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Hasbro and Trafalgar Releasing are celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Transformers franchise this May. The event will feature the first four episodes of the original 1984-1987 animated series, alongside table reads from the voice cast and a peek into the franchise’s future. Continue reading
Crunchyroll is bringing Spy x Family Code: White to Canadian theatres this April. The film marks the first feature based on Tatsuya Endo’s Weekly Shonen Jump series of the same name. It opened in Japan last December and tells an original story. Its Canadian release is in sync with its launch stateside. Continue reading
Sunrise is bringing Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom to theatres across Canada this May. Acting as a sequel to 2005’s Gundam SEED Destiny television series, the long in development movie opened in Japan in January. The film’s Canadian launch mirrors its stateside debut. Continue reading
GKIDS is bringing Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion to Canadian theatres this month. The 1997 film acts as an alternate ending to Hideaki Anno and Gainax’s iconic television series of the same name. This marks the film’s first official theatrical release in North America. Continue reading
Toei Animation is bringing the latest Digimon theatrical film to Canadian theatres this March. Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning takes place after the events of 2020’s Last Evolution Kizuna and stars the cast of the franchise’s second series. The film opened in Japan last October, before receiving a limited release in the United States the following November. Continue reading
In preparation for the release of the Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth video game, Square Enix and Sony Pictures are bringing Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete to Canadian theatres this month. The CG-animated sequel to the classic 1997 role-playing game was originally given a direct-to-video release in Japan in 2005, with an international launch the following year. The film received its high-definition Complete director’s cut in 2009, which later debut on 4K Blu-Ray in 2021. Advent Children Complete was re-released theatrically last month in Japan, with its Canadian run coinciding with its U.S. revival. Continue reading
Aniplex of America and Crunchyroll are bringing an early look into the next Demon Slayer storyline to Canadian cinemas this month. Like last year’s release, To the Hashira Training will offer fans episodes 10 and 11 of the Swordsmith Village Arc alongside the first episode of the upcoming Hashira Training Arc. The special event was released earlier this month in Japan, with its Canadian debut mirroring its stateside launch. Continue reading
Iconic Releasing is bringing Cowboy Bebop: The Movie back to the Canadian big-screen this month as part of their Anime Expo Cinema Nights program. Originally released in Japan in 2001, the film has seen multiple theatrical runs in North America since Sony’s Destination Films released here it in 2003. Continue reading
Iconic Releasing is bringing Satoshi Kon’s Tokyo Godfathers film back to the big-screen this month. Celebrating the movie’s 20th anniversary, the release is part of the company’s AX Cinema Nights program. This marks the first mainstream theatrical release of the movie in Canada. The 2020 remaster received a limited art house run just as the pandemic broke. Continue reading
GKIDS is bringing Hayao Miyazaki’s latest movie to Canadian theatres this December. Drawing its original title from Genzaburō Yoshino’s 1937 novel How Do You Live?, the Studio Ghibli film offers an original story. It opened in Japan on July 14th, with its American and Canadian release dates synced up. Continue reading
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