Thursday, October 29, 2009

Attack of the Anime Adaptations

Animation is not always for children, and the two films I'm going to discuss are definite proof of this.



The slice of insanity you just witnessed is from an anime called Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned, a Japanese adaptation of Marvel's Tomb of Dracula comic book. In fact, it was produced as part of the same Toei/Marvel deal that was responsible for Battle Fever J and the infamous Japanese Spider-Man series. You can find out more (and see proof that Dracula loves burgers) at the Anime Bargain Bin's highly informative review. The Anime Bargain Bin also covered Toei's Frankenstein anime, which was put into production due to the success of Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned. Despite rumors to the contrary, this was not an adaptation of Marvel's The Monster of Frankenstein series.

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