Animation

Niu Lai is the most profitable film of all time, but does the power of hate-watching have its limits?

A scene from Chinese animated movie Niu Lai features (from left) a newborn calf named Niu Lai, his mother and an orphaned leopard named Bao La.

Japan’s Studio Ghibli film composer Joe Hisaishi recognised for 3 Guinness World Records

Joe Hisaishi began his career as a contemporary music composer with an interest in minimalism, releasing his first solo album in 1982.

Singapore movies We Are All Strangers, The Violinist and Ah Girl head to Toronto Film Festival

(Clockwise from top left) We Are All Strangers starring Koh Jia Ler, child actress Ong Xuan Jing in Ah Girl and animated feature The Violinist.

From CCAs to creator booths: How student clubs are joining Singapore’s ACG scene

Students from Temasek Polytechnic’s Visual Arts and Writing Club at the Creators Super Fest Singapore 2026 at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre on July 11.

Avatar Aang film creators unveil first Avatar Studios film at Comic-Con despite setbacks

The voice cast includes Roman Zaragoza (left) as Sokka, Jessica Matten as Katara, Eric Nam as Aang and Dave Bautista (right) as the villain Tagah.

Director of latest Ghost In The Shell animation still wanted it hand-drawn by humans

Major Motoko Kusanagi in the Prime Video series The Ghost In The Shell.

For actor Dwayne Johnson, movie franchise Moana runs in his blood

Actor Dwayne Johnson in Moana.

Japan to use ODA to help Vietnam, other nations curb manga, anime piracy

The government has set a goal of raising overseas sales by Japan’s content industry to 20 trillion yen by 2033.

Otaku in America cannot get their hands on authentic anime merch

Anime has ballooned into a global industry worth tens of billions of dollars, its momentum powered by a cascade of hits from Demon Slayer to One Piece.

New Minions film heads to 1920s Hollywood in franchise refresh

A scene from the animated prequel comedy Minions & Monsters.

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