There’s so much to experience and enjoy in the world of anime when it comes to theatrical releases for American audiences. With highly anticipated new releases like One Piece Film Red and the first original feature film from fan-favorite director Atsuko Ishizuka, the upcoming U.S. theatrical premiere of Hideaki Anno’s Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, and the rerelease of anime classics like Howl’s Moving Castle and A Silent Voice, it’s a fantastic time to be an anime fan.
Here’s our list of the biggest anime releases in movie theaters this fall, including some titles in limited release you don’t want to miss out on.
Director Atsuko Ishizuka follows up her beloved 2018 anime series A Place Further Than the Universe with her first original theatrical anime, Goodbye, Don Glees. The film centers on the story of Roma, Toto, and Drop, three teen misfits who are accused of starting a nearby forest fire. With no other options, they venture out into the forest in search of proof of their innocence. What they find, however, is a truth deeper than any one of them is willing to speak or admit. A tale of adolescence, adventure, and growing up inspired by 1986’s Stand by Me, Goodbye, Don Glees has all the makings of an extraordinary anime.
Goodbye, Don Gleesis in select theaters on Sept. 14 and 20 (subbed) and Sept. 18 (dubbed).
Adapted from Diana Wynne Jones’ 1986 novel of the same name, Hayao Miyazaki’s 2004 anime film Howl’s Moving Castle tells the story of a young woman named Sophie who is turned into an elderly woman by a witch’s curse. After crossing paths with Howl, a flamboyant and mysterious wizard, Sophie comes to live with him in his giant moving house powered by a fiery spirit named Calcifer in order to devise a
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