Makoto Shinkai’s latest anime film, your name., has been a runaway success, and as it seems, people are now excited for his next work. During the 21st Busan International Film Festival in South Korea, the popular anime director made an appearance together with some of the film’s voice cast, and there, he revealed his plans for his next film.

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Makoto Shinkai stated that he plans to make another movie about teenagers, both boys and girls, and he plans to make one within the next three years over at TOHO. He did not give much details about his plans, but it sure has many fans talking.

Over the span of 39 days, the film has earned 13,020,003,500 yen on 10,025,897 tickets sold. It is also currently Japan’s #1 film for 2016, toppling Godzilla: Resurgence along the way.

your name. is now the 5th highest grossing animated movie in Japan, earning 12.8 billion yen as of 2nd October, dethroning the previous #5, Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises, which earned 12.02 billion yen. That also makes it the 6th highest-grossing Japanese film, and 15th highest-grossing Japanese or overseas film overall.

The film has now earned more than Jurassic Park and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and the only anime movies to gross higher are Ghibli and Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, and Ponyo. The film also managed to reach the fabled 10 Billion yen mark faster than Disney’s Frozen, which reached that mark in 37 days. your name. reached 10 billion in just 28.

Source: Hochi Sports