Solo Leveling has revolutionized the idea of powerful characters. Many of its most skilled hunters are separated by countries, like Japan's Goto Ryuji. Understandably, since anime hails from Japan, ...

Actor Andrew Koji, who is half Japanese and was born and raised in England, said he’s always felt out of place. But in the new action-comedy film “Bullet Train,” Koji plays a Japanese character, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actor Andrew Koji, who is half Japanese and was born and raised in England, said he’s always felt out of place. But in the new ...

Hello Kitty, whom many learned last week is a girl and not a cat, may be the queen of Japan’s cute characters, but she’s hardly the only one. There are thousands, and they are ubiquitous: Long-time ...

Japanese anime, manga, and game characters sometimes have blond hair. Sometimes they have blue eyes. But, that’s merely cosmetic, no? There must be some sort of analysis that cuts closer to the bone.

Anime is for kids? Think again. As you grew older, perhaps you felt the need to “put away childish things”, as the verse from Corinthians admonishes us to do. You graduated from picture books to ...

TOKYO (AP) — Hello Kitty, whom many learned last week is a girl and not a cat, may be the queen of Japan’s cute characters, but she’s hardly the only one. There are thousands, and they are ubiquitous: ...