Stellagate

Stellagate (Japanese: ステラゲート, Hepburn: Suteragēto) is a 2024 Japanese animated coming-of-age science-fiction fantasy adventure film, written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, produced by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho.

The film follows Yuki Hoshino, a 16-year-old girl who discovers a strange arch known as the "Stellagate" that leads to a the entrance to the Dimensions of Stars with her friend Jun Ishizaka in order to escape catastrophic events and reveal her true childhood memories from a long time ago. The film was inspired by the frequency of catastrophic events in Japan.

Stellagate was theatrically released in conventional, IMAX, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, MX4D, and ScreenX theaters in Japan on December 5, 2024; it was released internationally across 2025.

Plot
In February 2025, A 16-year old high school girl named Yuki Hoshino who is met by her childhood friend named Jun Ishizaka, discovers a mysterious portal in an abandoned building in Tokyo known as the "Stellagate" that escapes from disasters and reveal childhood memories when entering. Yuki and Jun both tried to enter the portal but they can't. They then trip over a piece of a key to the Stellagate, which seems like it is shattered after years. Yuki decided to keep the key piece for revealing and she returns back home at the night.

Production
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Music
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Marketing
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Release
Stellagate was released in Japan at December 5, 2024 by its distributor Toho across the country through regular, IMAX, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, MX4D, and ScreenX screenings.

In Asia, the film began screening continent-wide on January 30, 2025. In the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and numerous countries in Europe, an English-language dub was screened along with the original Japanese version. The film began its general screening on February to March 2025.

Box office
As of 2025, Stellagate has grossed over $550.9 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing anime and Japanese film of all time, dethroning Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.

Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 200 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 9.3/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average of 100 out of 100 based on 50 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".