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I like how this anime touches on some subjects that feel pretty relevant nowadays. Then we go back to the fight where they are trying to buy more time for the hostages to be found However, a take starts pouring what seems like molten lava into the battleground, and Reflejo wants them all to vote with[...]

Crunchyroll's Dan Da Dan Season 1 E11: "First Love" and E12: "Let's Go to the Cursed House" was a perfect wrap-up - now where's Season 2?!?

The anime is streaming on Crunchyroll.com. Crunchyroll, in collaboration with Aniplex, announced that Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- will officially premiere on January 4, 2025, exclusively on Crunchyroll The main trailer gives fans a fresh look at new footage from the upcoming second season The trailer also revealed the ending theme song, "UN-APEX,"[...]

My Hero Academia, the hit manga and anime series that's a Japanese take on the American superhero genre, is getting another spinoff. The My Hero Academia Jump Festa 2025 stage event packed a one-two punch for anime fans today, delivering an Autumn 2025 release date for the main series' eighth and final season and the long-awaited news that an anime adaptation of[...]

Just another day in a supernatural jidaigeki anime series. "Hell's Paradise" key art ©YUJI KAKU/SHUEISHA, TWIN ENGINE, MAPPA In Hell's Paradise, Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure He's ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence[...]

Attack on Titan: The Last Attack, the anime omnibus film that combines the final two episodes of the critically acclaimed anime series for one supersized cinematic experience, has a theatrical release date at last! Crunchyroll announced today that the theatrical dates for the United States and Canada for the dark epic fantasy omnibus movie will[...]

This year's critically acclaimed, genre-defying anime series, DAN DA DAN, will return for Season 2 on Crunchyroll this July 2025 for the summer anime season. Season 2 of DAN DA DAN is set to launch into a new chapter following the shocking cliffhanger that capped off the first season Or, you know, you could read the manga to[...]

The iconic series, first released as a light novel from Yen Press in 2020 and then as a manga in 2021, has also been adapted into a hit anime series It's already hit the trifecta of manga and anime success, so why not go for the fourth quadrant of audiobooks while it's at it? Known[...]

One Punch Man is at least returning for a third season in 2025 in time for the 10th anniversary of the anime series based on ONE and Yūsuke Murata's manga series The season is the first of "10 attacks" or projects celebrating the anime's 10th anniversary next year The launch will be preceded by a[...]

Netflix's Ranma 1/2 Season 1 Ep. 10: "Kiss of Death" was another fun ride, with a favorite character of mine finally making an appearance.

Crunchyroll's Tower of God Season 2 Ep. 23: "The End of Dawn" had my heart trying to beat its way out of my chest from the jump - here's why!

This anime blends adventure and supernatural and feels like a slice-of-life still with some romance sprinkled in I enjoyed the scenes with the alien and how Seiko is still fighting that it is not an alien However, Okarun's theory starts to make more and more sense as the episode goes along— the aliens want to[...]

Crunchyroll's Tower of God Season 2 continues to be a swirling pool of betrayal and friendship with Episode 22: "Their Workshop."

Sun Jinwoo is the antihero of Solo Leveling, the weakest hunter in a world besieged by demons who dies and is reawakened with the ability to level up his powers to secretly become the most powerful and dangerous hunter in the world, but at what cost?  Jinwoo is not a typical anime shonen hero[...]

The story begins when Tanjiro Kamado, a boy whose family is killed by a demon, joins the Demon Slayer Corps to turn his younger sister Nezuko back into a human after she is transformed into a demon. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Unstoppable Anime Hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba first premiered in April 2019[...]

The original hit Manhwa was the breakthrough that put Korean comics on the global map, and now Korean webcomics have nearly as many fans as manga and anime worldwide because people read them on their phones. Poster art ©Solo Leveling Animation Partners, courtesy of Crunchyroll Sun Jinwoo is the antihero of Solo Leveling, the weakest hunter in a[...]

Crunchyroll announced at CCXP in São Paulo, Brazil, that the ninth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards will return to Tokyo, Japan, on May 25, 2025 A star-studded orange carpet and global livestream will precede the ceremony Crunchyroll also announced its first-ever Brazilian celebrity presenter and anime fan for the ceremony—drag pop icon and musician Pabllo Vittar[...]

Crunchyroll held its Industry Panel at CCXP 2024 at SP Expo in São Paulo, Brazil, and made several major acquisitions and previews of their upcoming anime slate The streamer announced they had acquired the theatrical rights for the dark epic fantasy omnibus movie Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK The Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the leading[...]

That'll be it for the current biggest soccer anime series for now There will likely be more seasons since the original manga series is still running with lots more arcs, basketball matches, and epic faceoffs to come. "BLUE LOCK" poster art ©MK,YN,K/BLP BLUE LOCK is about Japan's desire for World Cup glory leads the Japanese Football Association[...]

The English dub of Dragon Ball DAIMA will begin streaming on Crunchyroll on January 10, 2025, in select territories. The latest iteration of the franchise has an all-new story and character designs from author Akira Toriyama; this original anime series from legendary studio Toei Animation commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the series[...]

One Piece, the hit manga that has spawned over one thousand episodes of anime and is still going, will be moved by parent streamer Crunchyroll from its free, ad-supported tier to its paid premium tier According to IGN, not every episode of the series will be transferred to the subscriber tier, and it will be[...]

Ranma 1/2 Season 1 Episode 9 "I'll Never Let Go" was an excellent showcase for just how far along the Ranma/Akane dynamic has progressed.

Crunchyroll's Tower of God Season 2 Episode 21: "The Beginning of Dawn" was an excellent chapter, with the anime dropping a big return/reveal.

Netflix released a teaser trailer for The Summer Hikaru Died, the long-awaited anime adaptation of award-winning author Mokumokuren's hit manga published by KADOKAWA A chilling blend of slice-of-life and the supernatural, Yoshiki's life is thrown upside down when his best friend Hikaru is replaced by "something" that looks and acts just like him The newly[...]

Every week, this anime series continues to blow my mind with its beautiful aesthetics and the twists and turns it takes It is so fun to have absolutely no idea where things are going and just enjoy the ride These two episodes did a great job of leaving us with our jaws on the floor. Things[...]

Ranma really is like an anime wrestling show sometimes So yeah, with every trick, the bars elevate, and soon, even the ring itself is turned into pieces But of course, Ranma wins, and Kodachi promises not to give up on male Ranma, the opposite of what the terms dictated It is also funny that everyone[...]

This collaboration brings some of the most iconic voices in the global music and anime communities. Solo Leveling is animated by acclaimed A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online) The series is directed by Shunsuke Nakashige (Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld) The first season of Solo Leveling is streaming only on Crunchyroll.com The omnibus feature film,[...]

Tower of God Season 2 Eps. 18-20: "The Mad Dog and the Lizard," "All In" & "Like a Flame in the Wind" collectively finally got things going.

Crunchyroll's Dan Da Dan Season 1 Ep. 7: "To a Kinder World" was a beautifully written work of art that is also the anime's best effort yet.

Netflix's Ranma 1/2 Season 1 Episode 6: "Kodachi, the Black Rose" proved that Kuno being unhinged is actually a bit of a family trait.