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September 2020: Week 1

This week's Top Page is dedicated to The Girl from the Other Side, the short film based on Nagabe's eponymous comic book and directed by Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Maiya, selected in competition at Ottawa and New Chitose 2020.

Hiroaki Higashi Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser VR Experience has been selected in competition at the 19th Anifilm. Read more about it here.

The Girl from the Other Side has been selected for the International Competition at 7th New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, that is going to be held onsite and online from November 20 to 23, 2020. Read more about it here.

The Girl from the Other Side has been selected for the International Competition at 44th Ottawa International Animation Festival, that is going to be held online from September 23 to October 4, 2020. Read more about it here.

The Girl from the Other Side has also been selected for the 18th Hiroshima International Animation Festival. Read more about it here.

Discover more about The Girl from the Other Side and watch the trailer here.

Hiroaki Higashi Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser VR Experience has been selected in competition at the 22nd Bucheon International Animation Festival. Read more about it here.

Discover more about Hiro Kaburagi's forthcoming Netflix Original series Great Pretender here.

The hauntingly beautiful soundtrack of B: The Beginning, composed by Yoshihiro Ike, is now available worldwide on double CD and in digital form. Learn more about it here.

Discover more about B: The Beginning and watch the trailer here.

Vertical content app Anime Beans available worldwide, English subtitles on select titles. Check the details here.

Ghost in the Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver app is now available in English on smartphones worldwide. Learn more about it here.

July 2020: Week 2

This week's Top Page is dedicated to The Girl from the Other Side, the short film based on Nagabe's eponymous comic book and directed by Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Maiya, selected in competition at Ottawa 2020.

The Girl from the Other Side has been selected for the International Competition at 44th Ottawa International Animation Festival, that is going to be held online from September 23 to October 4, 2020. Read more about it here.

Discover more about The Girl from the Other Side here and watch the trailer here.

Discover more about Hiro Kaburagi's forthcoming Netflix Original series Great Pretender here.

The hauntingly beautiful soundtrack of B: The Beginning, composed by Yoshihiro Ike, is now available worldwide on double CD and in digital form. Learn more about it here.

Discover more about B: The Beginning and watch the trailer here.

Vertical content app Anime Beans available worldwide, English subtitles on select titles. Check the details here.

Ghost in the Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver app is now available in English on smartphones worldwide. Learn more about it here.

April 2020: Week 2

This week's Top Page is dedicated to The Girl from the Other Side, the short film based on Nagabe's eponymous comic book and directed by Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Maiya.

The Girl from the Other Side has been selected for the International Competition at the 27th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, that is going to be held online from May 5 to 10. Read more about it here.

The Girl from the Other Side was greeted with the Platinum Remi Award at WorldFest-Houston 2020. Read more about it here.

Discover more about The Girl from the Other Side here and watch the trailer here.

Discover more about Hiro Kaburagi's forthcoming Netflix Original series Great Pretender here.

The online magazine Animation Week has posted an interview in English with Yoshimi Itazu (Miss Hokusai, Pigtails, Welcome to the Ballroom). You can read it here (direct link).

The hauntingly beautiful soundtrack of B: The Beginning, composed by Yoshihiro Ike, is now available worldwide on double CD and in digital form. Learn more about it here.

Discover more about B: The Beginning and watch the trailer here.

Vertical content app Anime Beans available worldwide, English subtitles on select titles. Check the details here.

Ghost in the Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver app is now available in English on smartphones worldwide. Learn more about it here.

December 2019: Week 4

This week's Top Page is dedicated to The Girl from the Other Side, the short film based on Nagabe's eponymous comic book and directed by Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Maiya, that will be screening at Clermont-Ferrand 2020.

We would like to thank all the people around the world who are supporting Production I.G, and wish you all a peaceful and prosperous New Year!

The Tokyo office will remain closed from December 28, and re-open on January 6.

