Ghost in the Shell
Characters from Akira, Cardcaptor Sakura, Ghost in the Shell, and more explain the basics of Japanese manners at Shinkansen stations.
Do you miss the amazing box art of anime VHS tapes, laser discs, and DVDs? Here’s a way to get it back while expanding your wardrobe.
Two of the biggest stars of Japanese animation make unexpected appearances in photo shoots.
Director of previous animated installments returns to co-helm new anime from Production I.G.
The protagonist of the Hollywood anime adaptation will always look like Scarlet Johansson, but she won’t always sound like her.
The Hollywood Ghost in the Shell turned to master prop makers from Weta Workshop to achieve their detailed practical looks.
There’s been plenty of controversy about the casting and plot, but something else jumps out at me in the latest preview.
21 years after the original, Scarlett Johansson tries her hand at one the most legendary fights in Japanese animation history.
Anime director Kenji Kamiyama teased news of a new Ghost in the Shell in his official Twitter account on September 19.
Here’s our first real preview of the Scarlett Johansson film based on the critically acclaimed anime and manga franchise.
What do Japanese people think of Caucasian—not Asian—actors being cast in Hollywood adaptations of Japanese anime?



















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