Metropolis - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
The animated film Metropolis, based on late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka's 1949 original, was released on May 26. It took five years and 1.5 billion yen (12.5 million U.S. dollars at 120 yen to the dollar) to make the film. Director Rintaro uses computer graphics and other cutting-edge technologies to create realistic images, spectacularly portraying a future world where men and humanoids live together.

Anime - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
What happens when Pikachu, Sailor Moon, Doraemon, and Gundam all gather in one place? You generate so much excitement that the temperature rises!

Classroom Chic | Fashion | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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The Kawaii Ambassadors (Ambassadors of Cuteness) | Pop Culture | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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"Element Girls" Bring Chemistry to Life | Pop Culture | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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"Element Girls" Bring Chemistry to Life | Pop Culture | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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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.

A Monstrous Database | Pop Culture | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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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.

Spirited Away - What's Cool in Japan - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A movie about a 10-year-old girl has overtaken Titanic as the best-selling movie in Japanese history. Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (English title: Spirited Away), a full-length animated film, opened in the summer and has become a massive hit.

Pretty Cure - What's Cool in Japan - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Japan is the birthplace of anime, and the latest animated TV series to become a hit among young girls is Futari wa Puricure (Pretty Cure). The secrets to the anime's popularity are its super cute heroines and bold action scenes, in which the heroines coolly battle evil.

Pokeman - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Just four years after Pokémon was created, the popular Japanese animated characters have won the hearts of children not only in Japan and the rest of Asia but also in the United States.

Ghibli - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
About 600 children and adults lined up in the rain in order to be the first to visit the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka, which was opened by Studio Ghibli on October 1 in Tokyo. The museum is the latest project by movie director Hayao Miyazaki, one of the leaders of Studio Ghibli. He is famous worldwide for his animated films like Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Princess Mononoke (1997), and this summer's Spirited Away, which beat Titanic to become the best selling movie of all time in Japan.

Paco and the Magical Book 3 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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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.