Summer 2018 Anime Movies: Diverse Stories from Laughing to Heroics

Donten: Laughing Under the Clouds - Gaiden: Chapter 3 - Conspiracy of the Military

2018 • 57 min

Three brothers uncover a secret: the human experiments that were stopped after the destruction of the Orochi are continuing, aiming to revive the evil snake. They learn that former members of the Yamainu, the military unit created to defeat the…

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Penguin Highway

2018 • 118 min • Box office $3M

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A fourth-grader tries to figure out why penguins have suddenly appeared in his village. He discovers the reason is connected to a young woman who works at a dental clinic and possesses a strange power.

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Non Non Biyori: Vacation

2018 • 71 min

Comedy, Animation, Adventure

Living in the picturesque village of Asahigaoka doesn't stop Suguru and his classmates from embracing adventure. When he wins a free trip to Okinawa as summer ends, the entire school – five students, a teacher, and the local candy shop…

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Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us

2018 • 98 min • Box office $23M

Animation, Family, Adventure

A runner nearing the end of her career, a habitual liar, a reserved researcher, a resentful elderly woman, and a young girl hiding a significant secret – they are all connected by the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The…

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The Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture

2018 • 9 min

In early 20th century Japan, a mysterious elderly man recounts to a fellow traveler the disappearance of his brother thirty years prior. The incident occurred near the Ryounkaku tower in Uozu, a seaside town. The story unfolds around telescopes, peep…

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K: Seven Stories Movie 2 - Side: Blue - Like Sirius

2018

The second film in the K-Seven Stories six-part movie series.

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K: Seven Stories Movie 3 - Side:Green - The Overwritten World

2018

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Nekopara OVA Extra

2018 • 25 min

Six months before La Soleil patisserie opened, Kashou worked with Chocola and Vanilla, who were just kittens when they first arrived at the Minazuki household. This was before they became part of the larger group of catgirls working there.

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Aragne: Sign of Vermillion

2018 • 75 min

In a rundown apartment building, a young woman begins experiencing disturbing hallucinations: worms and moths erupting from living things. As these visions intensify, she becomes convinced they are connected to a growing number of murders plaguing the city, and she…

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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

2018 • 96 min • Budget $12M • Box office $27M

Animation, Action, Adventure

All Might and Deku travel to I-Island, a floating city, for the I-Expo, an event focused on quirks and hero equipment. While on the island, a villain breaches I-Island's security. The students of Class 1-A are the only ones who…

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Mirai

2018 • 98 min • Box office $29M

Animation, Family, Fantasy

Feeling overlooked since his new baby sister arrived, four-year-old Kun starts encountering people and animals connected to his family's past within their unusual home. These encounters help him learn how to embrace his role as a big brother.

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Okko's Inn

2018 • 94 min • Box office $293K

Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Orphaned at 12 after a car accident, Oriko Seki lives with her grandmother at the family's Onsen Ryokan, "Haru no Ya," sharing the space with a ghost named Uribou. Amidst the unusual circumstances, she begins training to become the next…

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Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond

2018 • 104 min • Box office $17M

Animation, Fantasy, Drama

Natsume, who bridges the human and spirit worlds, unexpectedly reconnects with Yuki, a former classmate, stirring up painful memories connected to a particular Yokai. He also meets Yorie Tsumura, a woman from the past of a Yokai whose name he…

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K: Seven Stories Movie 1 - R:B - Blaze

2018 • 61 min

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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

2018 • 108 min • Box office $33M

Animation, Drama, Romance

When his classmate and secret crush receives a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, an ordinary high school student resolves to help her make the most of her remaining time.

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