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Yen Audio announced the upcoming audiobook adaptation of renowned director and author Makoto Shinkai's your name. The critically acclaimed your name. is a beautifully captivating animated film released in 2016, one which broke box office records in Japan and worldwide Makoto Shinkai's your name was adapted into a novel published by Yen On, which is the basis of the audiobook[...]

Makoto Shinkai's highly anticipated anime feature film Suzume will be screened as an official selection and in competition at this year's 73rd Berlin International Film Festival This marks the first time an anime film has been in competition in two decades (the last being at the 2002 festival) Shinkai is scheduled to attend the festival along[...]

Crunchyroll, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wild Bunch International, and Eurozoom, announced the highly anticipated new anime feature film from auteur Makoto Shinkai, Suzume, will premiere in theaters internationally (excluding Asia) on April 12, 2023. "Suzume" poster art, courtesy of Crunchyroll Global theatrical release dates for the film include: April 12th in France and Malta April 13th in Australia,[...]

To start, Katsuhiro Otomo's AKIRA and Makoto Shinkai's your name will be launching on Crunchyroll this Thursday Mamoru Hosoda's critically acclaimed catalog of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, and The Boy and the Beast will be heading to our service soon too. Poster art: Crunchyroll New movies started launching on Crunchyroll last Thursday, August 11 and will continue to drop every[...]

Crunchyroll has acquired global distribution and marketing rights (excluding Asia) from TOHO, for anime auteur Makoto Shinkai's upcoming anime feature film, Suzume no Tojimari (still a working title) The deal was finalized at this year's Cannes Film Festival and was negotiated by Crunchyroll's Chief Content Officer Asa Suehira, Wild Bunch International's CEO Vincent Maraval and[...]

The renowned anime film director Makoto Shinkai has delivered a few instant classics in recent years, and because of that, people are highly anticipating the creator's next project. Shinkai is responsible for the films Your Name and Weathering With You, which both attained reputable responses from critics and audiences, with Your Name even inspiring a Hollywood[...]

As an unconventional story told from the point of view of an anti-hero, this series appeals to fans of recent light novel hits such as The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt. The Place Promised in Our Early Days cover art from Yen Press The Place Promised in Our Early Days Story by Makoto[...]