The best anime characters to draw can inspire you to master character design. Whether you've been scribbling anime-style faces since you were a young'un like me, or you're only picking up a pencil or ...

The highly detailed drawings used to create the backdrops of animated Japanese movies like Ghost in the Shell are the focus of a new exhibition in London. Currently on show at House of Illustration, ...

The Agency for Cultural Affairs will study methods for preserving original manga drawings of precious cultural value to prevent them from being lost or dispersed overseas. To accumulate expertise on ...

Dragon Ball is the most successful and profitable anime franchise in the world. Funimation revealed in 2014 that the Dragon Ball franchise sold over 25 million DVDs & Blu-rays in the US alone. In ...

Tripoli, Libya – What do Naruto, Sasuke and Sailor Moon have in common with disenfranchised north African youth? The answer may not be obvious, but, for some young Libyans, these famous Japanese anime ...

The town of Masuda, in the Yokote valley in southeast Akita Prefecture, is located on the confluence of two rivers. A hub for river cargo since before the Edo period (1603–1867), the town continued to ...

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