Tag: GKIDS

Makoto Shinkai tenderly explores a boy's first love and how it impacts the rest of his life in this brilliantly animated masterpiece, 5 Centimeters Per Second.

A promising, if unsure, debut feature from visionary anime director Makoto Shinkai, The Place Promised in Our Early Days teases his future greatness as the next big thing in …

Anime Twist On Beauty & the Beast Astonishing visuals and a magnificent soundtrack mark Belle as endearing anime with universal appeal, the latest film by accomplished director Mamoru Hosoda. …

Warmly entertaining indie anime On-Gaku features funny high school characters coming together over music.

The storied franchise makes the leap to 3D CD animation with fantastic results in this big-budget theatrical movie, Lupin III: The First.

An animated dog movie from Europe, Marona's Fantastic Tale offers unique animation and a simple life-affirming message.

Cutting-edge theatrical anime from Studio 4°C, Children of the Sea provides more flash than substance in this faithful but limp manga adaptation.

Director Makoto Shinkai delivers another compelling teen fantasy romance in Weathering with You, though the impact is lessened this second time around.

Satoshi Kon's affecting and inviting portrait of three homeless, Tokyo Godfathers, is a humanistic triumph, moving beyond regular anime conventions.

Studio TRIGGER delights the senses with an incredibly expressive, cel-shaded anime adventure Promare.

A fine sequel trilogy to the original, Donten: Laughing Under The Cloud sees the possible return of Orochi.

Another Day of Life's blend of animation and documentary testimony works as manipulative and dishonest piece of propaganda about the devastating civil war in Angola.