Tag: Masaaki Yuasa
Masaaki Yuasa Announces ‘Daisy’s Life’ Adaptation as Debut Feature for New Studio
International award-winning director Masaaki Yuasa (Inu-Oh, Ride Your Wave, Lu Over the Wall) has announced that the first feature film project from his recently...
Acclaimed Anime Director Masaaki Yuasa Forms New Studio Ame Pippin
Masaaki Yuasa, the award-winning animation writer and director known for feature films such as Inu-Oh, Ride Your Wave, Lu Over the Wall, Mind Game and The...
‘Ranma 1/2’ Reboot Delivers a Martial Arts Comedy with a Big Twist
***This article was written for the January '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 346)***
‘More than 35 years after Ranma Saotome first transformed from “boy-type” to “girl-type,”...
Motion Picture Academy Issues 487 New Membership Invites
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited 487 artists and executives to join its membership, which is charged with determining the...
Japanese Giant Toho to Acquire Science SARU Studio in June
Japanese film production and distribution company Toho announced on May 23 that it will acquire animation production company Science SARU as a subsidiary. In June, Toho...
Enjoy a Night Out with Masaaki Yuasa in New Box Set Special Features (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)
Anime fans, global animation lovers and cinephiles of all descriptions now have a chance to own an exemplary box set collecting the works of...
A VERY Early Animation Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide
Orange juice is $12 a bottle, but putting smiles on the faces of your favorite toon fans is priceless! (Psst! Prices given are rounded-up...
The Return of the Master: Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’
In his 2016 proposal for the film that became The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki wrote, “There’s nothing more pathetic than telling the...
‘Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films’ Blu-ray Box Set Debuts in December
A new high-def collection of films by one of modern animation's most lauded auteurs is arriving just in time for the holidays, as GKIDS...
Tokyo Int’l Film Festival Launches Expanded Animated Feature Section for 2023
Organizers of the 2023 Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) have announced an unprecedented variety of special programs and screenings for its upcoming 36th edition,...
Mind Games Galore: A Preview of Next Week’s Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival
After returning to in-person activities last year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has settled back into its annual routine. Last year’s OIAF was...
‘Scott Pilgrim’ Cast Reunites in New Netflix Anime from Science SARU
Today, Netflix and UCP (a division of Universal Studios Group) confirmed an all-new anime series based on Scott Pilgrim (official title to be announced),...
Japan Academy Film Prize Picks 5 “Excellent” Anime of 2022
Nominees for the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize were announced today (Jan. 23), naming five winners of the semi-final "Excellent Animation of the Year" honors. Anime-inspired...
HFPA Reveals Animated Feature Nominees for Golden Globes
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is healing from the controversy that barred the prestigious Golden Globes (goldenglobes.com) film and television awards from broadcast, and screen...
Your 2023 Academy Awards Animated Feature Dossier
***This feature originally appeared in the December '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 325)***
Which animated features are going for Oscar gold on March 13,...
‘Inu-Oh’ Bows on Digital Dec. 20, on Disc Jan. 24
Inu-Oh, the much-lauded latest acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa (Ride Your Wave; Mind Game; Night Is Short, Walk On Girl) will take the stage on...
Hypnotic History: Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Inu-Oh’ Brings a Rock Opera Note to a Historical Tale
***This article originally appeared in the August '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 322) ***
Based on the novel The Tale of the Heike...
GKIDS Trailers Masaaki Yuasa Catalog, Adds ‘Inu-Oh’ Engagements
Ahead of the highly anticipated U.S. release of his Venice Biennale and TIFF selected feature Inu-Oh, GKIDS has announced additional theaters where fans can experience...
Movie News: ‘Sea Beast’ Tops Netflix Views, ‘Last Unicorn’ at Academy Museum, ‘Inu-Oh’ Sets Theaters & More
In this week's Netflix Top 10 report covering July 4-10, original animated family feature The Sea Beast took viewers on an epic journey with Maisie...
Special Events: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ 30th Anniversary, Mignola Documentary, Yuasa Retrospecitve
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Disney animated classic and its historic Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, The Wonderful World of...
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