Anime director Makoto Shinkai’s first film in three years, “Suzume,” is among entries in the competition lineup for this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, organizers announced.

When Hajime Isayama was growing up in Japan, anime wasn't considered cool. "It was kind of looked down upon at that time," the manga artist told NPR. Since then, anime's reach has increased — a lot.

Warner Bros. Discovery is to significantly expand its investment and production of Japanese anime through its existing local studio in Japan. “We have a Japanese anime studio, which has been ...