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It will be no shock to hear this, but Japanese movie theaters have had a hard year. As with most cinemas worldwide, Japan’s had basically no customers for months in the early part of the year. Unlike most other places (minus New Zealand and Taiwan, …Read more »
Vulture has put together a list of “The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation,” and anime plays no small role in the rankings. Vulture explained part of its criteria in the decision process: “Since this list is for an American audience, entries skew toward what influenced …Read more »
Pokémon news was expected today, but what fans weren’t ready for was an exciting, and even touching Pokémon music video. Right after more information was revealed about plans for the second Sword and Shield DLC, the electrifying video was showcased, featuring the music of BUMP …Read more »
Last week we asked our readers to vote on what they felt was the best romance anime series and films. We’ve compiled a ranked list of the top 20 choices out of the 60+ candidates which were in the running. The results were as follows: …Read more »
If you’ve ever experienced rain and thought, “Rain, rain, go away, come again another day,” then you’ll understand what makes 18-year-old Hina so special. She can pray to the sky and make the rain stop. She’s called The Sunshine Girl. There’s been a ton of …Read more »
Remember those awesome Hungry Days commercials that imagined the characters of One Piece in a high school setting to promote Nissin Foods’ Cup Noodle brand? The director behind them, Yusuke Takase, is back with more, this time in an anime commercial promoting Nescafé’s summer drinks. …Read more »
This week saw the Japanese government cancel the State of Emergency early in 39 prefectures throughout Japan, with the exception of Tokyo Capital Region, Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Hokkaido. Just prior to that, select movie theaters in 11 prefectures announced plans to reopen, and there …Read more »
Fans of anime song covers AND violin music take note, because internationally renowned violinist Ayako Ishikawa is here with a new album. ANIME CLASSIC 2 is now available digitally around the world on platforms like Amazon Music, iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and LINE …Read more »
A cool video popped up on YouTube the other day. It’s a chart that cycles through the years 2001 to 2019, showing the box office gross of anime films in Japan as time goes by. The chart is largely in Japanese, but thanks to illustrated …Read more »
June 21, 2019 marked the premiere of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away anime film in China, which waited 18 years for it to hit theaters. The movie was released in 9,000 theaters across the country, and it went on to earn 488 million …Read more »
It’s raining voice actors! Weathering With You, Makoto Shinkai’s hit follow-up to Your Name, is (finally!) hitting American theaters this month. Now we know who’s set to appear in the film’s English-language dub. The cast looks a little somethin’ like this: Brandon Engman as Hodaka …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You anime film has been running in Japan for 10 weeks now, and its only big shakeup this week was that it dropped down from third to fourth place. Pulling in another 150 million yen put its grand total at around 13 billion …Read more »
With all the success Makoto Shinkai’s latest film has enjoyed, it should come as no surprise that it will be aiming for the top prize. The Japan Film Makers Association has chosen Weathering With You as the representative film of Japan to be submitted to the Academy …Read more »
The milestones keep coming for Makoto Shinkai’s latest hit anime film, Weathering With You. According to the latest announcement from Toho, the movie has earned over 10 billion yen in the Japanese box office since it opened on July 19, with the total number of admissions …Read more »
Weathering With You, Makoto Shinkai’s followup to Your Name, is out in Japan and raking in the yens. It’s not due out in the States until 2020, unfortunately, but to get a taste of the film — literally — why not try making some of the …Read more »
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