anime
October 27, 2012
Acclaimed anime director Mamoru Hosoda's "Wolf Children" was named best animated feature film at Spain's Sitges Film Festival held Oct. 4-14.
October 26, 2012
Celebrations have taken place in four cities across Japan commemorating the world's first public screening of animation, by Emile Reynaud at the Grevin Museum in Paris in 1892. ...
October 25, 2012
A full 3-D CG feature film adaptation of the classic "Cyborg 009" manga and anime series had its world premiere Oct. 13 in the town of Ishinomaki as a tribute to the series'...
October 24, 2012
"Space Sheriff Gavan," a popular live-action superhero TV series from the early 1980s, has been adapted into a novel 30 years after the show ended.
October 23, 2012
Leading toymaker Tomy Co. has obtained a multi-year global license for toys based on characters from the world-popular "Pocket Monster" franchise as the company looks to expand ...
October 22, 2012
A live-action feature film adaptation of the "Rurouni Kenshin" manga and anime series made its world premiere at South Korea's 17th Busan International Film Festival.
October 20, 2012
A world trailer for the "Berserk: The Golden Age Arc" film trilogy began streaming on Oct. 10, giving momentum to the much-anticipated international release of the anime...
October 19, 2012
The One Piece Mugiwara Store (One Piece straw hat store), dedicated to merchandise based on the popular pirate manga series, opened on Sept. 28 in Tokyo's hip Shibuya district.
October 18, 2012
The Tokyo International Film Festival, one of Asia's largest international filmfests, has announced its lineup for the 25th installment to be held Oct. 20-28 at Tokyo's...
October 17, 2012
The Tokyo International Anime Fair is now accepting entries for next year's 12th Tokyo Anime Awards.
October 16, 2012
The Disney Fantasy Shop is to offer for sale through its website a special traditional Japanese "osechi" New Year's feast package honoring 110 years since the birth of Walt...
October 15, 2012
A company president defied the skepticism of his own employees when he decided to market tofu in the shape of cartoon battle robots, and had the last laugh when sales took off.
October 15, 2012
"Japan in a Day," a documentary in which famed British filmmaker Ridley Scott served as executive producer, will have its world premiere at the 25th Tokyo International Film...
October 13, 2012
Lumine Co., an operator of fashion-oriented shopping buildings, jointly promotes "Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo" at men's fashion shops in its outlets in Tokyo's Shinjuku...
October 12, 2012
The Association of Japanese Animations, an industry group comprising production studios and anime-related companies, published a detailed analysis of current business...
October 11, 2012
Kyoto-based tram operator Eizan Electric Railway Co. (Eiden) has decked out its "Hidamari-go" cars with scenes featuring the popular "Hidamari Sketch" (aka "Sunshine Sketch")...
October 10, 2012
Voice actress Kana Hanazawa will play the main character of Akane Tsunemori in "Psycho-Pass," a hotly anticipated animated TV series premiering in October, anime studio...
October 09, 2012
About 23,800 visitors attended the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2012, the first large-scale convention of its type launched to encourage businesses in the Kansai region,...
October 08, 2012
A Tokyo exhibition showcasing puppets and models from movies is proving to be a spectacular success, drawing 200,000 visitors in just two and a half months.
October 06, 2012
The Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest electronic games trade fairs, attracted a record-breaking 223,753 visitors during its four-day run on Sept. 20-23 at the...