Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
To create the film, director Hosoda established Studio Chizu. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, the character designer for "" (1990) and "Neon Genesis Evangelion" (1995), designed characters for the film. "Wolf Children" had its world premiere in Paris on June 25, 2012, and was released theatrically on July 21, 2012 in Japan. It is licensed by Funimation Entertainment in North America and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 23, 2013. It was screened in the UK at the end of October 2013 with a DVD and Deluxe Blu-ray/DVD edition from Manga Entertainment following on December 23, 2013.