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...
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Reboot of the original Manben series from 2014-2017. Naoki Urasawa is returning to visit eight diffe...
The story follows amateur mangaka Chika Suzugamori, who, after going through rejection on several dr...
Daisū is a a manga creator who grew up in an orphanage, and whose works do not sell very well. Daisū...
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A fashionable condominium found by a newlywed, but the living conditions are limited to "house husba...
A lonely little boy moves into a ramshackle apartment building all on his own and makes friends with...
In a school in northeastern Japan, five friends in the animation club, Aoi, Ema, Shizuka, Misa, and ...
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...
About a lady and her cat. The lady's cat dies and she loses all inspiration to continue living, and ...
A team of girls with zero experience in manga editing are off and running toward their dream of crea...
The second season of BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls' Story.
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