These anime might be kind of niche here, but it's a completely different story in Japan.

These anime all have plenty of crossover appeal for fans of contemporary Western animation.

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 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 ...

Isao Takahata, a film director who founded Japan’s premier animation studio, Studio Ghibli, with Hayao Miyazaki in 1985 and made sophisticated animated films like the elegiac World War II drama “Grave ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These twin brothers flew across the world to pursue their dreams in anime. Raised in Paterson, NJ, Arthell and Darnell Isom split ...

Asian history Youtuber Wookong recently posted a detailed video essay titled “Post-War Anime: The History of Japanese Animation & Japan.” Starting in Japan after the end of the second World War, ...

Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of the endlessly popular anime Mobile Suit Gundam, was interviewed by Real Economy, a Japanese business outlet, and dropped a bombshell with this controversial statement: ...

Key figures in the Japanese animation industry are considerating how to collaborate with international partners to further grow the powerhouse industry. Speaking on a panel at Hong Kong Filmart, ...