The winners of the Tokyo Anime Award Festival have been revealed! To be eligible, an anime had to premiere between the dates October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023. Let’s take a look at who won. The award for best TV anime went to Oshi …Read more »
The 27th Fantasia International Film Festival has completed, so let’s see how anime did there! When it came to the award for Best Animated Feature in the Audience Awards, all three winners (gold, silver and bronze) are anime movies. First place went to Kurayukaba, second …Read more »
Thanks to GKIDS, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK movie is currently in North American theaters. Takehiko Inoue, who is the creator of the manga series as well as the director of the movie, said he wanted the film to please old fans as well as people …Read more »
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK anime film has been a remarkable success in and outside of Japan since it opened six months ago, ultimately becoming the fifth highest-grossing anime film of all time around the world. Series creator and film director Takehiko Inoue obviously took note …Read more »
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK movie will be hitting American theaters later this summer thanks to GKIDS, but some people will get to see it even earlier. GKIDS and Toei Animation, the studio behind the film, just revealed that THE FIRST SLAM DUNK will receive its …Read more »
Another slam dunk for Takehiko Inoue’s The First Slam Dunk. The film is now Japan’s 10th highest grossing anime film of all time. The film, which came out last year and is still in theaters, has now earned 13.88 billion yen and sold 9.66 million …Read more »
The award-winning and record-breaking Toei Animation movie THE FIRST SLAM DUNK is coming to American theaters later this year! GKIDS acquired North American distribution rights and will offer both a Japanese subbed and an English dubbed version to moviegoers. While an exact date hasn’t been revealed …Read more »
Some eagle-eyed watchers of the Cinemark home page have spotted a listing for The First Slam Dunk, meaning the film is likely up for a US theatrical release in 2023. Huzzah! The First Slam Dunk is, of course, the film based on the manga Slam …Read more »
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK anime film has been a huge success in Japan, and now that success has translated to a major milestone elsewhere. In addition to becoming the 12th highest-grossing anime film of all time in Japan, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK can now boast …Read more »
CG anime film THE FIRST SLAM DUNK was, to put it as obviously as possible, a total slam dunk at the Japanese box office, raking in over 10 billion yen as of earlier this month. With all that amazing success on the court, Toei Animation …Read more »
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK, the big screen CG anime take on Takehiko Inoue’s classic Slam Dunk manga, has had a mighty run since it opened in Japan on December 3. Now its latest milestone has it crossing the 10 billion yen mark at the Japanese …Read more »
Back in summer, The First Slam Dunk anime film announced a December 3 premiere date, and now some much bigger screens are being thrown into the mix. Fans of Takehiko Inoue’s manga can now look forward to IMAX screenings, which will debut alongside the regular …Read more »
The First Slam Dunk film will be debuting in Japanese theaters on December 3. As a unique form of advertising, creator Takehiko Inoue’s hometown is putting up an exhibition of his work. This is meant to help promote the movie, and probably is also a …Read more »
The First Slam Dunk, the long-awaited film version of the popular basketball manga Slam Dunk, is set to dunk its way into theaters in Japan on December 3. That news comes alongside new posters for the film which have also apparently revealed its title. The …Read more »
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