Three directors and arguably the greatest anime composer of all time asked to join organization.
The list of his year’s invitees have just been announced, and if you sift through the 928 names, among them you’ll find Makoto Shinkai, the director of phenomenally popular anime Your Name.
Despite anime becoming steadily more popular around the world, and bolstering its critical acclaim in the process, the medium has had limited success at the Oscars.
That might be changing, though, if a few of the filmmakers who’ve just been invited to join the academy take the organization up on its offer.