The anime industry has experienced significant growth in market valuation over the past five years; the world is now more sensitive to the medium’s creations. Anime like Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle ...

Japan’s animation industry grew by 14.8% to hit record revenues of $25BN (JPY3.8TR) in 2024, with much of the increase coming from overseas markets, according to a report presented by the Association ...

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 ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

As the Japanese anime industry becomes more and more of a global enterprise with each passing year, an ever growing ...

In September 2024, when the highly anticipated adaptation of Junji Ito’s J-horror manga masterpiece Uzumaki (Spiral) premiered on Adult Swim after a five-year production odyssey, its pilot episode was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This movie’s absurd popularity is one of the clearest signs of the medium’s ascendant global popularity. 2025 is simply the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The new initiative comes as part of the association’s plan to support and increase the rate of ...

Laura has been writing about anime for some time. Long hours and low pay can hinder the anime industry's growth, affecting animators' recovery and overall productivity. Working conditions in the anime ...

Japan is mounting its strongest presence at the Berlin Film Festival in years, with seven films spanning competition, Forum, ...

In many ways, 2025 was an extremely good year for anime. As for output, there was a rich range of options: we received modern masterpieces like The Apothecary Diaries and Orb: On The Movements Of The ...