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Makoto Shinkai Discusses How He Got Pretty Cure in Weathering with You
"I love Precure, so I really wanted to put it in the film."
During the first broadcast of Weathering with You on Japanese TV last night, fans of Pretty Cure re-ignited the love the film showed to the series with the appearance of cosplayers at a Comiket-like event in the film, with both becoming a trending topic on Japanese messaging boards. Shinkai explained how he was able to get the Toei characters in a Toho film and why he did so. Read how after the jump!
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Weathering With You Has A Newly-edited Special ED Movie for Its First Terrestrial Broadcast
The clip is supervised by the director Shinkai himself
Makoto Shinkai's 2019 anime film Tenki no Ko / Weathering With You will be broadcast on terrestrial television in Japan (TV Asahi and its affiliates) for the first time on January 3, 2021. And it is announced that a special one-minute ending movie will be aired after the credits of the film. Hit the jump for more details.
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Director Makoto Shinkai Expresses His "Frustration" on Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Beating Your Name's Box Office
"What? Already! LOL!"
After the reports came out today that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba THE MOVIE Mugen Train anime film had overtaken Your Name's lifetime gross at the Japanese box office, director Makoto Shinkai went to Twitter to express both his "frustration" and joy on Demon Slayer: Mugen Train's success. Read what the director said after the jump!
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Your Name Director Makoto Shinkai Comments on Demon Slayer: Mugen Train's Incredible Success
"How is this possible?" asks one of Japan's biggest anime creators
Everyone knew that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba THE MOVIE Mugen Train would be popular when it released in Japanese theaters, but no one could predict this record-breaking amount of success for the anime film. One person who is shocked, but also pleased by the success, is Your Name director Makoto Shinkai. See his first comments on the film after the jump!
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OPINION: The Life and Times of an Indian Otaku
A brief history of the anime fandom in India.
Anime in India is nearly three decades old. Despite this, few people outside India are aware of the rapidly growing anime fanbase in India. Learn more about what it's like to be an anime fan in India after the jump.
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Minari Director Lee Isaac Chung to Direct Live-Action Your Name Adaptation for Hollywood
Lee Isaac Chung replaces the previously reported Marc Webb
Hot off the heels of winning audiences and critics over at Sundance with his latest film Minari, The Hollywood Reporter revealed today that Lee Isaac Chung's next film will be the Hollywood adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's massive anime hit Your Name. More information after the jump!
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Reading Performance of Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters per Second to be Held in October
Miyu Iruno, Yuki Kaji, Ayane Sakura, Akari Kito, Yuka Ozaki, Maaya Uchida, and more anime VAs will join
A reading performance based on Makoto Shinkai's 2007 dramatic anime film 5 Centimeters per Second is scheduled to be held at Hulic Hall Tokyo from October 21 to 25, 2020. Many popular anime voice actors including three who previously joined Shinkai's works will take the stage on a daily basis. Check out the lineup after the jump.
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FEATURE: Ordinary People in Extraordinary Worlds, Celebrating the Characters of Mamoru Hosoda
Marking the great man's birthday with a celebration of the grounded and relatable characters that make his films so special
When Mamoru Hosoda made The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, he was immediately hailed as the second coming of Hayao Miyazaki. Five films later, he has gone one step beyond that and carved a niche of his own, with his own signature. On the occasion of his birthday, we take a look at what makes his films, and the characters of his films, so special. Read on to learn more.
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