GKIDS & Shout! Studios To Release Mamoru Hosoda's 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time' On 4K UHD Blu-Ray
The first titles in the series to receive a reissue were his seminal 2009 feature Summer Wars and critically lauded 2012 hit Wolf Children (August 5, 2025). Last year, GKIDS announced it had acquired the North American distribution rights to the Mamoru Hosoda catalog of films. GKIDS previously released the Academy Award®- and Golden Globe-nominated Mirai (2018), and the critically lauded Belle (2021), which became Hosoda's highest-grossing film to date in North America. The director Mamoru Hosoda's six features have all been nominated for, and five have been awarded, the Japan Academy Prize for 'Animation of the Year.' Hosoda remains the only Japanese animation director outside of the famed Studio Ghibli to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. Get more details below!
Synopsis: Makoto is a typical teenage girl who spends most of her days slacking off with friends. One day while rushing to meet her aunt, she nearly gets hit by a train, but at the last second, finds herself jumping backwards through time to avoid the accident. She immediately makes use of her newfound ability to re-do every minor inconvenience – from poor exam results to awkward confessions of love. However, when faced with the consequences of tampering with time, Makoto must do everything she can to avoid a dire future that can't be reversed.
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