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39th TIFF Announces Full Lineup, Including First-Ever Animated Film In Competition
Tokyo International Film Festival reveals its 2026 animation lineup, including ‘Magic Atlas,’ the first animated feature ever selected for competition.
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Tokyo’s TIFFCOM Announces Panels On Anime Co-Production And Overseas Sales
Executives from Production I.G, Nippon Animation, Foliascope, Robot Playground, and Salamander will discuss anime’s global expansion.
From Fukushima Drama To A Horror Anthology From ‘The Violinist’ Studio: 5 Animated Features Head To TIFFCOM
The seventh Tokyo Gap Financing Market will present 24 international feature projects during TIFFCOM, taking place October 28–30.
Rintaro, ‘Metropolis,’ And ‘Angel’s Egg’ Lead Busan’s New Anime Spotlight
The program spans seven decades of anime, pairing landmark works by Osamu Tezuka and Mamoru Oshii with new films from Shingo Natsume and other emerging talents.
Science Saru Has Posted A Brilliant BTS Video For One Of The Year’s Best New Series, ‘Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia’
Naoko Yamada, Abel Góngora, and Kenichi Yoshida reveal how the studio translated Tomato Soup’s singular manga artwork and pacing into animation.
Two New ‘One Piece’ Movies Announced For 2027 And 2029
Toei Animation will release ‘One Piece Film God Valley’ in summer 2027, followed by the mysterious Oda-designed ‘One Piece Film Baad’ in 2029.
Netflix Drops Trailer For ‘Mononoke’ Movie Trilogy Finale
The Medicine Seller confronts a serpent god and the dark history of the Ōoku in ‘The Curse of the Serpent,’ premiering September 29.
Report: Studio Ghibli On Its Next Film, AI, Miyazaki’s Successor, And Why Having No Master Plan Is The Plan
A revealing new report goes inside Studio Ghibli as the legendary animation house confronts an intentionally uncertain future on its own unusual terms.
TIFFCOM 2026 To Spotlight Anime, Japanese IP, And International Co-Productions
Tokyo’s TIFFCOM returns October 28–30 with an expanded Japanese IP market and sessions covering anime, AI, and international co-production.
‘Cherry And Virgin’ Director Masanao Kawajiri On Rotoscoping Sex And The Emotions That Come With It
Masanao Kawajiri discusses using rotoscoping and shifting art styles to explore sex, desire, and intimacy in his animated feature ‘Cherry And Virgin.’
Toei Launches Eterna Animation With Original Short ‘Foxing: Kitsuné-tsuki’
Director Takeru Shinozuka and producer Yoshihide Moriyama discuss Toei’s new label for original filmmaking and developing new anime talent.
‘Chiikawa’ Movie Scores Japan’s No. 1 Opening, Outpaces ‘Detective Conan’
The manga franchise’s first feature sold 1.51 million tickets and earned $13.7 million across its first three days in Japanese theaters.
Rintaro Working On New ‘Galaxy Express 999’ Feature At Toei Animation
Toei Animation will produce the new film, based on an original story concept by the director of the franchise’s classic 1979 original feature.
Taiki Sakurai Bets On Original Anime With ‘20001 An Earth Odyssey,’ Salamander Pictures’ First Short (EXCLUSIVE TRAILER)
‘Ghost in the Shell’ writer and former Netflix exec Taiki Sakurai on his new studio Salamander Pictures and its debut sci-fi short, ‘20001 An Earth Odyssey.’
‘We Wanted To Be Very Respectful Culturally’: Behind Science Saru’s Anime Adaptation Of ‘Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia’
Naoko Yamada and Abel Góngora discuss adapting Jaadugar, balancing historical authenticity, and portraying Persian and Mongolian cultures.
Nippon Animation Celebrates 50 Years With Three-Title Annecy Spotlight
Sci-fi comedy ‘20001: An Earth Odyssey,’ food drama ‘Taverna!!!,’ and fantasy series ‘Alices’ point to Nippon Animation’s future.
GKIDS Acquires Wartime Anime ‘Cocoon – One Summer Of Girlhood’ For North American Release
Yukimitsu Ina’s directorial debut, the film was animated by Sasayuri, the studio founded by former Studio Ghibli animator Hitomi Tateno
‘Chimney Town: Frozen In Time’ Director Yusuke Hirota On Studio 4ºC’s Hybrid Animation Approach
The director discusses hybrid animation, Tim Burton influences, and the evolving creative philosophy behind StudioºC ahead of an Annecy Presents appearance.
Ryuya Suzuki Taught Himself Animation During Lockdown And In Just Five Years Premiered ‘Jinsei’ At Annecy
The self-taught filmmaker discusses making his debut feature alone on an iPad ahead of ‘Jinsei’s’ U.S. theatrical release.
Anime Icon Rintaro Revives A Lost Piece Of Japanese Cinema In ‘Nezumikozō Jirokichi’
Today’s Pick is a playful reconstruction of a vanished 1933 samurai film, blending benshi narration, silent cinema, and modern anime craft.