{
  "id": 612502,
  "title": "Crunchyroll Acquires Makoto Shinkai’s Next Feature Film",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/crunchyroll-acquires-makoto-shinkais-next-feature-film",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/crunchyroll-acquires-makoto-shinkai-next-feature-film-1237014191/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Crunchyroll has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Makoto Shinkai’s next feature film. The distribution will exclude Asia, except for India. Plot details, along with the title and release date for Shinkai’s next film, are not being disclosed at this time. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures previously partnered on the global distribution of Shinkai’s Suzume (2023), […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Crunchyroll Acquires International Rights to ‘Your Name’ Director Makoto Shinkai’s Next Film",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/crunchyroll-acquires-international-rights-to-your-name-director",
        "published": "2026-08-11T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Crunchyroll, Sony Nab Makoto Shinkai’s Untitled Next Anime Film for Global Release",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/crunchyroll-sony-nab-makoto-shinkais-untitled-next-anime-film-for",
        "published": "2026-08-12T04:51:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}