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At moments like these, I am reminded of what my best friend, who isn't the biggest fan of anime, tells me: why would I want to watch my heroes get consistently knocked down and never even have a chance to win? Right when I was almost celebrating Tanjiro on his first win, we see he[...]

The English dub of the smash hit anime comedy Mashle: Magic and Muscles will begin streaming weekly on Crunchyroll starting on Friday, May 26, which was officially announced at Anime Central 2023 during Aniplex's panel on Saturday, May 20 in Chicago Aleks Le was announced as the English voice of Mash Burnedead in MASHLE: MAGIC[...]

At the Crunchyroll Industry Panel at Anime Central 2023 this weekend, the streamer announced seven new anime series acquisitions that will launch this year.   "Horimiya: The Missing Pieces" key art: Crunchyroll Horimiya: The Missing Pieces Studio: CloverWorks Launch: July 2023 Season 1 Synopsis: When the popular Hori and the gloomy Miyamura meet, they reveal another side of themselves[...]

The first series of the anime debuted in 2012 with a critically acclaimed first season The film continues the story of the young inspector Akane Tsunemori and her partner Shinya Kogami, who take a strong stance against The Sibyl System, an authoritarian system that rules over a futuristic Japan. The franchise revolves around The Sibyl System,[...]

Chainsaw Man is one impressive manga and an even bloodier anime that is truly something else While not many collectibles are out just yet, plenty is on the way, including a nice set of figma figures Max Factory has been slowly bringing the Special Division team to life, with Denji and Power ready for some[...]

Crunchyroll and Duolingo, the world's leading language learning platform, are teaming up to celebrate anime and the sixth anniversary of Duolingo's Japanese language course Starting today, Duolingo's Japanese course will feature OVER 9000!…  ahem, nearly 50 phrases inspired by fan-favorite, popular anime series. Crunchyroll Hime meets Duolingo key art, Crunchyroll "Anime is a dynamic medium, and we[...]

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc, "Aren't You Going to Become a Hashira?" was a fun & beautifully animated adventure.

This week's episode of Crunchyroll's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc, "Bright Red Sword," was a perfect example of how the anime raises the bar when it comes to fights Demon Slayer consistently shows it is second to none when it comes to animated battles – and this season is no different. Muichiro[...]

Crunchyroll is kicking off Ani-May with global retail and digital celebrations, including a variety of consumer products celebrating fan-favorite series in specialty retailer Hot Topic in the United States, Piticas in Brazil, and FNAC in Spain and France, alongside special activations within the online Crunchyroll Store just to name a few. Crunchyroll-Hime Ani-May key art, Crunchyroll "Anime[...]

As I never really caught up on the Cardcaptor Sakura manga fully or watched-slash-read all the other CLAMP titles, I decided to first delve into one of the most aesthetically pleasing universes of the manga and anime worlds, in my opinion, of course… And so I have decided to start off with my ultimate favorite magical[...]

The cast from Netflix, Tomorrow Studios & Shueisha's series take on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece honors Monkey D. Luffy's birthday in a new video.

One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda posted an update on how things are going with Netflix's live-action series. Will it still hit screens in 2023?

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - Swordsmith Village E04 "Thank you, Tokito" is an action-filled reminder of the anime's amazing animation.

It has been quite a while since we have seen new collectibles for the hit anime series Chainsaw Man Well, Good Smile Company is changing that up as they have unveiled a brand new statue for their Pop Up Parade statue series Fan favorite Devil Hunter Aki Hayakawa has arrived on the scene with an[...]

Crunchyroll's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - Swordsmith Village Episode 3 "A Sword from Over 300 Years Ago" picks up the pace in big ways.

Demon Slayer is still going strong as anime fans have patiently awaited the arrival of the Swordsmith Village Arc While dubbed fans might have to wait a little bit long, new adventures have arrived for Tanjiro Good Smile Company is getting for the new season as well with a new Nendoroid release This deadly Upper[...]

