Crunchyroll's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End E26: "The Height of Magic" was a thrilling episode that had me yelling at my screen at one point.
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Crunchyroll's home video slate is heating up this summer with an array of exciting new titles in June, including the Anime Award-winning original comedy Buddy Daddies releasing on June 11 Other titles in the June home entertainment lineup include Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill and more! But the real highlight for[...]
In a unique mash-up, fans of both the global anime phenomenon and the NBA now have access to newly designed merchandise, uniting their favorite characters from My Hero Academia and 12 NBA teams Yes, there are a lot of anime tie-in clothing lines.
"My Hero Academia NBA Clothing Line" key graphic: Crunchyroll
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Crunchyroll has unveiled its massive Spring 2024 Anime Season – it's always massive! That's the whole point! Loads and loads of anime series simulcast across the global, old and new, featuring a diverse array of shows that cater to various tastes and interests.
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Crunchyroll Spring 2024 Anime Season Lineup
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It might have been just an anime to most, but they were my friends when I felt lonely My favorite episode will always be "Wizardmon's Gift": While the saddest episode, it was the most memorable Wizardmon was one of my favorite characters and it was the one death that really got to me and got[...]
Of course, we're talking about the anime shorts series created as part of the fast-food company's "WcDonald's" campaign Over the course of four weeks, we're being treated to weekly anime shorts – with each short honoring one of anime's four biggest subgenres: Action, Romance, Mecha, and Fantasy For the first go-around, we had action in "The[...]
Wacky off-the-wall, coming-of-age science fiction and horror anime series DAN DA DAN is hitting the Crunchyroll this October 2024 where it will be simulcast from Japan on Crunchyroll worldwide, excluding Asia, with new episodes every week What could be cooler than ghosts or aliens? Why, a series about both ghosts and aliens together! That's two[...]
While we might not be getting a new season of the Emmy Award-winning animated series until 2025, Adult Swim and Takashi Sano (Tower of God) will be unleashing Rick and Morty: The Anime across our screens later this year Stemming from Telecom Animation Film, the 10-episode animated series touches upon any number of themes, events & concepts[...]
Probably in other circumstances, the build-up would have made anxiety spike up, but Frieren always feels so chill, like a slice-of-life.
I know I say that a lot, but the truth is, this anime inspires such a sense of comfort when it plays, even during scenes of high tension It is a wonderfully animated show and[...]
It goes without saying how Toriyama's work would serve as the foundation for a global franchise that would result in hugely popular anime series & films, video games, and so much more The cause of death was an acute subdural hematoma His family announced that he passed on March 1st, and a private funeral was[...]
Dragon Ball Super is the most unstoppable anime on the planet The Dragon Ball series has been around longer than many of us have been alive, going through endless sequels and iterations with the longest fight scenes ever in the history of manga and anime Kids and grown-up kids all over the world can't get[...]
This two-part documentary series delves deep into the captivating journey of the smash hit anime series Solo Leveling, a story that has transcended its original web novel roots to become one of the year's most celebrated anime The series began as a novel that became a hit digital comic in the webtoon format of scrolling[...]
If you checked in with us last week, you know that McDonald's and legendary animation house Studio Pierrot kicked off the first of four anime shorts – with each short honoring one of anime's four biggest subgenres: Action, Romance, Mecha, and Fantasy – as part of the fast-food company's "WcDonald's" campaign Last week, we had[...]
Unsurprisingly, Suzume won Best Film, Chainsaw Man won Best New Anime and its voice actor nominations, and most unsurprising of all, little Anya Folger from SPY x FAMILY won as the "Must Protect at All Costs" character.
Crunchyroll announced the winners for the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards during a live ceremony in Tokyo that featured global[...]
The 8th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards takes place on Saturday, March 2, 2024, with a lavish live ceremony in Tokyo hosted by renowned voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira with presenters including Three-time GRAMMY-winning recording artist, philanthropist and entrepreneur Megan Thee Stallion, award-winning actress from Ms Marvel and The Marvels, Iman Vellani and Japanese singer-songwriter who has[...]
