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The Hollywood live-action remake of Your Name has a new director, and His Name is Carlos López Estrada. That’s the word from Variety, which reports that López Estrada is also writing the latest edition of the script. Several writers and directors have been attached to …Read more »
Famed anime director Makoto Shinkai (your name.) has something new up his sleeve. As announced on the official Twitter account for your name., Shinkai will reveal his next project on TOHO’s YouTube channel, complete with English subtitles, on December 15 at 11:00pm Japan Time (9:00am …Read more »
Hollywood’s live-action Your Name film was previously announced to have director Lee Isaac Chung at the helm, but that’s no longer the case. According to a report on Deadline, scheduling conflicts have caused Chung to leave the project, which makes him the second to do …Read more »
Japan has a long history of using printed seals called hanko instead of signing names. While in this day and age they could become something of the past, hanko stores are still coming out with special designs to keep people interested. Pokémon hanko have been …Read more »
It’s only been out a little over a month, but the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train anime film continues to make incredible waves in Japan. The latest box office update has it steamrolling right past the lifetime gross of Makoto Shinkai’s blockbuster movie Your Name., as …Read more »
The most recent update regarding Hollywood’s Your Name remake—which was revealed back in 2017 and aims to take Makoto Shinkai’s hit film into the live-action realm—had the director changing from Marc Webb to Lee Isaac Chung (Munyurangabo, Minari). We’ve had some time to process the …Read more »
GKIDS has another hit on its hands with the North American release of Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You. According to the numbers from Box Office Mojo, Shinkai’s latest made $3 million in just the first two days of fan screenings, and the feature is estimated …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s first film since 2006’s smash hit Your Name, Weathering With You, hits Japanese theaters July 19. To build up the hype, Your Name was shown on Japanese TV June 30 — and following the film came a short scene from Weathering With You. The scene is largely made …Read more »
Funimation is about to introduce some of the biggest anime films of the last few years to its streaming lineup. Your Name. will soon be available to stream for the first time ever along with Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’—as well as Hideaki …Read more »
It’s been a while since we posted about the live-action Hollywood remake of Makoto Shinkai’s wildly popular your name. anime film. While a release window has yet to be revealed, the film officially has a director in Marc Webb, who previously helmed movies like 500 …Read more »
Just because we haven’t heard anything about the live-action adaptation of Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name. lately doesn’t mean it’s dead in the water. While screenwriter Eric Heisserer has been busy promoting other recent projects, including the Netflix film Bird Box, he recently mentioned the movie …Read more »
Hot on the heels of its theatrical run, the Fireworks anime film—which comes from producer Genki Kawamura (Your Name.), chief director Akiyuki Simbo (Puella Magi Madoka Magica), and director Nobuyuki Takeuchi—is coming home. The acclaimed feature will be available in the U.S. and Canada this …Read more »
Love, Time, and other Dimensions! There are some anime theatrical features in the world that downright refuse to be ignored. They’re the classics that are immediately rattled off to anyone who says that anime has never produced anything of substance, anything so breathtaking that it …Read more »
Anime theme songs make for great karaoke fodder, and the new number one sing-along hit in Japan should come as a surprise to no one. According to rankings released by DAM, Japan’s largest online karaoke service, RADWIMPS’ theme song to Makoto Shinkai’s your name. anime film …Read more »
Your Name, Makoto Shinkai’s hit 2016 anime film, will be adapted into a live-action Hollywood remake, it was reported today. The film will be produced by Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot, the production company of J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens). Abrams, Lindsey Weber …Read more »
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