Based on the beloved Japanese character, Netflix's Ultraman follows baseball superstar Ken Sato as he returns to his home country of Japan to pick up the mantle of Earth-defending superhero Ultraman.

Cleopatra Entertainment has secured the North American and U.K. distribution rights for Japanese superhero film “Lion-Girl.” The film is written and directed by cult Japanese director ...

Cleopatra Entertainment has secured the North American and U.K. distribution rights for Japanese superhero film “ Lion-Girl.” The film is written and directed by cult Japanese director ...

Power Rangers turned 25 last month, but the series it owes its existence to—Toei’s tokustatsu icon Super Sentai—has been around since 1975. Ever wondered ...

Japanese superhero fights grime instead of crime Tokyo's own caped crusader, Mangetsu-man, wants citizens to join him in his quest to save the city from litter and garbage.

Japanese superhero anime tend to idolize becoming a Hero. However, To Be Hero X asks whether becoming a Hero is worth all the trouble of losing loved ones as soon as they step out into the limelight.

Don’t get me wrong. That Batman outside Tokyo is great. But Batman is an American comic book character. There’s something special about suddenly seeing a Japanese superhero out and about and ...

Japanese superhero series — best known in South Korea through “Bioman” and “Flashman” — were among the few exceptions to the ban and imported on VHS tapes, making them a rare and ...

The Japanese superhero Ultraman is getting the reboot treatment outside its country of origin. U.S. transmedia producer Starlight Runner Entertainment has been tapped by Tokyo-based Tsuburaya ...

Shohei Otani is the best baseball player currently working in Japan, a 6-foot-4 slugger who's just 22 years old and who also happens to be able to throw a baseball 101 mph. He's Japanese Babe Ruth ...