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According to the official film website of Suzume no Tojimari, the film will also be getting a novelization prior to its release. Suzume no Tojimari (Suzume’s Door-Locking) is Makoto Shinkai’s first new film in three years. The animated film will tell the story of a 17-year-old Suzume, who lives in the town of Kyushu where she […]
Acclaimed Japanese director Makoto Shinkai has a new film in the works! Following the success of his romantic fantasy movies “Your Name (Kimi no Na wa)” in 2016 and “Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko)” in 2019, comes Shinkai’s upcoming film titled, “Suzume no Tojimari”. This was revealed by Shinkai himself in a press conference […]
Just a few days after “Kimi no Na wa” (English title: “Your Name”) landed on Netflix, the hit streaming service will soon be adding another Makoto Shinkai film to its list, the romance anime film “Weathering with You.” Fans can now mark their calendars as “Weathering with You” is scheduled to arrive on the platform […]
After the success of the anime movie “Kimi No Na Wa” (Your Name) in 2016, film director Makoto Shinkai will be releasing his sixth anime feature, “Weathering With You.” The story is about Hokoda, a runaway high school student from Tokyo, who struggles personally and financially until he works as a writer in a “mysterious […]
…and we’re lovin’ it! One of the things otakus love about anime is the picturesque setting it presents, aside from its heart-touching storylines and fantastic characters. Each animator illustrates different places in Japan in such a way that it looks realistic and yet, still fictitious. Aside from the acclaimed animator Hayao Miyazaki, Makoto Shinkai’s works […]
If you have seen Makoto Shinkai’s hit animated film Kimi No na Wa (Your Name), then you must have listened to the film’s soundtrack by Japanese rock band Radwimps. One of the film’s theme songs, “Zenzenzense,” gained a lot of traction after reaching the top spot on Billboard Japan Hot 100. And because of its […]
When news of a live action Hollywood adaptation of acclaimed animated film Kimi no Na wa (Your Name) hit the internet, many otakus were outraged by the idea. This was partly because of Hollywood’s reputation in remaking Asian titles—Ghost in the Shell and Death Note, for example—and turning them into something so far from the […]
A video uploaded by YouTube user Ms. Rachel showed that some scenes in the hit anime, Kimi no Na wa or your name. by acclaimed director, Makoto Shinkai, were taken from other animes such as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) by Mamoru Hosoda and Nijiiro Hotaru (2012) by Kōnosuke Uda. These particular scenes […]
If you are visiting Tokyo on August or September, make sure you try out the your name. Cafe Bus! Cool Japan Travel, THE GUEST cafe & diner, and the Anime Tourism Association teamed up with the Willer bus company to give tourists a unique bus ride experience with this cafe bus inspired by hit animated […]