8 is one of the more eagerly anticipated anime series premiering this spring, and Crunchyroll just unveiled a new trailer ahead of its April 13th spring premiere In case you don't know, Kaiju No 8 is about fighting Kaiju – or to be more accurate, dai Kaiju, since "dai" means "big" or "giant" in Japanese.
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Crunchyroll announced the addition of four remarkable anime titles to its Spring 2024 lineup Leading the vibrant selection is the much-anticipated KONOSUBA -God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3, continuing the hilariously chaotic adventures that have endeared it to audiences worldwide Accompanying this beloved series are A Condition Called Love, Kurayukaba, and Kuramerukagari, each offering their own unique stories[...]
It just never got an English version or published in the US or UK, which to Hollywood and its journalists typically means "out of sight is out of mind." It has spawned anime series, live-action series and movies, and even a recent anime movie crossover where the heroines met another classic manga/anime figure, the gentleman[...]
Parasyte: The Grey, the new K-drama live-action adaptation from Hitoshi Iwaaki's horror manga series, will infect Netflix on April 5th.
The 8th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards is the leading yearly awards program celebrating the fan-favorite anime series, characters, and creators across streaming, film, and music Global anime fans cast more than 34 million votes this year (up from 18 million votes last year) Tune in to see a star-studded slate of global celebrity presenters along[...]
Thus far, Frieren has been an exceptional anime that does not feel the need to lean a lot into anime cliches we see often I feel this one arc, the Raid of the King's Dungeon, is the first time I felt the anime has leaned into a tournament-like archetype, but so far, I am okay[...]
The Fable, a hitman manga by Katsuhisa Minami is getting an anime series coming to Disney+ this April The original manga series ran in Japan's Weekly Young Magazine from 2014 to 2019 with tens of millions of copies sold The anime adaptation is being produced by Tezuka Productions and directed by anime industry veteran Ryōsuke[...]
Car manufacturer Toyota premiered its new 5-part racing anime series GRIP this week This new adrenaline-fueled campaign premiered this week and features Toyota's Gazoo Racing (GR) series of cars as the hero, using authentic Japanese anime illustrations as a storytelling technique The campaign aims to inspire young audiences who think they know Toyota and to[...]
Earlier today, we reported how this is the week that McDonald's begins embracing being known as "WcDonald's" by fans of anime films & series in a big way Teaming with some of the biggest names in anime, WcDonald's will come to life for folks in Canada beginning Tuesday, February 27th, when a special McNuggets sauce[...]
Starting this week, McDonald's begins embracing the appreciation that the fast food company has been shown by anime fans in the form of McDonald's-inspired "WcDonald's" restaurants Teaming with some of the biggest names in anime, WcDonald's will become a reality for folks in Canada beginning Tuesday, February 27th when a special McNuggets sauce & manga-inspired packaging[...]
G FUEL Energy Formula, in collaboration with global anime brand Crunchyroll and My Hero Academia, today announced that its super-powered My Hero Academia flavor, G FUEL Quirk, is now available for pre-order as a limited-edition Collector's Box and Tub at GFUEL.com while supplies last Because, of course My Hero Academia would get energy drinks in G Fuel's expanding anime[...]
Continuing my quest to binge on new anime I have not watched yet – I finally gave in to Crunchyroll's Hell's Paradise It was a cornucopia of colors, dark and gore, and just lots of fun I enjoyed the story and loved the characters, but most of all, I was a big fan of the[...]
So what do you get when you combine the anime studio behind Naruto, Bleach & Yu Yu Hakusho with a fast-food corporation whose golden arches cast a shadow that reaches the four corners of the globe? Seriously… we're asking Because we don't have a f***ing clue Thankfully, it looks like that question will be getting[...]
I am scared for them – and Denken makes it clear she is one hell of an enemy to fight.
This was a very enjoyable episode, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End has definitely been one of my favorite anime within the last few years The anime is able to pull of fantasy, action, and horrifying without missing[...]
Crunchyroll's May 2024 Blu-Ray lineup includes Mob Psycho III, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 2, One Piece, and much more!