POM Anime, the anime label of Amsterdam distributor Piece of Magic Animation, has added DAN DA DAN: Evil Eye, Akira, Grave of the Fireflies and Lupin The Iiird The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline to its 2025 slate.
Lupin The IIIrd the movie: The Immortal Bloodline is the latest addition to Takeshi Koike’s Lupin the IIIrd Universe, about the grandson of gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, and the first 2D Lupin feature in the franchise since Dead or Alive in 1996.
POM Anime is planning a Q4 release for the film in multiple territories, including Benelux, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. The acquisition follows POM’s successful 2024 partnership with rightsholder TMS Entertainment on the release of Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro across Europe.
DAN DA DAN: Evil Eye is the second cinematic series inspired by the hit manga by Yukinobu Tatsu, after DAN DA DAN: First Encounter which enjoyed success in cinemas in 2024.
Continuing its partnership with rights-holder ADN, POM Anime will theatrically release the sequel on June 7 and 8 across 12 territories, with Germany and Austria to follow on June 10. Audiences will be treated to the first three episodes of Season 2, plus exclusive 10-minute bonus content that will only be available in theatres.
On Akira, POM Anime has also expanded its partnership with Kodansha on the 4K restoration of the 1988 cyberpunk cult classic. Building on the success of its 4K re-release of Akira in 2023 across 12 countries, POM Anime has secured theatrical rights in eight new territories, expanding into the Nordics and Baltics.
It is gearing up to release the restored 4K feature on July 16, across Poland, Romania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Greece, Cyprus, Hungary, Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This will be the first ever theatrical release in some of these markets.
The release date also holds particular significance for fans; known as Akira Day, it commemorates the day in 1988 when events in the story are said to have destroyed Tokyo and sparked World War III
In a further re-release, POM Anime will launch Studio Ghibli’s 1998 animated war film Grave of the Fireflies in 15 territories – including Benelux, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Kosovo, Macedonia – over the summer. The deal was brokered with Toho.
