Osaka-based Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation will launch ytv animation, a new brand that will leverage Yomiuri TV’s long history in animation, while also undertaking more challenging titles. The move ...

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 ...

It has long been meme'd that the iconic Texas animated sitcom, King of the Hill, is essentially a Japanese slice-of-life ...

With Europe’s $4.8 billion anime market expected to double in size by the end of the decade, Japan's leading entertainment ...

One Piece fans can soon watch the entire anime adaptation, legally and for free starting December -- but with a major catch.

"The medium is so popular now," says Leigh, who remembers when anime existed mostly on home video and hardly ever played in theaters. "My friends out of state have seen the ‘Chainsaw’ movie. It was a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Japan has long invested in anime, and these days, the industry is pulling in more money than ever.

MOST ATHLETES raise their fists in triumph after a win. When Noah Lyles, an American sprinter, won gold in the Olympics 100-metre race in August, he held his hands out in front of him, wrists together ...

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 ...

Tim Cook has sent his condolences to the Japanese animation studio targeted in a suspected arson attack. The attack resulted in the deaths of 33 people. It is Japan’s worst mass killing in 20 years.

KYOTO, Japan -- A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the ...