ANIME BEANS TO DISCONTINUE SERVICE
February 3, 2023
Thank you for using Anime Beans.
Please be informed that the Anime Beans application will be discontinued effective of April 1, 2023, 00:00 JST.
Discontinuation of service will follow the schedule below. As per the Terms of Service, no refunds will be made for either purchase points or bonus points. Points will become invalid upon service discontinuation. Please redeem your points before the service ends. Registered members' personal information shall be deleted for privacy protection.
[End of sales of purchase points]
January 30, 2023, 23:59 JST
[End of service]
March 31, 2023, 23:59 JST
From April 1, 2023, it will no longer possible to install the application or access its content, including those already purchased. Operation is not guaranteed after the service ends.
Enquiries regarding the Anime Beans application can be sent before the service ends to the following address:
animebeans[at]production-ig.co.jp
E-mails sent to other Production I.G-related addresses will not be taken care of.
The above dates and times are subject to change without prior notice. Any further information will be announced in the application.
Thank you very much for your support and kind understanding.
The Anime Beans Team
Production I.G and WIT Studio featured at MAL Expo Lite 2022 online event
February 7, 2022
MyAnimeList is to offer a free live-streaming event entitled "MAL Anime Academy" on February 26, 2022 (February 25 for viewers located in the Americas), as part of the larger MAL EXPO Lite 2022 series of events. MAL EXPO Lite 2022 is the very first online expo to be held by MyAnimeList, a global anime and manga fan community with over 18 million monthly active users from 240 nations and territories.
Production I.G and WIT Studio are going to be featured at the event, with guests talking about the processes involved in anime production and answering questions sent in by fans from across the world. English translation throughout the event will be provided.
MyAnimeList endeavors to increase opportunities for fans to connect with the creative minds of the industry and gain a deeper insight into the making of their favorite content.
Time and Place
Date: February 25, 2022 (Americas) February 26, 2022 (Rest of the World)
Start time: February 26 at 10:00am (Tokyo, Seoul) UTC+9
February 25 at 5pm (USA Pacific Time)
Location: Official MyAnimeList YouTube Channel
Access: free
MAL Expo Lite 2022 official website.
Schedule
1. Production I.G Talk Panel
Date: February 25, 2022 (Americas) / February 26, 2022 (Rest of the World)
Start time: February 26 at 10:00am (Tokyo, Seoul) UTC+9
February 25 at 5pm (USA Pacific Time) UTC-8
Guest: Takayuki Goto (Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Chief Animation Director, and the "G" in Production I.G)
Presenter: Mikio Gunji (Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Executive Producer)
The panel will include a talk about anime production followed by a Q&A session, and fans will be able to purchase expo-exclusive items, or Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These key animation replicas signed by Takayuki Goto (available on sale outside Japan only).
2. WIT Studio Talk Panel
Date: February 25, 2022 (Americas) / February 26, 2022 (Rest of the World)
Start time: February 26 at 11:00am (Tokyo, Seoul) UTC+9
February 25 at 6pm (USA Pacific Time) UTC-8
Guest: George Wada (President and co-founder of WIT Studio)
The panel will focus on a look back at 10 years of WIT Studio, and an introduction to the latest titles, to be followed by a Q&A session.
Further updates are expected on February 17.
The above schedule is subject to change. Please refer to the MAL Expo Lite 2022 official website for the latest news.
Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver in competition at Sitges 2018
September 25, 2018
The Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver VR experience directed by Hiroaki Higashi in collaboration with creative director Nobumichi Asai is part of the Official Selection of the 51st SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia (Sitges 2018), to be held in Sitges, Spain, from October 4 to 14, 2018. Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver has been invited to screen in competition within the Slatix Cocoon VR section of the festival, that was introduced last year.
SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is the number one fantasy film festival in the world and represents, at the same time, the cultural expression with the most media impact in Catalonia. The Sitges Festival is a stimulating universe of encounters, exhibitions, presentations and screenings of fantasy films from all over the world. Born in 1968 as the 1st International Week of Fantasy and Horror Movies, today the Festival is an essential rendezvous for movie lovers and audiences eager to come into contact with new tendencies and technologies applied to film and the audiovisual world.
Screening schedule:
Access to the 21 VR experiences selected in competition is free and continuous throughout the duration of the festival. For more details, please check the Sitges 2018 official website:
https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng
Please visit our dedicated page here:
http://www.productionig.com/contents/works/11_/001382.html
Watch the trailers here (Japanese only):
Normal version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ5py_n30to
360° version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1iAi2yvSZE
©Shirow Masamune • Production I.G / KODANSHA • GHOST IN THE SHELL: THE MOVIE COMMITTEE.
Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver selected for Venice 2018
July 25, 2018
The Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver VR experience directed by Hiroaki Higashi in collaboration with creative director Nobumichi Asai is part of the Official Selection at the 75th Venice Film Festival, to be held in Venice, Italy from August 29 to September 8, 2018. Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver has been invited to screen in the Best of VR programme, as part of the newly created Venice Virtual Reality section of the festival.
Established in 1932, the Venice Film Festival is the world's oldest ongoing film festival, and it is considered one of the Three Big Festivals in the world along with Cannes and Berlin. The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote international cinema in all its forms as art, entertainment and as an industry, in a spirit of freedom and dialogue.
