| Toei Animation announced at Tokyo International Anime Fair 2010 that they will animate George Akiyama's manga "Ashura". Cover art of Ashura manga vol.1 Ashura is a human drama describing a famine in the medieval period of Japan. The depictions of cannibalism in the manga arose controversy and the manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine was banned in some area in 1970. Source: Picture of the poster at TAF2010 |
dtshykMar 25, 2010 4:09 PM
| what pretty cover art |
| It will certainly be... interesting. |
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| I'd rather not watch that... weak stomach.. urgh. |
| Seems really interesting imo. |
| Shades of the movie 'Alive" but this time animated. |
| Sounds interesting. |
| Well this should be interesting .... at the very least. |
| I love that poster. |
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| hmm so tentacle sex is ok but cannibalism is where they draw the line? |
kisami said: hmm so tentacle sex is ok but cannibalism is where they draw the line? Apparently the nation is more worried about things which might be seen as degrading to the country than things which might be seen as degrading to women. |
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| This looks like mononoke, kuuchu buranko material. I liek controversies. |
tehnominator said: Basically me too.Will watch for hot chicks and cannibalism. |
dtshyk said: The depictions of cannibalism Ohohoho I might like this C: |
| Yep, going to watch this. Looks cool xD |
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| well fuck that |
| No. Just no. |
| Yes please. I'm sick of moeblobs. Something dark will be totally fun. |
| Finally something different. :D |
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| I'm undecided, but there's a good chance of this being another noitaminA anime, in which case, I will most likely end up watching it. If not, I will wait for the staff to see if Kenji Nakamura is directing or not and what other anime will be on during that season, and then decide afterwards. |
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| The cover art doesn't look good >< |
infinite_zero said: Yes please. I'm sick of moeblobs. Something dark will be totally fun. This. No more moeblobs. But I'll be looking at the character arts too when they're released. Depends on that, AND seiyuu listing. |
Sylpheed said: The cover art doesn't look good >< >> the manga was banned in some area in 1970. Thing's old. Give your eyes some leeway. |
| What the hell, why not? I'm into depressing and/or controversial sh*t. |
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| I added George Akiyama to the MAL database, but I couldn't find any info on the Ashura manga anywhere. |
| sweet! im sick of generic shit finaly a change of pace no more moeblobs XD |
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ukonkivi said: kisami said: hmm so tentacle sex is ok but cannibalism is where they draw the line? Apparently the nation is more worried about things which might be seen as degrading to the country than things which might be seen as degrading to women. cannibalism is a recurring thing throughout the world not just japan so why ban manga that depicted it im pretty sure it still happens in southern states of america x,x and other places i dun know of lol further on pardon teh double post |
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| Looks and sounds kind of interesting. However, I would rather see that they got their act together and finished La Rose de Versailles. |
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| Will this be a movie or series o.o? I might look forward to a series of this xD |
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Bluesnow said: That's a good question, actually. I just assumed it would be a TV anime.Will this be a movie or series o.o? I might look forward to a series of this xD It might be an OVA, because OVAs are the best way to avoid strict Japanese censorship laws. Toei aren't really known for making OVAs, though. |
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| I'm definitely interested. |
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Ashura is a human drama describing a famine in the medieval period of Japan. This looks really interesting. Planning on this one. |
| Nice poster. Definitely something I'll check out. |
| Oh wow, this looks pretty interesting. Finally something darker, not just fanservice. I am looking forward to it. |
| Looks great & cool +____+ |
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| I've never heard of a manga like that... is this the first time something so sick will be animated? (excluding hentai) I'll watch it, sounds interesting (not because of the cannibalism... I'd rather not see that xD..). If it's too much for me I can always stop watching.. :) |
| A novel depicting cannibalism and famine. Hm. Sounds like it'll be an acquired taste. |
 This poster looks badass!! I'm watching this. |
| is this still not subbed... |
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