As part of the ongoing Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), a landmark forum on the global promotion of Chinese ...

Amid this downturn, attention turned to the anime market, backed by its dedicated ... and Radwimps’ music for Shinkai Makoto’s films. Music creators now directly engage with anime production ...

Makoto Shinkai has emerged as one of the anime industry’s most prominent directors. Known for animated films rich in emotional depth, imaginative visuals, and bittersweet themes, Shinkai has ...

Netflix's new Korean animated film, Lost in Starlight, is set to be the perfect next-watch for fans of Makoto Shinkai's films ...

Makoto Shinkai, a globally recognized Japanese filmmaker, is celebrated for his emotionally resonant and visually stunning animated films. His works, including hits like *Your Name* and *Suzume ...

The lyrical animation and empathetic focus make Grave of the Fireflies an exceptionally devastating antiwar film and one of the best emotional anime movies. Makoto Shinkai's fantastical 2016 body ...

For a generation of anime fans, nothing has quite scratched the Your Name itch since its release in 2016. Director Makoto Shinkai certainly delivered some of the decade's best anime movies in ...

That studio is none other than CoMix Wave Films. Known for producing all of Makoto Shinkai's films, Anime News Network was invited to look behind the scenes at the now legendary animation studio ...

Makoto Shinkai doesn’t yet know the story he will tell in his next film, only that it will be about what he knows best. For one, it will be set in Japan, filled with those breathtakingly ...