There are some changes in the anime business world as TOHO is completely acquiring GKIDS, a North American animation distributor that works with Studio Ghibli titles, other anime, and animation from outside of Japan. The amount of money involved has not been made public. Going …Read more »
The anime films of Mamoru Hosoda officially have a new home. The first four films from the acclaimed director are joining 2018’s Mirai and 2021’s Belle at GKIDS, which now has North American distribution rights for Hosoda’s full catalog. The deal spans 2006’s The Girl …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s long-awaited The Boy and the Heron (aka How Do You Live?) is set to hit theaters in the US via GKIDS December 8. Now we’ve got our first look (er, listen?) to the film’s English-language version via a new trailer. In English the …Read more »
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 »
Deiji Meets Girl is a 12-part short-form anime directed by Ushio Tazawa and produced by LIDENFILMS that originally premiered in Japan in 2021, and now it’s coming over in English. While release dates have yet to be revealed, GKIDS announced plans to bring the shorts …Read more »
GKIDS recently announced plans to release classic anime film Panda! Go, Panda! in theaters and on home video, and now we have a date for the former. The feature from TMS Entertainment and Studio Ghibli co-founders Isao Takahata (director) and Hayao Miyazakli (writer) is set …Read more »
GKIDS! Go GKIDS! The North American licensor of the films of Studio Ghibli (and a buncha other good stuff) has just picked up the rights to a couple anime classics: Panda! Go Panda!, plus Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus. The films were created by …Read more »
Future Boy Conan, the classic 1978 series directed by Hayao Miyazaki (yes, that Hayao Miyazaki) is coming to 4K Blu-ray via GKIDS on November 16. Now them kids have revealed the cast for all all-new English dub. Goes like this: Sabrina Pitre as Conan Erin …Read more »
GKIDS locked in a real classic today with the announcement that the distributor has acquired the rights to 1978’s Future Boy Conan anime, which marks the debut series of renowned director Hayao Miyazaki. The series is set to arrive in late 2021 for the first …Read more »
GKIDS and Fathom Events will be behind Ghibli Fest 2021, where it will air the Miyazaki movies Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Castle in the Sky and My Neighbor Totoro in theaters. The movies will only be in theaters for a limited time. Spirited Away …Read more »
It won’t be much longer before American fans get to watch Earwig and the Witch! GKIDS just announced that the Studio Ghibli movie will become available on digital platforms March 23. In addition, they’re releasing both a Limited Edition Steelbook and a Blu-ray +DVD combo …Read more »
Neon Genesis Evangelion, one of the most celebrated properties in anime history, has been licensed for home video and theatrical distribution by GKIDS. The kids are set to bring the original 26 episodes, plus the films Evangelion: Death (True)² and The End of Evangelion, to …Read more »
It wasn’t that long ago that Studio Ghibli’s next movie was revealed as Earwig and the Witch, which has Goro Miyazaki (From Up on Poppy Hill, Tales from Earthsea) at the helm and Hayao Miyazaki on planning. Based on the children’s novel by Howl’s Moving …Read more »
Waiting for the films of Studio Ghibli to hit your favorite streaming service? Don’t hold your breath, says GKids. The distributor, which holds the North American rights to Ghibli’s films, had the following to say to Polygon: “Studio Ghibli does not make their films available digitally, …Read more »
If you’ve been looking forward to director Masaaki Yuasa’s acclaimed Ride Your Wave anime film, GKIDS has you covered theatrically. The distributor locked down the North American rights for the feature, with a theatrical release planned for early next year. This marks GKIDS’ fourth Yuasa film release, …Read more »
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