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The two big names who set the standard for Anime story telling and quality animation are director Hayao Miyazaki of the Studio Ghibli. Their fantasy anime move, "Howl's Moving Castle" got theatrical distribution North America. Influencial anime director Katushiro Otomo made a big return to the big screen with "Steam boy," since his great Anime classic, "Akira." These two films were nominated for the 78th Academy Awards. The sequel of one of the most famous anime movies ever "Ghost in the Shell: Innocence" has been released on the DVD. "Appleseed" was a fllm adaptation of the movie "Ghost in the Shell" but it was only given limited theatrical release. All of these films met with success in the United States. Anime films that had a good run in Japan are "Full Metal Alchemist" and the highly anticipated "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children film."