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Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール-)
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール-) is a 2017 A-1 Pictures anime film, an original story by Reki Kawahara set in 2026 around the Augma AR device, released February 18, 2017.
The Boy and the Beast (バケモノの子)
The Boy and the Beast (バケモノの子, Bakemono no Ko) is Mamoru Hosoda's 2015 Studio Chizu anime film about orphan Ren/Kyuta apprenticed to the beast warrior Kumatetsu; it earned 5.85 billion yen and the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.
The Boy and the Heron (君たちはどう生きるか)
The Boy and the Heron (君たちはどう生きるか, How Do You Live?) is Studio Ghibli's 2023 hand-drawn fantasy by Hayao Miyazaki, his twelfth feature, about boy Mahito Maki entering a world of the living and dead; it won the 96th Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
The Case of Hana & Alice (花とアリス殺人事件)
The Case of Hana & Alice (花とアリス殺人事件) is Shunji Iwai's 2015 rotoscoped animated prequel to his 2004 live-action Hana & Alice, with Yu Aoi and Anne Suzuki reprising their roles as the girls investigate the 'Judas' murder rumor.
The Colors Within (きみの色)
The Colors Within (きみの色, Kimi no Iro) is a 2024 Science SARU anime film directed by Naoko Yamada: a synesthete schoolgirl forms a band with Kimi and Rui; it won the 2024 Shanghai Golden Goblet for Best Animation Film.
The Concierge
The Concierge (Hokkyoku Hyakkaten no Concierge-san, 北極百貨店のコンシェルジュさん) is a 2023 Production I.G anime film directed by Yoshimi Itazu, adapting Tsuchika Nishimura's manga about trainee concierge Akino serving animal, mostly extinct, customers at the Hokkyoku Department Store.
The Deer King (鹿の王 ユナと約束の旅)
The Deer King (鹿の王 ユナと約束の旅) is a 2021 Production I.G anime film adapted from Nahoko Uehashi's 2015 Booksellers Award novel, directed by Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji, released in Japan February 4, 2022 after a COVID-19 postponement, distributed by Toho and GKIDS.
The Empire of Corpses (屍者の帝国)
The Empire of Corpses (屍者の帝国, Shisha no Teikoku) is a 2015 WIT STUDIO anime film directed by Ryutarō Makihara, adapting the novel completed by Tō Enjō from Keikaku Itō's draft; first of the Project Itoh trilogy.
The First Slam Dunk
The First Slam Dunk is a 2022 Japanese animated sports film written and directed by Slam Dunk manga creator Takehiko Inoue, produced by Toei Animation, focusing on Ryota Miyagi during the Sannoh match; it grossed $279 million worldwide and won the 2023 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.
The Red Turtle
The Red Turtle (レッドタートル ある島の物語, La Tortue rouge) is a 2016 dialogue-free animated film by Michael Dudok de Wit, Studio Ghibli's first co-production with a non-Japanese director, about a shipwrecked man, a red turtle, and the cycle of life.
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022 film)
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口) is a 2022 Japanese anime film by Tomohisa Taguchi, adapting Mei Hachimoku's novel about the wish-granting Urashima Tunnel; 83 minutes, CLAP, Paul Grimault Prize at Annecy 2023.
The Wonderland (バースデー・ワンダーランド)
The Wonderland (バースデー・ワンダーランド, Birthday Wonderland) is a 2019 Signal MD anime film directed by Keiichi Hara, adapting Sachiko Kashiwaba's Strange Journey From The Basement; released April 26, 2019, 115 minutes, Annecy competition entry.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era (ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 新時代の扉)
Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era (ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 新時代の扉) is the 2024 CygamesPictures anime film, the franchise's first movie, following Jungle Pocket through the Classic Triple Crown; it earned ¥1.41 billion in Japan and reached North America in 2026.
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 外伝 - 永遠と自動手記人形 -)
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 外伝) is a 2019 Kyoto Animation side-story film, also called the Gaiden movie, directed by Haruka Fujita, released September 6, 2019, about Violet tutoring Isabella York and reconnecting her with Taylor Bartlett.
Violet Evergarden: The Movie (劇場版 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン)
Violet Evergarden: The Movie (劇場版 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン) is Kyoto Animation's 2020 finale film to the Violet Evergarden anime, directed by Taichi Ishidate, released September 18, 2020 by Shochiku, and a Japan Academy Prize and Media Arts Festival award winner.
Weathering with You (天気の子)
Weathering with You (Tenki no Ko, 天気の子) is a 2019 anime film by Makoto Shinkai about a Tokyo runaway boy and a girl who clears the sky by prayer; Japan's top 2019 film at 14.02 billion yen and an Oscar International Feature entry.
When Marnie Was There (思い出のマーニー)
When Marnie Was There (思い出のマーニー, Omoide no Marnie) is Studio Ghibli's 2014 animated film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, adapting Joan G. Robinson's 1967 novel with the setting moved from England to Hokkaido; released July 19, 2014 by Toho, 103 minutes.
Your Name (君の名は。)
Your Name (君の名は。) is Makoto Shinkai's 2016 Toho anime about body-swapping teens Taki and Mitsuha, with RADWIMPS music; it grossed over ¥25 billion in Japan and $380 million worldwide.
Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise
Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise (ゾンビランドサガ ゆめぎんがパラダイス) is a 2025 MAPPA anime film sequel to the Zombie Land Saga TV series, in which zombie idols Franchouchou face an alien invasion at the Saga Expo; released in Japan October 24, 2025 and North America January 19, 2026.
Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita
Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita (I've Always Liked You) is a 2016 Japanese anime film by Qualia Animation adapting HoneyWorks' Confession Executive Committee Love Series songs, directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa, released April 23, 2016 by Aniplex.