2026
March
The Last Blossom
27th March 2026
Anime limted
The bittersweet and life-affirming tale of a man spending his final days in prison reflecting on his life with his only cellmate, a talking flower, The Last Blossom has earned acclaim since its premiere at Annecy International Animation Film Festival, winning both the Jury and Audience Awards at Scotland Loves Anime. From director Baku Kinoshita and writer Kazuya Konomoto, the team behind the acclaimed series ODDTAXI.
check out our review here
April
AKIRA (re-release)
Anime limted
One of the most influential anime films ever made, Katsuhiro Otomo’s dystopian cyberpunk film AKIRA introduced the western world to the cinematic spectacle and the powerful stories that anime has to offer. Even if you have yet to experience this landmark classic, you will have seen its influence on everything from Hollywood blockbusters, and pop culture as a whole.
more info here
May
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
may 1st
crunchyroll/sony pictures
November
Scotland loves anime
Glasgow Film Theatre from 6th-8th,
Edinburgh Filmhouse for a week from the 16th-22nd
London TBA
Date unknown
Angel’s Egg (re-release)
anime limted
From renowned director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) and celebrated artist Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy series), Angel’s Egg was once thought lost to time, out of reach for the many who yearned to experience the experimental Sci-Fi film that Helen McCarthy once hailed as “an early masterpiece of symbolic filmmaking”. Following its premiere at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival, Angel’s Egg will finally be released in cinemas featuring a brand new 4K remaster, based on a new scan of the 35mm film negative and overseen by Oshii himself.
ChaO
anime limted
Winner of the Jury Prize at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, ChaO tells a story of love across cultures with the trademark expressive art of the acclaimed STUDIO 4°C (Tekkonkinkreet, MIND GAME). In a neo-futuristic Shanghai, the hapless engineer Stephen inadvertently finds himself engaged to mermaid princess Chao. When his career, geopolitical relationships, and more importantly their happiness rely on a happy marriage, can Stephen and Chao make it work?
Grave of the Fireflies (re-release)
The masterpiece from the late Isao Takahata (The Tale of the Princess Kaguya) that Roger Ebert called “an emotional experience so powerful that it forces a rethinking of animation” and one of “the greatest war films ever made”. From the internationally renowned Studio Ghibli, Grave of the Fireflies adapts the semi-autobiographical story of two orphans struggling to survive in the final days of World War II.
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