Pon's Summer is a game that has not only been created in collaboration with other talented Japanese artists but also takes ...

From Mononoke to Saint Seiya, these are the best anime series that borrow heavily from mythology from Japan and around the ...

The world of Japanese anime offers a vast range of stories and ... faces discrimination and betrayal for lacking attack abilities. Aided by the tanuki-like demihuman Raphtalia, Naofumi resolves ...

Bunbuku’s story and name are a playful—although reversed—reference to a Japanese folktale in which a tanuki turns into ... yet to make its debut in the anime. This is because it only ...

Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

In Japan, policymakers and economists are paying close attention to the "oshikatsu" phenomenon as a growing driver of ...

(The Conversation) — I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, philosophical and religious traditions. One of the most ...

I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, philosophical ...

the very first TV anime produced by legendary anime studio, BONES, is streaming officially outside of Japan for the very first time. The series was released in celebration of the studio's 25th ...