Netflix inks deal with Japanese anime creator Studio Colorido
Netflix Inc. announced on April 26 a multi-film deal with Japan's Studio Colorido, as the streaming giant ramps up its anime offering and looks to Asia for growth. Netflix is co-producing three feature films with Studio Colorido, including "Drifting Home," which premieres in September. The ...
‘Bubble’: A thin plot brings down exciting visuals
Tetsuro Araki’s film about teenage parkour practitioners living in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo has some exhilarating action sequences, but its jumble of genre elements falls flat.
'My Neighbor Totoro' to be adapted into stage play in Britain
The stage adaptation will be the first of its kind for the film, and will premiere on Oct. 8 at London's Barbican Centre and run until Jan. 21.
Inside the curious creations of Fujiko A. Fujio
Motoo Abiko, aka Fujiko A. Fujio, made his mark by testing the boundaries of the manga genre with quirky concepts and dark humor.
The cartoonist was best known for "Ninja Hattori-kun" and "The Laughing Salesman."
Groundbreaking 'Ramayana' anime remastered for new audience 30 years on
The Japanese-Indian project came together during a time when international productions were uncommon in the Japanese animation industry.
Ghibli's Suzuki honored for work in animation at Annie Awards
The international animated film society ASIFA-Hollywood presented Toshio Suzuki with this year's Winsor McCay Award.
‘The Deer King’: No crown for Masashi Ando’s directorial debut
Despite an impressive roster of talent working on the film, “The Deer King” shares too many similarities with Masashi Ando’s previous work and comes up short in comparison.
The Kochi Prefectural Government is working to encourage firms in the animation industry to set up satellite offices in the prefecture.
The first area to open at the facility, which is costing some ¥34 billion, will let the public experience the world of "My Neighbor Totoro."
From 'Spirited Away' to 'Demon Slayer': The meteoric rise of anime
Since 2002, Japan’s anime industry has doubled in size to become worth over ¥2.4 trillion annually. At the start of the year, AMC Networks — the U.S. company behind shows like “The Walking Dead” and “Breaking Bad” — acquired anime distributor Sentai, and with it ...
The push to go digital opens new doors for anime
Digitization and remote work will be a mixed blessing for studios and animators in 2022.
