animate Times is proud to be running our special series “The Future and Present of Anime Studios," featuring interviews with Japan's top animation studios. In the age of social media, the reaction from fans overseas comes directly to the creators in Japan. There is one anime studio that has a...

It has been about three months since Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time debuted in Japanese theaters. The movie is still being screened and is set to pass 9 billion yen in box office revenue. With the new film and rebroadcast of the TV series, new merchandise (both original and...

The Present and Future of Anime Studios (Part 1) Bones’ Yoshihiro Oyabu on Producing My Hero Academia  Every year, hundreds of anime projects are started. These works have come to represent Japan overseas, and years have passed since the days these series were known as “Japanimation.” Many animation studios have...