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.

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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...

Single father Kakushi Goto has a secret. He’s a top-selling artist of popular erotic manga, but his ...

A BL manga artist chasing fame reunites with his childhood crush, now a rising idol. Their worlds co...

High school student Chiyo Sakura has a crush on schoolmate Umetarō Nozaki, but when she confesses he...

When aspiring manga artist Chika’s storyboards get rejected, she ditches her desk for an adventure! ...

Futami, a novice shojo manga artist, is finally publishing her beloved shogi manga, Dear Subaru. But...

Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi are pretty much foils of each other. Mashiro, an average 9th grade...

The life of an artist can be hard: Long, arduous hours working with only your thoughts and assistant...

Satsuki Amamiya was feeling down due to the graduation of the high school Photography Club’s preside...

A lonely little boy moves into a ramshackle apartment building all on his own and makes friends with...

About a lady and her cat. The lady's cat dies and she loses all inspiration to continue living, and ...

A beloved TV weatherman hides a tyrannical side, secretly supporting a manga artist in exchange for ...

Comic creator Rohan Kishibe, along with his partner-cum-editor, Kyōka Izumi, challenge various incid...

In wartime Japan, spirited Nobu transforms from a militarist schoolgirl into Kochi’s first female re...

A shy otaku from a celebrity family is dragged back into showbiz—and into the arms of the actor who ...

Ye Zi, a Chinese art student, and Xiang Zeyi, an oil painting major, whose first love is shattered w...

Kaoruko Moeta is a 15-year-old high school student and 4-panel manga artist. After moving to a dorm ...

The story is set in Izuōshima, an island 120 kilometers south of Tokyo. It centers on Ai Yasumi, a h...