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Director Makoto Shinkai has seen a ton of success with his latest anime film your name. , which continues to make history among the top-grossing films of all time in Japan. Is there such thing as too much success, though? Shinkai seems to think so, …Read more »
As an anime fan, living in Japan doesn’t have the same import it used to. Sure, the omake – the events, the posters, the feeling of being in the country that makes the stuff you’re into – that’s all there. But as a pure consumer …Read more »
Pop culture magazine Nikkei Entertainment, published by Japanese media conglomerate Nikkei, has released its list of the best entertainment of 2016. The list is made to resemble rankings of sumo wrestlers, and like the sumo world, has separate “east” and “west” divisions (in sumo, east …Read more »
Golden Boy author Tetsuya Egawa isn't one to mince words, as recently seen when he commented on the shortcomings of Makoto Shinkai's hit anime film your name. He has some similarly cold feelings about Eiichiro Oda's wildly popular One Piece manga, and he aired them …Read more »
Once it's done with December's Oscar-qualifying run in Los Angeles, Makoto Shinkai's your name. anime film will make its full North American theatrical debut in 2017. The film will be released in both subtitled and dubbed versions, and Funimation is gearing up for its arrival …Read more »
Last month we posted about Funimation setting Makoto Shinkai's your name. anime film up for Oscar qualification , and its consideration has since been confirmed. your name. is officially on the list for consideration in the Best Animated Feature category, and its qualifying run will …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai's your name. anime movie has been soaring at the top of the Japanese box office since its debut, but it finally got knocked down a notch thanks to the opening of Death Note Light up the NEW world . The hotly-anticipated follow-up to …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai's your name. anime film has completely dominated the box office in Japan, and we may not have to wait too much longer to see it in English. According to Variety , Funimation's previously announced acquisition of the license to your name. will include …Read more »
Newtype, the long-running monthly anime magazine published by Kadokawa, has published the final results of its 6th annual Newtype Anime Awards. Without further ado, the results! Best TV Series 1. Kababeri of the Iron Fortress 2. Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- 3. Macross Delta …Read more »
Chichibu, the city used in anohana , is a popular pilgrimage spot. When fans travel to a city or specific location used in their favorite anime series or film, it’s known as an anime pilgrimage. These pilgrimages have brought in a ton of cash to …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai, director of 5 Centimeters Per Second , Children Who Chase Lost Voices and other films with similarly long titles has directed a 30-second commercial promoting a currently under-construction terminal at Vietnam’s No Bai Airport. It’s being built by Japanese firm Taisei, for whom …Read more »
Anime Anime, one of Japan’s top destinations for anime news and views (mostly news, really) just polled its readership and asked that age-old question: what’d ya like this year? To be more accurate, the question was “which anime film released in 2013 was the most …Read more »
The world of anime still has a handful of directors that make everyone stop and take note. Obvious choices include heavy hitters like Hayao Miyazaki , Mamoru Hosoda , Hideaki Anno , and Makoto Shinkai , the latter of which recently unveiled his latest work, …Read more »
The contrast between real and virtual life can be stark. One can be a complete stud online and a loser in the real world, but what happens when those lives collide? In the latest issue of Otaku USA magazine, Danica Davidson had a helluva time …Read more »
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