The Summer 2026 anime season has just started, and Japan has already chosen its best series.

"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 ...

MOST ATHLETES raise their fists in triumph after a win. When Noah Lyles, an American sprinter, won gold in the Olympics 100-metre race in August, he held his hands out in front of him, wrists together ...

"[Producer] Joseph Chou and I asked: How can Japanese anime reach the same level of mainstream awareness and emotional connection that major U.S. animated films have achieved with global audiences?" ...

Japan has officially announced the top streamed anime series of the first half of 2026, and fans will be surprised by which ...

Japan’s anime industry reached an all-time high in 2024, climbing to JPY3.84 trillion ($25.25 billion) in total market value, according to data presented by the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA ...

Osaka-based Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation will launch ytv animation, a new brand that will leverage Yomiuri TV’s long history in animation, while also undertaking more challenging titles. The move ...

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 plan is to have this reflected in its budgetary requests for fiscal 2027 to be compiled this summer. Read more at ...

BOSTON, MA - MAY 12: Ceddanne Rafaela #3 of the Boston Red Sox poses for a photo with performers dressed as Luffy and Tony Tony Chopper from One Piece prior to the game between the Philadelphia ...

Now in its 35th year, the event runs through Sunday at the Los Angeles Convention Center while expanding into surrounding ...