ⓒCourtesy of GKIDS GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation, announced during its Anime NYC 2026 industry panel its acquisition of “Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust”. The animated horror, based on the “Vampire Hunter D” novel series by Hideyuki Kikuchi, is directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (“Ninja Scroll“, “Wicked City“) with animation…
ⓒCourtesy of GKIDS GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven globally inspired cinema, announced during its Anime NYC 2026 industry panel its acquisition of the upcoming live action adaptation of 5 Centimeters Per Second. The coming-of-age romance is directed by filmmaker and photographer Yoshiyuki Okuyama, director of the feature film At…
©Courtesy of GKIDS Honestly, Edge of Tomorrow might be the worst science fiction title ever. It sounds like a 1960s soap opera. Doug Liman’s Westernized adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s light novel should have retained the original Japanese title (despite its awkward syntax). Ironically, key-art released after the original theatrical release punched-up the marketing tagline, “Live….
©Courtesy of GKIDS When asked why he runs, a junior high track star replies “to win,” as if it’s a stupid question, but it isn’t. In fact, several Japanese track stars at various stages of their careers must wrestle with that question throughout this film, especially during losing streaks. Yet, they keep running in Kenji…
©Courtesy of GKIDS GKIDS has announced plans to bring “Kokuho” to North America. The live-action movie, which was first introduced at Cannes and will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this month, will be Japan’s official submission in the Best International Feature category at the 98th Academy Awards. GKIDS has…
©Courtesy of HBO Max HBO Max and GKIDS announced today a continuation of their prolific partnership, solidifying HBO Max as the U.S. streaming destination for award-winning Japanese animated films for years to come. The streamer is already the exclusive home of the world-renowned Studio Ghibli catalog in the United States, distributed by GKIDS, and now…
Japanese media giant Toho Co. has secured a deal to acquire celebrated North American indie producer and distributor GKIDS, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. As part of the deal, Toho is picking up a 100 percent equity share in GKIDS. But the latter will still…
GKIDS, the Academy Award®-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation from around the world, announced today it has acquired theatrical and home video rights for North America to the critical and box office sensation LOOK BACK. Directed and adapted for the screen by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, the film is based on the critically acclaimed original…
Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki Academy Award-winning animation distributor GKIDS has acquired the North American distribution rights to the entire film catalog of a Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda. GKIDS’ President David Jesteadt said, “One of GKIDS’ earliest distribution projects was the theatrical release of ‘Summer Wars,’ when Mamoru Hosoda had already cemented his position as one…
Over 25 years since it first graced theaters in Japan, GKIDS will finally bring The End of Evangelion, the feature follow-up to Hideaki Anno’s influential anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, to North American theaters for the first time. The film will be screened in its original Japanese language with English subtitles, bowing in select theaters…
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