It can be difficult to recognize what is and isn't popular in other countries. A franchise, genre, or performer can look niche in the United States even as it becomes the most important thing in the ...

Leading Japanese entertainment firms Toho, Toei, Studio Khara and Tsuburaya Productions are joining forces to launch the Shin Japan Heroes Universe, a project modeled on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

I love kaiju films! But, I especially love Godzilla. But, you see, I knew very little about Ultraman when I wrote that article. Sure, I’d seen plenty of clips of him fighting a variety of kaiju, but ...

If ever you needed to know how influential Hideaki Anno is in Japan, look no further. The creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion and its many reboots has more recently ushered in a new, unprecedented ...

One of the more delightful things—aside from the movies themselves—to come out of Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno’s “Shin” tokusatsu movies is the Shin Japan Heroes project, a merch collab that mashes ...

Japanese industry titans are teaming up for a new cinematic universe based on iconic properties. Toho, Toei, Khara, and Tsuburaya Productions have announced the upcoming launch of the Shin Japan ...

Four of the greatest, most popular icons of Japanese pop culture—Evangelion, Godzilla, Ultraman, andKamen Rider—have bonded forces to… give you some mild amusement if you happen to be located in ...

Hideaki Anno had a wild creation on his hands when he unleashed the Shin Universe. Giving classic Japanese characters like Godzilla, Kamen Rider, and Ultraman new, dark makeovers, the trilogy of ...

Shin Ultraman was reviewed out of Fantastic Fest. It does not yet have a North American release date. Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno once again reimagine a beloved ‘60s Japanese tokusatsu franchise ...

Abel Gongora, a veteran animation director, joined Season 1 to direct the iconic opening credits, which appear over Creepy Nuts’ “Otonoke” OP. In Season 2, Gongora joins Fuga Yamashiro as co-directors ...