NUT's Blue Giant opens in Japanese theaters, adapting Shinichi Ishizuka's manga about Dai Miyamoto, a former basketball player turned self-taught saxophonist chasing a career in Tokyo's jazz clubs.
Movie by Nut, aired Feb 17, 2023 (1 hr. 59 min.), adapting Shinichi Ishizuka's manga; licensed by GKIDS[1]
Dai Miyamoto, after three years playing saxophone, moves to Tokyo and forms the trio JASS with pianist Yukinori Sawabe and drummer Shunji Tamada[1]
Won the Best Music Award at the 47th Japan Academy Film Prizes in 2024; Blu-ray released in North America by Shout! Factory on Apr 30, 2024[1]
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CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE83%8.4 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Liz and the Blue Bird releases in Japanese theaters, a Kyoto Animation spin-off of the Sound! Euphonium franchise directed by Naoko Yamada, centered on oboist Mizore and flutist Nozomi as they prepare a delicate duet together.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE79%28.6 years agoJapanese theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Perfect Blue releases in Japanese theaters, Satoshi Kon's directorial debut for Madhouse, a psychological thriller about a retiring pop idol whose grip on reality frays as a stalker and an impersonator blur the line between her old and new selves.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE80%14.1 years agoTheatrical screening date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Sunrise's Gintama: Yorinuki Gintama-san on Theater 2D plays in select Japanese theaters, recutting the Shinsengumi Crisis and Kabukicho Four Devas TV arcs into a two-part movie presentation.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE81%9.0 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Production I.G's Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts opens in Japanese theaters, a compilation film recapping Karasuno High's decisive third-season showdown with reigning champion Shiratorizawa Academy.
ESTIMATED60% CONFIDENCEin 100 daysOnly the year is known: MyAnimeList[1] and the December 2025 franchise livestream give the release as 2027, so it is pinned to the first day of that year.
Production I.G's second and final Haikyu!! Final film sends Karasuno's Shoyo Hinata past the player who inspired him, closing the volleyball saga in Japanese theaters in 2027.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE77%11.2 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Mamoru Hosoda's The Boy and the Beast releases in Japanese theaters, an original story about an orphaned boy in Shibuya who is taken in and trained by a gruff warrior beast in a hidden world.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE84%31.2 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Studio Ghibli's Whisper of the Heart releases in Japanese theaters, a coming-of-age story following bookish schoolgirl Shizuku as she chases a mysterious cat and discovers her own ambitions as a writer.
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCEin 184 daysWikipedia[1] lists "March 26, 2027" as the scheduled release date, matching Geek Vibes Nation's[2] 2027 list.
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova is an upcoming American monster film directed by Grant Sputore. Produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE86%2.6 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Production I.G's HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle opens in Japanese theaters, adapting the Haikyu!! manga's climactic Spring Nationals showdown between Karasuno High and rival powerhouse Nekoma High.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE82%12 episodes4.6 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Production I.G's Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Collision opens in Japanese theaters, continuing the adaptation of Yoshiki Tanaka's novels as war escalates between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE80%2.3 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
CloverWorks' BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Part 1 opens in Japanese theaters, a compilation film revisiting the TV series' story of socially anxious guitarist Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou joining a high-school rock band, framed with newly animated footage.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE84%14.8 years agoJapanese theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1]/AniList listing.
K-ON!: The Movie releases in Japanese theaters, sending the Light Music Club's graduating members on one last overseas trip to London before they part ways.
