Anime Summer Wars Making Oscar Run

GKids, which helped THE SECRET OF KELLS earn an Oscar nod, will release Mamoru Hosoda's SUMMER WARS for an Oscar qualifying run, reports Variety.

GKids, which helped THE SECRET OF KELLS earn an Oscar nod, will release Mamoru Hosoda's SUMMER WARS for an Oscar qualifying run, reports Variety. The film will play at the AMC Covina 30 from Dec. 10-16 then move to New York before returning to L.A.

From the director of THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, the story centers on a teenage math expert who must help a small town avoid an apocalypse when the real world and virtual world are set to collide.

Funimation holds the DVD and Blu-ray rights.

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