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Tokyopop and MBC Group announced their investment in two new anime productions, Acro Trip and Season 2 of Kami.App The shows are slated for release in Japan and the Middle East this month.  MBC Group, based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is the largest and leading media company in the Middle East & North Africa region[...]

The original hit manhwa is the breakthrough that put Korean comics on the global map in the first place, and now Korean webcomics have nearly as many fans as manga and anime worldwide from reading them on their phones. Poster art ©Solo Leveling Animation Partners, courtesy of Crunchyroll Solo Leveling takes place in a world where over[...]

At New York Comic Con 2024, Crunchyroll announced that The Beginning After the End will be the latest hit web novel and manhwa to get an anime adaptation The Korean web novel was originally written by TurtleMe, with the manhwa adaptation and art by Fuyuki23 for Seasons 1-5 and MGK-story for Season 6 Keitaro Motonaga[...]

Those titles included The Dialect of the Girl I Fell in Love With in Okinawa is Too Difficult to Deal With from the manga by Egumi Sora, the coming-of-age slice of romance anime, OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying, is set to stream on Crunchyroll[...]

Yen Press will release a print edition at a later date. Haruhi Suzumiya, the Unstoppable Franchise Adaptations of Haruhi Suzumiya have included an anime series that was initially released by Bandai Entertainment in 2006, an acclaimed anime feature film, and several manga series adaptations released in English by Yen Press, the first of which was published in 2009[...]

Those looking to warm up their hearts from cold this winter can also look forward to the Crunchyroll Anime Awards winner for Best Romance Anime, Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, with a Blu-ray and DVD combo set on January 21, 2025 This collection of episodic stories completes the romantic tale between Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura[...]

With only one episode remaining on what we're hoping will be the first and not the only season of Adult Swim and Takashi Sano's (Tower of God) Rick and Morty: The Anime, we have a sneak preview for "A Pain in the Back." But this one needs very little setup because it's all about emotions and[...]

Legendary anime magazine Newtype is coming back to the United States with a special print edition issue for New York Comic Con – all in collaboration with Crunchyroll News Newtype was last published in English in the US in 2008; the collaborative issue is an example of anime journalism that only Newtype and Crunchyroll can[...]

Crunchyroll's My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 21: "Battle Without a Quirk" was a total banger of a finale for this season. Here's a look...

Toei Animation has announced that the anime series One Piece will go on a hiatus following this weekend's release of Episode 1122 The series will return in April 2025 with fresh episodes from the Egghead arc During the hiatus, One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga, a special re-envisioned edition of the iconic arc, will begin[...]

While most of our One Piece coverage has been based around Showrunners Joe Tracz and Matt Owens, Netflix, Tomorrow Studios, and Shueisha's live-action series adaptation of manga creator and series consultant Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, we haven't forgotten that this year is also the 25th anniversary of the anime As part of the year-long celebration, a special story for fans[...]

In terms of the anime and where things ended with the events of this season, it only makes sense that things could wrap up in one more season This adaptation has done a remarkable job in bringing Kohei Horikoshi's manga to life and making viewers feel for these characters This final upcoming season will continue[...]

Crunchyroll's Tower of God Season 2 Episode 14, "Meeting the Traveler," was both a perfect lead-in and an effective set-up for the new arc.

I am so glad I added this anime to my seasonal Crunchyroll Must-Watch list It is definitely a fun adventure to follow with a little bit of everything. The episode starts with Momo, who is being pushed into "putting out" by her boyfriend, who she proceeds to kick, and becomes a fight, ending in a breakup[...]

The anime has done a fantastic job of making the story hit harder than it ever has before. The momentum slows down for this episode, and we get to zoom in on Ochaco and Toga Will their dance come to an end this time? Not much happened, but the animation and music—and lack of it at[...]

It proved there was a market for direct-to-video anime films and paved the way for anime to become not just a niche genre but a worldwide phenomenon It was soon joined by a visually mind-blowing sequel and a two-part spinoff that takes place centuries later It is now considered a classic of 1980s Science Fiction[...]

With only two episodes remaining, Adult Swim and Takashi Sano (Tower of God) have released an early sneak preview for Rick and Morty: The Anime S01E09: "Her Innermost Wish." While Rick and Morty have a brutally tough but needed talk about where things stand – and the choice in front of them – The Smiths and Elle[...]

Crunchyroll's Tower of God Season 2 Ep. 12: "A New Trial" and Ep. 13: "Archimedes" were a power-packed combo of action andd intrigue.

Yes, sports anime is big and epic, and none more than soccer (that's football to the rest of the world, only weird America calls it soccer!). In Blue Lock, Japan's desire for World Cup glory leads the Japanese Football Association to launch a new rigorous training program to find the national team's next striker Three hundred[...]

After getting some clarity on Mullet Rick, Alien Elle, and the entropy device that we're actually pretty confident we understand, Adult Swim and Takashi Sano's (Tower of God) Rick and Morty: The Anime returns this week with the season's eighth episode, "Feel, Don't Think." That means it's time for a sneak preview – one that follows[...]

Crunchyroll's My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 19, "I Am Here," was a heartbreaking episode that did not give our heroes much hope.

Crunchyroll's Tower of God Season 2 Episode 11, "A Thick and Distant Wall," was a fantastic chapter that left viewers with a lot to process.

REVIEW: Crunchyroll's My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 18: "It's a Small World" was an excellent and brutally emotional chapter.

Lera Abova posted a heartfelt message about being cast as Miss All Sunday and getting a chance to join the One Piece community.

Normally, when we pass along a preview for the next chapter of Adult Swim and Takashi Sano's (Tower of God) Rick and Morty: The Anime, we include some kind of build-up or lead-in – but not this time This is one of those situations where it's best to let the clip do the talking[...]

Crunchyroll's Tower of God Season 2 Episode 10: "The Hand of Arlen" picked up the season's pace in a number of ways with this chapter.

Crunchyroll's My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 17: "Hopes" was a fantastic episode that dialed up the action in some very serious ways.

Crunchyroll is getting back into the New York groove with an anime-filled return to New York Comic Con with a slate of panels celebrating long-running, fan-favorite series and all-new anime coming to Crunchyroll. NYCC is getting a sneak peek at OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom, the upcoming theatrical film and the next chapter in the OVERLORD series[...]

the Fall 2024 anime season begins and Crunchyroll will be bringing more than 40 new, returning, and continuing series to audiences all over the globe Streaming some of the most anticipated anime of the year, with new episodes simulcast every week from Japan, check out Crunchyroll's Fall 2024 lineup highlights along with the full calendar in the[...]

Crunchyroll announced at Aniplex Online Fest 2024 on Sunday, September 15, that they have acquired twelve major anime titles and will be streaming them later this year and in 2025 Here's a rundown of what anime fans can look forward to… Poster art courtesy of Crunchyroll Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II  Studio: A-1 Pictures Premiere Date: October[...]