Anime is no longer a niche import. It is pop culture’s new center of gravity – and nobody is moving faster to press that ...

Aniplex president Nishimoto Shu has unveiled a new global strategy aimed at deepening the studio's international footprint ...

Japan has officially announced the top streamed anime series of the first half of 2026, and fans will be surprised by which ...

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

"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 ...

Over its 30-year history, Aniplex has been involved in the production or distribution of globally popular franchises such as ...

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

With Japanese animation forecast to become a $60 billion business by 2030, Sony is leveraging its assets behind the category: "We are very bullish about the overall growth of anime and what that means ...

"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 ...