Acclaimed anime director’s first film in 10 years drew big audiences on opening day, despite the surprising lack of promotion.
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Hayao Miyazaki’s latest movie will be in theaters soon, but one standard piece of anime merchandise won’t.
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14 stars each from the Sailor Moon and Sanrio worlds join forces for the ultimate cuteness.
Yokohama, host city for this summer’s Pokémon World Championships, wants everyone to see the amazing art of the collectible card game.
Game tells you which Pokémon you sleep like, and the better you snooze, the more Pokémon friends you make.
Toshio Suzuki also discusses how Ghibli has stayed in business without releasing a theatrical feature in almost a decade and whether this is Miyazaki’s final film.
Friday Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition is different from studio’s past art events, Ghibli co-founder says.
Fairy Tail takes inspiration from anime’s biggest series and stars and turns them into unique fragrances for fans.
Our reporter loves nothing more than a good soak with a good manga, and now she knows how to get rid of the page warping that comes with that combination.
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