Japan, and more specifically, Tokyo, is a popular choice for setting in anime series. These shows are the best when it comes to life in Tokyo. These shows tend to be slower paced and try to ...

Sales in Japan's animation production industry soared 22.9 percent to a record 339 billion yen in 2023 and are expected to remain near that level this year, a recent survey by a credit research firm ...

It’s a massive undertaking, but Gintama is a wildly entertaining and rewarding anime series to get invested in. The series’ anachronistic blend of sci-fi with 1800s Japan makes for a creative ...

Video: Japan's next Prime Minister, Ishiba Shigeru, explained why he cosplayed as Dragon Ball character Majin Buu. He says he showed up for the opening ceremony of a figure museum, was handed the ...

Toussaint Egan (he/him) is a curation editor, out to highlight the best movies, TV, anime, comics ... was released that neither the industry of Japanese animation nor the medium itself was ...

MAMADA: So, this is a personal opinion, but when we talk about Guilty Gear, we often use the keyword “anime.” So we might say ...

Girls Band Cry boasted lively 3D animation and a great story about a girl who moved to Tokyo and formed part of a band.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japanese anime, once a small niche in the entertainment industry, is going global. Popular series such as ...

Animation studio Sunrise is behind the anime series, telling the story of 15-year-old Kagome Higurashi and time-traveling exploits to Sengoku-era Japan. She meets the half-dog, half-demon Inuyasha ...

Faithfully adapted from the manga by “Chainsaw Man” creator Tatsuki Fujimoto, "Look Back" tells a deeply beautiful story ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sales in Japan's animation production industry soared 22.9 percent to a record 339 billion yen ($2.4 billion) in 2023 and are expected to remain near that level this year ...