(THE CONVERSATION) At the end of Katsuhiro Otomo’s dystopian Japanese anime film “Akira,” a throbbing, white mass begins to envelop Neo-Tokyo. Eventually, its swirling winds engulf the metropolis, ...

Game anime thrill their viewers for much the same reason Twitch streams do: it's exciting to see people excited by games and share one's beloved hobby with others. Whether they depict card games ...

Sailor Moon's ally and love interest, Tuxedo Mask, has different powers and abilities in different versions of the anime and ...

Fans of bands, anime characters, mascots and online entertainers in Japan may spend as much as US$23 billion a year In Japan, policymakers and economists are paying close attention to the oshikatsu ...

A Studio Ghibli version of Ben Affleck exasperated and smoking? Of Real Housewives? Of JD Vance? OpenAI released a new ...

King of the Hill is currently in the works on a new revival series for Hulu, so now is the best time to look back on it all with some of the best episodes from the very first season. King of the Hill ...

The romantic relationships between male characters form the core of boys' love anime which also goes by the names "BL anime" or "shounen-ai." The Japanese manga and anime industry provides the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A 10-year-old boy who caught the home run ball hit by the Los Angeles’ Shohei Ohtani, shows the ball to ...

Smoking rates have increased in some parts of the UK, with researchers warning progress to stop overall has "stalled" in recent years. A study from University College London (UCL) published in the ...

More southerners are taking up smoking while northerners are still kicking the habit, a new study has revealed. A study by University College London shows that after decades of progress cutting ...

Quitting smoking improves health dramatically, though it can be challenging. Effective strategies include setting a quit date, seeking support, making lifestyle changes, and considering nicotine ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. Spring is in the air, and as the Winter season of anime comes to a close, it’s time to appraise this particularly ...