You’d think the number of animators would grow accordingly, but it didn’t increase that much,” said Fukumiya Ayano, of Nippon Anime and Film Culture Association (NAFCA), an advocacy group. In 2010 it ...

In late August, six trainees were drawing anime characters under the guidance of an instructor at a room in a major anime production company in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward. TMS Entertainment Co. recruits ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Don Hahn remembers the night he lost the Oscar for Best Picture. The Beauty ...

Multimedia artists and animators, including special effects artists, are the creative minds behind the models, animated sequences and visual effects used in film, television and video games. These ...

Anime stands as one of Japan's most prominent cultural exports, actively inspiring international creators who want to create something similar. However, a prominent industry executive has noted that ...

is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. For three years, Maddi Winter had been searching for a hit. She’d been posting videos to TikTok and ...