The 49th Japan Academy Awards announced excellence winners. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and Chainsaw Man Reze Arc lead the ...

Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s debut feature is competing for Berlin International Film Festival’s Golden Bear, becoming Japan’s first contender for the top prize in three years.

"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 ...

Perfect Blue, Sausage Party, and Waltz With Bashir are all among the best R-rated movie masterpieces of the 21st century so ...

Behind every great library of art is a machine that needs to sell it. Two Ghibli experts tell IndieWire about the highs, lows, and contradictions within the great Japanese animation studio that sold ...

The pipeline for traditional, hand-drawn animation remains a methodical process, which is why it’s taken six years for Studio Ponoc’s second animated feature, The Imaginary, debuting tomorrow, July 5, ...

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 ...

TOKYO — Renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami expressed joy with how several of his short stories were adapted in American director Pierre Földes' animated film “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman", ...

These hidden animated treasures deserve more recognition for their captivating storylines and impressive visuals, from The ...

A Japanese research team has launched a trial of “anime therapy,” a method in which animated characters provide counselling ...