Japan’s popular anime industry continues its growing trend. In 2017, for the first time ever, the anime market broke through the ¥2-trillion mark....
In January, the first Studio Ghibli exhibition in Tokyo for 3 years was announced to open in April. It’s a collaboration between the powerhouse animation...
Tokyo’s Kanda Shrine or Kanda Myoujin, as it is lovingly known by most people who live in Japan, has a 1,300-year history going back...
It's no secret that a clash between the iconic anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion and the King of the Monsters, Godzilla has been brewing over the past...
Oliver Trapnell Japan’s rainy season is in full swing and people have begun spending more time indoors. To help satiate their boredom, many will begin...
If you spent any time scrolling through Netflix this weekend, you probably saw a new original animated series called Aggretsuko. The show is from...
Otohiko Takano's 'Hana no Iro' Feast on themes of ‘miyabi’ and ‘Moee’ A collection of works by manga and anime illustrators at the...
Oddly enough, I had almost no expectations when I boarded the late-night plane out of New York’s JFK Airport and took the 17-hour journey to...
Above: woodblock print (ukiyo-e) of a yokai called Gashadokuro (餓者髑髏) or starving skeleton by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. If you are living in Japan or just...
“Yuguredoki” (Twilight Time) by KEI An exhibition of works by more than 100 manga and animé illustrators—called Eshi by fans—will run from April 29 to...