A producer of the hit Japanese anime film "Your Name" has been handed a four-year prison sentence on charges of obscene acts towards minors, a court official and media said.
TOKYO: A Japanese man sentenced to death for an arson attack that killed 36 people at an anime studio has dropped his appeal and accepted the court's penalty, a lawyer and local media said Tuesday (Jan 28).
Tolkien diehards, though, may be grateful for whatever The Lord of the Rings morsels they can find.
Japan is planning to use AI to police anime and manga pirating websites that the pop-culture powerhouse accuses of costing it billions of dollars in lost revenue every year.
The 2003 anime film is a mesmerising visual companion to Daft Punk’s iconic 'Discovery' album
TOKYO: Voice actress Nobuyo Oyama, known for providing the voice of the popular anime character Doraemon, died of old age on Sept 29, it was learned Friday (Oct 11). She was 90.
For at least a few days most weeks, Mei Kawajiri makes hotel calls to celebrities to whip up viral creations, often shared with her more than 343,000 Instagram followers.
Indonesia has a history of embracing Japanese culture, and that includes anime – the captivating Japanese cartoons many Indonesians remember marvelling at as children on Sunday mornings.
WHEN artist Mohd Rozamil Mohd Yatim first started painting designs on vehicles, he never imagined his services would become highly sought-after.
TOKYO: Japanese media hailed Olympic 100m gold medallist Noah Lyles as the world’s fastest anime fan after the American celebrated his win by miming an attack from “Dragon Ball”.
SINGAPORE: A man who said he has a fetish for “anime girls mostly in uniform attire” admitted to molesting three primary school girls aged 11 to 14.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony sees its anime streaming service Crunchyroll as a growth driver, the head of its movies business said on Thursday, as the group looks to ride the growth of anime outside Japan.
For Malaysian actor Zheng Xi Yong, leading the West End anime-based musical 'Your Lie In April' in London showcased his diverse range of theatre skills
‘Attack On Titan: The Final’ exhibition, ‘Jujitsu Kaisen’ cafe pop-up among highly anticipated anime events coming to KL this month
According to one study, 42% of Gen Z claim to watch anime every week – a figure that raises questions about media consumption habits and young viewers’ cultural preferences.
Japanese cartoon fans were devastated Saturday over the death of a voice actress behind one of the nation's most beloved anime heroines, just a day after the passing of the creator of the "Dragon Ball" mega-franchise was announced.
Japanese cartoon fans were devastated over the death of a voice actress behind one of the nation’s most beloved anime heroines, just a day after the passing of the creator of the Dragon Ball mega-franchise was announced.
Voice actress Tarako, best known for her role as the happy-go-lucky little girl from long-running anime series Chibi Maruko-chan, died after an illness.
BANGKOK: Amid a prolonged dry spell in Thailand, residents in three villages in Nakhon Sawan province have gathered to revive the traditional ritual of parading a cat to bring rain to the affected villages.
A special Japanese animation studio aims to provide job training and confidence to people with autism