The connection between hip-hop and anime was hard to explain back then, but it didn’t really have to be. It was instinctual, and it quickly became a fixture of the culture. Open the Youtube video ...

Toriyama may well have created the most hip-hop anime of all time. Oakland rapper Guapdad 4000 summed it up best in his extensive tribute to Toriyama on Twitter when he wrote, “NGL, Toriyama ...

Samurai Champloo broke barriers by blending hip-hop culture with Edo Japan, setting a new standard in anime. The episodic storytelling in Samurai Champloo keeps viewers engaged with unpredictable ...

IGN can exclusively reveal that the Crunchyroll Anime FanFest will be heading to San Diego Comic-Con for two days of anime ...

“There’s a big Venn diagram between the culture in hip-hop and anime fans and stuff like that,” says Rashad Redic, co-founder and CCO of Brass Lion. “We’re all students of the art form.

Redic said the clothing will mix hip-hop and anime styles. Advertisement “One of the things core to hip-hop is self-expression, and it’s really hard to do that if you’re playing another ...

Hip-hop duo EarthGang’s latest album, Perfect Fantasy, was deeply inspired by Japanese art and culture. ... The duo, who grew up devouring Japanese anime on Cartoon Network after school, ...

There’s always been an undeniable bond between hip-hop and anime built through shared themes, emotions and ambition. Here’s a look at how the two have always moved in tune.