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Clockwise from top left: Stars Align,Aim for the Ace!,The Prince of Tennis, and Baby Steps. Photo-Illustration: Vulture

The King Kong Showwas the first anime made for America — and a big part of Kong’s time in Japan.

NEW DELHI: Japanese publishing major Kodansha has officially launched Kodansha India with a celebration event in Delhi, marking the company’s entry into the country with a local publishing subsidiary.

Collectible cards have become a major cash cow in recent years. Trading cards have been around for over 100 years, but the 10 highest recorded card sales have all occurred within the last five years

Gail Carriger’s “Soulless” series is set in an alternate version of Victorian London with a substantial steampunk theme and supernatural creatures such as werewolves, vampires, and ghosts. In the manga, Carriger’s popular paranormal romance is presented in a visually stunning form with illustrations from well-known graphics artist REM. The omnibus brings all three volumes of…

CHINA / SOCIETY Japanese fashion brand WEGO faces backlash for anime collaboration widely seen as associated with Japan’s invasion of China

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda and cast members Aju Makita, Natsuki Deguchi, Rokka Okada and Furi Nanase pose on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the movie “Look Back” in competition, at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sep. 7. (Reuters)

For a decade Crunchyroll has defined itself as the place anime lives after it airs — a simulcast library, not a marquee. Its acquisition of ufotable’s Witch on the Holy Night for North American theaters signals a different ambition: treating the cinema window as anime’s prestige tier rather than an occasional stunt. Partnering with Sony…