For further information, please check the 75th Venice Film Festival official website:
http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2018
Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver is available through smartphones in English and Japanese. Check the official website for more information:
http://www.sign.site/koukaku_vr/en/
or visit our dedicated page here:
http://www.productionig.com/contents/works/11_/001382.html
Watch the trailers here (Japanese only):
Normal version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ5py_n30to
360° version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1iAi2yvSZE
©Shirow Masamune • Production I.G / KODANSHA • GHOST IN THE SHELL: THE MOVIE COMMITTEE.
I.G Store Opens in Tokyo April 16
March 24, 2016
Production I.G is thrilled to announce the opening of its very first official store on April 16th, 2016 at Shibuya Marui's 7th Floor in Tokyo. From Kuroko's Basketball, Psycho-Pass, Haikyu!!, the Ghost in the Shell anime franchise, to the forthcoming series Joker Game; goods of your favourite characters from Production I.G's anime will be lining up, along with a bunch of I.G Store exclusive items!
The store will also reserve a space for exhibits like only an anime studio can offer, starting with an exhibit of key drawings from the popular anime series Kuroko's Basketball.
A half-size Logicoma will be on standby at the store, waiting for your visit!
To celebrate I.G Store's Grand Opening, for every purchase worth at least 2.000 yen you will receive a limited postcard of the grand opening original artwork, created by Isaak Chaykov and featuring characters from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex in Shibuya Ward. The postcards are limited in number and will be offered while stock lasts, so be sure to get yours and find all nods to the series hidden in the picture!
I.G Store official website: http://ig-store.jp/
I.G Store official Twitter account: https://twitter.com/igstore_jp
Store opening: April 16th 2016 (Sat) 11:00am
Address: 1-22-6 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041
Shibuya Marui 7th Floor
Business hours: 11:00am to 9:00pm (closing at 8:30pm on Sunday and National Holidays)
(Check Shibuya Marui's website for occasional closing days)
Shibuya Marui official website
© Shirow Masamune•Production I.G/KODANSHA © Production I.G
Kick-Heart available on Vimeo on Demand and VHX.TV in USA and Canada
Masaaki Yuasa's award-winning short film, Kick-Heart is now available on Vimeo on Demand and VHX.TV for the United States of America and Canada.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/kickheart
Kick-Heart is a creative effort by award-winning Japanese animator Masaaki Yuasa, produced by an international team of professionals under the umbrella of Production I.G, and financed through the Kick Starter crowd-founding system.
Story
Kick-Heart is a love story between Romeo, a successful pro-wrestler, and Juliet, a nun who lives a secret double-life as a female pro-wrestler. Romeo's secret is that he enjoys taking a beating in the ring, while Juliet feels invigorated when facing her opponents as a wrestler. When the two meet in the ring, the fireworks fly. Their story is set in the colorful backdrop of the professional wrestling world. Will Juliet reveal her true identity to the one she loves? Will Romeo be able to share his secret to the world?
© 2012 Masaaki Yuasa, Production I.G
Musashi featured in NHK World imagine-nation
June 19, 2009
Production I.G latest animated movie, Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai is featured in imagine-nation, the 30-minute weekly TV program about anime, manga and Japanese pop culture aired worldwide in English on NHK World channel.
Scriptwriter Mamoru Oshii, director Mizuho Nishikubo as well as animation supervisor Kazuchika Kise and director of photography Hisashi Ezura will take you to the production backstage of the movie!
Air Date:
June 23 (Tue), 2009, 23:30 - 00:00 (UTC)
Repeat:
June 24 (Wed)
03:30 - 04:00 (UTC)
07:30 - 08:00 (UTC)
11:30 - 12:00 (UTC)
15:30 - 16:00 (UTC)
19:30 - 20:00 (UTC)
Check NHK World official website for more info:
http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/index.html
NHK World can be seen in almost every country. Check here how to watch NHK World in your area:
http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/howto/index.html
About Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai
The creative team of Ghost in the Shell, Innocence and The Sky Crawlers resurrects the legendary swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi on the big screen! Maverick filmmaker Mamoru Oshii is the mastermind behind the original concept for this project, in collaboration with top-notch studio Production I.G.
Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584-1645) was an unrivalled swordsman who became renowned through stories of his distinctive style and excellent swordsmanship in numerous duels. He wrote a master treatise on military strategy, The Book of Five Rings and sought the way to enlighten his spirit and cultivate his mind. But could his image have been fabricated by the generations that followed...?
Mamoru Oshii has taken on an unusual portrayal of this legendary, multifaceted and controversial character, between spectacular duels and a tragic life in pursuit of greatness in the days when internal wars in Japan had virtually ended.
Oshii long-time collaborator, Mizuho Nishikubo directs the movie, cleverly combining 2D and 3D animation with different narrative styles, and dedicating specific attention to the music, in a mesmerizing east-meets-west fusion of sounds.
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai premiered in Japan on June 13, 2009 and has been selected for the 62nd Film Festival Locarno.
About imagine-nation
Comics, Anime and Games are now a globally popular form of entertainment from Japan. This 30 minute magazine program features Japan's ranking of the most popular titles from each genre. The program also has long interviews with Japan's top creators, as well as delivering information on upcoming related events.
© 2009 Production I.G / Musashi Production Committe
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