December 2019: Week 3

This week's Top Page is dedicated to The Girl from the Other Side, the short film based on Nagabe's best-selling eponymous comic book and directed by Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Maiya, that has been selected for Clermont-Ferrand 2020.

The Girl from the Other Side short film is having its French premiere at 42nd Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2020. Learn more about it here.

Discover more about The Girl from the Other Side here and watch the trailer here.

The online magazine Animation Week has posted an interview in English with Yoshimi Itazu (Miss Hokusai, Pigtails, Welcome to the Ballroom). You can read it here (direct link).

The hauntingly beautiful soundtrack of B: The Beginning, composed by Yoshihiro Ike, is now available worldwide on double CD and in digital form. Learn more about it here.

Discover more about B: The Beginning and watch the trailer here.

Vertical content app Anime Beans available worldwide, English subtitles on select titles. Check the details here.

Ghost in the Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver app is now available in English on smartphones worldwide. Learn more about it here.

September 2019: Week 4

This week's Top Page is dedicated to The Girl from the Other Side, the short film based on Nagabe's best-selling eponymous comic book and directed by Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Maiya, that is screening in competition at Sitges and BIAF 2019.

The Girl from the Other Side short film is having its UK premiere at Scotland Loves Anime 2019. Learn more about it here.

Yoshimi Itazu's short film Pigtails is having a special screening at BIAF 2019, with director hosting a Q&A session on October 20. Learn more about it here.

The Girl from the Other Side short film is having its European premiere at Sitges 2019 as part of the Official Fantastic Competition. Learn more about it here.

The Girl from the Other Side is also having its Korean premiere at Bucheon's BIAF 2019 as part of the Short Film Competition. Directors Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Maiya are hosting the screening on October 19. Learn more about it here.

Discover more about The Girl from the Other Side here.

Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser VR experience is in the Cocoon VR Competition of Sitges 2019. Read the details here here.

Ghost in the Shell: Virual Reality Diver VR experience has been selected for the first ever VR film competition at BIAF 2019. Learn more about it here.

Yoshimi Itazu's multi-awarded Fukushima disaster-themed short film Pigtails is currently available in English and French language as two different collector's editions, that include four more short films from I.G (namely Kick-Heart, Li'l Spider Girl, Drawer Hobs and Oval x Over) and a wealth of essays and archive artworks. Check the details here.

The hauntingly beautiful soundtrack of B: The Beginning, composed by Yoshihiro Ike, is now available worldwide on double CD and in digital form. Learn more about it here.

Discover more about B: The Beginning and watch the trailer here.

Vertical content app Anime Beans available worldwide, English subtitles on select titles. Check the details here.

Ghost in the Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver app is now available in English on smartphones worldwide. Learn more about it here.

June 2019: Week 4

This week's Top Page is dedicated to The Girl from the Other Side, the short film based on Nagabe's best-selling eponymous comic book and directed by Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Maiya, that is having its world premiere at Fantasia 2019.

The Girl from the Other Side short film is having its world premiere as part of the closing event of Fantasia 2019 in Montreal, Canada. Directors Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Maiya are hosting the screening. Learn more about it here.

Discover more about The Girl from the Other Side here.

Ghost in the Shell: Virual Reality Diver VR experience has been selected for the first ever VR competition at Fantasia 2019. Learn more about it here.

Yoshimi Itazu's multi-awarded Fukushima disaster-themed short film Pigtails is currently available in English and French language as two different collector's editions, that include four more short films from I.G (namely Kick-Heart, Li'l Spider Girl, Drawer Hobs and Oval x Over) and a wealth of essays and archive artworks. Check the details here.

The hauntingly beautiful soundtrack of B: The Beginning, composed by Yoshihiro Ike, is now available worldwide on double CD and in digital form. Learn more about it here.

Discover more about B: The Beginning and watch the trailer here.

Vertical content app Anime Beans available worldwide, English subtitles on select titles. Check the details here.

Ghost in the Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver app is now available in English on smartphones worldwide. Learn more about it here.