Overview
- Disney+ and Anime Limited announced a licensing agreement to add a curated collection of celebrated Japanese animated films to Disney+ in the U.K. and France.
- The slate includes high-profile titles such as Your Name., Weathering with You, multiple Mamoru Hosoda films, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Akira, Perfect Blue, and A Silent Voice.
- Several films — including Belle, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Mirai, and Weathering with You — will make their streaming debut in both the U.K. and France, while A Silent Voice and Akira are listed as exclusive to the U.K. and Ireland.
- Disney has not yet announced exact premiere dates for the films and said release timing will be revealed later as the additions roll out under the fourth-year Animayhem campaign.
- The deal builds on Disney+/Hulu’s broader anime expansion, which the company says already includes more than 500 anime titles globally and aims to position the services as destinations for auteur-driven and adult-oriented animation.