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?" ...

Long before streaming services put entire libraries at our fingertips, Japanese animation was laying its foundation through hand-drawn frames and bold, uninhibited storytelling.

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 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 ...

"Monkey Quest," Toei Animation's ambitious new production sneak peeked Monday at Annecy, was born from a simple question, says producer Yoshi Ikezawa. "[Producer] Joseph Chou and I asked: How can ...

"You have to make decisions for yourselves." GKids has debuted the official trailers for the Japanese anime movie titled cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood, an adaptation of the manga series of the same ...

Chang Byung-gyu, founder and chairman of Krafton. South Korean billionaire Chang Byung-gyu’s online gaming giant Krafton has agreed to acquire Japanese advertising and animation production company ADK ...

“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” the fourth film in a Japanese epic about a boy avenging his family, is poised to break box-office records when it’s released this month. That should ...

For 'Beastars' studio Orange and 'Star Wars: Visions' producer Qubic Pictures, 'Leviathan' was a unique and rewarding anime dream project. Reading time 7 minutes Leviathan, the latest collaboration ...

The growing interest in anime-inspired vehicles has helped bring Itasha car wraps into the wider automotive conversation.