When the lights change at Shibuya’s scramble intersection, 10 lanes of traffic draw to a halt and thousands of people surge into the street to cross in multiple directions. It’s one of Japan’s iconic ...

At a time where studios are actively removing trans storylines from their shows, 'Tokyo Godfathers' stands out.

Tokyo Film Festival director Takeo Hisamatsu spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about Japan's current place in the international spotlight, the long-overdue dedicated animation section at TIFF, the ...

The Japanese Animation section of this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF, October 30-November 8) will feature looks at both the past and present of the medium, as well as a retrospective ...

The October event will shine a spotlight on Thai films By Clifford Coonan KABUKIZA Japanese Theater - H 2014 The Tokyo International Film Festival will focus on promoting Asian content and talent, ...

Comic Republic’s animation studio, CR Motion Plus, is joining forces with the Japan External Trade Organisation, Arc and Beyond, and production manager, Megumi Okawa, under the codename, The TAIDO ...

When people imagine what it’s like to work at a Japanese animation studio, they usually visualise piles of drawings stacked up high and a group of exhausted-looking creatives who’ve been working ...

Animation has been captivating audiences for more than a hundred years. From classic forms like hand drawn and stop-motion, to cutting-edge techniques like motion graphics and CGI, animation has a ...