Manga & Anime
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Documentary-Style, Autobiographical Manga Remembers 2 Gekiga Gods of the 1970s; Iga Depicts Fierce Competition Between Saito, Koike
The late Takao Saito, the author and artist of “Golgo 13,” told people he had decided exactly how he...
June 21, 2024
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Film Based on Japanese Actor’s Autobiography ‘Totto-chan’ Wins Award at French International Film Festival
A film based on actor Tetsuko Kuroyanagi’s autobiography won a prize at the Annecy International ...
June 16, 2024
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Govt to Build Center for Preserving Manga, Anime Materials; Facility Will Store Original Art, Animation Cels, Idea Notes
The government has solidified plans to establish a center for the collection, preservation and ex...
June 15, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani to Serve as Judge for Newly Established “Jump Sports Manga Sho” Award; Publisher’s Request Gladly Accepted
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will serve as a judge for the new "Jump Sports Manga Sho" ...
May 28, 2024
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Business Blooms for Japanese Anime in India, as New Streaming Services Launch in World’s Most Populous Country
MUMBAI — Japanese animation is getting heavy promotion in India, where interest in the genre has ...
May 22, 2024
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Remembering Akira Toriyama and the Manga He Really Wanted to Draw
On March 8, I learned that Akira Toriyama had passed away, and my mind went blank.He was only four y...
May 18, 2024
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X Platform to Help Spread Japanese Anime Around World; Executive Vows to Battle ‘Impression Farming’ with AI
The Japan unit of X Corp., formerly Twitter, Inc., will use the social media platform to further ...
April 28, 2024
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ Surpasses 700 Million Yuan (¥14.9 Billion) at Chinese Box Office; Howl’s Moving Castle To Be Screened Next
SHANGHAI — Director Hayao Miyazaki’s anime movie The Boy and the Heron has taken China by storm, ...
April 21, 2024
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Cosmopolitan Yakuza Manga ‘Ryuko’ Makes Belated Debut in Japan
“Ryuko” is Eldo Yoshimizu’s debut manga. Before its release in Japan last autumn, it was already ...
April 20, 2024
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‘Kanta on Manga’ Column Published in 2 E-Books
“Kanta on Manga,” a regular column of The Japan News that has been introducing to readers the cre...
April 16, 2024
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Manga “My Hero Academia” Surpasses 100 Million Copies in Print
Manga series “Boku no Hero Academia” (“My Hero Academia”) hit its 100 million mark of copies incl...
April 5, 2024
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Full Time for Football Comic ‘Captain Tsubasa’ in Print
Football comic “Captain Tsubasa” ended its 43-year print serialisation on Thursday, but its creat...
April 4, 2024
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Ex-Combat Agent Strives to Find a Peaceful Life
All over the world, particularly in Africa, there are cases of armed terrorist organizations kidn...
March 16, 2024
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Nintendo Announces Production of New Animated Film Featuring Mario; Miyamoto Wants ‘To Expand the World of Mario’
Nintendo Co. has announced that it is coproducing a new animated film based on the world of Super...
March 11, 2024
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At 83, Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki Earns Historic Oscar for ‘The Boy and the Heron’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary Japanese filmmaker whose anime classics have enc...
March 11, 2024
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