In this Aug. 2011 photo, Takashi Yanase, creator of one of Japan's most beloved cartoon characters, Anpanman, waves accompanied by Anpanman, left, and Baikinman at his Yanase Studio in Tokyo. His ...

Anpanman, the caped Japanese superhero with a pastry for a face, is flying over to North America. TMS Entertainment’s anime franchise has arrived on Tubi, Fox Entertainment’s ad-supported platform.

I understand what you're saying, and I think these would be valid points if not for the fact that there are enough episodes throughout the Anpanman series in which Baikinman is so firmly integrated ...

He has a big red nose, two rosy cheeks and an edible head that is regularly rebaked in his uncle's oven. Yes, it's Anpanman, one of Japan's most iconic anime characters, whose heroic antics have ...

Takashi Yanase, creator of one of Japan’s most beloved cartoon characters, Anpanman, died Oct. 13­ in Tokyo. He was 94. He had been treated for liver cancer since August, Yanase Studio said in a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Takashi Yanase, creator of one of Japan's most beloved cartoon characters, Anpanman, has died of heart failure, his studio said Tuesday. He was 94. Yanase died at a Tokyo hospital early ...

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