Any ranking is bound to leave someone displeased, but this particular one has more than a few people balking at the selection for last place.
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Most 12-year-olds are probably just starting to try drawing their own manga, but this girl is a full-on animator.
Don’t miss this chance to enjoy a hit anime film by one of Japan’s most critically acclaimed directors with all of your bodily senses.
Ryo Saeba, aka City Hunter, is returning as a feature-length anime, and best of all, they’re keeping the same ending theme, “Get Wild”, from the old TV series!
Walt Disney’s pre-Mickey creation Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was recently found in an unexpected place — Osaka, Japan!
We went to the Premier screening of Dragon Ball Super: Broly… and almost didn’t get to see the movie!
Our Japanese staff interviews the English actor who plays Benji Dunn in the blockbuster hit.
The trailer finally gives us a glimpse of the supporting cast as well as that famous nurse’s office kiss scene.
This upcoming film slated for a February 2018 release will also mark the directorial debut of female anime screenwriter Mari Okada.
A “really ordinary person from Australia” attempts to become famous in Japan and is making a film about it.
We bet that even the shrewdest fans can’t guess what the full compensation for this job is.
The little known daughter of ukiyo-e legend Hokusai is the main character in this animated featured film.
SP International Pictures announced it will remake one of several classic Japanese films based on the beloved manga epic, Lone Wolf and Cub.
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