The highly detailed drawings used to create the backdrops of animated Japanese movies like Ghost in the Shell are the focus of a new exhibition in London. Currently on show at House of Illustration, ...

The intricate hand-drawn worlds of director Mamoru Oshii’s films hide lessons for architects. In most films, the scenery is merely a backdrop–the second fiddle to the dramatic tension between ...

Image created using AI under the prompt: A sober and captivating visual representation of an urban environment that flawlessly captures the essence of anime and architecture. Image via DALL·E 2 Image ...

Anime Architecture focuses on surroundings rather than characters. Watch to find out why. On view now through April 3, 2020 - Before digital animation, Japanese artists relied on intricate drawings ...

Watercolor paintings like this were used to produce the dark, dystopian worlds of cyberpunk anime Ogura / Masamune / KODANSHA · BANDAI VISUAL · MANGA ENTERTAINMENT The setting is a dark, futuristic ...

Matt Villei is a News Writer for Collider. Having a deep appreciation for the games, films, and books he experienced growing up, Matt wanted to learn the inner workings of how these media pieces were ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Curator Stefan Riekeles began visiting Tokyo’s animation artists 10 years ago. In their studios, he discovered ...