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Makoto Shinkai, the director of your name. and Weathering With You, appears to have another hit on his hands. His latest film, Suzume, which opened in Japan on November 11, was #1 at the box office over its debut weekend. The film earned 1.88 billion …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s upcoming movie Suzume no Tojimari (translated as Suzume’s Door-Locking and known in English simply as Suzume) will be hitting Japanese theaters on November 11. Ahead of this, news about the music has been revealed. RADWIMPS, who has already worked with Shinkai on your …Read more »
This week began with Crunchyroll revealing November premiere plans for the One Piece Film Red feature’s voyage to English audiences, and it coincided nicely with yet another milestone for the film in Japan. According to the latest from the Japanese box office, Toei Animation’s production …Read more »
To say Jujutsu Kaisen 0 was a hit is a bit of an understatement. The film has ended its theatrical run in Japan after 157 days after having earned 13.7 billion yen (about $108 million). That makes it practically tied for The Last Samurai as …Read more »
As tends to be the case with his projects, director Makoto Shinkai isn’t content leaving his new anime film, Suzume no Tojimari, on the screen. Shinkai is also working on a novel adaptation of the feature, and the book will go on sale in Japan …Read more »
Believe it or not, the numbers continue to roll in for JUJUTSU KAISEN 0, which has been opening in more regions since its debut in Japan back in December. While it’s not in the top 10 anymore in its home country, it still managed to …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai planned to reveal the first details about his next anime film on December 15, and he delivered. A press conference is coming to the official Toho YouTube channel today, but ahead of that we have the unveiling of Suzume no Tojimari, a new …Read more »
Publisher Kodansha began its Noma Publishing Culture Awards three years ago, saying it’s meant to honor people who are a big asset to the industry and are “reinventing publishing.” This year’s winners are Attack on Titan mangaka Hajime Isayama, Kikansha Sensei author Shizuka Ijūin, and …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 »
Makoto Shinkai, the writer/director of Weathering With You and your name., has been working on a new script. “It’s a story where something major happens that one’s own power can’t do anything to affect,” he announced in an interview with TV Asahi. “By making this …Read more »
When you think of the last decade of modern anime films, which features strike you as the most impressive? Japanese survey site Rankingoo aimed to find the answer by polling 10,314 people between the age of teenagers and 60-year-olds, with the only major stipulation being …Read more »
It’s Christmas for anime industry numbers geeks: the Association of Japanese Animations is prepping to release its yearly report on the industry. The full report will come later this month, but the AJA has released some interesting deets already. The topline takeaway for 2019: growth. …Read more »
Like many businesses, cinemas have been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Japan, with the recent lifting of the State of Emergency, entertainment businesses are finally coming back to life along with the second stage of the country’s economic reopening. Among them is the …Read more »
Kingdom, the large-scale live-action adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara’s manga from last year, is getting a sequel. Like the first film, the sequel will be directed by Shinsuke Sato and feature a screenplay written in part by Kingdom creator Hara. Stars Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa and …Read more »
The Blu-ray release of Makoto Shinkai‘s Weathering With You anime film is about to hit stores in Japan on May 27, but ahead of that, the director decided to tease what he’s working on next. Shinkai took to Twitter to update on his progress, saying …Read more »
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