Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi highlights anime's role in enhancing the nation's diplomatic power and increasing ...

Never doubt the power of anime, alright? The industry has solidified its powerhouse status in recent years, and anime is bigger than ever in the United States. This means it is easier than ever to ...

A new Japanese survey reveals which anime characters best exemplify one of the nation's all-time favorite character ...

FILE - Hayao Miyazaki, right, one of animation's most admired and successful directors, shares a laugh with Toshio Suzuki, chairman and producer of Studio Ghibli Inc., as they shake hands during a ...

Despite growing up with more access to anime, if one liked anime outside of the mainstream or were passionate about certain shows past a certain age, there was a stigma. Enjoyers of the medium were ...

By homogenizing series with a western audience in mind, anime studios ironically lose sight of why several anime fans watch ...

Japan’s animation industry grew by 14.8% to hit record revenues of $25BN (JPY3.8TR) in 2024, with much of the increase coming from overseas markets, according to a report presented by the Association ...

The veteran in-house producer for the storied Toei Animation discusses the challenges of synergizing Japanese anime and Western storytelling. By Gavin J Blair Instrumental in bringing anime to the ...

Kite is a Japanese translator and avid gamer from Indonesia, Southeast Asia who learned the language mostly by playing Japanese games from the PS1 era. He primarily translates news about Japanese ...

Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of the endlessly popular anime Mobile Suit Gundam, was interviewed by Real Economy, a Japanese business outlet, and dropped a bombshell with this controversial statement: ...