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Manga Movie Reviews

Read reviews of the latest and greatest live action and animated movies and TV shows inspired by manga. From Lone Wolf and Cub and Battle Royale to Nana and Speed Racer, manga has been the inspiration for numerous movies and TV shows.
Honey and Clover (2006) - Movie Review
Read a review of Honey and Clover (2006), from VIZ Pictures, starring Yu Aoi and Yusuke Iseya. Based on the shojo manga graphic novels by Chica Umino, Honey and Clover follows the ups and downs, lives and loves of five students at an art college near Tokyo.
Dororo (2007) - Movie Review
Read a review of {i]Dororo (2007), from Toho Company, starring Satoshi Tsumabuki and Kou Shibasaki. Based on the shonen manga graphic novels by Osamu Tezuka, Dororo follows the adventures of a wandering swordsman with a dark secret: his father sacrificed his body parts to demons in exchange for power.
Love*Com (Lovely Complex) (2006) - Movie Review
Read a review of Love*Com (Lovely Complex) (2006), from VIZ Pictures, starring Ema Fujisawa and Teppei Koike. Based on the shojo manga graphic novels by Aya Nakahara, Love*Com is a teen romantic comedy about a mismatched couple who lets their height differences get in the way of their love for each other.
Love*Com (Lovely Complex) Movie Photo Gallery
See photos from Love*Com, the live-action film adaptation of Aya Nakahara's shojo manga series from VIZ Pictures starring Ema Fujisawa as Risa Koizumi and Teppei Koike as Atsushi Otani.
Nana (2005) - Movie Review
Read a review of Nana, from VIZ Pictures, starring Mika Nakashima and Aoi Miyazaki. Based on the shojo manga graphic novels by Ai Yazawa, this stylish rock and roll romance follows the original fairly faithfully, but much like the manga, it spends a long time setting up the story.
Nana Movie Photo Gallery
See photos from Nana the live-action film adaptations of Ai Yazawa's shojo manga from VIZ Pictures. The Nana movie preview gallery includes scenes from this Japanese rock and roll romance starring Mika Nakashima as Nana Osaki, Aoi Miyazaki as Nana Komatsu and Ryuhei Matsuda as Ren.

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