David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. This work from 1979 about a kindly inventor who lives in the woods certainly looks ...

TOKYO (AP) — Takashi Yanase, creator of one of Japan's most beloved cartoon characters, Anpanman, has died of heart failure, his studio said Tuesday. He was 94. Yanase died at a Tokyo hospital early ...

What kind of world do we live in when the Japan Society dedicates three months to “The Genius of Japanese Lacquer” and only four days to its amazing “Dawn of Japanese Animation” film series? Between ...

The world's longest-running cartoon is to go fully digital, its Japanese broadcaster said Friday, abandoning hand-drawn celluloid-based animation after a run of 44 years. Fuji Television Network said ...

Streaming platforms for Manga, the cartoon in contemporary Japanese Life haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

Here’s some good news to see out another dismal year for cinemas. Anime films dominate the 2021 box-office ranking in Japan, a market famously friendly toward animation. These figures are correct as ...

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