Amid a shift in consumer tastes, the biggest Japanese anime hits have outperformed many Hollywood tentpoles at China's box office in recent years.

It might be difficult to revisit masterpieces like Your Name., Suzume, and Weathering with You after the producer is sentenced to jail for severe crimes.

Koichiro Ito, known for producing some of Japan ’s most popular and successful anime films Ito, 52, was given a four-year sentence on Friday after he was convicted of “violating laws on child ...

Koichiro Ito is facing serious verdict after he was convicted of violating laws regarding child prostitution.The Japanese ...

Prosecutors said Koichiro Ito paid a 15-year-old girl 20,000 yen (S$180) for sex in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A producer of the hit Japanese anime film "Your Name" has been handed a four-year prison sentence on charges of obscene acts towards minors, a court official and media said.

Koichiro Ito was convicted for "violating laws on child prostitution and pornography" as well as non-consensual sex and filming indecent images.

On the first floor, a monument of about 120 pictures depicting scenes from popular Japanese anime such as “Suzume” and “Kingdom” is suspended from the ceiling. Background drawings and ...

Suzume is, quite simply ... When you go into a Bong Joon-ho picture, you know you're probably going to get dark humor, bloody violence, and some mega twists and turns along the way.

Adapted from the manga by Naoya Matsumoto, the omnibus film features a thrilling recap of Season One and an exclusive never-before-seen original episode – Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment ...