Japan’s anime industry reached an all-time high in 2024, climbing to JPY3.84 trillion ($25.25 billion) in total market value, according to data presented by the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA ...

Stormie is a marketing specialist whose passion for anime has led her to work on marketing and sales teams for multiple major anime brands. In her free time, she's preparing to take the N3 JLPT ...

Anime is Japan’s next big export industry. Japanese animation and comics were already mainstream — is the highest-grossing media franchise ever — but have expanded hugely. The market for anime doubled ...

Ahead of a weekend when Asian content will be making a big impact at San Diego Comic-Con, two of Japan’s largest industrial and financial conglomerates have quietly begun to invest in Japanese ...

The franchise’s success reflects the growing size – and evolving nature – of Japan’s anime industry in recent years. Japanese voice actor Natsuki Hanae and American actor Channing Tatum arrive at the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook You might think anime creators have it easy, but such a belief could not be more incorrect. Over ...

For decades, Japan has been universally seen as the birthplace and ruler of anime. Its iconic art style, storytelling tropes, and industry ecosystem defined what animation should be. But today, ...

Japan's anime industry reached an all-time high in 2024, climbing to JPY3.84 trillion ($25.25 billion) in total market value, according to data presented by the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA ...