Masashi Kishimoto revealed what exactly did Godzilla, his childhood obsession, inspire in his seminal shonen manga, Naruto.

Anime Japan 2025 is holding a vote to determine which manga fans want to see animated the most. Voting is still open.

Fans of the Japanese pop culture are finding connection and love through a common interest. Bookstore owners say the trend has had staying power, and more people are taking Japanese language classes.

As the manga industry has grown, so has the discourse surrounding translations, and the hows and whys of it all are ...

Viz Media translator Kumar Sivasubramanian discusses the challenges of approximating Dandadan's pop culture references to ...

Discover how a legendary manga shaped Frank Miller’s iconic comic style, influencing one of his greatest works in ...

The number of Japanese visitors to P.E.I. has never returned to the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, but some tourism operators hope a new animated series about Anne of Green Gables — and the ...

Japan is getting its first manga reader for the Nintendo Switch, but it's not clear if it will come to other markets ...

The 1988 anime Akira motorcycle is probably still the coolest two-wheeled pop culture phenomenon nearly 40 years on. But what ...

Akane-banashi has enjoyed an enormously successful three years in Weekly Shonen Jump, dropping a pleasant surprise for the loyal fans.

The five-day fair, featuring more than 100 exhibitors, is projected to draw 480,000 visitors and generate a record NT$250 ...

As with Aviot's previous collaborations, the big draw of the TE-V1R-HEN earbuds ... its sound signatures to its primarily ...