Plus: Bones anime studio spins off animation department; Mandarake stays the course amid inbound tourism boom; Japan gets otaku prime minister; and more
Oct 2, 2024 • Subscribe
More like this
Anime retailers upbeat on Hong Kong market
Plus: CyberAgent seeks to replicate 'Uma Musume' success; Piccoma retreats from French webtoon market; Japan's no. 2 streamer bets on anime; and more
What Would Be Offered On Anime Rental Market?
90s style houses I love them This is definitley a post that is going to peek all the curoisty, have no idea how I come up with this…
Anime Review #130: Tamako Market
As was the case with Assassination Classroom (which I reviewed last week), Tamako Market was among the series that I watched to pass my time a year ago,…
Tamako Market
There’s an optimism and a powerful love in Tamako Market that shows things not entirely as they are, but how we want them to be. For such a…
Anime merch targets U.S. 'kidult' market
Plus: IG Port targets profit growth with merchandising; Redefining anime production quality; Gov't sets generative AI guidelines in making anime; and more
Toho stays dominant in anime film market
Plus: Kyoto Station surroundings develop anime retail hub; Limits in anime's technical development; Doga Kobo's sale price to Kadokawa; and more
How Kadokawa is Redefining the Anime Market
Japanese publishing giant Kadokawa has its hands all over the manga, light novel, and anime industries. ANN sat down with the heads of Kadokawa's Anime Business Division to…
Anime tourism grows as visitors return to Japan
Plus: Experimenting with NFTs in manga businesses; Saudi media group invests in anime production committees; Contracts in anime voice acting; and more
Anime tourism grows as visitors return to Japan
Plus: Experimenting with NFTs in the manga businesses; Saudi media group invests in anime production committees; Contracts in anime voice acting; and more
Anime tourism grows as visitors return to Japan
Plus: Experimenting with NFTs in manga businesses; Saudi media group invests in anime production committees; Contracts in anime voice acting; and more
Anime market outside Japan up 18% in 2023
Plus: Anime industry group criticizes Netflix payment model; 2.5D musicals set record attendance in Japan; Light anime named a top consumer trend; and more
Anime market outside Japan grew 11% in 2022
Plus: Binding fees surge among anime workers; Golden Globes nominate anime films; Early anime mecca towns chart future after tourism boom; and more
Tamako Market: A review
Tamako Market is a fairly cute slice-of-life that lacks the direction to deliver its themes compellingly
r#138 – tamako market
Like many anime fans, I am no stranger to Kyoto Animation’s lovable works throughout the years. From the fun everyday shenanigans showed in anime like K-On and Kobayashi-san…
Review: Where Nothing Grows (2022)
Where Nothing Grows 荒原 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 92 mins. Director: Zuo Zhiguo 左志国. Rating: 5/10. Despite impressive photography and a game performance by actress Ren Suxi, there’s…
United Publications to Exit Anime and Manga Retail Market
The goods folks from retailers United Publications have sent us news that they're to retire from the anime and manga retail market. The U...
Opposition to consumption tax reform grows
Plus: Kadokawa plans a marketing presence push in North America; Shueisha promotes former Shonen Jump chief editor; Innovations drive digital manga growth; and more
Digital manga grows amid publishing decline
Plus: Manga readers spend big on Piccoma app; Ghibli Park sets next opening dates; Reviving Japan's national manga and anime museum plans; and more
Opposition to consumption tax reform grows
Plus: Kadokawa plans a marketing presence push in North America; Shueisha promotes former Shonen Jump chief editor; Innovations drive digital manga growth; and more
Opposition to consumption tax reform grows
Plus: Kadokawa plans a marketing presence push in North America; Shueisha promotes former Shonen Jump chief editor; Innovations drive digital manga growth; and more
Digital manga grows amid publishing decline
Plus: Manga readers spend big on Piccoma app; Ghibli Park sets next opening dates; Reviving Japan's national manga and anime museum plans; and more
Digital manga grows amid publishing decline
Plus: Manga readers spend big on Piccoma app; Ghibli Park sets next opening dates; Reviving Japan's national manga and anime museum plans; and more
#76 - Tamako Market & Tamako Love Story
Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice, Liz & the Blue Bird) is one of the youngest and most critically acclaimed anime directors in the business today. Austin, Tori, and…
Where The Wicked Shadow Grows: Compassion in Online Anime Fan Spaces
I really hate writing things like this.
