Welcome to Series Craft, a new series in which we explore a particular creative facet of a show's production in-depth and discuss the creative choices that lead to the finished result onscreen.

He is instantly recognised all over Japan, generates millions of dollars of merchandising sales, and has 300,000 Twitter followers. Now Kumamon, an oversized cartoon bear, has a new fan: the empress.

Over on question-and-answer website Quora, someone posted a very simple question: Which is the cutest cartoon character ever created? The answers from Quora members cover a broad spectrum, some more ...

The Ralph Lauren bear cartoon emblazoned on the brand's clothing is a preppy icon in his own right - and now, one fashionable TikTok influencer is dressing just like him. Content creator Lindy, who ...