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Bl Anime Twilight Out of Focus Reveals July Release Date: All You Need to Know - Main Image

Bl fans are in for a treat in summer 2024, as the Twilight Out of Focus anime just confirmed its release date in a new trailer that shows off new footage and more characters. Plus, it previews the anime’s opening and ending themes.

The upcoming Bl series was announced back in July 2023, and after much anticipation from genre fans, it’s finally coming out in July.

Twilight Out of Focus July Release Date Announced

While this isn’t the first trailer for the anime, this latest one gives fans their best look yet at the Twilight Out of Focus anime.

Not only does it show off new clips courtesy of Studio Deen, but it also showcases more characters aside from the main duo, and it previews the theme songs.

The show’s...

Godzilla Vs Kong has cracked $300m in international markets, and now stands at $390.9m including North American takings.

‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ overtakes ‘Tenet’

Updated: Warner Bros and Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong has cracked $300m in international markets, and now stands at $390m including North American takings. The Adam Wingard-directed monster mash-up grossed a confirmed $12.3m in international at the weekend (down 50%) and $7.7m in domestic (down 44%). Cumulative totals are respectively $310.3m and $80.6m.

Godzilla Vs Kong’s global total of $390.9m compares with $364m for Tenet – previously the biggest-grossing Hollywood film of the pandemic era.

Godzilla Vs Kong...

Godzilla Vs Kong has cracked $300m in international markets, and now stands at $390m including North American takings.

‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ overtakes ‘Tenet’

Warner Bros and Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong has cracked $300m in international markets, and now stands at $390m including North American takings. The Adam Wingard-directed monster mash-up grossed an estimated $12.2m in international at the weekend (down 50%) and $7.7m in domestic (down 44%). Cumulative totals are respectively $309.7m and $80.5m.

Godzilla Vs Kong’s global total of $390m compares with $364m for Tenet – previously the biggest-grossing Hollywood film of the pandemic era.

Godzilla Vs Kong has...

Monday Update, writethru after Sunday Am post: Warner Bros/Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong is approaching the $400M global mark, as it topped $300M at the international box office this weekend. Adding $12.2M from 41 overseas markets (a good -49% hold), the monsters have cumed an estimated $309.7M offshore for $390.2M worldwide through Sunday. After overtaking Tenet as the No. 1 grossing movie of the pandemic era domestically last weekend, Gvk has also now surpassed that film to boast the same honors for a Hollywood title internationally and globally.

In like-for-like overseas plays and at today’s exchange rates, Gvk continues to track ahead of Kong: Skull Island (+7%), Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (+45%) and Godzilla (+96%). In China, the Adam Wingard-directed Gvk has become the highest grossing pic of the Monsterverse. The cume there is now estimated at $177.1M through Sunday. Rounding out the Top 5 behind China are Australia ($19.1M), Mexico ($17.3M...

As a new imperial era begins in Japan, the local film industry is enjoying a renaissance, following a long period of decline, but the digital age is presenting fresh challenges.

With the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, Japan entered a new era — and not only figuratively. The country assigns a name to each imperial era that corresponds to the reign of the country’s emperor. When Akihito took over in 1989, the Heisei Era began, and the ascension to the throne of his son, Naruhito, on May 1, heralded the start of the Reiwa Era.

The months leading up to this transition have been a time of national stocktaking, with the movie industry being no exception. In April, Kinema Junpo, Japan’s oldest film magazine, published a special issue looking back at Japanese cinema in the Heisei Era, and the Showa Era that preceded it (1926-1989).

In 1989, the Japanese film industry...