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Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume to Receive Physical Blu-ray Release in March

Following its debut in Japanese cinemas in November 2023 and globally in April 2023, licensor and publisher of anime CrunchyRoll has announced they will be offering a limited edition physical Blu-ray release of Makoto Shinkai's Suzume on 12 March...

Yen Press to Publish Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume Novel

Continuing their work of published works by Makoto Shinkai, Yen Press has confirmed they have acquired the rights to the Suzume novel, which was adapted into the 2022 animated feature film of the same name, which will begin screenings...

New Trailer, Japanese Voice Cast Unveiled for Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume’

Ahead of Makoto Shinkai's latest feature-length animated film, Suzume, hitting the silver screens in Japan in the first half of next month, CoMix Wave Films, STORY and TOHO have shared both a new trailer, and an updated Japanese voice...

New Trailer Released for Makoto Shinkai’s Next Film – Suzume

With us being less than six months away from the films debut in Japanese cinemas, Toho and CoMix Wave Films have revealed their new trailer for Makoto Shinkai's next animated feature film - Suzume. Not only is this the...

Yen Press to Publish Novelisation of ‘The Garden of Words’ in English This Month

Premiered at the annual Gold Coast Film Festival, the short animated feature film The Garden of Words (Kotonoha no Niwa - 言の葉の庭) highlighted the visual creativity of both director Makoto Shinkai and the animation studio CoMix Wave Films. While it was let...

Yen Press Announce New Acquisitions, Due for December 2020 Release

In attendance at Anime Expo Lite this weekend, North American manga and light novel publisher Yen Press hosted a panel. During this panel they announced a sizable cache of new manga and light novel acquisitions, thirteen in total, which...

Madman Entertainment’s Streaming Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name via AnimeLab Over Christmas Period

Following their 2016 cinematic screenings and a more recent DVD / Blu-ray release of Makoto Shinkai's latest animated feature film, Your Name, Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment have made the film available to stream via their online streaming service AnimeLab. This is...

Madman Bring Makoto Shinkai’s Children Who Chase Lost Voices to AnimeLab

A couple of weeks ago, Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment announced they would be offering a new animated film via their AnimeLab video-on-demand servie every Friday this month. After starting things off with Blue Exorcist the Movie and following it up...

Madman Entertainment to Screen Makoto Shinkai’s YOUR NAME (Kimi no Na Wa) in Australian...

From works with more realistic settings like The Garden of Words to those more fantasy-oriented such as Children Who Chase Lost Voices - Makoto Shinkai and production company CoMix Wave Films consistently deliver animated feature films which deliver both visually stunning landscapes and intriguing stories....

‘The Place Promised in Our Early Days’ Film Art Book App Released on App...

It has been approximately ten years since anime director Makoto Shinkai, known for his extremely detailed environment designs, released The Place Promised in Our Early Days. Hoping to showcase some of the artistry from this animated film, Unbalance Corporation in...

Anime Director Makoto Shinkai Spends New Years Eve Storyboarding New Film

Following the release of The Garden of Words in 2013, Japanese anime director Makoto Shinkai has primarily been releasing a number of commercials for different companies, all of which have been artistically stunning and featuring the environment designs he...

Take a Look at Makoto Shinkai’s Latest Commercial for the Taisei Corporation

Makoto Shinkai, master of anime environments (aka. Scenery Porn) and director of hit films including Children Who Chase Lost Voices and The Garden of Words, has today had his latest commercial for the Taisei Corporation shared on YouTube. While it may...