The size of the Japanese animation market was 2,426 billion yen by 2020. More than half of that amount came from overseas sales. The manga market is also expanding, reaching 675.9 billion yen in 2021. Those unique visuals and stories from Japan have struck a chord with fans around the world and are growing into a huge industry. ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION will actively feature major works that are highly recognized by overseas fans and reveal the secrets of Japanese anime and manga creation through the series.
A chronicle of the creative process of the legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a passionate...
Urasawa Naoki no Manben (Naoki Urasawa's Manga Exertions) is a TV Documentary airing on NHK Educatio...
Reboot of the original Manben series from 2014-2017. Naoki Urasawa is returning to visit eight diffe...
Japan's anime studios have captured the world's attention. In this program, we go behind the scenes ...
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A fashionable condominium found by a newlywed, but the living conditions are limited to "house husba...
High school student Chiyo Sakura has a crush on schoolmate Umetarō Nozaki, but when she confesses he...
In a school in northeastern Japan, five friends in the animation club, Aoi, Ema, Shizuka, Misa, and ...
Daisū is a a manga creator who grew up in an orphanage, and whose works do not sell very well. Daisū...
A popular manga creator becomes enmeshed in paranormal events while conducting research: Stand User ...
After his father’s death, Ichiro is left to care for his siblings alone. They’re barely scraping by ...
Single father Kakushi Goto has a secret. He’s a top-selling artist of popular erotic manga, but his ...
Moritaka Mashiro, a high school student, is persuaded by his classmate, Akito Takagi, to become an a...
The life of an artist can be hard: Long, arduous hours working with only your thoughts and assistant...
Kaoruko Moeta is a 15-year-old high school student and 4-panel manga artist. After moving to a dorm ...
About a lady and her cat. The lady's cat dies and she loses all inspiration to continue living, and ...
A lonely little boy moves into a ramshackle apartment building all on his own and makes friends with...
A BL manga artist chasing fame reunites with his childhood crush, now a rising idol. Their worlds co...
Ye Zi, a Chinese art student, and Xiang Zeyi, an oil painting major, whose first love is shattered w...
Comic creator Rohan Kishibe, along with his partner-cum-editor, Kyōka Izumi, challenge various incid...