With bigger and more popular anime series earning widespread recognition from fans, some gems end up lurking in the shadows.

The anime maestro will turn 83 on Jan ... of gruesome murders involving a long-established family against the backdrop of hunting “yokai” ghouls. Set in Japan about 10 years after its defeat ...

Against the backdrop of these trends ... Stuffed animals and goods of the wildly popular Pikachu anime and Mario video game characters were lined up, and the venue was crowded with people dressed ...