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Sometimes famous people get recognized in public, and it appears that happened to Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno. A clerk working for the Eneos gas station chain in Japan saw a man he thought looked like Anno getting gas for his car. Then, when the man …Read more »
Pompo: The Cinephile, a movie about making movies, was one of the best anime films of 2021, so I’m happy to hear that the team behind it is reuniting for a new film. That includes director Takayuki Hirao, character designer Shingo Adachi, composer Kenta Matsukuma …Read more »
How would you like to get around town in a bus decorated with Spirited Away imagery? Right now people in Fukuoka City, Japan have that option, but only for a limited time. The Spirited Away buses, put out by operator Nishitetsu Bus, are around for …Read more »
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK movie will be hitting American theaters later this summer thanks to GKIDS, but some people will get to see it even earlier. GKIDS and Toei Animation, the studio behind the film, just revealed that THE FIRST SLAM DUNK will receive its …Read more »
The anime movie Lonely Castle in the Mirror (a.k.a. Kagami no Kojō in Japanese) is hitting American theaters briefly next month, thanks to distributor GKIDS. Both a subbed and dubbed version will be available on June 21-22, and tickets can be gotten here. Here is …Read more »
Studio Ghibli likes to bring out adorable merchandise relating to its movies, and this time around they are offering up something a little more on the obscure side. Instead of offering plushies of more well-known Ghibli creations like Totoro or Catbus, they’ve made plushies of …Read more »
Another slam dunk for Takehiko Inoue’s The First Slam Dunk. The film is now Japan’s 10th highest grossing anime film of all time. The film, which came out last year and is still in theaters, has now earned 13.88 billion yen and sold 9.66 million …Read more »
The award-winning and record-breaking Toei Animation movie THE FIRST SLAM DUNK is coming to American theaters later this year! GKIDS acquired North American distribution rights and will offer both a Japanese subbed and an English dubbed version to moviegoers. While an exact date hasn’t been revealed …Read more »
No-Face from Spirited Away is wanted in Taiwan for swallowing people . . . I mean, for violating traffic laws. Well, actually, police are seeking a person dressed as No-Face who has yet to be identified. According to Taiwan News, a No-Face cosplayer was messing …Read more »
The shins are crossing. This coming weekend, screenings of Hideaki Anno’s Shin Kamen Rider will feature “Evangelion 3.0: (-46h),” the recent 10-minute short included on the home video release of Evangelion 3.0+1.11. To celebrate (read: get more butts in seats), the folks behind all these …Read more »
The traveling Ghibli Park and Ghibli Exhibition reached the Kobe City Museum this week and will stick around there until June 25. As part of the festivities, the museum’s restaurant Tooth Tooth is offering three unique drinks during this time period. One is based on …Read more »
A lot of people stream anime, but that doesn’t take away a desire to own hard copies of favorites. Anime on Blu-ray and DVD is still a big business. “It started out as more of an enthusiast, tape-trading, underground thing in the ’80s, to being …Read more »
In February we learned that GKIDS will be bringing the Spirited Away stage play to cinemas in North America for special screenings, and now we have some new dates. Due to what GKIDS calls “overwhelming fan demand,” two more dates have been added and now …Read more »
My Neighbor Totoro is 35 years old, and to celebrate, GKIDS and Fathom Events are teaming up for some anniversary screenings in the next few days. The screenings will take place around the US with the following schedule: ● Saturday, March 25, 2023 – 3:00 PM …Read more »
Studio Ghibli comes out with a lot of merchandise for its fans, and with Ghibli Park now open, you know they’ll have to come up with more goodies so they can sell unique items at their shops. The official Twitter account for Ghibli Park shared …Read more »
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