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The latest movie from producer Genki Kawamura, who recently made a major splash with the hit anime film your name., is getting ready to hit US theaters. Fireworks is a sci-fi-tinged tale of star-crossed teenage romance, and tickets are available now for a special three-day …Read more »
Vertical Comics' Shinkai Manga Collection will be expanding soon with the release of She & Her Cat . The publisher announced the acquisition this weekend, with plans for a summer 2017 release. She & Her Cat is based on a short self-produced anime film by …Read more »
Despite there being some big anime film contenders released in English, including the likes of your name. and Miss Hokusai , none of them made the cut for the short list of Oscar nominations. The closest one on the list is director Michael Dudok de …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 »
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 »
Golden Boy author Tetsuya Egawa isn't one to mince words, as recently seen when he commented on the shortcomings of Makoto Shinkai's hit anime film your name. He has some similarly cold feelings about Eiichiro Oda's wildly popular One Piece manga, and he aired them …Read more »
Fans of the work of director Makoto Shinkai ( Voices of a Distant Star , The Place Promised in Our Early Days , 5 Centimeters per Second ) won't want to miss out on Anime Expo this year. The ever-growing list of guests now includes …Read more »
The Spear of Longinus crowdfunding project , which aims to fly a replica of the Evangelion spear to the moon, is now accepting international backers. Supporters from outside Japan can choose either the 5,000 or 50,000 yen tiers. The 5,000 yen tier rewards include a …Read more »
Crowdfunding, crowdfunding, crowdfunding. Ain’t a week goes by we ain’t reporting ‘bout the stuff. What are those crazy Kickstarting kids up to this time? Sorry, this isn’t Kickstarter – it’s a new original site devoted to crowdfunding independent anime projects. And it is called… AniCool …Read more »
What do you get when you place the destructive power of a tactical nuclear missile in the hands of a capricious fifteen year-old girl? If your name is Hajime Kanzaka, you get over fifty light novels, three complete television series (with a fourth being released …Read more »
New accusations have risen against anime producer Kouichirou Itou, who has produced multiple films with award-winning director Makoto Shinkai. Itou was originally arrested last month after allegations he paid an underage girl for nude photos. Now Wakayama Prefectural Police say he paid money to a …Read more »
Anime producer Kouichirou Itou, whose credits include your name., Weathering With You and Suzume, was recently arrested after being accused of trying to get a 15-year-old girl to give him nude photos. Director Makoto Shinkai, who has worked with Itou for years, put out a …Read more »
The Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts anime—based on the manga by Yu Tomofuji—is getting ready for more in a second cour, and with it comes a fourth promotional video showcasing the new theme songs and introducing a couple new cast members. The opening …Read more »
Good news for fans of classic JRPGs: remasters of Baten Kaitos I & II are set to hit the Switch this September 14. The games, developed by Monolith Soft and tri-Crescendo, were originally released on GameCube in 2003 and 2006, respectively. Says Nintendo: Two JRPG …Read more »
Ah, the month of February, a month filled with love and gestures of gratitude. Of course, Valentine’s Day gets most of the attention, but there’s no reason not to celebrate on the other days on the calendar. As far as we’re concerned, the more love …Read more »
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