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According to a report from Japanese publication Mainichi, Wakayama Prefectural Police in Japan arrested 52-year-old anime producer Kouichirou Itou for allegedly soliciting a 15-year-old high school girl living in Nagano for nude pictures of herself. Itou admitted to the charge. However, he claimed that he had "done it with other people, so [he ...
The Animangaki organizers have announced that Comix Wave Films, the studio that produces the animation for Makoto Shinkai animated movies such as Your Name and Weathering With You, will be attending Animangaki 2023. This is notable for being their first international convention appearance. According to the Facebook post, Anime fans rejoice! Comi...
Makoto Shinkai's Your Name is coming out on Netflix soon (on 1 September 2021), so now's the best time to grab some figures of the main characters from the acclaimed anime movie. The Good Smile Company has announced two of them, including: POP UP PARADE Your Name Taki Tachibana Complete Figure (LINK) POP UP PARADE Your Name Mitsuha Miyam...
Since everyone is (still mostly) staying home because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I’m sure you won’t want to waste time sifting through Netflix’s extensive catalogue of shows and movies just to decide on what to watch. The streaming giant updates its site every day, week, and month with new content, so I’m here to ...
Japanese rock group Radwimps, known for their kick-ass anime songs for the movie Your Name and Weathering With You, will be hosting a virtual concert titled Shin Sekai "Nowhere" next month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2sL_9kJFQ4 Billed as the world's first role-playing musical experience that "travels between the real and virtual worlds ...
Last year, The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb was initially attached to the Your Name live-action movie adaptation. However, he has now been replaced by Lee Isaac Chung of 2020's Minari fame. According to Deadline, Chung will also be reworking the script of the movie, based on the draft by Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick) and not the first...
Originally published on 6th January, 2020. With 2020 on the horizon, now is the perfect time to look back at the anime this decade has brought us. Thus, this listicle will list 50 titles - in no particular order, and including movies as well as series - from the 2010s that totally deserve to be watched. Of course, a single viewpoint and a mer...
Singapore will be launching the first phase of the new Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) on 31 January 2020. Before that, the government will also be holding an open house on 11 January 2020 for the public to take their first official look at the new MRT line. For that purpose, acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai of Your Name and Weathering With You fam...
Weathering with You - or Child of Weather in Japanese - is now out in Malaysia. It’s not just director Makoto Shinkai’s latest film, but also the first since his 2016 hit, Your Name, which brought him into the mainstream spotlight. Shinkai’s films are varied in length, but many feature an air of poignancy and nostalgia, with r...
For the record, I haven't watched Your Name, nor any of Makoto Shinkai's previous works. I went into Weathering With You as a Shinkai virgin and a casual anime fan (whose all-time faves include Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood and Fate/Zero). I was hoping to be wowed by what is regarded as one of the most highly-anticipated animated movies of 2019. ...
Makoto Shinkai is back with another romantic fantasy anime film and it looks like it'll be another hit. Weathering With You managed to sell more than 1 million tickets just within the first three days of its opening weekend in Japan. According to Anime News Network, Weathering With You had a more successful opening weekend compared to Makoto's pre...
Makoto Shinkai directed one of the best films of 2016, Your Name. The anime had a strong release and it was the highest-grossing anime film of all time worldwide, with a box office of $358 million (RM1.46 billion). With a strong rating of 8.4 on IMDb and 9.1 on MyAnimeList.net, it's surely an anime one cannot miss. This summer, he's back with a...
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