I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, philosophical ...

(The Conversation) — I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, philosophical and religious traditions. One of the most ...

Anime Japan 2025 continued on Day 2 with major updates from the industry's top shows. The event was held at Tokyo Big Sight, and it brought exclusive reveals, trailers, and panels that had fans in ...

All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known ...

(Mainichi/Nozomu Takeuchi) WAKAYAMA -- A producer of the 2016 Japanese animated film "Your Name." was sentenced to four years in prison by the Wakayama District Court Feb. 28 for paying cash to ...

The use of AI in anime is a topic that has been circulating now more than ever due to a string of artificial Studio Ghibli ...

The project’s staff includes director YUZO and producer Ryo Hino (NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Anime & Music Production Division Anime Production Group Manager). “I am very honored to be a ...

The Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan anime film aired on NHK Educational on Sunday, March 16 at 3:40 p.m. and earned a 0.9% rating. The Sing a Bit of ...

TOKYO -- Japan's anime industry has long been sustained by animators willing to work for meager wages for the sake of their craft, but the emergence of greener pastures like video games has given ...

A producer of the hit Japanese anime film "Your Name." has been handed a four-year prison sentence on charges of committing obscene acts against minors. Koichiro Ito was convicted of "violating ...

All of Ito’s actions violated Japan’s Child Prostitution and Pornography Prohibition Act. The court ruling stated that Ito’s crimes consisted of “11 cases of child prostitution ...

the very first TV anime produced by legendary anime studio, BONES, is streaming officially outside of Japan for the very first time. The series was released in celebration of the studio's 25th ...