Planet Anime Kansas City’s short history has brought together fans of the once-niche Japanese-based art form under one roof to celebrate its long history of characters and culture. It’s only grown ...

Is this the year anime dominates the animated feature race at the Oscars? Crunchyroll’s “Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle” shattered records when it became the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. It should surprise no one that with the global phenomenon ...

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba has had my heart ever since I first saw the brave Tanjiro Kamado fight back against the demons that devoured his family. Across four seasons and one movie, studio ...

Who are the Upper Ranks? We have the answers here... When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Given its status as a shonen anime, it ...

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Asta's demon form in Black Clover is a sight to behold: Red-eyed, half-black hair, a horn emerging from one side of his head, two elongated canines, and a black wing sprouting from his back all ...

Labubu, ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Demon Slayer’: We humanize these otherworldly creatures because we’re spiritually ambivalent. But in recent Asian pop culture trends, these otherworldly creatures aren’t ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laura Sirikul is a L.A.-based reporter covering film/TV and music. The film centers on a girl K-pop group, Huntrix, who are ...

James grew up in the arcades of the 80s and has played games on everything from the Milton Bradley Microvision to the PlayStation 5. He worked in gaming retail during the PS1/PS2 eras, and even had a ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...