Tag: fumihirano

Makoto Shinkai has been pushing the boundaries of anime as a pure artform through his humble yet emotionally rich features ever since he began his career. This week is the chance to win not only his new film The Garden Of...

Promoted as a feature-length film, Shinkai Makoto's Garden of Words surprisingly only lasts 46 minutes. However, it was enough for the director to portray human emotions as well as understand the purpose of relationships.The word "love" in modern Japanese is "ai", but in...

With a Japanese release slated for May 31st, the first five minutes of Shinkai Makoto's Garden Of Words was broadcast on Japanese television a couple days back and that footage has now arrived online. Shinkai has long been loved for...

Japanese animator Shinkai Makoto has earned a loyal following around the world with his sensitive tales of love and loss. And while many fans felt somewhat disappointed by what felt like a deliberate - and only moderately effective - turn...

Japanese animator Shinkai Makoto is wasting no time between projects, announcing on his website today that his new film - titled The Garden Of Words - will release in Japanese theaters in the first half of 2013. Titled Kotonoha no...