Japanese government is investing in anime to boost the economy. The anime industry was worth 1.45 trillion yen ($10 million USD) in 2022. New initiative aims to increase anime revenue to 20 trillion ...

UBE, Yamaguchi -- The Tokyo-based Anime Tourism Association has featured this western Japan city on its 2026 list of anime ...

A lot of work goes into making your favorite anime. From My Hero Academia to Kimi ni Todoke, no anime experiences the same path to production. The industry is vast, and over the decades, the ...

A pandemic-fuelled streaming boom helped boost the global profile of anime - Copyright AFP ANTHONY WALLACE A pandemic-fuelled streaming boom helped boost the global ...

The franchise’s success reflects the growing size – and evolving nature – of Japan’s anime industry in recent years. Japanese voice actor Natsuki Hanae and American actor Channing Tatum arrive at the ...

First aired in 2022, the Japanese soccer anime “Blue Lock” immediately took both the sports and anime worlds by storm. The show follows the soccer-obsessed protagonist Isagi Yoichi through an ...

Ahead of a weekend when Asian content will be making a big impact at San Diego Comic-Con, two of Japan’s largest industrial and financial conglomerates have quietly begun to invest in Japanese ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...