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There was an interview a while back with Your Name director Makoto Shinkai in which he lamented he could no longer visit some of his favorite places in Tokyo because he’d put them in the movie and now they’re permanently occupied by Your Name fans. …Read more »
Good news for those who didn’t get a chance to see Your Name in theaters – or those who can’t wait to see it again. The Japanese Blu-ray and DVD release of the 2016 hit was just announced, and it appears to contain English subtitles. …Read more »
Your Name has earned some of your money. The film, which (finally) opened in U.S. theaters April 7, made an estimated $1.6 million dollars over the weekend. Your Name , which is being released in dubbed and subtitled form by Funimation, opened on 303 screens …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 »
Makoto Shinkai fans in particular and curious anime fans at large may be wondering why mega-hit Your Name is taking so long to be released in America when it’s already come out in China, South Korea, Australia and the U.K., among others. This may be …Read more »
Those who’ve seen Makoto Shinkai’s hit film Your Name (or even those who’ve seen the poster) know a comet plays a big role in the film. Now jewelry brand The Kiss and Bandai have teamed up to put the film’s Tiamat Comet into wearable form. …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name is officially the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time worldwide. The film, which has seen huge ticket sales not only in Japan but in countries like China and South Korea, has made over $281 million worldwide. That’s before the film has …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 »
Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name continues to be a mega-hit in Japan and abroad (it just opened huge in South Korea), which means anybody who’s anybody in the world of Japanese cinema inevitably gets asked what they thought of it. That includes Tokyo International Film Festival …Read more »
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 »
Shinkai at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival While Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name has big a huge success (how huge? it’s the second-highest-grossing Japanese film of all time, that’s how huge), not everyone is a fan. The film has faced criticism from folks like Gainax …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 »
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 »
It was a nice weekend for Makoto Shinkai. Your Name ( Kimi no na wa. ), the latest film by Shinkai, the director behind 5 Centimeters Per Second and The Garden of Words , had a fine opening weekend at the Japanese box office, earning …Read more »
Hello, everyone! This is otaku and trend-watcher Yunmao Ayakawa! Today I will introduce you to wonderful dictionaries for anime, game, and manga artists. As a creator myself, it's always a challenge for me to come up with cool names for the characters. I need to …Read more »
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