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Adding to the challenge are problems inside Japan’s animation industry. Traditional anime is punishingly expensive to produce: according to an estimate by the Yoyogi Animation Academy, it might take a ...

Some estimate that around 800m people globally are animated about anime. Those unfamiliar with the genre often wonder what anime is. “Animation created in Japan” is the simple definition ...

As an animation major, I’ve always felt different in my ambitions. I watch as my peers dote over Cartoon Network shows like ...

Otaku, people for whom hero worship is a way of ... many of whom hope to become stars themselves one day. Since the Japanese anime boom of the past few decades, Akihabara has been a refuge for ...

“Japanese anime is complicated and profound. I think there are people who can be helped with the power of its storytelling,” Panto said. “I think we can make them feel less hesitant about ...

This coincides with our own experience, and the love of anime among Generation Z and Generation Alpha (born after the 2010s) is driving the growth. This is not just a Japan or Southeast Asian ...

An old residence in the western Japanese city of Kitakyushu has served as the backdrop for a modern phenomenon. Cosplayers ...