Anime, or Japanese animation, along with manga is becoming increasingly popular outside of Japan. Here you’ll find the latest DVD/Blu-ray releases, announcements for up-and-coming series and suggestions from those who love this medium. Dattebayo!
Today, Crunchyroll has revealed details for the fifth annual Anime Awards, which it will host on Friday, February 19th, 2021 at 5:00 pm PST (8:00 pm EST). Every year, Crunchyroll asks anime fans to cast ballots on series they’ve watched…
Today, it was revealed that Sony’s Funimation Global Group is purchasing Crunchyroll from Warner Media/AT&T for an approximate $1.175 billion USD (about $1.503 billion CAD), a move that consolidates two of the world’s largest anime streaming platforms under one roof.…
A date for the upcoming film Gintama The Final was announced, with it screening in Japanese theatres on January 8th, 2021. A new trailer was also shared on Twitter and YouTube. With Earth on the brink of annihilation, Gintoki, Takasugi…
Crunchyroll has revealed that they have made available the thrilling dark fantasy series Boogiepop Phantom on their streaming platform. The deaths of multiple people five years prior has placed the city on edge. Now, its residents are being terrorized again…
A giant replica robot from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam is on display in Yokohama, just south of Tokyo, was unveiled in time for the series’ 40th anniversary. A video shared online as part of the Gundam Global Challenge program…
Earlier last week, the Japanese social media accounts for My Hero Academia hinted at a possible third movie. That was confirmed this evening on the official My Hero Academia movie web site and Instagram account. The third film is being…
The long awaited theatrical release of YURI!!! on ICE the movie : ICE ADOLESCENCE is still a ways off, with recent Twitter posts explaining production is continuing to create a much fuller film. The series of tweets from the animation…
A collection of three tweets from the official Japanese My Hero Academia Twitter accounts on Sunday suggests there’s a third movie based on Kohei Horikoshi’s popular manga series in the works. Each tweet contained a portion of the phrase “He…
Japanese pop band Ikimonogakari has revealed their song “Baku” was selected as the next opening theme for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. This is the third time a song by Ikimonogakari appears in the Naruto franchise, with “Blue Bird” and “Hotaru…
This afternoon it was announced that Canadian voice actor Kirby Morrow has died at age 47 on Thursday, November 19th, 2020. Morrow, who was from Alberta, was well known for his role as the lecherous monk Miroku in Inuyasha, one…