‘Your Name’ studio produces anime to commemorate 1st Pokémon World Championships in Japan

The Japanese film studio behind several Makoto Shinkai films has recently produced a short anime to commemorate this year’s Pokémon World Ch...

Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume’ to compete at Berlin International Film Festival

The Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) has announced that the international premiere of Makoto Shinkai’s latest anime film...

‘Suzume no Tojimari’ from ‘Weathering with You’ director Makoto Shinkai gets US release date

“Suzume no Tojimari,” the latest film helmed by “Weathering with You” and “Your Name” director Makoto Shinkai, will hit U.S. cinemas on Apr...

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ director takes over live-action ‘Your Name’ adaptation

“Raya and the Last Dragon” director Carlos López Estrada has replaced Lee Isaac Chung (“Munyurangabo,” “Minari”) and Marc Webb (“500 Days o...

Korean American Director Takes Over to Rewrite, Lead Live-Acton ‘Your Name’

Korean American filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung is set to write and direct a live-action adaptation of the hit Japanese anime film “Your Name (Kim...

‘Your Name’ Creator Releases New Movie Trailer With Radwimps Returning

The trailer for the highly anticipated movie “Weathering With You” has finally been released. As expected from director Makoto Shinkai, it i...

Hollywood’s Remake of ‘Your Name’ Replaces Japanese Leads

New details about the upcoming live-action Hollywood remake of the Japanese animated gem, “Your Name” have been revealed.  Marc Webb, direct...

Japanese Producers WANT to See a White-washed Version of Anime ‘Your Name’

A Hollywood writer involved in the J.J. Abrams’ Hollywood “Your Name” remake revealed that Japan’s side wants to see a westernized viewpoint...

Director of Insanely Successful Anime Film ‘Your Name’ Announces New Film

Japanese filmmaker Makoto Shinkai, whose work on the 2016 smash-hit animation “Kimi no Na wa” (“Your Name”) has got fans calling him the “Ne...

Tesla’s CEO ‘Elon-chan’ Admits He Loves Anime ‘Your Name,’ Is a Total Weeaboo

Elon Musk is not your run-of-the-mill tech entrepreneur, and to make it even more interesting, he just recently announced on social media th...

Hayao Miyazaki Declined to Join the Oscar Academy at Least 4 Times

The list of invites who will join the Oscar Academy – 928 in total – has been released, which includes some of the well-known creators/direc...

Japanese Shrine Offers to Dress Foreigners as ‘Maidens’, But Will Some Say Cultural Appropriation?

Female foreigners are flocking to a Japanese shrine that offers an experience package allowing them to play maidens. Visitors at Amagasaki E...

J.J. Abrams is Remaking Beloved Anime ‘Your Name’ and Fans are Extremely Worried

Paramount Pictures, along with Hollywood director J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, officially announced the plans to create a live-action...

‘Your Name’ is Bringing Back an Awesome Japanese Fashion Trend

Due to the enormous popularity of the anime masterpiece “Your Name”, an old Japanese handicraft tradition is making a fashionabl...

The Oscars Are So Full of Ignorant White People, They Can’t Recognize an Anime Masterpiece

Everyone’s new favorite anime film “Your Name” may have recently smashed some box office records and earned fans across the glob...