Midweek Anime News!

February 28th is Global Shinkai Day 2009

Just in case you haven't seen the news on every anime website on the net, I'm posting it here. February 28th, this Saturday is when fans of anime auteur director Makoto Shinkai gather together in cyberspace to celebrate his works. The Cherry Blossoms Falling website will be hosting events, organising contests, and presenting a venue for like-minded fans to share their appreciation of this unique filmmaker.

Best of all, Crunchyroll are getting in on the action, and for that twenty-four hour period, they will be streaming three of Makoto Shinkai's films to the world. You will be able to see

Voices of a Distant Star
The Place Promised in our Early Days
5 Centimeters Per Second

all absolutely free.

You can read the original Press Release at Anime News Network.

Crunchyroll's press release is here.

This is well worth using up your bandwidth allowance for.