On February 13, 2025, GKIDS announced that it had acquired the North American rights to COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing, which is set to premiere in North American theatres on April 11, 2025.  The upcoming film is based on the rhythm game HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE! Since its release in […]

On January 27, 2025, in partnership with Shout! Studios, GKIDS announced plans for 4K UHD releases of legendary director Mamoru Hosoda’s early films. Included titles are Mamoru Hosoda’s Summer Wars (2009) and Wolf Children (2012), two of the award-winning director’s most celebrated early films. The upcoming home entertainment releases will feature new artwork for the […]

The LEGO Group, Netflix, and Tomorrow Studios are teaming up to bring fans the very first anime-inspired LEGO collection, featuring playsets based on Netflix’s ONE PIECE adaptation.

The Colors Within, in theaters nationwide beginning next Friday January 24th, is from director Naoko Yamada. Three teens — Totsuko, Rui and Kimi — form a band as they figure out the next steps in their lives. Totsuko also has a unique power: sensing people as specific colors. (This Animation Scoop Q&A with Yamada was […]

March 4th marks the release date of the Ghost Cat Anzu Blu-ray by GKIDS, distributed by Shout! Studios. The new anime film previously found success in U.S. theaters throughout the end of 2024, and will soon be digitally accessible through Amazon, Apple, Google, Fandango, Microsoft, and iNDEMAND starting January 28th. The upcoming Blu-ray will additionally […]

January 6, 2025, from Sony Group Corporation’s CES press conference in Las Vegas, Crunchyroll alongside Aniplex, Sony Music, and PlayStation Productions, revealed a new anime series based on the acclaimed video game “Ghost of Tsushima” with its “Legends” multiplayer experience derived from Japanese folklore.