With the record breaking popularity of *One Piece Film Z*, which has broken through six billion yen in box office revenue, *One Piece* is quickly becoming the national anime of Japan.
On Jan. 12, the newest figure in Kotobukiya’s ARTFX J series, “Movie Trigun: Badlands Rumble ARTFX J Vash the Stampede”, went on sale.
The city of Hamamatsu, located in the Shizuoka prefecture of Japan, is making an anime movie titled *Mina no Mori no Kanna-sensei*, which they are aiming to release by the end of the year.
*Doraemon* is arguably Japan’s representative anime. Its popularity spans over 30 years, and even movies based on the series have been widely popular.
The Japan Media Arts Festival is a comprehensive festival of Media Arts that honors outstanding works from a diverse range of media from animation and...