blog Maser Patrol, which can be found here: maserpatrol.wordpress.com/


"Attack on Titan" Teaser Trailer Posted

The most-hyped thing to hit Japanese pop culture this week was a first real trailer (i.e. not a car commercial) for Shinji Higuchi’s "Attack on Titan" duology (coming August 1 and September 19).

In true Japanese form, the ad originally premiered on a TV variety show and had panelists’ pic-in-pic reactions in the corner, but now Toho has posted a cleaner version.



There's also talk of a Hollywood adaptation of "Attack on Titan" being discussed. And even though I dread it whenever Hollywood tries its 'race-bending' hands at anything connected to Asian culture, at least their going after an anime / manga property whose human cast can be portrayed by non-Asians. Probably. Maybe...I bitterly hope?

At least Mikasa Ackerman is totally screwed.




The King of the Monsters And The Minions

A CGI animated promo for Toho Cinemas, featuring the Minions from "Despicable Me" and of course, Toho’s biggest star:




RECENT BOOK: "A Kim Jong-Il Production" (February 2015)

"A Kim Jong-Il Production" is a new book highlighting the creation of the 1985 North Koran kaiju flick "Pulgasari". Along with other films produced in North Korea in the 1980's. And less-than-pleasant history behind the kidnapping of actress Choi Eun-Hee (Madam Choi), and her ex-husband and ally in these terrible times, director Shin Sang-Ok:

LINK: www.amazon.com/Kim-Jong-Il-Pro…