HBO Max and Gkids will continue their partnership and now house 20 additional live action and animated functions.
From September 1st, the works of Makoto Shinkai will be with “her name”, “Shin Godzilla” and “Perfect Blue” to the titles who have their streaming debut. In HBO Max there is already the Studio Ghibli catalog in the USA, which is distributed by GKIDS.
“The continued partnership of HBO Max with GKIDS shows our commitment to Japanese world-class animations and original films for our audience,” said Royce Battleman, EVP, Global Content Acquisitions at Warner Bros. Discovery. “This deal, in which masterpieces and fan favorites are streamed for the first time, enables us to continue to deliver premium films to our subscribers and to solidify the position of HBO Max as a leading destination in the room.”
The President of Gkids Dave Jestadt added: “We are happy to continue the relationship with HBO Max and bring this exciting package for the US streaming audience. The focus of HBO Max on award-winning, generously defining essential programs fits perfectly with the type of outstanding filmmaking, the GKIDS-Champions Champions.”
Among the titles are:
“Children who pursue the voices” (Dir. Makoto Shinkai)
“Fireworks” (Dir. Akiyuki Shinbo, Noboyuki Takeuchi)
“Fortune favors Lady Nikuko” (Dir. Ayumu Watanabe) (North America -Streaming -Debüt)
“Ghost Cat” (Dir. Yôko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita) (North American streaming debut)
“Lonely Castle in the mirror” (Dir. Keiichi Hara) (North American streaming debut)
“Love & Pop” (Dir. Hideaki Anno) (North American streaming debut)
“The place that is promised in our early days” (Dir. Makoto Shinkai)
“Your name.” (Dir. Makoto Shinkai) (4K -Streaming -Debüt)
Later in 2025 and 2026, the platform is added to the following:
“Angel's Egg” (Dir. Mamoru Oshii) (North American Streaming Debüt, 4K -Streaming -Büt)
“Liz and the Blue Bird” (Dir. Naoko Yamada)
“Lu above the wall” (Dir. Masaaki Yuasa)
“Millennium actress” (Dir. Satoshi Kon)
“Mind Game” (Dir. Masaaki Yuasa)
“Perfect Blue” (Dir. Satoshi Kon) (4K -Streaming -Debüt)
“Shin Godzilla” (Dir. Hideaki Anno, co-director Shinji Higuchi) (4K streaming debut)
“Summer Wars” (Dir. Mamoru Hosoda) (4K -Streaming -Debüt)
“The Boy and the Beast” (Dir. Mamoru Hosoda) (4K -Streaming -Debüt)
“The colors in” (Dir. Naoko Yamada) (North American streaming debut)
“The girl who jumped through time” (Dir. Mamoru Hosoda) (4K streaming debut)
“Wolf Kinder” (Dir. Mamoru Hosoda) (4K -Streaming -Debüt)
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The deal was taught by Liz Bannan Atcheson, VP, Content Acquisition for HBO Max and Eric Beckman, founder and CEO of GKIDS.