Japan's Toei Animation Turns Heads at Annecy With 'Monkey Quest'

"Monkey Quest," Toei Animation's ambitious new production sneak peeked Monday at Annecy, was born from a simple question, ...

Japan's sake gets animated doc treatment in 'The Taste of Water'

India’s Toonz Media Group and Tokyo-based studio Supersub LLC have joined forces to co-produce “The Taste of Water,” an ...
The Daily Star

Can Japan beat Brazil? Anime predicts they can

Witness an unbelievable anime prophecy manifest as Japan faces Brazil in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage in Houston, fulfilling a Captain Tsubasa prediction. Fans globally celebrate this ...
Al Bawaba

Chrono Bravers: This fully AI anime is set to air in Japan soon

ALBAWABA - A short Mecha anime called Chrono Bravers recently sparked controversy after fans noticed that the whole show will ...
The Economist

The strange disappearance of Japan’s animators

You’d think the number of animators would grow accordingly, but it didn’t increase that much,” said Fukumiya Ayano, of Nippon ...
Newsday

Anime is booming: How Japanese animation became a cultural force

"The medium is so popular now," says Leigh, who remembers when anime existed mostly on home video and hardly ever played in theaters. "My friends out of state have seen the ‘Chainsaw’ movie. It was a ...
Cartoon Brew

Toei Animation Eyes Its Next Big Franchise With Japan-U.S. Film ‘Monkey Quest’ – Annecy WIP

Toei Animation is one of the biggest, oldest, and most celebrated anime studios of all time, responsible for such seminal works as Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya, Sailor Moon, and One Piece. Now, the studio ...