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Japan animation industry sales fall 1.8% in 2020

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 15 10:41 AM

Sales in Japan's animation production industry fell 1.8 percent on year in 2020, the first drop in a decade. Read more »

Thousands of HK anime and comics enthusiasts queue for hours amid delays at annual expo

Rachel Yeo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 26 01:24 PM

Organizers blame long waits, which stretched up to three hours, on last-minute government decision to reduce venue’s capacity. "This is my first time here, and probably the last," says one costumed attendee who had already spent 1½ hours in line. Read more »

'Demon Slayer' anime studio, president indicted for tax evasion in Japan

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 09 06:38 PM

A Japanese anime studio known for producing the popular "Demon Slayer" anime series and its president were indicted by Tokyo prosecutors Friday for evading a total of 137 million yen ($1.2 million) in corporate and consumption taxes. Read more »

Kapamilya Doraemon is back, a year after being forced off air in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 05:16 PM

Doraemon, the titular robot cat of the well-loved anime series, was also a casualty of the ABS-CBN franchise denial in mid-2020. Read more »

Liza Soberano, naging 'crush' umano ng isang kapre?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 07:21 PM

Isang linggo matapos ipalabas ang "Trese" sa Netflix, naisip ni Soberano ang isang karakter sa hit Pinoy anime series na bagay na bagay umano kay Enrique Gil. Read more »

Netflix animated series na 'Trese' patok sa Pinoy viewers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 08:47 PM

Trending topic noong weekend ang premiere ng Netflix original animated series na "Trese." Read more »

The journey of ‘Trese’: How a comic book from the Philippines found its way to Netflix

JEROME B. GOMEZ
Updated as of Jun 15 07:50 PM

“At that time, nobody was really picking up anything from the Philippines,” said Tanya Yuson who saw the possibilities for “Trese” the year after the book came out.    Read more »

Exclusive! The selling of ‘Trese’ and the stories behind those slashed and vandalized billboards

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jun 13 09:05 AM

GIGIL founding partner Herbert Hernandez tells us that Netflix wanted them to make the Trese marketing campaign larger than life—and that’s what they exactly did.   Read more »

Warner Bros. plans anime movie in 'Lord of the Rings' series

Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 07:04 AM

The Warner Bros. movie studio will produce an anime feature film set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's popular "The Lord of the Rings" books, officials announced on Thursday. Read more »

These ‘vandalized’ billboards of ‘Trese’ are stirring up netizens

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Jun 07 02:12 PM

But is it just a marketing strategy by Netflix?   Read more »

Netflix joins virtual YouTuber boom in Japan

Sam Nussey, Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 06:46 PM

Netflix has joined Japan's booming virtual Youtuber - or VTuber - scene with the launch of an animated character to promote its growing anime streaming offering.   Read more »

'Demon Slayer' sets US record for best foreign language film opening weekend

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 08:03 AM

NEW YORK - The Japanese animated film "Demon Slayer" this weekend had the best opening ever recorded in North America for a foreign language film, a new milestone after already setting a box office record in Japan. Read more »

'Attack on Titan' manga series concludes nearly 12-year run

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 09 01:00 PM

The final chapter of the "Attack on Titan" manga series, popular in Japan and abroad and set to be made into a Hollywood film, was released Friday, closing the curtain on a story that has been running since 2009. Read more »

LOOK: Alodia Gosiengfiao, Wil Dasovich dress up as 'Attack on Titan' characters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 07:32 PM

Cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao gave a treat to "Attack on Titan" fans as she and her boyfriend, vlogger Wil Dasovich, dressed up as the main characters of the popular anime series. Read more »

WATCH: 'Way of the Househusband' trailer from Netflix

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 11:10 AM

Netflix on Tuesday finally unveiled the main trailer of the upcoming anime series “The Way of the Househusband.”   Read more »

'Demon Slayer' author among Time magazine's 100 emerging leaders

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 18 03:44 PM

Japanese illustrator Koyoharu Gotoge, the author of smash-hit series "Demon Slayer," has been selected as one of the world's 100 most influential emerging leaders who are shaping the future in a list released Wednesday by Time magazine. Read more »

Netflix to stream anime series 'DOTA: Dragon’s Blood'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 01:56 PM

The new anime series “DOTA: Dragon’s Blood” will globally became available on Netflix beginning March 25.   Read more »

New 'Doraemon' movie gives glimpse of Nobita-Shizuka wedding

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 12:22 PM

Two characters from "Doraemon" are finally getting married in the classic anime's latest movie.  Read more »

LOOK: New ‘Slam Dunk’ movie announced

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 08:27 PM

Popular sports manga “Slam Dunk” is getting a new movie! Read more »

'Demon Slayer' becomes Japan's highest-grossing film

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 28 02:38 PM

An animated movie based on the blockbuster "Demon Slayer" manga series has become the highest-grossing film in Japanese box-office history, its distributors said Monday, ending the reign of Hayao Miyazaki's "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi" (Spirited Away) from 2001. Read more »