Translated by The Asahi Shimbun from the website of Anime Anime.
The live-action feature film adaptation of the dystopian "Attack on Titan" manga series won't hit big screens until 2015, but fans can get a peek at what the human-devouring creatures will look like as early as next month.
In collaboration with the film's director, Shinji Higuchi, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. will broadcast a commercial in January for its Subaru Forester SUV that will feature the giant live-action Titan monsters for the first time.
The TV ad will air in late January during the "Kinyo Roadshow!" (Friday Roadshow!) movie slot held by Nippon Television Network Corp. and its affiliated broadcasters.
FHI has set up a special website with storyboard illustrations drawn by Higuchi and behind-the-scenes photos from the set. The latest information on the movie will also be updated on the website.
Created by Hajime Isayama, "Attack on Titan" has been running in Kodansha Ltd.'s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine monthly comic anthology.
It tells the dark story of humans forced to live within high walls that protect them from the Titans, giant human-eating creatures. When one of the walls is breached by a colossal giant, the humans are thrown into a hopeless battle for survival.
Currently spanning 12 volumes, the manga has more than 28 million copies in print. An animated TV series adaptation aired earlier this year. "Attack on Titan" has been published in other languages, and the English volumes have charted on The New York Times' manga bestseller list for many weeks.
Higuchi took over the live-action adaptation project from Tetsuya Nakashima after the "Confessions" director dropped out of the project. Higuchi is best known for the "Gamera" monster film trilogy, "Japan Sinks," and the short film "A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo."
Visit Subaru Forester's special website at (https://www.facebook.com/TsubasaDPhttp://shingeki-forester.net/).
Translated by The Asahi Shimbun from the website of Anime Anime.
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【関連写真】Live-action monsters from 'Attack on Titan' to be revealed in Subaru TV ad
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The live-action feature film adaptation of the dystopian "Attack on Titan" manga series won't hit big screens until 2015, but fans can get a peek at what the human-devouring creatures will look like as early as next month.
In collaboration with the film's director, Shinji Higuchi, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. will broadcast a commercial in January for its Subaru Forester SUV that will feature the giant live-action Titan monsters for the first time.
The TV ad will air in late January during the "Kinyo Roadshow!" (Friday Roadshow!) movie slot held by Nippon Television Network Corp. and its affiliated broadcasters.
FHI has set up a special website with storyboard illustrations drawn by Higuchi and behind-the-scenes photos from the set. The latest information on the movie will also be updated on the website.
Created by Hajime Isayama, "Attack on Titan" has been running in Kodansha Ltd.'s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine monthly comic anthology.
It tells the dark story of humans forced to live within high walls that protect them from the Titans, giant human-eating creatures. When one of the walls is breached by a colossal giant, the humans are thrown into a hopeless battle for survival.
Currently spanning 12 volumes, the manga has more than 28 million copies in print. An animated TV series adaptation aired earlier this year. "Attack on Titan" has been published in other languages, and the English volumes have charted on The New York Times' manga bestseller list for many weeks.
Higuchi took over the live-action adaptation project from Tetsuya Nakashima after the "Confessions" director dropped out of the project. Higuchi is best known for the "Gamera" monster film trilogy, "Japan Sinks," and the short film "A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo."
Visit Subaru Forester's special website at (https://www.facebook.com/TsubasaDPhttp://shingeki-forester.net/).
Translated by The Asahi Shimbun from the website of Anime Anime.
The Asahi Shimbun
http://ajw.asahi.com/
【関連写真】Live-action monsters from 'Attack on Titan' to be revealed in Subaru TV ad
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'Attack on Titan,' 'Space Brothers' nominated at France's Angouleme comics festival
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