Cannes’ Annecy Animation Showcase Lineup Revealed
5 titles to be highlighted as part of the Festival de Cannes’ Animation Day on May 18: ‘Julián,’ ‘Sunny,’ ‘Ana, en passant,’ ‘Dante,’ and ‘Mu Yi and the Handsome General.’
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GKIDS Announces ‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 2 Premiere – in Theaters
New season kicks off with the theatrical premiere of ‘Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye’ in Asia on May 30, North America on June 6, and Europe on June 7; series streams globally in July.
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‘Witch Watch,’ or Watching TV Anime on the Big Screen
AWN columnist Andrew Osmond reviews this week’s cinema preview of the series, coming to both Crunchyroll and Netflix in April, reflecting on the rise of TV anime in American theaters and elsewhere.
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‘Witch Watch’ Teaser Trailer, English Language Cast Revealed
Lily Ki 'Lilypichu' and Stephen Fu lead the voice cast as Nico Wakatsuki and Morhito Otogi in Mainichi Broadcasting System’s upcoming magical rom-com, which begins streaming April 6.
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GKIDS and Shout! Studios to Release Mamoru Hosoda Film Catalog in 4K
The set of films from the award-winning director kicks off with ‘Summer Wars’ and ‘Wolf Children,’ coming in 4K UHD SteelBook, standard Blu-ray, and on digital download-to-own platforms on April 1 and August 5.
GKIDS Acquires ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-’ Feature Rights
The first-ever collaboration between the ‘Evangelion’ series’ studio khara and Sunrise, home of the ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ animated series, hits North American theaters on February 28.
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‘Ghost Cat Anzu’ Headed to Blu-ray, Major Digital Platforms
Available on Blu-ray starting March 4, the animated film that follows a teen girl and a cat that accidentally make a deal with the devil will also stream on major digital platforms starting January 28.
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‘Memoir of a Snail’ Now Streaming on The Animation Showcase
Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot’s latest stop-motion feature is now available free on the streaming platform worldwide for industry workers and students.
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‘Chicken for Linda’ Now Streaming on The Animation Showcase
The award-winning animated film is now accessible on the streaming platform for free worldwide for industry workers and students, alongside a set of ‘making-of’s and featurettes.
GKIDS Acquires ‘A Silent Voice,’ ‘Liz and the Blue Bird’ Distribution Rights
Director Naoko Yamada’s ‘A Silent Voice,’ a coming-of-age drama that depicts the struggles of adolescence, returns to theaters in the U.S. nationwide on December 15.
Toho Acquires GKIDS
The Japanese entertainment company purchases 100% equity in the Oscar-winning U.S.-based animation and anime distribution company; founders Eric Beckman and Dave Jesteadt to remain at the helm.
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GKIDS Reveals ‘Look Back’ Official Trailer, Release Date, and Poster
The project, recently acquired by the distributor, is based on the manga by ‘Chainsaw Man’ creator Tatsuki Fujimoto, and follows the relationship between two girls drawn together by art.
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‘Sirocco and The Kingdom of Winds’ Coming to Digital
GKIDS and Shout! Studios bring director Benôit Chieux’s ‘psychedelic fantasy’ home across all major North American digital platforms September 17.
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‘Dan Da Dan’ Voice Actors Head to Anime NYC 2024
Abby Trott and AJ Beckles, the English dub voices of Momo and Okarun, take the stage August 24 for the series panel and highly anticipated episode 1 world premiere; theatrical release of first 3 episodes begins September 13 in North America.
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Max Sets ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Streaming Date
The Oscar-winning film’s debut is part of a multiyear deal extending U.S. streaming rights of award-winning Studio Ghibli’s catalog, including ‘Spirited Away,’ ‘Howl's Moving Castle,’ ‘The Wind Rises,’ ‘The Tale of The Princess Kaguya,’ and ‘When Marnie Was There.’
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‘Arcane’ Season 1 Coming to Digital, 4K UHD, and Blu-Ray
Set in the universe of the massively popular video game League of Legends, the series Limited-Run Collector’s Edition releases October 22, the SteelBook edition and the Standard Blu-ray edition on October 8, and on digital starting September 24, from GKIDS and Riot Games.
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‘Dan Da Dan: First Encounter’ Rolls Out Globally
Worldwide theatrical release kicks off in Asia on August 31 featuring episodes 1-3 of the highly anticipated TV series launch; an ode to genre film, B-movies, and retro sci-fi works, the show follows the story of a high school girl from a family of spirit mediums.
GKIDS Acquires Global Video, Transactional Rights to ‘Arcane’
First season of the Emmy Award-winning series from Riot Games to be released on videogram and home entertainment platforms worldwide in 2024.
GKIDS Drops ‘Dan Da Dan’ Teaser Trailer
The award-winning animation producer/distributor lands theatrical/home entertainment rights for Science SARU’s highly anticipated anime series based on Yukinobu Tatsu’s manga of the same name.
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Miyu Productions Bringing 10 Films to Annecy 2024
The French studio is set to captivate audiences at Annecy 2024 with 10 auteur-driven animated films, spanning thought-provoking shorts, visually stunning features and innovative works in progress.
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Digital, Blu-ray Release Dates Announced for ‘The Boy and the Heron’
Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning animated feature will be available to rent and purchase digitally in 4K Ultra HD on Prime Video and Apple TV starting June 25, while physical copies to hit stores July 9.
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Director Jérémie Périn Talks ‘Mars Express’
The ‘Lastman’ helmer discusses his animated neo-noir sci-fi thriller, set in 2200, when a young cybernetics student disappears among the wealthy who’ve abandoned Earth for Mars, where they are served by sentient, obedient robots; from GKIDS, the film hits U.S. theaters May 3.
Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach Talk ‘Chicken for Linda!’
With their award-winning film now hitting select theaters across the U.S., Canada, Japan and other countries, the directors discuss the unimagined success, with both kids and parents, of a movie about a child and an animal where the animal, for once, does not become the child’s best friend.
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Netflix Acquires Streaming Rights for ‘The Boy and the Heron’
Streamer inks multiyear deal for rights to the Oscar-winning film, along with 22 other Studio Ghibli films, outside the U.S. and Japan, including Oscar-winning and -nominated films ‘Spirited Away,’ ‘Princess Mononoke,’ ‘Arrietty,’ ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service,’ ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ and ‘The Tale of The Princess Kaguya.’
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GKIDS Sets ‘The End of Evangelion’ North American Theatrical Release
The follow-up to Hideaki Anno’s acclaimed animated series ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion,’ the film provides an alternative conclusion to the series; coming to cinemas March 17 and 20 - tickets are now on sale.
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