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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 »
The Blu-ray release of Makoto Shinkai‘s Weathering With You anime film is about to hit stores in Japan on May 27, but ahead of that, the director decided to tease what he’s working on next. Shinkai took to Twitter to update on his progress, saying …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name , which debuted in Japan this August, has become not only one of the most successful anime films of all time, but the seventh highest-grossing film in Japanese cinematic history, scoring more ticket sales than Ponyo , Avatar and Star Wars …Read more »
Thanks to daylight savings time, Adult Swim's Toonami block will be getting an extra hour of broadcast to play around with. Not one to let an opportunity slip by, the block announced plans to use that time to air Children Who Chase Lost Voices , …Read more »
The utter box office domination of director Makoto Shinkai's your name. anime film continued this weekend in Japan, which marked its fifth week at the top spot. As of September 25, that puts its box office total up to $1.11 billion yen (about US$111 million), …Read more »
If you missed your chance to check out the latest from Makoto Shinkai ( The Place Promised in Our Early Days , 5 Centimeters per Second ) at Otakon, the director will also be attending October's New York Anime Festival. The convention takes place October …Read more »
Man, does this flick look beautiful or what? Director Makoto Shinkai ( 5 Centimeters Per Second , Voices of a Distant Star ) looks to have really outdone himself with his latest effort, Children Who Chase Lost Voices , and what was once only teased …Read more »
The U.S. theatrical debut of Makoto Shinkai's hit anime film Your Name. is almost here, with advance tickets now on sale ahead of the April 7 premiere. The feature will be available in both Japanese with English subtitles and English dubbed form, so be sure …Read more »
Funimation Films announced a concrete release date for Makoto Shinkai's worldwide smash hit your name. The anime film is officially set to open in North American theaters on April 7, and will be available both in Japanese with English subtitles and in dubbed form. Theaters …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 »
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 »
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