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9 September, 2024

Japanese anime studio harnesses talents of autistic artists

10 Sep 2024 - 3:26PM

Meet Hong Kong’s ardent cosplayers

27 Jul 2024 - 9:00AM

Gundam: how the Japanese anime ace morphed into toys and more

17 Mar 2024 - 9:00AM

Akira Toriyama’s final ‘Dragon Ball’ series to air in the autumn

14 Mar 2024 - 9:00AM

Dragon Ball fans mourn around the world

11 Mar 2024 - 5:00PM

Japanese anime has yet to find a streaming home

12 May 2023 - 3:17PM

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Japan lobby group calls for promotion of anime, manga overseas

10 Apr 2023 - 10:45PM

Wear gloves, feel the beat: the draw of ‘maimai’ explained by a Hong Kong student

5 Feb 2023 - 2:00PM

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Jujutsu Kaisen 0: teen angst and horror in Japan’s animated blockbuster

A feature-length prequel to the hugely successful Jujutsu Kaisen anime series, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 follows a young bullied teenager trying to master a monstrous curse that has hold of him.

8 Jun 2023 - 1:11PMvideocam

Japan’s VTubers making millions

9 May 2022 - 10:30PM

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Bubble: Japanese anime on Netflix is shamelessly derivative

Netflix’s Bubble is a Japanese animated feature by Attack on Titan’s Tetsuro Araki – but this cyberpunk retelling of The Little Mermaid has been related in better ways before.

8 Jun 2023 - 1:09PMvideocam

A still from Bubble. Photo: Netflix.

Asian cinema: Japanese films

The ‘miracle’ of Japanese anime based on the Hindu epic Ramayana

A 4K digitally remastered version of an anime based on the Hindu epic Ramayana is looking to attract a new audience almost 30 years after its first release.

21 Mar 2022 - 7:45PM

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Child of Kamiari Month: guilt and grief in sombre Netflix anime

Netflix’s Japanese anime Child of Kamiari Month examines the lingering impact of grief as it follows a 12-year-old who discovers that her deceased mother’s godly duties have fallen to her.

8 Jun 2023 - 1:11PMvideocam

Review | The Orbital Children: beautiful but boring Japanese anime on Netflix

Stunning visuals mark out Netflix’s Japanese anime The Orbital Children but it gets bogged down in technobabble and lengthy periods in which very little appears to happen.

2 Feb 2022 - 4:45PMvideocam

A still from The Orbital Children. The Japanese animated series on Netflix is a beautiful yet incredibly disorienting and dull experience.

Review | Arcane: Netflix animated show a treat not just for League of Legends fans

Netflix’s Arcane, set in the League of Legends universe, has a compelling narrative and characters and stunning animation that will delight fans of the game fans and draw in newcomers.

22 Nov 2021 - 3:15PMvideocam

Jinx (voiced by Ella Purnell) in a still from Arcane. Photo: Netflix

7 changes in Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop sure to enrage anime fans

The new live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop has made some major changes – here are seven that are sure to make fans of the original anime series angry.

20 Nov 2021 - 6:49AM

Review | Cowboy Bebop: Netflix’s live-action series is a galactic dud

The 10-episode live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop on Netflix is seemingly oblivious to what made the original anime so special in the first place.

16 Nov 2021 - 2:02AMvideocam

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Explainer | What is Cowboy Bebop, the classic Japanese anime series, all about?

Cowboy Bebop is one of the most imaginative and influential anime series ever to grace the small screen. We tell you everything you need to know about the show and what made it unique.

16 Nov 2021 - 1:45PMvideocam

A still from the Cowboy Bebop film Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, featuring Spike, the show’s central protagonist.

Netflix anime academy in Japan

27 Oct 2021 - 8:00AM

What a view | The Way of the Househusband: an anime for our changing times

In the Netflix comedy with a heart of gold, a former yakuza swaps the gangster life for one of blissful domesticity.

2 May 2021 - 9:45AMvideocam

Explainer | Netflix’s Yasuke IRL: who was the black samurai that inspired the anime?

His story has been fictionalised in anime and video games before but there are precious few documented facts about his life – so who was the fabled African samurai, and just how did he end up in Japan?

29 Apr 2021 - 2:56PMvideocam

Netflix’s latest original net animation, Yasuke. Photo: Netflix

Barbie, Peppa Pig and My Little Pony dangerous for kids, Chinese report says

A report by a Chinese consumer rights group claims to have found thousands of ‘problematic’ and ‘dangerous behaviours’ in a string of globally popular children’s cartoons.

12 Apr 2021 - 11:10PM

Cartoons such as My Little Pony have been labelled dangerous and too violent for children by a Chinese consumer group. Photo: Handout

Explainer | How Bilibili, China’s YouTube, makes money

First established as an online home for China’s young anime fans, Bilibili now hopes to expand its user base to embrace older audiences beyond millennials and Gen Z.

8 Jun 2021 - 11:42AM

In High-Rise Invasion, a schoolgirl battles an army of masked murderers

The Japanese anime goes heavy on the blood and gore in an unsettling world of skyscrapers linked only by rope bridges.

28 Mar 2021 - 9:45AMvideocam

Chinese social media users kill cartoon for allegedly disrespecting China

Chinese social media users declare war on a South Korean cartoon over claims it did not show China’s borders correctly and false claims about the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

17 Mar 2021 - 12:21PM

A Korean cartoon series was taken off Chinese online video platforms last week after critics said it misled children about the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival and used incorrect maps. Photo: Super Wings

State media praised for return of Japanese anime, others unhappy violence edited

A Japanese cartoon series about human cells as heroes and villains has been allowed on China’s state-controlled television after a decade-long ban

8 Mar 2021 - 12:37PM

The CCTV version of the Japanese anime series Cells at Work! has been changed to black and white when there are scenes involving blood.

Japanese anime is on a roll as its worldwide fan club grows

The world can’t get enough Japanese anime, but there’s a shrinking supply because young Japanese artists spurn an industry known for its long hours and low budgets.

12 Feb 2021 - 6:15PM

Japanese mask turns user’s face into anime avatar

28 Sep 2020 - 8:57PM

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