Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 11:40AM | Matt Sager
Here's a sneak peek at episode 3 of the X-Men anime, airing Friday night (November 4) on G4. While it's not perfect, I've been enjoying the series, which like the X-Men animated series of the '90s mixes and matches elements of the best storylines of the distant, and not-so-distant, past. Check out the clip below, and let me know what you think of the latest Marvel/Gonzo anime series so far.
Premiering Friday at 11:00 p.m. ET only on G4, the newest episode of "X-Men" sees Cyclops, Wolverine, Beast and Storm continue their battle against the mysterious U-Men as they search for the missing mutants in Japan. Check out our Marvel.com EXCLUSIVE clip below for a hint as to what awaits them, and come back later this week for even more from Friday's new episode of "X-Men"!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 12:50PM | Matt Sager
We pretend to be shocked every time Wolverine and Cyclops have a spat, but these two have been at odds with one another from literally day one, tension that only worsened when the sexual tension between Logan and Jean Grey became thicker than The Blob.
Now, they fight when she's alive, they fight when she dies, they fight when Cyclops tries to get over her by moving on and having icky psychic sex with Emma Frost.
In this clip from the premiere episode of the Marvel/Madhouse X-Men anime, the bromance between the two falls apart in the wake of losing Jean. it's pretty awesome looking, and I'm really looking forward to this series. The Iron Man and Wolverine anime series have remained largely under the radar, so here's hoping X-Men is a hit when it premieres on G4 Friday night at 11:00 pm. Check out the clip below, and let me know what you think!
Jean Grey gets her Phoenix on, and totally kicks everyone's ass, in this trailer for the upcoming X-Men anime. It premieres on October 21 at 11:00 p.m., and looks to be the best of the Marvel/Madhouse collaborations to date.
The English dubs of the Iron Man and Wolverine anime series are set to debut on G4 July 29, and Marvel has released this brief teaser clip for Iron Man - guest starring, appropriately enough, Wolverine. Synergy in motion, folks!
Anime studio Madhouse, whose work you may be familiar with from the Iron Man and X-Men series, are preparing their final Marvel adaptation: Blade. Scourge of vampires, Daywalker, he of the interesting haircut.
The Blade anime premieres on Japan's Animax channel July 1, to be followed by an English translation airing on G4 in late 2011. Check out the trailer, let me know what you think.
As previously reported, Heroes' Milo Ventimiglia has been cast as the voice of Marvel's English-language translation of the Wolverine anime, set to air on G4. The channel screened this promotional clip of the show, although as it's taken from the preexisting Japanese footage you won't hear Ventimiglia's take on the ol' Canucklehead. Instead, it's a good example of the show's action and pacing, and a chance to see Logan's controversial new look.
Logan's height, grace and popped collar aside, it's pretty badass. There's also a lesson here: don't bring an invisibility suit to a fight with a guy who has a keen sense of smell. It's pretty much useless.
Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb might has cast two veteran actors from the show he shephereded to success, followed by an alarmingly fast burnout, Heroes, to voice the leads in the upcoming American translations of the Wolverine and Iron Man anime series.
Now say what you will about Heroes, or anime takes on Marvel superheroes - both topics which can easily spark heated debate - but there is no doubt in my mind that the actors in question, Adrian Pasdar and Milo Ventimiglia are spectacularly well suited for their roles.
Especially Pasdar, whose evocative voice and knack for nailing the moral subtleties of the cutthroat capitalist have made me a fan ever since he starred in the title role of the cult classic TV series Profit. Pasdar will be the voice of Tony Stark/Iron Man, a role he was practically born to play.
Ventimiglia as Logan/Wolverine is slightly less obvious - while Pasdar is known for his masterful portrayals of morally ambiguous yet ultimately, kinda/sorta heroic industrialists, Milo does not exactly scream "I'm the best there is, bub," literally or metaphorically.
However, as fans who have been watching the Japanese take on Wolverine have noted, often with contention, this is a very different Logan than the one we've come to know from the X-Men, Avengers, and a whooole lotta solo titles. This is a young, thin, more nuanced Wolverine. Less body hair, more triple-back-somersaults. Whatever you think of this version of the character, it's not a stretch to imagine him voiced by Milo Ventimiglia..
The shows, slated to air in the US on G4, will have American subtitles but otherwise are expected to remain true to their preexisting storylines, based in Japan and immersed in Eastern culture.
Next in the pipeleine from Marvel: Blade and X-Men anime series.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 11:40AM | 
