"[Producer] Joseph Chou and I asked: How can Japanese anime reach the same level of mainstream awareness and emotional ...

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 ...

The announcement of the Tokyo Anime Next awards has been painted as a reaction to the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, but the truth ...

The Summer 2026 anime season has just started, and Japan has already chosen its best series.

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"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 ...

The streamer revealed that it would launch 40 new anime titles, spanning a growing range of genres, in 2022 alone. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief In a little over five years, Netflix has gone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Ikezawa and Chou, the true strength of anime lies in its distinctive characters. “Anime has an incredible ability to create ...