Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. After the movie broke the $100 million box office barrier in Japan ...

Your Name is now officially the highest grossing anime film of all time, and has currently grossed over $290 million in the international box office. Most of the money came from Japan, earning $192.5 ...

Not long ago “Kimi no Na wa” (Your Name.) managed to surpass “Princess Mononoke” from Studio Ghibli in terms of gross income. This time, the runaway hit earns more to overtake the classic Spirited ...

Hit Japanese anime film “Kimi no Na wa,” known as “Your Name” in English, will be made more readily available to fans and newcomers alike as it is set to air on a top streaming service this month. The ...

According to Funimation, who will be handling the Western release of the Kimi no Na wa next year, the film has made the official Oscar consideration list in the Best Animated Feature category. The ...

Limited pop-up cafes will open in Tokyo and Nagoya where fans can relive the feel of the widely popular movie. Image from Kimi no Na wa Limited Cafe official website Fans of “Kimi no Na wa” (Your Name ...

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A bus wrapped with anime marketing material is sure to have more than a few fans aboard, be it local or foreign, and that makes the six-hour trip a good opportunity to make new friends and talk shop.

Your Name., the highest-grossing anime film in history, finally hits U.S. theaters this month, having already beaten Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Pokémon: The First Movie at the box office ...

Since it’s debut last year, Kimi no Na wa has continued to rise in popularity and has now earned a total of $290 million worldwide. This has surpassed the earnings of Spirited Away at $289 million, ...