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raven369
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It seems like Warner Bros. will be involved in a Batman anime project. It looks to be somewhat similar to the Animatrix.
BATMAN ANIME Targeted Audience: Dual: Core fans and tween boys Rating: PG-13 (anticipated) Release: 2-4 weeks in advance of The Dark Knight film release. Overview: Set in the period between BATMAN BEGINS and THE DARK KNIGHT, this brand new adventure follows BATMAN as he unravels a mystery over six original stories done in the style of Japanese Anime. Each of the six original stories has been written by a highly respected screenwriter or comic book creator. The talent includes Academy Award nominee Josh Olsen (The History of Violence), screenwriter of the Blade films and Batman Begins David Goyer, and famed comic book writer Brian Azzarello, among others. The Batman Anime DVD is viewed as a perfect companion piece to BATMAN BEGINS and THE DARK KNIGHT. The original stories introduce a number of classic characters from the DC Comics BATMAN universe as well as following up on characters and storylines that were introduced in BATMAN BEGINS. 
http://batman-on-film.com/batman-anime-movie-info.html |
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flamingicewitch
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Hmm, im not a huge fan of batman, i have never really liked it. I have seen cartoon batman shows, and i hope this anime project is better. But I guess i'll have to read it before making a judgement.
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marie-antoinette
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Sounds very Clone Wars to me, but it could be good. Batman animation has been very good in the past at least.
I really should see Batman Begins sometime 
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Nagisa
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 Posts: 6128 Location: Atlanta-ish, Jawjuh |
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Honestly, I don't see anything "anime" about this beyond them tacking the word onto the project. I see no Japanese studio involvement, no prominent names in the industry being signed onto the project, and the style looks more like Frank Miller or Neil Gaiman than any anime creator I can think of.
And honestly, if they just said "in the style of Frank Miller," I can bet you it'd draw more of a mainstream crowd. I love the new Batman movie franchise, but I think this'll end up being a really bad misstep is they keep insisting on "ANIME ANIME ANIME!" being attached to it. |
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Brand
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While I agree with it doesn't look all that anime. I can't see how it looks like Frank Miller's art style. Also Neil Gaiman doesn't do art for comics he just writes them. Though it does look like pretty generic comic art to me. |
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Nagisa
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Posts: 6128 Location: Atlanta-ish, Jawjuh |
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I wasn't saying it looked JUST LIKE his art, I was saying it looked and felt CLOSER to his than to that of any prominent figure in the anime industry that I could think of. Miller was merely an example, as I admittedly don't know very many comic artists by name. |
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Ryvius213
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I'd have to agree on the opinion that the word "anime" was just tacked on for more attention. It doesn't look like anime at all. Unless they're talking about the storylines being more similar to those of anime series.
Anyway, we already have a Batman series done in anime style. |
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Nerv1
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Best Batman series ever. |
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jetz
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I also agree with what Nagisa posted. Other than it's just "adding the term anime" to it, it's kinda hard to imagine Batman as anime.
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Brand
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It's called the Big O. There is a Batman manga out there so it's possible, but this sounds like to was done for the sake of edgyness. But who knows it could be cool, or not.... I guess we will have to wait and see. |
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LeoKnight25
 Posts: 319 Location: Puyallup, WA |
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I hope there is some Japanese involvement in this to be honest. I would love to see a traditional Batman anime. If anything, they should get Kia Asamiya (Michitaka Kikuchi) to do this or at least a segment in the film, seeing as how it looks like it'll be an anthology. His manga of Batman, Child of Dreams, was fantastic and deserves to be looked at by anyone who's a fan of comics period. But anyway, I'm actually really excited about this project. I'm glad DC is taking a more active role in getting more things outside of the current universe animated.
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marie-antoinette
Posts: 4136 Location: Ottawa, Canada |
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Plus he works with many artists and so there isn't really any one style for the comics/graphic novels/whatever you want to call them that he does. But I get what you mean all the same. |
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TheVok
Posts: 613 Location: North York, Ontario, Canada |
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But it doesn't matter if "it says so." What made 'The Animatrix' different as a project for Warner Bros. was the studio worked with anime directors on all but two of the shorts (those being 'Final Flight of the Osiris' and 'Matriculated,' both directed by Americans: Andy Jones and Peter Chung, respectively). Just because this new Batman project is being called 'anime' doesn't mean it actually is anime .... |
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ruro niko
 Posts: 109 Location: Tennessee |
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I believe the series you meant was this one. |
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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Hell, if they got Frank Miller to do some of it I'd buy it just for that alone. I could care less if it was Batman or Fat Bastard. Miller does amazing work. I know you said you just used his name as a reference, I'm just saying Miller=good material. With my fanboy comment out of the way I think this could be bad or good. Bad if they slap on too many kiddy gloves and just use it as a poor marketing tool to hype up Dark Knight. If they take it seriously and make it dark and gritty, much like the old Batman comics are, it could be very well done. Getting the current voices I think is a big issue and if they can't get the current actors then don't do it. People have dealt with enough Batman casts over the years. I still say Keaton is the best Batman but he's also the only one to ever do more then 1 so I'll wait and see how Bale does in this sequel. I think he has the potential to be the best Batman because he has a very commanding aura and does darker roles well. I think Keaton was a better older Batman and Bruce Wayne while Bale does the younger Batman/Wayne better. |
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