anime Archives

Earlier this week, we learned that Adult Swim and Takashi Sano's (Tower of God) upcoming Rick and Morty: The Anime would be kicking off a multi-city ANIME-rican tour across the nation in support of the series during San Diego Comic-Con later this month But we don't have to wait until the end of the month for[...]

This once-in-a-lifetime One Piece experience will be performed by the San Diego Symphony at the iconic The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park and is free with open limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis to all San Diego Comic-Con badge holders. Crunchyroll Setting sail on Saturday, July 27, at 7:00 p.m., the One Piece 25th Anniversary: Symphonic Voyage with the[...]

Crunchyroll announced a once-in-a-lifetime anime and music experience from July 25 – 28 at San Diego Comic-Con On July 26, the Crunchyroll Concert Series will take over The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with global J-pop sensation LiSA The concert is free to all San Diego Comic-Con badge holders This is her first US concert[...]

To say that there was a lot of news and previews coming out of this past weekend's Anime Expo 2024 would be an understatement – but we are definitely not complaining In fact, we went through everything that was released and pulled together eight anime that rise to the top of our lists and are[...]

Tower of God is one of the more interesting Korean manhwa to get an anime adaptation Its long run as a Webtoon continues while the anime is still in the early parts of the story And with season two, the social metaphor is even clearer than ever – it's about the unfair social system of[...]

At Anime Expo 2024, Iconic Events Releasing, in partnership with AMC Networks' HIDIVE, announced plans for a 30th anniversary theatrical release of the critically acclaimed samurai period drama film Ninja Scroll Written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, the anime feature film was originally released in 1993 and is considered a truly seminal work in anime[...]

Netflix and showrunner, writer, and EP Mattson Tomlin's (Project Power, The Batman II) Terminator Zero made its presence known earlier today during Anime Expo 2024. Directed by Masashi Kudo, executive produced by David Ellison, Dana Goldberg & Don Granger for Skydance, and animated by Production IG (Ghost in the Shell), the eight-episode animated series is set[...]

At Anime Expo 2024, Yen Press revealed the upcoming release of the hit fantasy foodie manga Delicious in Dungeon: The Complete Box Set. Delicious in Dungeon took over Anime Expo 2024, boosted by the attendance of the creator Ryoko Kui as a guest of honor, marking her first visit to a North American convention With unique and[...]

The Summer 2024 anime season has officially kicked off, and this week fans can expect to find all the big premieres and highly anticipated returning series only on Crunchyroll, including Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian; Senpai is an Otokonoko; NieR:Automata Ver1.1a; Tower of God Season 2; Wistoria: Wand and Sword; Narenare -Cheer for You!- , MAYONAKA[...]

The show is very action-oriented, with funny lines, likable characters, and just the right mix of intensity and lighter moments – and one that's definitely deserving of additional seasons. The anime is centered around Kafka, who, by his name, you should already assume, carries quite a past with some sprinkled existential crisis and goes through a[...]

Japan Anime offered up a look at the first teaser trailer, new key visuals created by character designer Takashi Okazaki, and more for the upcoming anime film Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League – with Koichi Yamadera tapped to voice the Dark Knight With over 2000 fans checking in for the 2024 Anime Expo presentation, we[...]

TOKYOPOP is returning to North America's most celebrated anime convention this summer with plans and show exclusives for Anime Expo 2024: panels, special guests and special booth activities and premiums that will be available during the convention TOKYOPOP will be in the main exhibit area in Booth #920. Cover art: TOKYOPOP The TOKYOPOP booth will be a[...]

The anime adaptation of KIZUMONOGATARI is getting a new theatrical feature film version that tells the complete story KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- is a three-film anime adaptation comprised of edited footage from the original trilogy of films of the same name previously released in 2016 and 2017 featuring animation produced by SHAFT Now Crunchyroll has acquired[...]

