Following its premiere at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, The Imaginary will stream on Netflix beginning July 5. In introducing Amanda, her imaginary friend Rudger, and her ...

Adapted from a British kids' book, the fanciful second feature from Studio Ponoc continues the lively tradition of its Ghibli-trained creators, but falls short in other respects. A decade ago, ...

Image via Studio Ponoc Add Us On The Imaginary's team at Studio Ponoc, many of whom have ties to Studio Ghibli, creates an original, visually stunning, and emotive animated film. The movie expertly ...

Studio Ponoc and Netflix have entered a multi-film, multi-year deal that will make the streaming service the exclusive home for Studio Ponoc’s next few movies, and there’s no better way to start ...

Back in 2014, the future of Studio Ghibli was uncertain. Hayao Miyazaki had announced his latest retirement (which he’s broken twice since), and the acclaimed studio shut down all production for an ...

Yoshiyuki Momose directs the second full-length feature from the Japanese company spun out of Studio Ghibli, about a young girl's make-believe friend who endeavors to save her and their relationship.

This poignant animated film casts the world of imaginary friends as an arena to reckon with emotional turmoil and loss of innocence. By Brandon Yu When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

This review of The Imaginary is timed to the film’s festival premiere at France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The film will stream on Netflix in America starting on July 5. The ...

The Imaginary very much feels like something that has come from the studio that will be the successor to Studio Ghibli's, and while the magic is there, it hasn't reached the very high expectations it ...

A decade ago, legendary director Hayao Miyazaki retired, sending Studio Ghibli’s team of animators to seek employment elsewhere. Those were dark, uncertain times for the industry, which explains why ...

In the world of The Imaginary (Yaneura no Rajâ), every child has a secret friend, an invisible being with whom they create fictional scenarios and share their deepest secrets. For Amanda (voiced in ...