April's issue of Animage magazine revealed that the movie adaptations of hit television anime series Tiger & Bunny will have brand new characters. Furthermore, while the first film Tiger & Bunny -The Beginning- will for the most part follow the plot of the anime, the second film will start an entirely new story. The first film is scheduled to hit theaters in Japan in September 2012. Producers Kazuhiko Tamura and Chika Matsui stated that they wish to release the second film in 2013.

Source: [ANN]

Kadokawa Pictures' youtube channel began streaming the trailer for their upcoming Strike Witches movie. The film which was originally announced in October of 2010 is scheduled to premiere in theaters on March 17, 2012. You'll find the trailer for the theatrical film which is based on 2 television anime series and an ova below.

It's not uncommon for multiple versions or cuts of a movie to be made, but for one to double the length of the original cinematic cut is nearly unheard of. Ken Akamatsu, the mind behind the Negima manga series, tweeted that the DVD version of the recent Mahou Sensei Negiama! Anime Final movie has been extended 84 minutes from it's original 44. The DVD is supposed to be bundled with the 37th volume of his manga, which is slated for a February 17, 2012 release. Akamatsu added that the re-cut film, Negima Movie: Supervisoer Ken Akamatsu's Cut, will be officially announced on Thursday.

While it's quite suspicious to add such a tremendous length to a movie (read as: Was the movie even complete when they released it?), Akamatsu said that the dialog was revised to make the character's sound a bit smarter. The film which already faced changes between the screenplay and the actual released product was originally part of a double-feature with the Hayate no Gotoku! Heaven is a Place on Earth movie. Perhaps due to this, time constraints forced a shorter and less complete version of the Negima film to be shown in theaters.

The Negima film is supposed to be an alternate official version of the manga series' final chapter in which Negi's class of 31 students graduates.

Source: [ANN]

Look in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it is Wild Tiger and Barnaby! Fans of the crime fighting superheroes of Tiger & Bunny will rejoice with the announcement of two films being in production for the series. The news was announced at the Hero Awards 2011 event where staff previewed previously unseen footage. The first film is planned for next year. Curious fans can find some screenshots of the movie via Dengeki Online.

Source: [Anime News Network]

Since the release of Professor Layton and the Curious Village, the titular character as become quite famous. So famous in fact that he is actually has his own movie. Known as Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, the movie takes place after the events of the Professor Layton and the Last Spector. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the movie is that it tries to emulate the games. In other words there are puzzles for you to solve as the movie progresses, so fans of the series should really get a kick of not only watching but interacting with this movie. Set for a release in America November 8^th 2011, at a suggested retail price of $19.97, this is one film any fan of the Professor might want to check out.

Check out a trailer after the jump.

If you still need more Steins;Gate you're in luck. A teaser at the end of the last episode of the anime series announced that production of a Steins;Gate movie has been approved. While the news isn't a complete surprise, since the head of 5pb revealed it on twitter.

The anime series is based on a visual novel which follows eccentric college student / self-proclaimed mad scientist Okabe Rintarou and his "Future Gadgets Laboratory" members. The story follows the events that occur when they accidentally invent a device that can send text messages back in time, which causes the mysterious organization SERN (yes the same one who that builds supercoliders) to come after them.

You can check out the teaser below the jump.

The Gundam portal site, gundam.info, has begun streaming the first 3 movies in the original Gundam series. The movies are in Japanese with English subtitles and include Mobile Suit Gundam I, Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow and Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space. For many of our readers theses movies are way before your time... actually they might even be before my time. But if you have an interest in the series that started them all, it may be worth a look into.

You can check out the movies here for free (oh and legally too)! Drop us a line if you do, to let us know what you think.

Source: Japanator

The friendly folks New York Anime Festival (NYAF) and Crunchyroll announced last weeek that renowned annimator and director, Makoto Shinkai, will be at this year's NYAF to present the New York premiere of his latest film Hoshi o Ou Kodomo: Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below. Shinakai, who's famous for earlier works which include The Voices of A Distant Star and 5 Centimeters per Second, will be on hand for autographs and a Q & A session for his new film.

Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below premiered in Japan on May 7th and made it's US debut at this year's Otakon in Baltimore, Maryland. In the film, "a girl named Asuna meets a young man called Shun who comes from the faraway land of Agartha. The two quickly become friends, but then -- just as quickly -- Shun disappears. And when Asuna hears the word 'Agartha' again in school as part of a fairytale, she knows adventure and mystery lie ahead."

We had previously had mentioned the teaser to the movie, but for those of you who still want more we now have the full trailer, translated by our pal Gao. Check it out below. DISCLAIMER: We're not a fansub group. Please stop asking if we are.