Tamako Market is Hard to Write About
Kyoto Animation is a studio that I don’t enjoy as much as other people do because it is always a 50/50 sort of scenario. Will the next show…
Comiket, at Long Last: Comic Market 103
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been to Japan, but every stay has been memorable in the best ways. However, there’s was always…
Sapporo Christmas Market Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
The sister city relationship between Sapporo and Munich has gifted the former with a splendid Christmas market now entering its 20th year.
Writers are in high demand as manga grows
Plus: Nippon TV makes Studio Ghibli a subsidiary; Anime drove up sales of musical instruments; Anime and manga museum plan faces some resistance; and more
Shenmue the Animation Episode 3 – The Mystery Grows
I was thinking about how to do these episode reviews. The answer is just to do them casually. No format or anything, just going to write out my…
Writers are in high demand as manga grows
Plus: Nippon TV makes Studio Ghibli a subsidiary; Anime drove up sales of musical instruments; Anime and manga museum plan faces some resistance; and more
Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness
Information for the light novel series Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness. The English release is from J-Novel Club
Writers are in high demand as manga grows
Plus: Nippon TV makes Studio Ghibli a subsidiary; Anime drove up sales of musical instruments; Anime and manga museum plan faces some resistance; and more
Tamako Market and Ignoring the Feelings of Others
Turmoil finds its way into Bunny Mountain Market when Choi tells Tamako that she is the bride for the prince that Dera has been searching for all this…
eBay Tries to Corner the Trading Card Market
“Trading cards” — as the name suggests, buyers are meant to interact with others to swap for their favorites or to fill in the holes in their collections.…
Manga captures 90% of Japan e-book market
Plus: Kadokawa signs manga joint venture deal in France; Anime production budgets need more transparency; Shibuya catches anime culture wave; and more
20 Years Of Ojamajo Doremi: The Ideal Kids Anime Grows Up With Its Audience
Ojamajo Doremi became a formative experience for a whole generation. An impossibly daring team with a perfect overlap of young and veteran talent at Toei accompanied kids across…
Mama Ramen Tonkotsu Ramen Kit From Bountiful Farmers' Market
I bought the Mama Ramen Tonkotsu Ramen Kit at their booth in Edmonton's Bountiful Farmers' Market down on 91 Street. There was a helpful st...
Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness, Vol. 3
By Ameko Kaeruda and Sencha. Released in Japan as “Totsuzen Papa ni Natta Saikyou Dragon no Kosodate Nikki: Kawaii Musume, Honobono to Ningenkai Saikyou ni Sodatsu ” by…
Online Gambling Addiction in Japan Grows, Turning Some to Crime
Online gambling is illegal in Japan. That hasn't stopped people from getting hooked on it - and some are turning to crime as a result.
Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness, Vol. 2
By Ameko Kaeruda and Sencha. Released in Japan as “Totsuzen Papa ni Natta Saikyou Dragon no Kosodate Nikki: Kawaii Musume, Honobono to Ningenkai Saikyou ni Sodatsu ” by…
Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness, Vol. 1
By Ameko Kaeruda and Sencha. Released in Japan as “Totsuzen Papa ni Natta Saikyou Dragon no Kosodate Nikki: Kawaii Musume, Honobono to Ningenkai Saikyou ni Sodatsu ” by…
SMAP’s Nakai Masahiro Disappears from Japanese TV as Scandal Grows
Nakai Masahiro isn't talking about the eyebrow-raising lawsuit he settled. In response, some TV stations seem to be taking him off the air.
Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness, Vol. 4
By Ameko Kaeruda and Sencha. Released in Japan as “Totsuzen Papa ni Natta Saikyou Dragon no Kosodate Nikki: Kawaii Musume, Honobono to Ningenkai Saikyou ni Sodatsu ” by…
VR Oldster Goes Shopping at the VR Market (Chapter 3)
Please do not repost this fan translation elsewhere without the permission from the mangaka and me. All rights belong to Bouryoku Tomoko.
US Manga Market Analysis Report Revealed by Grand View Research
Grand View Research recently released an Analysis Report on the US Manga Market that looked at the following attributes collected from 2018-224 : U.S. Manga Market Size, Share…
Kadokawa Changes the Manga and Light Novel English Market Landscape
KADOKAWA is pleased to announce that in response to requests from fans of Japanese comics and light novels in English-speaking countries, it will begin speedy ebook translation and…
On Survival Anime
Recently, I finished High-Rise Invasion on Netflix. Netflix has some great anime, though certain other programs with blasphemous depictions of Christ make it hard to recommend the service.…
On Fantasy Anime
Something that I’ve noticed about myself is that recently, I’ve watched nothing but fantasy anime. I think I’ve only watched a couple anime that weren’t fantasy over the…
