Considering his last movie was, y’know, the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time worldwide, it’s no surprise licensors are grabbing up the rights for Makoto Shinkai’s latest. GKIDS, the folks behind US releases of films by Studio Ghibli, among others, have snapped up Weathering With You for a …Read more »
Gee, kids: GKIDS is quickly earning a reputation as one of the best distributors of theatrical anime out there. This time, they’ve licensed the newest film from Studio Ponoc, Modest Heroes: Studio Ponoc Short Theatre, Volume 1, for American distribution. The film will head to …Read more »
Fireworks (or, if you’re into really long titles, Fireworks: Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?), the 2017 anime adaptation of the Shunji Iwai short film, is coming to U.S. theaters courtesy Gkids. The film will be shown in a series of …Read more »
Good news for fans of anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa: both of the director’s 2017 films have been licensed for distribution in North America. The distributor with the good sense to snap up both Night is Short, Walk On Girl and Lu Over the Wall was …Read more »
Mary and the Witch’s Flower, the debut feature from Ghibli alums Studio Ponoc, will hit U.S. theaters January 18. The film, which was released in Japan this July, will be released in both English dubbed and subtitled form by GKIDS and Fathom Events. January 18 …Read more »
Some classic Studio Ghibli may be coming to a theater near you in just a few weeks. It’s being reported today that Castle in the Sky , Studio Ghibli’s 1986 classic feature film, will be hitting U.S. theaters in a limited run courtesy GKIDS, who …Read more »
Thanks to a combination of the efforts of Disney and GKids, the U.S. has received high-quality releases of most of the catalog of legendary studio Studio Ghibli. But there’s one Ghibli gem that’s never been released in the U.S. – until now. GKids has announced …Read more »
When Marnie Was There , the latest (but hopefully not last) film by Studio Ghibli and director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, is about to hit the States courtesy GKids, who have just released the English dub trailer. Take a gander! Marnie stars Hailee Steinfeld as Anna Sasaki …Read more »
GKids has a date set for Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There , the anime film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi ( The Secret World of Arrietty ). The feature hits U.S. theaters on May 22, starting in New York and Los Angeles, with an expansion …Read more »
When Marnie Was There , released last year, is the Ghibli film doomed to be remembered more for not making a ton of money , thus leading Ghibli into a state of quasi-existence, than for whether it was any good or not. (For what it’s …Read more »
Originally released in Japanese theaters last November, Studio Ghibli's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya ( reviewed here ) is the latest film from Grave of the Fireflies director Isao Takahata. It's now set to open in North America on October 17, perfectly timed for the …Read more »
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