Ani, an anime avatar wearing a tight black dress, was launched the same day the tech billionaire was awarded a $200 million Department of Defense contract.

The industries of anime and manga has a big problem and that problem is “burnout”. Though this can be technically called a “Golden Age” for both mediums, with profits skyrocketing and the ...

The move is part of a five-year action plan aimed at boosting overseas sales of Japanese content such as manga and video games to ¥20 trillion in 2033.