Metropolis - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Web Japan Kids Web Japan Archives > Monthly News > Metropolis MONTHLY NEWS June 2001 Spectacular Animated film Metropolis Released The animated film Metropolis, based on late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka

Online Anime | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Japan is currently witnessing a boom in short anime created by individuals on a computer and uploaded to the Internet. The Internet is providing opportunities for new anime artists to display their talents and achieve renown.

Code Geass | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The production company Sunrise, which is known for creating the legendary Mobile Suit Gundam and other robot-themed anime, has released a new animated TV series titled Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

1 | Episode 2 | Super Figure Kanako | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Nakano Broadway: a shopping mall stocked with a vast array of capsule figures and anime-related merchandise, and a regular destination for capsule-figure enthusiast Tomoya. One day a figure named Kanako suddenly appears, and, speaking like a veritable human being, demands that he find her right arm. They find themselves at odds, but amid the squabbling a much deeper sort of interaction emerges. Will Kanako's arm ever be found? What does fate hold in store for these two?

Code Geass | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The production company Sunrise, which is known for creating the legendary Mobile Suit Gundam and other robot-themed anime, has released a new animated TV series titled Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

The Evolving World of Anime - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
While anime used to be drawn by hand, it can now be made on a computer. Once the storyboard is finished, the entire process can be done on a computer. Here you can find out how!

Mushishi - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Mushishi is a popular fictional mangathat tells the story of Ginko, a mushi master. Ginko has learned everything there is to know about mushi, a mysterious life form that brings both unhappiness and miracles to human society.

Blue Dragon - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Have you ever played the video game Blue Dragon? It’s an epic fantasy about the battle between light and shadow, and now a TV anime series based on the game is thrilling fans.

Drawing Inspiration | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Of all illustrators in Japan, roughly 80% are female, and these talented artists are responsible for creating the characters, images, and packaging that is used to promote some of the biggest and most influential companies and events in the country.

Eureka Moment for Digital Content | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Kokyo Shihen Eureka Seven is a new anime series currently on the airwaves in Japan. With TV broadcasts as the main plank in the success of the series, a mix of related projects has been launched in a range of media, including the Internet, publishing, and toys.

Vexille - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
60 years into the future, Japan is developing one pioneering technology after another. When the UN demands that these should be regulated, Japan shuts itself off from the world. The story begins in 2077. The US decides to send its special operations unit into Japan, and Vexille risks her life to get into the country.

Ghibli - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Web Japan Kids Web Japan Archives > Monthly News > Ghibli MONTHLY NEWS November 2001 Cartoons Come to Life at New Museum About 600 children and adults lined up in the rain in order to be the first t

Pokeman - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Web Japan Kids Web Japan Archives > Monthly News > Pokemon MONTHLY NEWS January 2000 Pokémania Sweeps Over the World Just four years after Pokémon was created, the popular Japanese ani

Pretty Cure - What's Cool in Japan - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Pretty Cure Web Japan > Kids Web Japan > Archives > What's Cool > Pretty Cure WHAT'S COOL IN JAPAN July 2005 photo Pretty Cure (©ABCToei Animation Co.) Japan is the birthplace of anime, and the

Spirited Away - What's Cool in Japan - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Web Japan Kids Web Japan Archives > What's Cool > Spirited Away WHAT'S COOL IN JAPAN July-September 2001 Spirited Away A movie about a 10-year-old girl has overtaken Titanic as the best-selling movi

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's 3 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Kids Web Japan Kids Web Japan part3 What's Cool Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's search Web Japan > Kids Web Japan > What's Cool > Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's 3 What's Cool Yu-Gi-Oh! began as a serialized manga. The offic

DONA DONA Chan 3 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Kids Web Japan Kids Web Japan part3 What's Cool DONA DONA Chan search Web Japan > Kids Web Japan > What's Cool > DONA DONA Chan 3 What's Cool A panel from the manga (C)H&T·C In the ep

Brave Story - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Several major anime movies were released in the summer of 2006, but one movie in particular captured the imagination of children across Japan. Brave Story took four years to make and features a thrilling adventure story and spectacular images.

Gundam Plastic Models | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
More than twenty years after the TV anime (cartoon) series Kido Senshi Gandamu (Mobile Suit Gundam) was first broadcast in 1979, it remains hugely popular. Many fans collect plastic models of Gundam characters, and limited-edition models have recently become hot items among collectors.

1 | Episode 3 | Super Figure Kanako | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Nakano Broadway: a shopping mall stocked with a vast array of capsule figures and anime-related merchandise, and a regular destination for capsule-figure enthusiast Tomoya. One day a figure named Kanako suddenly appears, and, speaking like a veritable human being, demands that he find her right arm. They find themselves at odds, but amid the squabbling a much deeper sort of interaction emerges. Will Kanako's arm ever be found? What does fate hold in store for these two?