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Writer/director Mari Okada, director Tatsuyuki Nagai and artist Masayoshi Tanaka previously worked on titles like Toradora!, anohana and more, quickly gaining the moniker of the Super Peace Busters thanks to anohana. Now they’re reuniting to work on a new original anime film from studio CloverWorks …Read more »
maboroshi (yes, with a lowercase m), previously known to us as Alice and Therese’s Illusory Factory, is coming to Netflix. The film, which was released in Japanese theaters back in September, is hitting the ‘flix January 15. That’s the word from the streaming service, which …Read more »
Last month we learned about the theme song details for the next film from director Mari Okada, Alice and Therese’s Illusory Factory. Now we have a big cast update, with nine additional voice actors revealed for the upcoming film that’s due out in Japan on …Read more »
After being announced in 2021, we finally got a teaser trailer and key art for Mari Okada’s next film, Alice and Therese’s Illusory Factory, in May of this year. Now we know a little more about the feature ahead of its September 15, 2023 opening, …Read more »
Alice and Therese’s Illusory Factory, the new original film from Mari Okada (Maquia) was first announced back in 2021. We haven’t heard much since then… until today. Now we’ve got a teaser trailer, key art, cast details, and a release date: September 15, 2023 in …Read more »
Celebrated author Mari Okada has made an indelible mark on the anime world. With both original stories and series adaptations to her name, she has dozens of beloved titles under her belt. In 2018 she made her directorial debut, and there’s more to come as …Read more »
Lots of MAPPA news today following their 10th anniversary livestream. Aside from Chainsaw Man, we also got the news that the studio is animating a feature film called Alice and Therese’s Illusory Factory (Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Kōjō). The film is written and directed …Read more »
Studio Colorido is currently working with Mari Okada on a new original anime film called Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu (I Want to Cry, So I’ll Pretend to Be a Cat), with Sailor Moon director Junichi Sato at the helm. The film is scheduled …Read more »
Studio Colorido are a bunch of busy folks. Aside from the recent Penguin Highway, their first film, the animators at the studio have also been producing a new Pokemon web series. Now we’ve learned they’ve got a new full-length film hitting theaters in Japan this …Read more »
Marking anime screenwriter Mari Okada’s directorial debut, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is a special film, and it officially makes its English-dubbed debut in select U.S. theaters today. Ahead of the premiere, we got the chance to speak with voice actress Xanthe Huynh, who plays the lead …Read more »
Acclaimed writer Mari Okada (anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine) has put her stamp on plenty of memorable anime productions, and the latest marks her directorial debut. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is a gorgeously-animated tale …Read more »
ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio announced more plans for the English screenings of Mari Okada’s Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms anime film. In addition to the previously-revealed U.S. screenings, the film will make its debut at the same time in Canada on July 20. The …Read more »
For yet more proof that critical acclaim and box office results have little to do with each other, look no further than Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. The film, which is referred to as SayoAsa in Japanese, has been getting good reviews, but ended …Read more »
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, known in Japanese as Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana o Kazaro, the directorial debut from screenwriter Mari Okada, is on its way to Japanese screens in February. Now, thanks to the folks at Anime Limited, we’ve got …Read more »
Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou, the directorial debut from acclaimed screenwriter Mari Okada, is due out in February 2018, and we’ve got our first look courtesy a new trailer and poster. The film, which is being called SayoAsa for short (the …Read more »
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