McDonald’s is teasing a collaboration between itself and the extremely popular Evangelion anime franchise. But while the figures in the collab have yet to be announced, they have apparently ...

The anime community in the United States is feeling the first tremors of a new trade disruption, as Good Smile Company, one of the most popular importers of Japanese anime figures and collectibles ...

The new figure arrives thanks to a recent My Hero Academia exhibit which honors the long-running series. Here’s how the ...

From K-pop idol dolls and Japanese anime figures to Disney plushies and Labubu, here are some of the most popular ita bag accessories. Reading Time: 3 minutes. Why you can trust SCMP.

Fans snag toys and nostalgia as Japanese claw machine craze hits Maryland. Meow Claw in Maryland is part of a growing craze of arcades devoted to claw machines that contain Asian-inspired prizes.

There are currently an estimated 800mn fans of Japanese animation — known as anime — around the world, and key figures in the industry see those numbers rising towards a billion fairly soon.

Japan’s artists have given the nation an outsize influence around the globe, with manga, anime and other cultural exports producing some of the world’s most beloved figures — while its once ...

Detroit’s Huntington Place will once again become a hotspot for Japanese anime, gaming, and pop-culture enthusiasts as Youmacon returns for its 19th annual convention. The four-day event kicks ...

Another key post-World War II figure with global ambitions was Hiroshi Okawa, who became the head of the earliest and largest anime studio in Japan, Toei Animation, which he strove to turn into ...