Crunchyroll Awards are big, but they could get dethroned soon by a new emerging award show in Japan.

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

"Monkey Quest," Toei Animation's ambitious new production sneak peeked Monday at Annecy, was born from a simple question, says producer Yoshi Ikezawa. "[Producer] Joseph Chou and I asked: How can ...

Aniplex president Nishimoto Shu has unveiled a new global strategy aimed at deepening the studio's international footprint ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women in comedy. While the highest-grossing anime film (and highest-grossing Japanese film of all time), Demon ...

Over its 30-year history, Aniplex has been involved in the production or distribution of globally popular franchises such as ...

With Japanese animation forecast to become a $60 billion business by 2030, Sony is leveraging its assets behind the category: "We are very bullish about the overall growth of anime and what that means ...

Oscar-nominated Japanese anime director Isao Takahata, who co-founded the Studio Ghibli and was best known for his work “Grave of the Fireflies”, has died aged 82, the studio said on Friday. “(His ...

"[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?" ...