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The fourth Blu-ray and DVD of Kyoto Animation's Tamako Market anime is set to come with a special treat when it arrives in Japan on June 19. The release will come packaged with an OVA called "Occhyoko Choi-chan," focusing on island fortune teller Choi Mochimazzi's …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 »
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 original anime short movie Garden of Remembrance from Naoko Yamada and Science SARU will begin streaming in Japan on August 30. A trailer was released to announce the news. The general public got its first peek at the movie in 2022 at Annecy International …Read more »
The Colors Within is the new anime film from director Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice, The Heike Story) and animation studio Science SARU. The film is set to open in Japan on August 30, 2024, and to drum up even more enthusiasm the staff behind …Read more »
There were plenty of new anime series this year that we obsessed over, but alas a new year is just around the corner and there are plenty of gems to discover. Find a new series to indulge in with the help of Otaku USA’s top …Read more »
Those keeping an eye on or attending Anime NYC this weekend will want to pay special attention to what anime studio BONES is up to. Avex Pictures teased the fact that BONES president and producer Masahiko Minami will be on hand at the company’s ANYC …Read more »
Believe it or not, Liz and the Blue Bird is five years old. The Naoko Yamada film, a spinoff of Kyoto Animation’s Sound! Euphonium franchise, was a fan and critical favorite when it came out back in 2018. Now you can celebrate the film with …Read more »
2023 kicked off with the announcement of a 10th anniversary project for Kyoto Animation’s Tamako Market anime, and the first aspect of that project has been revealed. The studio detailed plans to bring the series and its sequel movie to theaters for a weeklong screening, …Read more »
Hard to believe, but the Kyoto Animation series Tamako Market is a decade old. To celebrate, Kyoto Animation is launching a 10th anniversary project. That’s the word from the series’ official Twitter feed. The series debuted on January 9, 2013. A sequel film, Tamako Love …Read more »
It’s been five years since the movie A Silent Voice came out, and to mark the occasion, it’s being shown in American theaters. Iconic Events Releasing revealed that tickets are now on sale. You can reserve your tickets here. The movie will hit theaters across …Read more »
Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada’s The Heike Story anime—which adapts Hideo Furukawa’s Heike Monogatari novel—has been one of the highlights of the year, and now it’s getting ready to make its TV debut in Japan. In addition to streaming in English via Funimation, the …Read more »
One of the most gorgeous anime of the year is The Heike Story, from director Naoko Yamada and anime production house Science SARU (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!). The series kicked off along with the Fall 2021 anime season, and now Funimation is getting ready …Read more »
Image via Sankei UPDATE: Since this article was originally written, NHK has confirmed the deaths of at least 33 people. Awful news took over news and social media tonight as Japan’s public broadcaster NHK and other outlets reported on a fire at Kyoto Animation Studio 1, located …Read more »
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