Sony's flagship anime platform will gather Japanese and Hollywood content executives, plus tech, gaming and music ...

Japan’s anime tourism is set for a major boost in 2026, with a packed calendar of fan events and expanded pilgrimage spot guides. From Tokyo’s iconic anime districts to rural towns tied to beloved ...

Japan is elevating video games and anime to the core of its soft-power and export strategy, aiming to triple overseas content sales to $130 billion by 2033. Iconic franchises like Pokémon, Mario, and ...

Shinzo Abe, then prime minister of Japan, popped out of a giant green pipe dressed as Mario, a character from the Super Mario ...

U.S.-Japan anime studio N Lite has struck a co-development partnership with Japanese publishing giant Kodansha to produce a ...

Stormie is a marketing specialist whose passion for anime has led her to work on marketing and sales teams for multiple major anime brands. In her free time, she's preparing to take the N3 JLPT ...

Rei Penber is the Deputy Lead Editor for GameRant's Anime and Manga team, originally from Kashmir and currently based in Beirut. He brings seven years of professional experience as a writer and editor ...

Donghua isn't inherently different from anime, but you might notice key differences in tone. Some of the best Chinese series ...

Japan’s top five anime of fall are filled with high-fantasy tropes that were not as successful globally, highlighting the nation’s different tastes. Fall 2025 was one of the biggest anime seasons in ...

Today, Japan’s unique fusion of obsessive individual creativity and precision engineering underpins both its global cultural ...