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Jeremy Slater (“Fantastic Four”) penned a recent draft of the script for the series; and Shane Black was previously set to direct. Doug Davison and Brian Witten are exec producing.

JRPG series Tales of Zestria is getting an anime adaptation that is set to premiere this summer. After the latest trailer for Tales of Berseria, Bandai Visual debuted a video teaser for the Zestria anime adaptation that gets up close and personal with the series' new poster:

According to Biglobe, world-renowned anime classic Fullmetal Alchemist is getting a live action adaptation in 2017. The film will star Hey! Say! JUMP member Ryosuke Yamada (who played Nagisa in the live action Assassination Classroom) as Edward Elric. No other casting announcements have been made, but the internet is already calling for Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Roy Mustang and Toshihiro Yashiba as Shou Tucker, and it's not hard to see why:

Harry Shearer, the voice of Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, Smithers, Principal Skinner, and Lenny has left the Simpsons after decades with the show.  Reportedly related to issues with "back-end and merchandising," Shearer announced his departure from the show on Twitter:



It seems like his departure is not on terrible terms, but came down to a contract issue limiting Shearer's ability to lend his talents to other projects.  
Here's hoping the show can find a perfect new voice for Ned and Mr. Burns; it certainly won't be the same without Shearer.

After eighteen long years, the Dragon Ball franchise is returning to television with an all new series called Dragon Ball Super.  

The show will follow the events of the film Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’  in "the aftermath of Goku’s fierce battle with Majin Buu, as he attempts to maintain earth’s fragile peace."  It will be overseen by the franchise's original creator, Akira Toriyama, who, according to the show's producer, has "developed a plot that’s not only a dream come true for Dragon Ball’s millions of fans, but one that will foster in a new generation of viewers."  Dragon Ball Super premeires this July in Japan, though there's no word yet on when the show will come to the rest of the world.

Viscious Cycle has announced a new game based on the popular animated series 'Adventure Time.' The game is described as "an action-oriented twist on the graphic adventure genre..." And it will be focus on Finn and Jake solving mathematical mysteries in the land of Ooo. 

Lets just hope Viscious Cycle does justice to 'Adventure Time,' because the last game was just snoozeville. 

Dwayne Johnson has announced his role as the male lead in Disney's upcoming Polynesian mythology inspired film, Moana. His role has not been officially announced, but he will likely play the god Maui, travel companion and guide of Disney's first Polynesian princess, Moana. Not only is he acting in the movie, but he's singing too. Wondering if he's got the pipes? Yeah, he totally does:

Oni Press has confirmed a new Invader Zim comic will be out this July.  This calls for tacos!

Cartoon Network has announced plans to reboot The Powerpuff Girls as a new animated series coming next year.  

From the press release:

Slated for a 2016 launch, The Powerpuff Girls reboot will include an all-new television series produced by Cartoon Network Studios and a full licensing program slated to roll out across all regions. One of the network’s most enduring original series, The Powerpuff Girls, which debuted on Cartoon Network in 1998, earned two Emmy® Awards, five nominations and countless animation honors throughout its 78-episode run. The Powerpuff Girls centers on three sugar-coated superheroes -- Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup -- whose mission in life alternates between going to school, fighting crime, winning at hopscotch and saving the world before bedtime. Emmy® and BAFTA award winner Nick Jennings (Adventure Time) is on board as executive producer.

Are you excited to see the girls back in action?

Some time during season 5, Pendleton Ward quit being the showrunner of Adventure Time and didn't tell any of us. In an interview in Rolling Stone, Pendleton Ward discusses his decision, which has up until this point not been common knowledge:

To spend that extra energy and time you don't have, to make something that's worth making, to make it awesome, wears you out. It's a beast of a show. And the more popular it gets, the more the ancillary things – like the merchandise and games and everything – keep getting bigger.

I quit because it was driving me nuts. For me, having quality of life outweighed the need to control this project and make it great all the time.

But before you panic, he's still part of the show. Though he's left his post as showrunner, Ward remains one of the show's writers and storyboard artists, so we'll still get a look into his marvelously strange brain. whew

After his comments sparked fears that Studio Ghibli was done for, Toshio Suzuki clarified on NHK's Asa Ichi that the company isn't shutting down at all:

We're changing the way we make (animation). We wanted to make a dream company. We thought we would make what suited us and not make what didn't suit us. We were able to realize (that dream) to some extent and we're very happy about that. But now we're at a point where we've got to think about what we'll do next.

He didn't go into detail about what that means, but at least we know they aren't packing up shop. Suzuki also revealed that Miyazaki may come out of retirement again, but so far only to make a short film to be featured at the Ghibli Museum.

The internet's atwitter with rumors that Studio Ghibli is done for after producer Toshio Suzuki appeared on TV talking about the future of the company. He discussed the profound effect Miyazaki's retirement has had on Studio Ghibli, and the possibility of shutting down, but never said anything was final. Right now, the company is taking some time off from active production to talk about what comes next for Studio Ghibli. So let's not panic. Yet.

Anime News Network is reporting that series creator Akira Toriyama is bringing Dragon Ball Z back for a new, original movie next spring. The news is apparently to be announced in the September issue of V Jump, pictured above.

At the 2014 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, chief content officer at Cartoon Network Rob Sorcher announced that The Powerpuff Girls will return for a regular series in 2016!