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In the age of Hollywood anime and manga adaptations, we're starting to see traction for well-known Japanese IPs, and the next property slated to be adapted as a live-action film is the popular title Gantz. The news comes straight from Deadline, who notes that the live-action Gantz will be a Sony Pictures film, with a director[...]

The anime is based on the best-selling manga of the same title, which has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump and has sold over 55 million copies in Japan The supernatural anime series is currently rising in popularity worldwide, an older, darker, more teen-oriented action series that's a grade up from younger-oriented series like[...]

Craving some anime by the fireside without having to read subtitles? Crunchyroll has you covered with the latest slate of fall anime dubs including Platinum End, the newest series from the Death Note creators, and the romantic comedy DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO, among many others New dubbed anime series available in English, Spanish,[...]

Allen Maldonado (Heels, The Last OG) and video game franchise alum Earl Baylon (Shadow of the Tomb Raider) have been tapped to join Hayley Atwell on Legendary and Netflix's upcoming Tomb Raider anime series from Powerhouse Animation First announced back in January 2021, the series picks up after the events of the highly successful "Tomb[...]

Funimation has unveiled its complete lineup of Fall 2021 anime titles, including Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc, Platinum End, My Senpai is Annoying, Deep Insanity, THE LOST CHILD, and many more Additionally, Jujutsu Kaisen has made its debut on Funimation for subscribers for the first[...]

Only an hour or so after unleashing John Cho's Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir's Jet Black, and Daniella Pineda's Faye Valentine onto our senses with the official trailer for Netflix's take on the popular anime Cowboy Bebop With the series set to premiere in less than a month, the streaming service also released a new set[...]

With Netflix's adaptation of Mark Millar & Leinil Yu's comic book, Super Crooks set to scam and scheme its way across streaming screens next month, viewers are being treated to a new set of preview images for the anime Based on Millar and Yu's original graphic novel, the 13-episode series is directed by Motonobu Hori,[...]

Funimation has a long list of anime series to stream for Halloween They have a huge catalog of series so of course, a good chunk of them are horror-themed and thus perfect for streaming during Halloween They make for fun viewing parties and costume ideas. Key art courtesy of Funimation Mieruko-chan (Horror, Comedy, Supernatural) – She can[...]

The Summit of the Gods is an award-winning adult manga series that explored the existential dimensions of mountain climbing, and Netflix just released a

Next month, Netflix's anime adaptation of Mark Millar & Leinil Yu's comic book, Super Crooks, will be scamming and scheming its way across streaming screens, and now we have a look at the official trailer Based on Millar and Yu's original graphic novel, the 13-episode series is directed by Motonobu Hori, with Dai Sato serving[...]

One Piece, the world's longest-running anime series will hit its 1,000th episode on November 20th Toei Animation and Funimation will co-host a global livestream fan celebration coinciding with the broadcast. "One Piece" 1,000th episode key art courtesy of Toei Animation, Funimation On October 20, 1999, Toei Animation launched Captain Monkey D Luffy and his colorful crew of[...]

It also goes to show how overlooked anime films tend to be I wonder if it is because people tend to think that if they do a film out of an anime it will just be a one-off and not necessary to watch I think, unfortunately, many anime have added to this type of mentality,[...]

Still, the franchise is set to return very soon with the upcoming film Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero – and now we've been granted our first official look at the cinematic event! Toei Animation – San Diego Comic-Con@Home When Dragon Ball Super picked up where the long-running anime Dragon Ball Z left off, it felt almost instantly[...]

Crunchyroll announced their original anime productions at NYCC, including High Guardian Spice, FreakAngels, Shenmue and more.

Adult Swim is set to air the series as part of its weekend "Toonami" anime programming block, while Crunchyroll will stream the series in Japanese with subtitles (with both offering the series worldwide outside of Asia)- and it all kicks off this November. Image: Adult Swim/Crunchyroll With the series set to hit Adult Swim and Crunchyroll on[...]

But what Shion does for Satomi's sake ends up involving them all in some serious pandemonium… Get ready for the heartwarming story of a not quite market-ready AI and her classmates! Sing a Bit of Harmony is written and directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura, who took home the "Excellence Award" at the Japan Media Arts Film Festival's[...]

For fans of the popular sports anime Free!, the swimming-centric property is coming to a cinematic conclusion soon – and now we have a look at what to expect (well, maybe). Back in 2013, Free! debuted to a loving, inclusive, romance-shipping audience that embraced its combination of swimming with interpersonal relationships It went on to earn[...]

The widely popular anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc (in additional languages) & the record-breaking global phenomenon Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train comes to Crunchyroll subscribers for the first time starting today. DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA key art ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable The series[...]

The anime is based on the best-selling manga of the same title, which has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump and has sold over 55 million copies in Japan In the US, the series is published by VIZ Media The series was produced by MAPPA and directed by Sunghoo Park "We know Funimation fans[...]

Tickets are finally on sale for the highly anticipated My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission, set to hit screens this October.

During last week's Tudum global fan event, fans of the Cowboy Bebop had a chance to check out John Cho (Spike Spiegel), Mustafa Shakir (Jet Black), Daniella Pineda (Faye Valentine), and more in action via a look at the opening credits to Netflix's live-action anime adaptation One big takeaway? That as much as the series[...]

Funimation and Aniplex of America will be releasing Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night, a new theatrical feature film in

My Hero Academia Season 5 ended with a "BANG!" with "The High, Deep Blue Sky", offering us a sense of how bad things are going to get.

Earlier today, Netflix treated Cowboy Bebop fans to a very cool & funky way to introduce John Cho (Spike Spiegel), Mustafa Shakir (Jet Black), Daniella Pineda (Faye Valentine), and the rest of the cast of the live-action anime adaptation But just in case you might be new to the franchise and find yourself still trying[...]

Crunchyroll announced streaming dates for the upcoming new Demon Slayer arcs: Kimetsu No Yaiba Mugen Train and Entertainment District.

The new CGI anime version of Ultraman is getting a second season on Netflix in 2022 The series is adapted from a manga series by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, and Tsuburaya Productions, the owner of the Ultraman franchise The anime is produced by Production I.G and Sola Digital Art, with directors Kenji Kamiyama and[...]

Aggretsuko, the anime about our 21st Century's spirit animal and avatar for everyone toiling in joyless, life-sucking jobs under Late Capitalism, is back, baby! "Aggrestsuko" Season 4 key art, Netflix For those of you who don't know, Aggretsuko is short for "Aggressive Retsuko," a cruel nickname because Retsuko is not aggressive at all She's a nice, quiet,[...]

When the news broke this past summer around the time it was announced that a second season of Jupiter's Legacy was a no-go, Mark Millar promised that viewers would be getting a chance to preview the anime adaptation of his and Leinil Yu's comic book, Super Crooks Well, that promise was kept on Saturday during[...]

Not when there's a bounty to be had… Image: Netflix Showrunner André Nemec and Cho discussed what fans can expect and what went into bringing the anime to live-action life, courtesy of EW's Fall TV preview: Nemec Wants Fans to Know They Can Relax: While referring to the Netflix series as "an expansion to the canon" that will[...]

The popularity of anime has only increased in the past couple of years, with a lot of legendary shows coming back into the spotlight Naruto: Shippuden is one of those series, and it looks like some companies have taken notice of a truly incredible new collectible SalesOne has revealed their new officially licensed Naruto Ninja[...]