A glimpse into 2004 (for those who care)

[Kracus]

damn, wouldn't even.

[AtomicWeezleman]

I've done some digging, yes that's right _more_ digging, Namely from this month's NewType and some of the other forums I've been reading. And it looks like the year will be full of:

Appleseed

woah woah WOAH!!!!!!!!

A new appleseed movie....................... hmmm, didnt they learn.??? How many times must we make these mistakes before they relize??? Alast, tis too late captain, theyre making it, i just hope Matsuhiro Shirow has something to do with it this time...................then it might be good

Would that be Masamune's evil twin?

This one's actually going to be a cell-shaded cg movie. The production team have been going on about some trinity engine they're using, which is supposed to revolutionize motion. From what I've seen in previews, it looks nice, but not ridicoulously final-fantasy-amazing. The whole thing is in english apparently, with a crap voice actress for Deunan.
I don't think Shirow has had anything to do with it, he's never really been involved in animation adaptations of his work, i think.

Personally I'm having trouble waiting another day for Innocence. Ofcourse the fact that it's released in march 2004 doesn't actually say anything about when the west will get to see it in decent form, which only makes me more anxious.

yes, thats why the adaptations have been crap.................. hmmmmm he really should get involved..........

You cant really make a sequel to cowboy bepop......... wouldnt work............. an ova maybe ed and ein................yeah, i like that, could always make a prequel....... his days in the syndicate.............. mneh, should leave it alone really, most things should, that why series go crap............. people draw them out to long...........

[dokool]

Another movie I believe is finally coming out in Autumn 2004 is Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho (or Beyond The Clouds, or The Place Promised In Early Days). Which is the new movie from Makoto Shinkai, the creator of Hoshi no Koe (Voices of a Distant Star). The pilot/trailer for this has been around since last year, so I've been looking forward to it for a while now.

As for series, I'm psyched about Samurai Champloo and Jubei-Chan 2.

He's back? RAWK. I loved HnK...

Also, that 15-second teaser for Samurai Champloo looks definatively kickass, so that's definately a must-get for me. Hell, I'll even be able to get the R2s =)

-DOKool

[risk one]

yes, thats why the adaptations have been crap.................. hmmmmm he really should get involved..........

Actually, I really liked GitS:SAC, and I think the GitS movie is pretty much the best anime I've seen. But I agree the original Appleseed (and Dominion) werne't all that great.

[SwordKirby537]

Samurai7? Is that another Samurai X!? (I hope so)

[Savia]

Samurai7? Is that another Samurai X!? (I hope so)

In short, no.