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Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron anime film has been in Japanese theaters for over a month now, so it’s time to look at how the updated numbers are shaking out. According to the latest, the film has just entered the top 100 list …Read more »
Studio Ghibli made the point of not doing official advertising for its new Hayao Miyazaki movie, How Do You Live?, which is known in English as The Boy and the Heron. That meant no trailers, no cast announcements, no information on the plot, none of that stuff. …Read more »
After a lot of anticipation and mystery, Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie hits Japanese theaters today! North American fans might not be able to see it yet, but they will be able to watch the movie on the big screen later this year. GKIDS revealed that …Read more »
Looking for a great roundup of Japanese films, animated and otherwise? Get thee to Toronto. From May 10 to June 27, the TIFF Bell Lightbox will be showing a series they’re calling POP Japan, featuring anime faves like Spirited Away and Akira, plus madcap live-action …Read more »
Move over, The Wind Rises, because the latest film from Makoto Shinkai just slid into 10th place in the list of highest-grossing anime films in Japan. Hayao Miyazaki’s 2013 feature previously held the spot, but Suzume took it over after exceeding 12 billion yen at …Read more »
It’s been almost one month since the premiere of One Piece Film: Red, and the feature continues to delight audiences throughout Japan. It was just a few days ago that we posted about the movie knocking Evangelion out of the all-time anime film top 10 …Read more »
The Japan Academy Film Prize Association has made some announcements. For starters, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time snagged the Popularity Award, which was an award that allows actual fans to vote. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time, BELLE, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Fortune Favors Lady …Read more »
North American fans of Studio Ghibli can thank Steve Alpert for his tireless efforts bringing the beloved movies to a wider audience. Alpert explains his important role as the resident gaijin (foreigner) at Studio Ghibli in his memoir Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man, …Read more »
Studio Ghibli’s movies are widely popular in Japan and abroad, and this leads to multiple surveys, like people’s favorite Ghibli heroine or favorite Ghibli movie. A recent survey put on by the company 1Screen asked people in their teens through their sixties which Ghibli heroine …Read more »
You’ve probably seen at least one anime inspired by a real-life event or person. Grave of the Fireflies, The Wind Rises… technically parts of Fate/Grand Order. Those are the big, on-the-nose titles. But what about lesser known series? Or series whose inspo comes in slightly at an …Read more »
After the long wait, we figured Hideaki Anno’s fourth and final Eva film, Evangelion 3.0+1.0, would do well, but it even managed to surpass expectations. The box office has continued to grow since it first opened, and now it has zipped past Detective Conan: The …Read more »
Sometimes, a voice actor is just perfect for a role beyond any shadow of a doubt. And then at other times, you wonder how in the world the casting directors came to their decision. It’s not that it’s a bad choice — more like it’s …Read more »
What is Hideaki Anno really like? What inspired him to return to the world of Evangelion? What went into making the fourth and final Evangelion film? Those were some of the many questions probed in a long-form documentary that hit the airwaves in Japan March …Read more »
We just learned that a bunch of anime titles are in possible contention for this year’s Academy Awards. Meanwhile, the Japanese version of the Oscars, the Japan Academy Film Prize, have revealed the nominees for Animation of the Year. These films are up for the …Read more »
Yep, it’s happened again. Evangelion 3.0+1.0 is once again delayed. How long ’til we can see it? Right now, we have no idea. So what do we do? In the meantime, we’ve grabbed a few goodies to keep you occupied. Try other offerings from Gainax, see …Read more »
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