Topcraft's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind releases in Japanese theaters, Hayao Miyazaki's post-apocalyptic adventure adapting his own manga about Princess Nausicaä's struggle to bridge humanity and a poisoned, insect-guarded wilderness.
Movie by Topcraft, aired Mar 11, 1984, adapting the manga; made before Studio Ghibli was founded but usually released in Ghibli collections[1]
A millennium after the "Seven Days of Fire", Princess Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind confronts the invading Tolmekian military, who want to revive a dangerous weapon, while the toxic jungle spreads[1]
Won the Oufuji Noburou Award at the 1984 Mainichi Film Awards, and in 1985 the Seiun Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Best Short Film Award at the Fanta festival[1]
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myanimelist.net· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Mar 11, 1984· 100% of score
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CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE84%16.4 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Sunrise's Gintama: Shinyaku Benizakura-hen opens in Japanese theaters, a feature retelling of the manga's Benizakura arc that finds Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura investigating a corrupted replica of a legendary sword.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE8.45/1013.4 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Steins;Gate The Movie – Load Region of Déjà Vu opens in Japanese theaters, a White Fox-produced sequel to the TV series in which Rintarou Okabe begins vanishing from the world as the side effects of his time travel catch up with him.
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.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE87%13.2 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya opens in Japanese theaters, a Sunrise-animated film that sends Gintoki five years into a bleak future to uncover the source of a deadly epidemic called the White Plague.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE83%7.7 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Kinema Citrus's Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight opens in Japanese theaters, a compilation film recapping the back half of the TV series as Riko and Reg press deeper into the Abyss while the truth behind her mother's disappearance comes into focus.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE85%10.1 years agoJapanese theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu releases in Japanese theaters, the middle installment of Shaft's three-part adaptation of Nisio Isin's Monogatari prequel novel, continuing newly-turned vampire Koyomi Araragi's fight to reclaim Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade's stolen limbs.
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.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE88%38.4 years agoJapanese theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Grave of the Fireflies opens in Japanese theaters, a Studio Ghibli war drama following two orphaned siblings, Seita and his young sister Setsuko, struggling to survive in the final months of World War II.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE79%19.0 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Sword of the Stranger opens in Japanese theaters, an original samurai-era action film from Bones about a nameless ronin who takes on the job of protecting a young boy from Ming assassins.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE80%9.0 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Haikyu!! The Movie: Talent and Sense opens in Japanese theaters, a Production I.G compilation film revisiting Karasuno's match against Aoba Johsai with new footage, released as a same-day double feature with its companion film.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE83%10.7 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu releases in Japanese theaters, the first installment of Shaft's three-part adaptation of Nisio Isin's Monogatari prequel novel, in which high schooler Koyomi Araragi meets the vampire Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade and is reborn as her vampire kin.
