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  "id": 632910,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T04:51:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/crunchyroll-sony-makoto-shinkai-next-film-global-release-1236671844/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The deal covers every territory outside Asia, with the exception of India, for a director whose last three features grossed a combined $874 million worldwide.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Crunchyroll Acquires Makoto Shinkai’s Next Feature Film",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/crunchyroll-acquires-makoto-shinkais-next-feature-film",
        "published": "2026-08-11T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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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."
}