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Your Name director is teaming up with Crunchyroll for his next anime movie, but the plot is still under wraps

The title has yet to be revealed

Total Film · Aug 12

Director of one of the best anime movies Your Name teases his upcoming movie will be "great" and says they're "working hard every day" on it

There's no word yet on what the movie is called

Total Film · May 28

10 years on, Your Name remains a legendary anime love story that may never be eclipsed

Makoto Shinkai's masterpiece still hits hard today

Total Film · Apr 15

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This indie studio's first 3D adventure in an anime spirit world is like Spirited Away for grown-ups

Behind the lens of Opus: Prism Peak.

Creative Bloq · Apr 11

There’s only one Netflix anime movie you need to stream this Christmas — and it’s not KPop Demon Hunters

Sure, KPop Demon Hunters is the obvious choice for an anime movie binge this Christmas, but don't forget about another tremendous Netflix movie.

TechRadar · Dec 9, 2025

The 10 Best Anime Movies of the 21st Century

Sorry, "Ghost In The Shell" - find another list.

The Mary Sue · Dec 4, 2025

The 30 best anime movies to watch right now

From Studio Ghibli classics to modern masterpieces, these are the best anime movies to watch today

Total Film · Sep 12, 2025

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This anime movie with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score has been impossible to stream, but it's coming to HBO Max alongside 20 other rare wonders

Here are three of the best new Japanese animations that you can stream in September on HBO Max.

TechRadar · Aug 15, 2025

After attempts at Lord of the Rings and Star Wars anime, one producer is "pissed off" by Hollywood requesting everything be turned into an anime: "There are too many works to check out"

Anime is big business, but not everyone is pleased

Total Film · Jun 17, 2025

Live-action adaptation of Your Name director's underappreciated anime classic gets a trailer that might break your heart all over again

5 Centimeters per Second hits Japanese cinemas this October

Total Film · Jun 13, 2025

Popular Japanese anime producer behind Your Name jailed for child prostitution

Koichiro Ito convicted of paying underage girls for sex and explicit photos

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

‘You just want to rewind and watch it again and again’: readers choose the most romantic moments in cinema

From uplifting declarations of undying love to shared plates of spaghetti and tearful resignations of what might have been, these are the movie scenes that have touched our readers’ hearts

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025

17 years later, an acclaimed anime movie is finally getting a live-action adaptation

5 Centimeters per Second is getting a live-action movie

Total Film · Sep 23, 2024

9 best anime shows and movies to watch on Valentine's Day

What better way to bask in the season of love alongside your partner than through the wonderful, heartfelt worlds of anime?

Tom’s Guide · Feb 12, 2024

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The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023

The best hidden gem movies of 2023, from Godland to Quiz Lady

From Sandra Oh trying to rescue a kidnapped dog to a ‘Call My Agent!’ star struggling to deal with a transport strike, these are the best films from 2023 that you (probably) haven’t seen, courtesy of Jacob Stolworthy and Adam White

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

TV tonight: Dynamo escapes being buried alive during a live broadcast

Before he gets boxed in, the magician talks to Chris Martin, Tony Hawk and other celebrities about mental health. Plus, vets help pets give birth. Here’s what to watch tonight

Tom’s Guide · Aug 28, 2023

Best anime movies like Your Name on Max and Prime Video

Fans of Your Name should check out these great anime movies, including Weathering With You, A Silent Voice and more.

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2023

The Garden of Words at the Park Theatre review – turns the subtle anime film into a galumphingly obvious show

It’s a story of wounded souls, poetry and unrequited love, with a side order of foot fetishism

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2023

The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes review – sumptuously romantic YA anime

Tomohisa Taguchi’s elegant love story anchors the far-fetched plot points of Makoto Shinkai’s 2016 hit Your Name

Inverse · Apr 22, 2023

How Director Makoto Shinkai Turned a Real Disaster Into 2023’s Most Stunning Sci-Fi

'Suzume' director Makoto Shinkai reveals how he created the sci-fi adventure out of a real-life disaster.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2023

An earthquake made Makoto Shinkai a disaster artist. Now he's confronting it head-on

LOS ANGELES — Makoto Shinkai knows the 2011 Tohoku earthquake changed him.

Total Film · Apr 17, 2023

Suzume review: "The future of anime is in safe hands"

"This world is not for the ordinary!" says an elderly character in Makoto Shinkai’s latest anime. And ‘ordinary’ is the last word you would apply to a rich and spectacular fantasy that combines the Your Name director’s trademark photorealism with the sort of whimsical shape-shifting and elaborate alternate-world building that…

Total Film · Apr 17, 2023

Suzume is one of the most successful anime movies of all time

The latest film from Your Name director Makoto Shinkai released last week

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023

Suzume review – a painterly coming-of-age anime from the director of Your Name

A schoolgirl and a haunted chair waft through a land of sunsets and cherry blossom in this fleeting tale set in the wake of the 2011 tsunami

Los Angeles Times · Apr 14, 2023

Review: 'Suzume,' about a girl who falls for a chair, is worth the price of a seat

Admirers of the gifted Japanese writer-director Makoto Shinkai will recognize his touch from the opening moments of his often entrancing new animated feature, "Suzume." An affecting story about love and salvation, loss and memory, the movie opens on a dark-blue sky kissed by pastel-sunset pinks and purples, with stars that…

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