Anime News

Gamera Revival In Japan
Date: 10/30/2005
Although it's about 2 and 1/2 years out, with news of Cartoon Network's plans to create a new Gamera animation and broadcast it in America in 2007, all things related to the franchise will most likely be coming stateside. ADV Films has released several of the Live Action Gamera Movies in the USA since the 1990's. In Japan however, Gamera has been experiencing a major revival this month with many announcements having been made in Tokyo. A production symposium announcement for the new Gamera movie "Little Braves" (opening in 2006) was made in Japan earlier in October. This marks the first new Gamera film in six years. 2005 marks the 40th anniversary since the creation of the monster turtle. 12 film works total have been made and the latest one's production cost has been estimated as 1.5 billion Yen. Directed by Ryuuta Tazaki, the theatrical release is April 29, 2006.
Source: Anime News Service