And we've had Jason DeMarco, SVP, anime, action series & long-form for Adult Swim and Warner Bros Animation, as well as co-creator of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim late-night anime programming block, Toonami, on that list, too And on Thursday, we got another reminder as DeMarco took anime fans behind the scenes of the reality of[...]

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Episode 2 "Yoriichi Type Zero" was a slow set-up to Tanjiro's next phase of training.

The film was the highest-grossing release in Japan in 2022, the fifth highest-grossing anime film of all time worldwide, and the highest-grossing Toei Animation and One Piece title of all time Luffy and his crew of Straw Hat Pirates set sail in North American theaters with One Piece Film: Red on November 4th, 2022. "One Piece[...]

Funko is getting very creative this time as they have unveiled a new set of Pops from the hit anime My Hero Academia This set of Pops is based on the Hero League Baseball special that s released in 2022 and was the sixth Original Video Animations project to release The Hero League Baseball is[...]

Hell's Paradise, one of the most anticipated new titles of the spring anime season, will see the anime's English dub premiere exclusively and launch episodes weekly on Crunchyroll starting Saturday, April 15 at 1:30 PM PDT In Hell's Paradise, ninja Gabimaru reigns as the strongest and most ruthless assassin in his village But now he[...]

Discovery confirmed during its rollout of its Max streaming service that Rick and Morty: The Anime from Takashi Sano (Tower of God) will be hitting our screens sometime this year Stemming from Telecom Animation Film, the 10-episode adventure will run separately from the main series but will touch upon themes, events & concepts from the[...]

Crunchyroll's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba is back with the Swordsmith Village Arc "Someone's Dream," and it is breathtaking.

After the news that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc will be coming to Crunchyroll this April,  a few more premieres have been added to the streamer's Spring 2023 Anime Season Calendar There are also a few date shifts and a name change as well Crunchyroll's full Spring 2023 anime season premiere lineup can be found[...]

In April 2019, the TV anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba first premiered with the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, followed by the release of the feature film Mugen Train in October 2020, and the TV series Mugen Train Arc and Entertainment District Arc from 2021 through 2022. Starting in February 2023, the feature film[...]

The first episode of Hell's Paradise is a faithful adaptation of Yuji Kaku's popular dark fantasy samurai manga's first chapter, and it's as good as you're going to get from MAPPA, one of the most stylish anime studios in Japan It starts small and dark but gradually opens up to reveal something bigger and ends[...]

And now, Netflix is betting that you're going to love Scott Pilgrim Anime And to make sure that it's a sure bet, they've gotten the band back together Along with the voices of Cera (Scott Pilgrim) and Winstead (Ramona), the project also includes Satya Bhabha as Matthew Patel, Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells, Chris Evans as[...]

From McFarlane Toys to Foot Locker, everyone is getting a piece of the hit anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba It looks like Good Smile Company and Phat! are at it again with another impressive set of statues featuring fallen slayers in training, Sabito and Makomo These kids helped Tanjiro during his training, and[...]

The release date for the upcoming second season of Jujutsu Kaisen was announced at AnimeJapan 2023 this weekend Along with it, a new trailer was also unveiled (following the release of the key art from a couple of days ago) The upcoming season will follow after a very successful first season, which premiered in 2020[...]

Star will be voiced by Romi Park (Attack on Titan), who has voiced so many beloved characters over the years. ／ 新キャラ&キャストが来た!! ＼ 『僕のヒーローアカデミア』 6期最終回で登場 アメリカ合衆国No.1ヒーロー 【スターアンドストライプ】！ キャストは #朴璐美 さん！@romiansaran 7期での活躍をお楽しみに!! 朴さんから熱いコメント到着!! ▼https://t.co/ZSZLvuyYYx#ヒロアカ #heroaca_a pic.twitter.com/heFThXiYfc — 僕のヒーローアカデミア／ヒロアカ アニメ公式 (@heroaca_anime) March 25, 2023 With so much loss and destruction this past season, it is very hard to imagine things will ever go back to normal again[...]