Nakama, the start-up behind anime licensing platform AniBiz.com, raised $6 million in funding from TBS Group, Toei Animation ...

"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 ...

At Busan, the director of ‘Galaxy Express 999’ and ‘Metropolis’ discusses remakes, generative AI, and the importance of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ChaO Japan's animation industry grew by 14.8% to hit record revenues of $25BN (JPY3.8TR) in 2024, with much of the increase coming ...

"[Producer] Joseph Chou and I asked: How can Japanese anime reach the same level of mainstream awareness and emotional connection that major U.S. animated films have achieved with global audiences?" ...

This episode spotlights TOEI ANIMATION, an anime studio marking its 70th anniversary. We trace the studio's history, beginning with the story behind THE WHITE SNAKE ENCHANTRESS, Japan's first ...

The Japan Video Software Association (JVA) released this month its report on home video sales from January to December 2023. The home video sales for animation, including anime and overseas animated ...

Gearoid Reidy is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Japan. He previously led the breaking news team in North Asia, and was the Tokyo deputy bureau chief.

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 ...

Japanese animation has been a global phenomenon for decades, inspiring countless French cartoons, many of which have become ...