In Japan, "anime," pronounced "ah-nee-meh," are cartoons that date back to the early 1900s. A related Japanese term is "manga," which refers to animated cartoons and comics in general, not ...

All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known ...

Anime has only become increasingly popular around the world, and fans can thank certain series and their fan bases for the ...

Participate in an intensive manga production workshop at Japan's premiere technical training school for manga. During your two weeks in Japan, you’ll study at: Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata is ...

TOKYO – One of Japan’s most successful manga series will be translated into English, 19 years after it began dominating its home market. The new version of Kingdom, which chronicles ancient ...

The Japanese Embassy to the Holy See and the Archdiocese of Lucca organized Takahama's tour to mark the 440th anniversary of ...

They shared a passion and philosophy for manga before Tezuka died ... is a big fan of Mauricio’s cartoons. She can hold everyday conversations in Japanese, but she comes to Aoki’s class ...

The global phenomenon of Japanese anime and manga is attracting hordes of piracy websites that illegally sell the popular content. NHK has learned that a Chinese court has found three nationals ...

Sales of manga comics in Japan are estimated to have topped 700 billion yen in 2024 for the first time, rising 1.5 percent from the previous year, industry data showed Tuesday, driven by growth in ...