Eiichi Yamamoto (1940–2021), anime pioneer known for “Belladonna of Sadness”

Did you think a talking tree and gun-toting racoon were weird Marvel characters? Well, how about a Japanese snow monkey that dresses in a suit and becomes a world-class assassin? Yeah, we’re talking about one of the strangest Marvel creations, Hit-Monkey. As seen in the trailer for Hulu’s new animated Marvel series, “Hit-Monkey,” the deep-dive superhero is literally a monkey who is also a hitman.

Selome Hailu editorWriter, director and showrunner Kenny Smith has signed an overall deal with Universal Television to develop and produce projects across various platforms.Smith recently joined Kenan Thompson’s NBC and UTV sitcom “Kenan” as co-showrunner after completing an overall deal with ABC earlier this year.

Kenya Moore is safe from elimination after landing in the bottom three on Tuesday's . The 50-year-old reality star fell to her knees after being saved by judges Len Goodman and Derek Hough, while Brian Austin Green and Matt James were sent home in a double elimination. «I was just shocked.

DEALSUniversal Music Africa has announced a new partnership with Youssou N’Dour and his company Youssou N’Dour & TBI Publishing. As part of the deal, N’Dour will release a new album through Universal on 12 Nov.

Jensen Ackles has booked a role in an upcoming Western movie, Rust.

EXCLUSIVE: Jensen Ackles is set to join the ensemble cast of Rust, the feature Western that stars Alec Baldwin and is written and directed by Joel Souza. Travis Fimmel, Brady Noon and Frances Fisher are also on board. The film is based on a story by Souza and Baldwin.

Rick and Morty to coincide with Halloween.Adult Swim has collaborated with prominent anime creators and directors on a number of shorts over the past year, with Rick and Morty’s Japanese voice actors, Yohei Tadano and Keisuke Chiba, taking centre stage on each of them.The latest short is directed by Masaru Matsumoto, known for his work on Starship Troopers: Traitors Of Mars, and is animated by Yamato Works Inc.The short itself however is only available for US audiences, who can watch it

Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM has entered into a strategic partnership with leading Japanese animation studio Toei Animation as it continues to expand its global footprint. Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate across both their libraries and team to create new product including television series, films and animation. The tie-up will also allow both to tap each other’s regional markets.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM has entered into a strategic partnership with Japan’s Toei Animation.The agreement is seen as both a content production alliance that covers film television series and animation, and as a distribution pact which allows the companies access to each other’s markets.Both companies have extensive libraries of existing content.

Katie Song Ruthie Tompson, who began her career at the Walt Disney Studios as a painter in the Ink and Paint Department during the first golden age of Disney animation, died peacefully in her sleep at her home at the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Sunday.

Justin Bieber is ready for fatherhood. The pop star, 27, shared his hopes to try for a baby at the end of 2021 with wife Hailey Baldwin in his new Amazon Prime documentary Justin Bieber: Our World, which premiered on October 8. The revelation came during a scene wherein Hailey, 24, asked about his intentions following his 2020 New Year’s Eve concert.

Justin Bieber is ready for fatherhood. The pop star, 27, shared his hopes to try for a baby at the end of 2021 with wife Hailey Baldwin in his new Amazon Prime documentary Justin Bieber: Our World, which premiered on October 8. The revelation came during a scene wherein Hailey, 24, asked about his intentions following his 2020 New Year’s Eve concert.

Monster Hunter Rise took the highest honour at the Japan Game Awards, taking home the Grand Award at the 2021 awards on October 3.The annually held awards, organised by Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association and partially voted for by the public, took place during Tokyo Game Show 2021.In a statement, CESA said of Monster Hunter Rise: “The game has successfully met the expectations of series fans who had been waiting for its release with a new and exciting hunting experience.

Konami is running a competition that will let small development teams in Japan revive older Konami titles, with a cash prize and shot at funding attached.Through the ‘Konami Action & Shooting Game Contest‘, Konami is offering indie devs a chance to win a cash prize and “an offer to commercialise” any game that uses specific older Konami titles (thanks, Nintendo Life).Working with Shueisha Game Creators Camp – which aims to support indie game developers – the competition asks developers to create

Japan for his daring concepts that merge art and fashion.On Saturday, Morinaga did not disappoint.The award-winning designer treated fashion editors to a collaboration with Oscar-nominated Japanese animation filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda.

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Konami is reportedly set to revive its biggest premium game franchises, including Metal Gear, Castlevania, and Silent Hill.This is according to a new report from VGC, who has claimed to have spoken to anonymous publishing sources who did not have permission to discuss their projects publicly.The first of these projects is a new Castlevania game, which is being described as a “reimagining” of the series that is currently being developed internally at Konami in Japan, with support from local

Michael Tylo was a soap opera star known for his performances on “Guiding Light” and other shows.Tylo got his start in soap operas on “Another World” in 1980, playing Lord Peter Benton. His next soap opera role was a defining one: He began appearing on “Guiding Light” in 1981 as Quinton Chamberlain.

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Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe Fuji TV network and specialty streamer Crunchyroll have inked a partnership deal for anime content development and production.