Yaiba: Samurai Legend, Gosho Aoyama's classic anime, makes a thrilling comeback with enhanced animation and storytelling. The series follows Yaiba Kurogane, a spirited samurai, as he navigates Tokyo, ...

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I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

Only the title was shown on a giant screen, although that was enough ... complete with a plastic sword and armor. Film director Shawn Levy, left, and actor Ryan Gosling have a light moment on ...

Only the title was shown on a giant screen, although that was enough ... complete with a plastic sword and armor. Also present were “Star Wars” fans from around the world, including a robed ...