Makoto Shinkai planned to reveal the first details about his next anime film on December 15, and he delivered. A press conference is coming to the official Toho YouTube channel today, but ahead of that we have the unveiling of Suzume no Tojimari, a new …Read more »
Famed anime director Makoto Shinkai (your name.) has something new up his sleeve. As announced on the official Twitter account for your name., Shinkai will reveal his next project on TOHO’s YouTube channel, complete with English subtitles, on December 15 at 11:00pm Japan Time (9:00am …Read more »
BELLE director Mamoru Hosoda recently appeared to throw some shade at Hayao Miyazaki, but a recent survey put Hosoda in competition with Your Name director Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki. Japanese company 1Screen questioned survey respondents whether they liked Mamoru Hosoda’s or Makoto Shinkai’s films more. …Read more »
Fans of Makoto Shinkai’s anime movie The Garden of Words ought to check out (or check into) the Hotel New Otani in Tokyo. Starting in June and lasting until July 21, the hotel is offering a Garden of Words theme. Your hotel room will be …Read more »
Director Mamoru Oshii hasn’t seen Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time, but he gave his thoughts on Evangelion director Hideaki Anno during a recent interview. Oshii thinks Anno is “more of a producer than a director” and that his works “lack a theme.” He also …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai, the writer/director of Weathering With You and your name., has been working on a new script. “It’s a story where something major happens that one’s own power can’t do anything to affect,” he announced in an interview with TV Asahi. “By making this …Read more »
Hey, we all make the occasional mistake. Those who have seen Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You know it’s a stunning visual experience. But on the occasion of the film’s home video release in Japan, the director has revealed one big “oops” that made it into …Read more »
The Blu-ray release of Makoto Shinkai‘s Weathering With You anime film is about to hit stores in Japan on May 27, but ahead of that, the director decided to tease what he’s working on next. Shinkai took to Twitter to update on his progress, saying …Read more »
The 4K UHD collector’s edition Blu-ray of Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You anime film is due out in Japan on May 27, and it’s bringing 11 hours of documentary footage along with it. Some of that footage is on display in a new promo for …Read more »
Just like the song says, George Michael wants YOUR sex. Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, on the other hand, wants absolutely any sex at all in a Makoto Shinkai film, which he says are lacking in physical intimacy. Tomino recently spoke with Japan’s Weekly Playboy magazine while promoting the upcoming …Read more »
Even the best in the business have to tip their hat to the competition at some point, and it’s always interesting to see what movies end up impressing fellow directors. In the case of Makoto Shinkai—who is still riding high on the success of his …Read more »
When are we going to stop writing about the amazing box office returns of Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You? Well, when they stop being amazing, that’s when. Here are the latest numbers on Shinkai’s mega-hit: It’s now sold over 10 million tickets and made over 13 …Read more »
The milestones keep coming for Makoto Shinkai’s latest hit anime film, Weathering With You. According to the latest announcement from Toho, the movie has earned over 10 billion yen in the Japanese box office since it opened on July 19, with the total number of admissions …Read more »
Weathering With You, Makoto Shinkai’s followup to Your Name, is out in Japan and raking in the yens. It’s not due out in the States until 2020, unfortunately, but to get a taste of the film — literally — why not try making some of the …Read more »
It was always going to be tough for Makoto Shinkai to top his previous success with Your Name., but his latest anime film Weathering With You is holding on just shy of it in the Japanese box office. The feature hit the number one spot for the second week in …Read more »
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