Tokyo >> If you have been anywhere in Japan in the past 30 years, there is a very good chance you have come across Anpanman. His round face, bright red nose, rosy cheeks and infectious smile will have ...

A lost 1928 Walt Disney cartoon featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the character that would lead to the creation of Mickey Mouse, has been found in Japan. By Gavin J Blair A lost 1928 Walt Disney ...

Characters from the Harry Potter movies have recently been rendered in cartoon-style drawings and imprinted on stationery products in Japan, more than 15 years after the first movie was released. The ...

FILE - Doraemon, one of the most popular animation characters in Japan, participates in a kick-off ceremony of the Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo when Tokyo is bidding against Istanbul ...

Cartoon Saloon’s anmiated shot film “Éiru” will play ahead of North American theatrical screenings of the upcoming feature “‘Little Amélie or The Character of Rain.” Written and Directed by Cartoon ...

A campaign has been launched in Japan to legally allow comic book-loving humans to marry their favourite fictitious characters. In a reflection of ... The on-line campaign for cartoon marriages was ...

Imagi Entertainment's "Astro Boy" bombed in Japan, but Chinese viewers seem to have taken a liking to the Japanese cartoon character. By Gavin J Blair, The Associated Press TOKYO — Imagi Entertainment ...