If there’s one thing that Makoto Shinkai is known for, it’s for producing some of the prettiest anime films out there: “Your Name,” “Weathering with You,” and “Garden of Words”…
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‘Your Name’ Director Makoto Shinkai Reveals Plot and Release Date of New Film
Are you ready to get your heart broken again by an anime? Makoto Shinkai, director of “Your Name,” has announced his next feature length film “Weather Child (Tenki no Ko):…
Oscar-Contending Japanese Animation Film Coming To North America
A Japanese animated film gathering buzz as an Oscar contender is receiving a limited North American release on April 7. Critically acclaimed upon its Japan debut last year, Makoto Shinkai’s…
New HBO Max Collection to Celebrate Family, Love and Asian Animation
What do the melancholy alleys of “In the Mood for Love” and the joy-filled soccer fields of “Bend It Like Beckham” have in common? You can see both locations, along…
8 API Animated Films for Your Perfect Valentine’s Day Date Night
…Name” (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4dZhQaTJMk Makoto Shinkai’s “Your Name,” or “Kimi no Na wa,” made waves back when it was released in 2016, quickly landing in the roster of anime classics and…
J.J. Abrams Named Director for ‘Your Name’ Live-Action Film
J.J. Abrams and Paramount Pictures are teaming up to produce a live-action Hollywood adaptation of Makoto Shinkai’s sci-fi teen romance, “Your Name.” Rich in Japanese culture and symbolism, the story…
12 Game-Changing Anime: Celebrating 100 Years of Japanese Animation
…up to Makoto Shinkai’s highest-grossing animated film of all time, “Your Name,” a hundred years’ worth of anime produces quite a few standouts, but here are just a handful of…
API Nominations Take Over The Golden Globes
…for Best Animated Motion Picture, as well as Peter Sohn’s “Elemental” and Makoto Shinkai’s “Suzume.” See our full list of API nominations below: “Past Lives” Best Motion Picture, Drama Best…
