What were these writers thinking?

From Meliodas to Kirito, these anime characters were never going to be fully embraced by fans despite how much their writers ...

Meanwhile in the Asia-Pacific, Beijing keeps stepping up its campaign against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Its latest move, on Monday, was to impose sanctions on one of Ms. Takaichi’s close ...

Netflix is a streaming service with a vast selection of shonen anime. In July 2025, Netflix announced that 50% of its ...

Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

After a 19-month closure and top-to-bottom overhaul, the Park Hyatt Tokyo reopened in December. On its own, that wouldn’t be particularly remarkable. Hotels close for refurbishment all the time. But ...

The much-awaited first episode of Daemons of the Shadow Realm is set to premiere on April 4 on Crunchyroll. Bones Film, the studio that produced both versions of Fullmetal Alchemist, is bringing this ...

A female employee at a Pokémon Center in Tokyo has been stabbed to death by a man who ran into the store in front of families during the country’s spring holiday, before he then stabbed himself.

In a city as electrifying and overwhelming as Japan’s neon-hued capital, the new JW Marriott Tokyo serves as a perfect refuge from the crowds and clutter of city life. The luxury hotel brand’s first ...

Japan this summer will deploy equipment to support surface-to-ship missile exercises from its easternmost island that are slated to begin as soon as next year, according to the Ministry of Defense.

The Netflix hit uses a combination of craft and collaboration to tackle one of the trickiest challenges for live-action anime adaptations: wigs. By Rafael Motamayor Bringing anime and manga to ...