How will this change US/NA distribution of films? Will it affect licensing of content in the future?
Toho to Acquire Award-Winning North American Animation Distributor GKIDS
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wjs018@ani.social 1 hour ago
Wow, this is big. GKIDS handles a lot of the NA distribution for the most popular anime films (Ghibli, Shinkai) already, but this gives Toho a direct line in and allows them to integrate the existing distribution network and contacts that GKIDS has.
My biggest hope is that this can mean more theatrical screenings of anime films with less of a delay from the domestic Japanese release. I know that is a bit optimistic of me though.