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

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 ...

Sword Art Online’s director believes anime is entering a moment where it can rival, and potentially replace Hollywood.

Overseas revenues of Japanese animation exceeded local consumption for only the second time last year. But the export-led boom is expected to continue, the Association of Japanese Animations said on ...

The Lark Theater will showcase Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki’s movies through March. English-dubbed versions will ...

A former Japanese politician calls out the North American version of a beloved Pokémon anime movie for its 'drastic' changes ...

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

EXCLUSIVE: The director behind My Grandfather is a Nihonjin, an animation about the Japanese immigrant experience in Brazil, has said she did not want to lean too heavily into anime but forge her own ...

"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 ...

Over the last few years, Japanese animation and comic books have seen an explosion of popularity in the United States. From Netflix adaptations to Macy's Thanksgiving Day floats to a win at this ...