Anime Limited has added a new release to their slate of titles that’s certainly proving to be interesting as they’ve picked up the rights for Makoto Shinkai’s Garden of Words for release in the UK, Ireland and the Isle of Man. The release debuted in summer 2013 in Japan and got an almost simultaneous release in North America through Sentai Filmworks on both DVD and Blu-ray with an English language dub. Anime Limited will have the feature making its UK debut as part of the Scotland Loves Anime festival.
Andrew Partridge, founder and president of Anime Limited says: ‘Makoto Shinkai’s work has gone from strength to strength over the years and remains one of the top must-watch directors coming out of Japan. Garden of Words is an excellent example of this strength and is a sweet and beautiful film. We’re very happy to be able to introduce the UK to such a new director. We expect to see great things from Shinkai-san in the future’.
In addition to the limited theatrical release, Garden of Words will be released digitally and on home video alongside Shinkai’s other titles licensed by Anime Limited (Voices of a Distant Star and The Place Promised in Our Early Days).
Plot concept: While absconding from school, he encounters and befriends a young woman name Yukari. As the story unfolds, we soon discover that as their friendship deepens, the consequences will put their friendship to the ultimate test. Beautifully shot and with a tremendous amount of fine detail, Garden of Words really stands out as one of the most visually stunning anime films of the year.
