The veteran producer discusses cultural ambition, original filmmaking, and how Studio 4°C navigates an anime industry driven ...

KYOTO, Japan -- A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the ...

When studio president Tomohiro Maki was arrested in 2019 for sexual assault of a teenager, a subsequent audit unveiled years ...

With director and co-founder Hideaki Anno issuing a statement that outlined steps to preserve any remaining works.

Japan’s animation industry grew by 14.8% to hit record revenues of $25BN (JPY3.8TR) in 2024, with much of the increase coming from overseas markets, according to a report presented by the Association ...

A year after the animation studio filed for bankruptcy, Gainax has shut down.

Since 1985, the world of Studio Ghibli has been full of many fantastical things, including magic, wonder and anthropomorphic animals. The Japanese animation studio, founded by directors Hayao Miyazaki ...

Twenty anime projects. Partnerships with the studios behind “Dragon Ball” and “Demon Slayer.” An international digital platform claiming the top revenue spot in Japan’s competitive app market. Webtoon ...

Crunchyroll's dark horse donghua, a completely original series created by China & Japan, is now more important to anime than ...

Western fantasy has a long history of popularity around the world, yet Japan demonstrates a particular fascination with this kind of storytelling to the point that fantasy anime is effectively the ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...