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Cast News

(August 13, 2009)

Sumi Mutoh (Mikako Nagamine, Voices) was cast as Zashiki-warashi in the anime XXXHolic and its 2008 sequel XXXHolic:Kei.

Donna Burke (Operator of the Lysithea, Voices) is a singer who currently resides in Japan; she sang the Australian national anthem for the 2008 Pan Pacific Cup game between Australia and Japan.

Hidetaka Yoshioka (Hiroki Fujisawa, The Place Promised) starred in the 2009 TV police drama Keikan no Chi (The Policeman's Lineage), as Tamio Anjo.

Chris Patton (Hiroki Fujisawa, The Placed Promised) continues to work as a voice actor for Funimation and ADV; he recently voiced the part of Haruka in the English version of the 2007 anime Tactics.

Masato Hagiwara (Takuya Shirokawa, The Place Promised) continues to act in both TV and movies, recently starring in the 2008 movie Persona.

Yuka Nanri (Sayuri Sawatari, The Place Promised) voiced the role of Nami Shishido in the 2008 anime Sora Kake Girl (The Girl Who Leapt Through Space).

Jessica Boone (Sayuri Sawatari, The Place Promised) voiced the role of Suzu Edogawa in the English version of the 2007 anime Tactics.

Johnny Bosch Yong (Takaki Tohno, 5 Centimeters) is lead singer and guitarist with the band Eyeshine; he also stars as Ryu in the 2009 movie Hellbinders.

Satomi Hanamura (Kanae Sumida, 5 Centimeters) voiced the character of Mirai Onozawa in the 2009 anime series Tokyo Magnitude 8.0.

Kira Buckland (Kanae Sumida, 5 Centimeters) played the role of Maggie Blair in the 2009 TV series 35 and Counting.

"The Place Promised" Deleted Scenes

(July 25, 2009)

Don't know how many of you have seen this, but it's the Special Preview trailer in the Extras section on ADV's release of "The Place Promised in Our Early Days." Here it is on Youtube. It shows lots of scenes that were not used in the final cut. It's almost as good as watching the anime itself. Enjoy!

Shinkai Anime Details (Revised)

(July 13, 2009)

If you haven't already discovered it yet, click on the "Works" in the menu to view details on each of Mr. Shinkai's anime. This is still a work-in-progress, so any suggestions, corrections, or additions are most welcome. For example, if you can come up with a better "She and Her Cat" plot summary than the one displayed, go ahead and offer it. Maybe Kanae Sumida needs a character profile; go ahead and write your own. But try to be brief, and don't just copy what somebody else has written. A thread has been started in the "General Discussion" forum for editorial contributions. Regular updates to this feature will be made as they become available.

Fan-made AMV's

(June 20, 2009)

I Love You - by IsUa

Absolutely latest Shinkai blogs

(June 15, 2009)

Well, I don't know how I missed these. Daike's Makoto Shinkai Fan Web (see Links) has translations of the latest (i.e. as of April 28) blogs from Mr. Shinkai. Note that he is now back in Japan. That's his cat Sayuri in the photo.

Global Shinkai Day 2010

(June 6, 2009)

CherryBlossomsFalling is already making plans for the next Global Shinkai Day. Dates and times will be posted in the near future.

Fan-made movie

(May 25, 2009)

Check out Chowb321's latest creation, Ninja vs. High Priest, now on Youtube.

Laz's Trip to Japan

(May 8, 2009)

Laz Long, site administrator, recently visited Japan and has posted some awesome photos from his trip.