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How ‘One Piece’ Used VFX, Prosthetics and Performers to Deliver Tony Tony Chopper’s Live-Action Season 2 Debut (Exclusive)
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (311+ words) Alongside THR interviews with showrunner Joe Tracz, actress Mikaela Hoover, and the show's VFX, prosthetics and makeup teams, Netflix also releases a BTS video on how Chopper came to life. [This story contains spoilers from One Piece season two.] In…...
Studio Ghibli’s ‘Whisper of the Heart,’ ‘The Secret World of Arrietty’ Set for Imax Re-Release Across North America
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (398+ words) Following the $6.9 million domestic success of a 'Princess Mononoke' rerelease last year, Gkids is continuing its campaign to bring Studio Ghibli's catalog back to screens in newly remastered 4K editions. Two beloved Studio Ghibli classics are headed back to the big…...
Tokyo Film Festival, TIFFCOM 2026 Dates Set
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (175+ words) The 39th edition of Asia's biggest film event will once again take place in the Hibiya-Yurakucho-MarunouchiGinza area of Japan's capital. The dates for the 2026 Tokyo International Film Festival and its related content market TIFFCOM have been revealed. The 39th edition of Asia's…...
Paramount+ Greenlights New Garfield Animated Series Featuring Lamorne Morris
1+ week, 3+ day ago (287+ words) The latest entertainment title to feature Jim Davis" iconic cat follows Sony"s 2024 "The Garfield Movie," which had a lackluster performance at the box office. Paramount+ is betting that viewers are clamoring for more Garfield. After 2024"s The Garfield Movie…...
‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea’ Lands Early Summer 2026 Release
2+ week, 5+ day ago (235+ words) The Crunchyroll/Sony movie is based on the popular anime series. Anime pic That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure will swim into theaters May 1, the kick-off of the summer box office season....
Anime in Austin: Crunchyroll Sets SXSW Lineup of Panels and a ‘Sekiro: No Defeat’ Sneak Peek (Exclusive)
2+ week, 6+ day ago (224+ words) The company will also set up an interactive activation focusing on the hit series 'Sentenced to Be a Hero.' Crunchyroll is bringing anime to Austin. The anime giant on Tuesday unveiled its lineup for SXSW 2026, taking place in the Texas…...
Meet the Mastermind Behind Anime Juggernaut ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (679+ words) Ufotable founder Hikaru Kondo discusses building a $700-plus box-office phenomenon " and what's next for anime's biggest franchise. If Sony's Hollywood studio rivals weren't already scrambling for a big-screen anime strategy, they certainly should be now. Infinity Castle also represents a…...
‘A New Dawn’ Director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya on His Anime Breakthrough, Makoto Shinkai’s Influence and the Future of Cultural Heritage in Modern Japan
3+ week, 3+ day ago (174+ words) The rising anime filmmaker discusses how his hometown's vanishing seaside inspired his Berlinale competition entry "A New Dawn,' the concept of "Shuhari" and creating handmade art in a digital world. How did some of the other themes make their way…...
‘A New Dawn’ Review: A Muddled but Strikingly Dreamy Animé About Firework Production
3+ week, 3+ day ago (435+ words) Premiering in Berlin's competition, Yoshitoshi Shinomiya's feature centers on three friends who band together when a fireworks factory in their hometown is to be destroyed by the local government. Beautiful if somewhat baffling Japanese animated feature A New Dawn may…...
‘Akashi’ Nabs Canada, Japan Sales After EFM Showcase (Exclusive)
3+ week, 5+ day ago (144+ words) Mayumi Yoshida's Japanese language drama has sold to Canadian indie KinoSmith and Japan's Rabbit House after a weekend screening at the European Film Market. Mayumi Yoshida's debut feature and Japanese-language drama Akashi has secured distribution deals in Canada and Japan…...