As Nippon Animation celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 3, 2025, it’s the perfect time to look back at some of the best ...

Under the production of Nippon Animation, the original Raccoon Rascal anime premiered in 1977 and aired 52 episodes. The television anime series is based on the children's novel, Rascal ...

It is one of Japan's worst mass casualty incidents since World War Two. Kyoto Animation, known as KyoAni, produces films and graphic novels, and is well regarded by fans for the quality of its ...

"It's one of the best and largest animation firms in Japan," Tokyo-based film commentator Yuichi Maeda told Reuters news agency. "With that loss of life, many of the best hands at animation in the ...

The manga credits the staff of the animation series Anne Shirley for story composition, and credits the Anne of Green Gables novel series as translated by Hanako Muraoka for the original story.

but the process was accompanied by “protectionism” with various moves such as virtually eliminating Japanese animation from TV broadcasting. With Japan’s birthrate declining, securing a ...