TOKYO -- Japan's anime production market has topped $2 billion in value, thanks to hit movies and the growth of streaming services. Anime companies generated 339 billion yen ($2.26 billion) in ...
Move over, Marvel. The next blockbuster entertainment franchise might come from Japan. Anime is shaping up as the country’s next big export industry, beyond cars and electronics. This once-niche ...
Like countless other people in Japan, 23-year-old Karin Ryo walked into a convenience store to do some shopping on the night of September 16 ... I took tea ceremony lessons,” she says, instead ...
The next blockbuster entertainment franchise might come from Japan. Anime is shaping up as the ... This contrasts with Sony’s approach in online streaming for other content: It acts more like ...
The store will specialise in kawaii - the culture of cuteness - and has been selling rare imported goods online since it was founded by Norwich native Lauryn ... Family with 160-year history in town ...
Visually sumptuous and powered by an incredible soundtrack from Japanese rock band Radwimps, it's no surprise Your Name became one of the highest-grossing anime films of all time. Read the Empire ...