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5 Centimeters per Second Gets A Reference in TVB's Sakura Memories

I was just watching the Chinese Channel this evening when episode one of a holiday programme about Japan named 樱红醉了 came on. I think the Chinese name "ying hung zeoi liu" is a pun for "The Drunken Hero" but the English name is "Sakura Memories". Anyway, the narrator and actress Niki Chow was suddenly talking about how cherry blossoms...


Global Shinkai Day Comes to An End

CrunchyRoll had some technical problems presumably due to the surge in demand with over 22,000 hits if I remember correctly. They had all three movies streaming for the 24 hours including an official unreleased new dub of the 5 Centimetres per Second movie by Bang Zoom Entertainm...


Makoto Shinkai on the BFI 5cm Screening

(1) The BFI (British Film Institute 英国映画協会) building by the River Thames which was where the event was held. When I got lost that day, I asked the English fans who called out to me to give me directions (Laughs). (2) The theatre. (3) The interview that took place after the screen...


Meeting Makoto Shinkai at London BFI

The importance of cats. Inspiration to create "She and Her Cat" and "Voices of a Distant Star" alone Working with a team to produce "The Place Promised in Our Early Days" Tenmon's role in the projects. No deliberate recurring theme such as long distance relationships or losing to...


5 Centimetres per Second LE DVD has Alternative Covers?

Fellow Anime fan Diego spotted something interesting about the Japanese 5 Centimetres per Second LE DVD. It appears the bonus discs case has alternative covers! I've noticed the illustrations before whenever I took out the discs to watch but, never did thought of them being used this way. You can see the "DVD Video" logo along the...


Makoto Shinkai, No Autographs at BFI 5cm Screening?

Well, just two weeks until 5cm goes onto the big screen in London, with BFI starting the screening off with a live interview with the producer Makoto Shinkai himself. As of now, most of the central seats appear to be filled with over 200 people booked in. Think I'll just have to take a side seat near the middle. Otherwise I'll have a sore...


Makoto Shinkai to Appear at BFI London 5cm Screening in June

A bit late on this one but, I wanted confirmation first before I posted. It appears Makoto Shinkai will be appearing as a guest for the screening of his third movie "5 Centimetres per Second" at BFI Southbank London on 20th June. Ticket bookings won't be open until this Friday May 9th. As part of the Anime Weekend line-up, his other movie...