Looking back on 2023 in the anime and manga world, the biggest topic of the year was “The Boy and the Heron,” globally ...

Renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai's first feature film in three years follows in the footsteps of his previous two hit ...

On Friday, October 11, 2024, Studio Pierrot announced that they have entered into a business alliance agreement with Asahi Productions Co. Ltd. This collaboration aims to strengthen the system for ...

TV Asahi Corporation led viewer ratings across Japanese commercial networks in fiscal 2024, thanks in large part to the broadcaster’s variety formats, dramas and anime, Kotaro Nishio, co-director of ...

London-based IP studio 8 Lions Entertainment has struck a global licensing deal with Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi Corp. for “Ninja Hattori,” one of Japan’s most enduring anime franchises. Under the ...

London-based IP growth and monetisation studio 8 Lions Entertainment has signed a global licensing deal with Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi, for the latter’s long-running anime franchise Ninja Hattori.

Japanese broadcasters are increasingly investing in short-format anime, with episodes as brief as 90 seconds, to address limited TV slots and high production costs amid booming global demand. Networks ...

Japanese broadcasters including TV Tokyo, TV Asahi, and TBS are investing in short-form anime to address limited programming slots and growing production demands. These episodes, often under six ...