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Gee, kids: GKIDS is quickly earning a reputation as one of the best distributors of theatrical anime out there. This time, they’ve licensed the newest film from Studio Ponoc, Modest Heroes: Studio Ponoc Short Theatre, Volume 1, for American distribution. The film will head to …Read more »
GKIDS has something special in store for fans of Studio Ghibli and acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki. The producer and distributor announced its acquisition of the North American distribution rights for NHK’s documentary feature film on the creator, Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki. Director Kaku Arakawa’s documentary …Read more »
The late, great Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue anime film will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in style this year. GKIDS announced its acquisition of the feature for a nationwide theatrical release, with a brand new digital transfer to premiere on September 6 and 10. The …Read more »
Right after reporting on the death of Shohei Hino, a voice actor in Studio Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron, another person involved with Studio Ghibli has passed away. This time it’s Shuntaro Tanigawa, a writer, poet, lyricist and translator, who wrote the lyrics for …Read more »
Yesterday millions of people dressed up for Halloween, and that includes NBA star Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs. Wembanyama, who is nicknamed Wemby, donned a No Face outfit from Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. He wore it when showing up at the stadium for …Read more »
Takashi Imashiro’s Ghost Cat Anzu recently inspired a film from Shinei Animation and France’s Miyu Productions, and now it’s getting ready to debut in North American theaters. GKIDS shared the latest preview ahead of its premiere, offering up another look at the co-production with English …Read more »
The anime movie The Colors Within (a.k.a. Kimi no Iro in Japanese) did really well at LA’s Animation Is Film festival over the weekend. For starters, it received its North American debut at the festival. Then, in terms of awards, it took home the Audience …Read more »
Look Back, the acclaimed film based on the manga by Chainsaw Man’s Tatsuki Fujimoto, will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video November 7. The film, which was released in Japan this June, was directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama (Flip Flappers) at his Studio Durian. It received …Read more »
There is sad news as we learn of the passing of author and lyricist Rieko Nakagawa. Her children’s books have sold millions of copies, and she’s been involved with Hayao Miyazaki. Nakagawa was 89 years old when she passed away on October 14. A cause …Read more »
The anime movie Look Back was shown in 535 American theaters over the weekend, and brought in an estimated $688,253. It came in 12th place, behind Joker: Folie à Deux, The Wild Robot, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Transformers One, Speak No Evil, Sam and Colby: Legends of …Read more »
McDonald’s Japan is really into making its own anime ads! The latest example is for its tsukimi (translated as “moon-viewing”) menu, including the tsukimi burger. This is a seasonal offering in Japan, kind of like how in America pumpkin-flavored things are seasonal at many places …Read more »
The Colors Within, the latest film from director Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird) will screen at the Busan International Film Festival, it was revealed yesterday. The film will screen in the festival’s A Window on Asian Cinema section. It was …Read more »
The Colors Within, the latest anime film from director Naoko Yamada (The Heike Story, A Silent Voice) and production house Science SARU, is set to open in English this winter. Ahead of that, an earlier trailer has returned, this time with English subtitles courtesy of …Read more »
The anime movie Look Back is based on a one-shot of the same name by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of Chainsaw Man. So far the film has raked in about $12 million in Japan, and now an American theatrical premiere date is on the horizon. …Read more »
A third full trailer has arrived for the DAN DA DAN anime, which is on the way to adapt Yukinobu Tatsu’s manga of the same name this October. Along with the preview we have a solid start date, as well as info on the ending …Read more »
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