Charles Solomon

Editor

Internationally known animation historian and critic, Charles Solomon has written over 15 books books including Enchanted Drawings: The History Of Animation, The Art of Disney’s Frozen, The Making of Peanuts Animation, and Tale as Old as Time: The Art and Making of Disney Beauty and the Beast .

Articles By Charles Solomon

ANIME REVIEW: “All Wishes Come True!”

Writer-director Mu Zhengyang’s All Wishes Come True! Is China’s #1 box hit of 2026, earning more than 1.5 billion yuan (US $222 million) at the mainland Chinese box office since opening on July 18. It opened in the US in August.

“One Piece” Pop-Up Fan Event in LA August 25-26

A pop-up fan event taking place at Cosm LA on August 25 and 26 testifies to the runaway popularity of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, one of the most successful franchises in animation history.

ANIME REVIEW: “The Ramparts of Ice”

"The Ramparts of Ice" offers a well-observed look at the social and psychological minefields students navigate daily. Here's our review.

BOOK REVIEW: “The Art of The Boy and the Heron”

“The Art of The Boy and the Heron” opens with director Hayao Miyazaki’s self-deprecating Project Memo: “Isn’t it proof that you are aging when you imagine you’re still capable, but in fact you have memory loss due to senility? I would say yes.” Audiences who saw the Oscar-winning film would say “no.” The Japanese title […]

REVIEW: “Dr. Mashirito’s Ultimate Manga Techniques”

Kazuhiko Torishima spent more than 47 years as an editor at “Shonen Jump,” the most popular manga magazine in Japan. (Its current weekly print run is about 1.3 million copies.) Before becoming editor in chief, he worked closely with three celebrated manga-ka (artists), helping them develop their graphic tales: Masakazu Katsura (“Video Girl Ai”), Koji […]

Charles Solomon

Editor

Articles By Charles Solomon

ANIME REVIEW: “All Wishes Come True!”

“One Piece” Pop-Up Fan Event in LA August 25-26

ANIME REVIEW: “The Ramparts of Ice”

BOOK REVIEW: “The Art of The Boy and the Heron”

REVIEW: “Dr. Mashirito’s Ultimate Manga Techniques”

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