We already knew GKIDS was bringing the Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko anime film to U.S. theaters along with the Deiji Meets Girl series of shorts, but now we know those plans are intertwined. GKIDS announced that they’ll be wrapping both theatrical presentations up together in …Read more »
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko is coming to American theaters this June! GKIDS will be working with Fathom Events for this. First there will be fan previews starting on Thursday, June 2. Then the actual theatrical release will begin officially on Friday, June 3. Their press …Read more »
It’s still too early to know if any anime are going to be nominated for the Oscars, but the nominees for the Japan Academy Film Prize Association have been revealed, and you better believe anime is getting attention here. BELLE, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A …Read more »
The Scotland Loves Anime Festival took place last month, and it included two categories where anime could win: the Jury Award and the Audience Award. The Jury Award went to Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko, and the Audience Award went to Sing a Bit of Harmony. …Read more »
The 20-day-long Fantasia International Film Festival just wrapped up in Montreal, Canada, and it had a number of exciting moments for anime. A Special Mention for the “Axis: The Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation” went to Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (Gyokō no Nikuko-chan …Read more »
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