Three lucky winners have a chance to own part of the film Kyoto Animation’s gorgeous Liz and the Blue Bird anime film is coming to U.S. theaters on November 9 (check your local theaters here), and we have something very special to mark the occasion. …Read more »
Dragon Ball Super: Broly hits screens in the U.S. January 16, 2019. That’s the word from Funimation, who have licensed the new Dragon Ball film. Before it goes wide, Broly will have its English-dubbed premiere December 13 at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. Before …Read more »
Hungry for some pancreas? Make your way to Los Angeles. LA’s Animation is Film (AIF) festival will host the North American premiere of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas October 21, reports Aniplex USA. Aniplex describes the AIF festival, which is in its second year, …Read more »
It may have taken 30 years, but 1988’s My Neighbor Totoro will be getting a theatrical release in China. Believe it or not, Totoro is the first Studio Ghibli film to get a release in theaters in China—ever. It’s unlikely to be the last, though. …Read more »
Good news for folks who like to see their anime on the big screen: Eleven Arts is bringing a few choice anime films to US theaters. First up, it’s Liz and the Blue Bird, the Sound! Euphonium feature film from Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice). …Read more »
Last year, we reported a new episode of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- was on its way. Now we’ve got some more info about that OVA, including a key visual and premiere date. The new Re:Zero episode, which is entitled “Memory Snow,” will premiere …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 »
Featured Spotlight: Fathom Events From Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is considered by many to be his masterwork — and there are few films, animated or otherwise, of such sweeping scope and grandeur. Set in a devastated future …Read more »
A Silent Voice, one of our favorite films of 2016, is finally making its way to U.S. theaters courtesy Eleven Arts, who today released an English-subtitled trailer promoting the film. The film hits U.S. theaters October 20. As of yet, there does not appear to …Read more »
The used anime section is a cultural wasteland. Younger anime fans may not remember the days when anime on American home video didn’t generally come in full-season or half-season chunks. In the late Nineties and early Aughts, a typical twenty-six episode television series would run …Read more »
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