As we start winding down towards the end of Arts Month, the M+ museum is in full-blown creative mode with its retail game. The M+ Shop has released a fresh lineup of exclusive collaborations for the ...

'IP is not just a character. It is a whole ecosystem, from content to merchandising, events and tourism,' industry veteran ...

Animation is becoming increasingly global, and several anime series now blend the familiarity of Western cartoons with the ...

Anime industry veteran and longtime director of the Doraemon film series, Tsutomu Shibayama, has sadly passed away at the age of 84. The heart-breaking news sent shockwaves through the Japanese ...

A gamer's talented mom is drawing as many Pokemon as possible using only their descriptions.

In their obituary, the company announced, "Our former President and CEO, Tsutomu Shibayama, passed away on March 6, 2026, due to lung cancer. The 'Doraemon' director Tsutomu Shibayama has passed away ...

Lois Gibson is a former police sketch artist. She created a sketch of a suspect in the Lovers Lane murders.

Discover how 90s anime tropes like nosebleeds, silly heroes, and long transformation sequences have evolved or faded from modern anime.

The University Art Museum in Ueno looks back at 50 years of ‘NHK Sunday Museum’, Japan’s most influential art-focused TV show ...

Taken together, the results paint a vivid portrait of a market that is coming of age without losing its appetite and building ...