Japanese anime as Korean manhwa and Chinese donghua gained popularity, challenging Japan's dominance in the industry.

ABEMA's annual 'Anime Trend Awards' reveals which titles generated the most buzz among Japanese animation lovers in 2025.

OK we said we were only listing 11 titles, but here's an extra one for fun. Anime fans and studio executives alike are ...

In the days before streaming video and easy-to-find information online, anime news in the West came from magazines like ...

Once underground art form now props up slumped box office sales and is used by governments to build soft power ...

The hit dark fantasy anime Gachiakuta is expanding with a live-action stage play adaptation in Japan, featuring a ...

It has long been meme'd that the iconic Texas animated sitcom, King of the Hill, is essentially a Japanese slice-of-life anime. Slice-of-life anime focuses on the everyday, mundane moments of ...

Solo Leveling Season 2’s release this year is undeniably one of the most popular anime launches of 2025 around the globe, but fans in Japan have a different opinion. The global phenomenon failed to ...

The innovative theatrical film that requires audience members to interact with it via their smartphones has earned more than $5 million at Japan's box office: "The audience gets even more engaged with ...

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