The collection is available for pre-order today on the Crunchyroll Store and for purchase later this week at Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Photo: Crunchyroll Crunchyroll x Logic x Cowboy Bebop Exclusives Photo: Crunchyroll See You Space Cowboy T-shirt Sympathy for the Devil T-shirt Logic and Radical Ed Smiley T-shirt The Crew T-shirt Logic and the Crew-neck Sweatshirt Logic and the Crew Sweatshirt 1998 Hoodie Varsity Jacket Beanie Corduroy[...]

Crunchyroll's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc, "The Hashira Unite," satisfied our expectations in some very big ways.

The end of the anime adaptation of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is nigh! As the final episode of the "Hashira Training" arc aired this weekend, Crunchyroll announced that it has acquired the highly anticipated Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, which will come exclusively to theaters globally as an epic trilogy of films[...]

The season finale of the hit monster-fighting anime series Kaiju No 8 premieres on Saturday this week It's one of the most eagerly anticipated anime series premiering this year In case you don't know, the series is about fighting giant monsters—or, to be more accurate, dai kaiju, since "dai" means "big" or "giant" in Japanese[...]

I liked Gyomei when I read the manga, but once again, the anime has made the characters more impactful than they were on the pages I really like how Gyomei comes across as balanced and strong, and you know that comes from a horrific past filled with loss and betrayal In his case, betrayal from[...]

Crunchyroll's My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 8: "Two Flashfires" offered a look into Dabi's backstory, intense action, and so much more.

Great news! We have another sneak preview for Takashi Sano's (Tower of God) upcoming Rick and Morty: The Anime – the sixth in a series of videos (not counting the opening credits) that have been released since the project was first announced What we don't have is a premiere date – though Adult Swim sent[...]

Summer is upon us, and Crunchyroll once again has a massive lineup of anime series premiering, both new and old, with nine continuing series that premiered in Spring This includes Tower of God Season 2, a new series of Monogatari, the return of One Piece, My Hero Academia, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a[...]

Anyway, this is not about the anime but the source itself, as I have always felt this Arc is a little out of place It would have made more sense to do these trainings before sending people off to their deaths, and I would have preferred to get to know the Hashiras more early on[...]

Crunchyroll rolled out its September Blu-Ray release lineup, including Trigun Stampede, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and more.

HAIKYU!! is a slice-of-life sports anime revolving around Shoyo Hinata's love of volleyball The anime series, produced by TOHO animation and animated by Production I.G, is based on the best-selling manga of the same title written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate, with more than 60 million copies in circulation Now the hit theatrical movie  HAIKYU!! The[...]

Bam's odyssey continues with new challenges at every turn where every floor brings new threats and mysteries, testing alliances and forging legends. Tower of God is one of the first hit Korean webcomic series to be adapted into an anime for a global audience following its success on the WEBTOON platform The genre takes from the[...]

8 is one of the major anime series of this season The high concept is a hero who fights invading kaiju (Japanese for 'monsters') with a team of elite fighters The big difference in the Shonen series is that the characters are adults, not high schoolers, for a change We interviewed Nazeeh Tarsha, Adam McArthur,[...]

REVIEW: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc S04E04:  "To Bring a Smile to One's Face" wasn't nearly serious enough.

Crunchyroll's My Hero Academia Season 7 Ep. 5: "Let You Down" started slow but then hit us with a swerve that was definitely a game-changer.

Japan and WIT Studio's Suicide Squad ISEKAI will showcase what it has to offer during Anime Expo 2024 – with the anime series being spotlighted during a special panel presentation (alongside Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League) But you don't have to wait that long for another look at the anime – but that's not all[...]

HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle is a theatrical feature film spinoff of the hit sports anime from Haruichi Furudate's volleyball manga series HAIKYU!!, and never mind that it's anime, it's pure Cinema, as much an action film as Furiosa is And it's all about one volleyball match between two evenly matched teams And through that, we run[...]