Anime Autumn

**Anime Autumn** is a yearly seasonal event that has aired within Comedy Extra's weekend movie slot since September 2021.

## History

Under it's 25% new ownership, Comedy Extra announced an Anime season that would last throughout the entirety of Autumn where they would air an Anime movie every Saturday.

Due to its success, Anime Autumn was brought back for 2022, now airing on Sundays as well. It was due to start on September 10, but was pushed back to September 24th due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. This time, there are no Pokemon movies, and a few repeat movies, but over half of the movies featured are premieres.

### 2021 Movies

* September 25th, 2021 - *Mirai of the Future* (Network Premiere)
* October 2, 2021 - *Earwig and the Witch* and Creating Earwig and the Witch
* October 9, 2021 - *Spirited Away*
* October 16, 2021 - *Mary and the Witch's Flower*
* October 23, 2021 - *Kiki's Delivery Service*
* October 30, 2021 - *The Cat Returns* and *Ghiblies Episode 2*
* November 6, 2021 - *My Neighbour Totoro*
* November 13, 2021 - *The Red Turtle* and *The Secrets of The Red Turtle*
* November 20, 2021 - *Ponyo*
* November 27, 2021 - *Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle* (Network Premiere)

### 2022 Movies

For 2022, Anime Autumn expanded to both Saturday and Sunday, with over half of them being network premieres.

* September 24th, 2022 - *Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva* (Premiere)
* September 25th, 2022 - *My Neighbour Totoro*
* October 1, 2022 - *Summer Wars* (premiere)
* October 2, 2022 - *Kiki's Delivery Service*
* October 8, 2022 - *Ocean Waves* and *Ghiblies Episode 1*
* October 9, 2022 - *The Boy and the Beast* (premiere)
* October 15, 2022 - *Whisper of the Heart*
* October 16, 2022 - *The Cat Returns* and *Ghiblies Episode 2*
* October 22, 2022 - *Wolf Children* (premiere)
* October 23, 2022 - *Spirited Away*
* October 29, 2022 - *Okko's Inn* (Premiere)
* October 30, 2022 - *Earwig and the Witch*
* November 5, 2022 - *Your Name* (premiere)
* November 6, 2022 - *Mirai of the Future*
* November 12, 2022 - *NiNoKuni* (Premiere)
* November 13, 2022 - *Castle in the Sky*
* November 19, 2022 - *Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro* (premiere)
* November 20, 2022 - *Ponyo*
* November 26, 2022 - *Only Yesterday*
* November 27, 2022 - *Belle* (premiere)

### 2023 Movies

Anime Autumn 2023 will be dedicated to Hayao Miyazaki to promote his new film *The Boy and the Heron*. The season will transition back solely to Saturdays.

On Sundays, *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: The Kabuki* will be airing in a six-part serial, an hour long each, for six weeks. *Spirited Away: Live on Stage* will also have a network premiere, broadcasting as a three-week hour-long serial, while the last two weeks will feature the documentary *The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness*, which will be split into two parts.

#### Saturdays

* 16 September - *Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro*
* 23 September - *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind*
* 30 September - *Castle in the Sky*
* 7 October - *My Neighbour Totoro*
* 14 October - *Kiki's Delivery Service*
* 21 October - *Porco Rosso*
* 28 October - *Princess Mononoke*
* 4 November - *Spirited Away*
* 11 November - *Howl's Moving Castle*
* 18 November - *Ponyo*
* 25 November - *The Wind Rises*

#### Sundays

* 17 September - *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: The Kabuki* (Part 1)
* 24 September - *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: The Kabuki* (Part 2)
* 1 October - *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: The Kabuki* (Part 3)
* 8 October - *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: The Kabuki* (Part 4)
* 15 October - *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: The Kabuki* (Part 5)
* 22 October - *Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: The Kabuki* (Part 6)
* 29 October - *Spirited Away: Live on Stage* (Part 1)
* 5 November - *Spirited Away: Live on Stage* (Part 2)
* 12 November - *Spirited Away: Live on Stage* (Part 3)
* 19 November - *The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness* (Part 1)
* 26 November - *The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness* (Part 2)