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A new key visual has been revealed for Mamoru Hosoda’s BELLE anime film, which is set to premiere in Japan on July 16. This one has world-famous virtual singer Belle getting up close and personal with a creature called Dragon, featuring the tagline “You’re not …Read more »
Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film, BELLE, is set to hit Japanese theaters July 16. The film is directed and written by Hosoda, and features music by Taisei Iwasaki (Blood Blockade Battlefront). Here the official description: Our protagonist, Suzu, is a 17-year old high school girl, who …Read more »
More cast members have been announced for Mamoru Hosoda’s BELLE, the latest from the acclaimed director that’s set to premiere in Japan this July. In addition to actor photos and character art, the official website shared a relationship chart that shows the connection between the …Read more »
If you’re a good singer and a fan of director Mamoru Hosoda (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time), then there’s an opportunity you might want to check out. Hosoda is holding open auditions for singers to use in his upcoming movie Belle. This will be …Read more »
Mamoru Hosoda’s latest, BELLE, is set to hit Japanese theaters this summer. Now we’ve got a fresh trailer for the film, along with some cool concept art from creatives around the world. The team behind BELLE revealed that the titular character herself was designed by …Read more »
2006’s The Girl Who Leapt Through Time anime film put acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda on the map, winning the Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year in 2007 and eventually making its way to audiences around the world. Now fans in Japan are …Read more »
Back in December, Mamoru Hosoda and his Studio Chizu revealed plans to release Belle as the acclaimed director’s next anime film. Now, in a Variety exclusive, the movie’s first teaser has arrived online. Check it out below and look for more to come as we …Read more »
It’s been a couple years since his last work, MIRAI, but we now know what’s next for acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda. The official Twitter account for Studio Chizu unveiled BELLE—known in Japan as Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime, or The Dragon and the Freckled Princess—which is …Read more »
Mamoru Hosoda, the director behind Summer Wars, Wolf Children and more, has just finished the storyboards for his latest film. Said Hosoda in an interview with Oricon News: “We’re working on it right now. I just finished all the storyboards. We’re now going into serious …Read more »
What do you do when you’re stuck at home and there’s no new anime? Rank stuff, natch. The latest poll is courtesy Anime Anime, who asked readers to rank the films of Mamoru Hosoda, the director of films like Summer Wars and Wolf Children. Hosoda, …Read more »
Japanese fans of Mamoru Hosoda’s Summer Wars are getting ready to rock and roll this January. That’s when the film, now celebrating its 10th anniversary, will blast back into Japanese theaters with 4DX screenings. Yes, we’ll soon know what the online world of OZ smells like. The screenings …Read more »
Mirai, the latest film from Mamoru Hosoda, failed to capture the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards Sunday. It was a surprise to few who had been reading the tea leaves (i.e. social media) the last few weeks. Many Academy members …Read more »
It’s anyone’s guess as to whether Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai will win at the Academy Awards, but this weekend, the film pulled in another impressive distinction. The 2018 film won for Best Animated Independent Feature at the Annie Awards, the long-running animation awards from the International …Read more »
It’s time to see if anime has a chance at earning another Oscar, because Mamoru Hosoda’s latest is officially in the running for the 91st annual Academy Awards. Mirai is among the nominees for the Best Animated Feature category, an honor it shares with the …Read more »
Mirai—the latest acclaimed anime film from director Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast, Summer Wars)—recently made its U.S. theatrical debut, and there’s still time to see it for yourself. The next set of showings are scheduled for this week, with subtitled screenings …Read more »
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