Japanese anime, manga, and games have received worldwide acclaim and popularity. The first television anime shown abroad was Osamu Tezuka's “Atom Boy”, which was aired in the States in 1963.
Since then countless animes have been released and gained popularity abroad--- “Doraemon”, “Pokemon”, “Sailor Moon”, “Dragonball”, and “Duel Monster”, to name a few. Most people are familiar with the words “anime”, “manga” and “cosplay”, and it may be safe to say that everyone has at least one favorite anime film, TV anime series, or manga.
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Six Months to Go: New Batman Enemy 'Bane' Unveiled
The third and concluding installment of the blockbuster movie series Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan, is scheduled to hit Japan on July 28. With its highly anticipated theatrical release less th
'Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield' returns on TV Tokyo from February 26
It has been announced that the popular weekly TV show "Mobile Suit Gundam: The 07th Itakura Team" will come back with a new cast. The program aired October through December last year, and featured pop
'Haiyore! Nyaruko-san' to air on TV Tokyo and AT-X from April.
Fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" ever since production of the anime was announced last December. The anime is an adaptation of the hit novel by Manta Aisora, which
TV anime of SNS game, "Sengoku Collection", to begin airing on TV Tokyo from April 5th.
"Sengoku Collection", the social media game with over 2.5 million members, is being adapted into a TV anime. The series will begin on April 5th, and air on TV Tokyo every Thursday from 1:45 am, bringi
130-meter wide, 20-meter high 'Transformers' snow sculpture at Asahikawa Winter Festival
A massive "Transformer" snow sculpture has been created for the 53rd Annual Asahikawa Winter Festival that will take place in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido Prefecture, from February 8th to the 12th. Takara
'Berserk Golden Age Arc' opens in theaters on February 4th
Over 20 years since it was serialized, "Berserk", Kentaro Miura's epic dark fantasy, comes to the big screen. The sheer scale of the film does the manga proud, and also required that the "Golden Age A
Largest Naruto event to date to be held at Lagunasia to celebrate TV series' 10-year anniversary
With hit series, "Naruto", entering its 10th year, a special event, "NARUTO--Chakra Memories in Lagunasia", will be held at Laguna Gamagori's theme park, Lagunasia, to mark the anniversary. "Chakra M
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- Shotaro Ishinomori Hometown Memorial
- In July 2000, the Shotaro Ishinomori Memorial Muse...
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- Kyoto International Manga Museum
- Kyoto International Manga Museum is a public facil...
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- Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum
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- Takabatake Kasho Taisho Romanticism Museum
- This museum was founded to exhibit works of Takaba...
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- Mai Matsumura
- Mai Matsumura is a female animator who majored in visual concept planning and graduated from Osaka University of Arts in 2001. In 2003 she debut the animation film, "Kapporopitta - Let's Have a Meal T...
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- ＴＡＫＯＲＡＳＵ
- TAKORASU is an ink-drawing artist and graphic designer. After studying at Nippon Design College, he ...
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- Yuko Miyajima
- Yuko Miyajima (born September 1986, Tokyo) is a stop-motion animator. Her artwork is famous for its ...
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- Masahiro Ushiyama
- Masahiro Ushiyama (born 1959, Tokyo) is a 3D graphics artist. His involvement with motion picture f...
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