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The deal covers every territory outside Asia, with the exception of India, for a director whose last three features grossed a combined $874 million worldwide.
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The deal covers every territory outside Asia, with the exception of India, for a director whose last three features grossed a combined $874 million worldwide.
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Crunchyroll has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Makoto Shinkai’s next feature film. The distribution will exclude Asia, except for India. Plot details, along with the title and release date for Shinkai’s next film, are not being disclosed at this time. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures previously partnered on the global distribution of Shinkai’s Suzume (2023), […]
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AIPROPX has consolidated 2 reports from 2 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Crunchyroll, Sony Nab Makoto Shinkai’s Untitled Next Anime Film for Global Release.” The covered outlets are based across 2 regions — US and Other.
The earliest report in this entry came from Deadline (Aug 11, 2026, 23:00 UTC); the most recent came from The Hollywood Reporter (Aug 12, 2026, 04:51 UTC).
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AIPROPX — “Crunchyroll, Sony Nab Makoto Shinkai’s Untitled Next Anime Film for Global Release” · https://www.aipropx.com/story/5c8da6ab0882b3c90fa18e220d73b7e5
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