Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever ...

X Japan's band leader Yoshiki has stepped up financially after the recent Kyoto Animation fire, donating 10 million yen (approximately $94,000) to help support the victims and survivors of the ...

Japanese prosecutors charged a man with murder for last year’s deadly arson attack on Kyoto Animation, the family-run studio behind a string of internationally beloved anime films and television ...

Overseas revenues of Japanese animation exceeded local consumption for only the second time last year. But the export-led boom is expected to continue, the Association of Japanese Animations said on ...

Japan’s animation industry grew by 14.8% to hit record revenues of $25BN (JPY3.8TR) in 2024, with much of the increase coming from overseas markets, according to a report presented by the Association ...

Back in July, the anime community was left reeling after news surfaced of a terrible tragedy. Kyoto Animation was targeted by an arsonist whose attack left 36 dead. With many more injured, the event ...

When it comes to animation, China wants to be the next Japan. Long envious of its Asian neighbor’s success with anime, China is nurturing homegrown cartoonists and animators and encouraging them to ...

A woman prays to honor the victims of Thursday’s fire at the Kyoto Animation Studio building, July 19, 2019, in Kyoto, Japan. After Thursday’s arson attack at Kyoto Animation Studio, taking the lives ...

Inside one of Japan’s oldest animation studios By Michala Sabnani, Tom Booth and Scott Clotworthy 1 min read Updated 4:09 AM EDT, Tue April 26, 2016 ...

Fellow animators and others in the Japanese entertainment industry have expressed their sorrow and solidarity with Kyoto Animation, the well-respected anime studio that suffered a horrific arson ...