HBO Max and GKIDS have extended and expanded their partnership, adding twenty more films from award-winning filmmakers to the streaming platform.

On September 1, the following films will premiere on HBO Max:

Children Who Chase Lost Voices – Directed by Makoto Shinkai

Fireworks – Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko – Directed by Ayumu Watanabe (North American Streaming Debut)

Ghost Cat Anzu – Directed by Yôko Kuno and Nobuhiro Yamashita (North American Streaming Debut)

Lonely Castle in the Mirror – Directed by Keiichi Hara (North American Streaming Debut)

Love & Pop – Directed by Hideaki Anno (North American Streaming Debut)

The Place Promised in Our Early Days – Directed by Makoto Shinkai

Your Name. – Directed by Makoto Shinkai (4K Streaming Debut)

Later in 2025 and 2026, the following films will arrive on HBO Max, with specific premiere dates to be announced:

Angel’s Egg – Directed by Mamoru Oshii (North American Streaming Debut, 4K Streaming Debut)

Liz and the Blue Bird – Directed by Naoko Yamada

Lu Over the Wall – Directed by Masaaki Yuasa

Millennium Actress – Directed by Satoshi Kon

Mind Game – Directed by Masaaki Yuasa

Perfect Blue – Directed by Satoshi Kon (4K Streaming Debut)

Shin Godzilla – Directed by Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi (4K Streaming Debut)

Summer Wars – Directed by Mamoru Hosoda (4K Streaming Debut)

The Boy and the Beast – Directed by Mamoru Hosoda (4K Streaming Debut)

The Colors Within – Directed by Naoko Yamada (North American Streaming Debut)

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time – Directed by Mamoru Hosoda (4K Streaming Debut)

Wolf Children – Directed by Mamoru Hosoda (4K Streaming Debut)