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Makoto Shinkai or Mamoru Hosoda, who makes the better anime movies?【Survey】
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Casey Baseel
Jul 23, 2021 - Tweet
Second anime cafe based on films of Summer Wars’ Mamoru Hosoda now open in Japan
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Casey Baseel
Dec 3, 2016
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Director of The Boy and the Beast, Summer Wars explains why he rarely casts anime voice actors
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Casey Baseel
Jul 12, 2016
Mamoru Hosoda has made a name for himself as one of the most respected anime directors working today, so why do most of his films lack A-list anime voice actors?
Wolf Children, Summer Wars on the menu at Tokyo’s new Mamoru Hosoda anime cafe
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Casey Baseel
Jun 10, 2016
Shibuya restaurant is ready to give customers as big a smile as the rising anime director’s feel-good movies.
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