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Crunchyroll is teaming up with Fathom Events to bring  Saga of Tanya the Evil – the Movie – to over 500 theaters for another special Crunchyroll Movie Night. //Credit: Crunchyroll  Saga of Tanya the Evil – the Movie – is the direct sequel to the anime series Saga of Tanya the Evil, and follows the misadventures of[...]

It's the 40th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam, and the folks over at Crunchyroll are celebrating with a brand new series, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN: Advent of the Red Comet… and a brand-new mini documentary chronicling the dawn of the anime series. credit//Bandai Namco It's pretty amazing that the entire Mobile Suit Gundam franchise almost crashed[...]

Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the longest lived franchises in existence, and Crunchyroll will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the venerable series with a new series, and a documentary! The new series is called MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN: Advent of the Red Comet. //Credit: Crunchyroll The tragic story of Char Aznable, the ace pilot known[...]

Season one opening theme "Guren no Yumiya" and season two opening theme "Shinzou wo Sasageyo!" will both be featured in-game. In even further anime-based news, Crunchyroll will be helping support Tactics as the official marketing partner. "DeNA is excited to launch our officially licensed game app based on the popular anime series, Attack on Titan," says Shigenori Kobayashi, the Producer of[...]

Things are definitely heating up in the war between humanity and the titans that want to eat them with Attack on Titan coming back to Crunchyroll on April 28th! //Credit: Crunchroll The battle to retake Wall Maria begins now! With Eren's new hardening ability, the Scouts are confident they can seal the wall and take back Shiganshina[...]

More fresh anime is primed and ready to go at Crunchyroll! The streaming giant announced a big batch of spring debuts, most of which are already underway Here's three more you can add to your viewing schedule! YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World Tuesdays at 8AM PT //Credit: Crunchyroll During the summer, Takuya[...]

Chances are, if you're looking for fresh anime content, you've been finding a lot of it on Crunchyroll The animation streaming giant is pulling out all the stops this month with new spring series debuts, with everything from baseball centered dramas to kappas fighting the living dead! Here's a look at a couple of the upcoming[...]

Crunchyroll has announced the Spring debut of several new seasons of long-running anime favorite Fruits Basket, as well as a new simulcast series, Bakumatsu Crisis! This is all part of Crunchyroll's new Spring Anime Lineup, which you can check out here! Fruits Basket //Credit: Crunchyroll Debuts on Friday, April 5th in North America! Tohru Honda thought her life was[...]

In our review of 'My Hero Academia' season 2, Deku and the other heroes-in-training face Final Exams, the U.A.'s Sport Festival - and hero-killer Stain.

Crunchyroll and Adult Swim have just agreed to an expanded partnership deal that will have both of the companies working together to bring piping hot anime programming to eager eye-holes around the world. Both companies are owned by WarnerMedia, so a partnership between the sibling platforms makes sense, considering their overlapping interests. Crunchyroll will become a major[...]

Crunchyroll has officially unleashed their nominees for the third annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards, a celebration of the best and brightest in Japanese animation, presented by Capcom's Devil May Cry 5 Fans are invited to vote for their favourite series, characters, moments, etc., from across the anime landscape. The anime nominated are not just found on Crunchyroll,[...]

Rejoice, Anime fans! Crunchyroll has released their final list of pickups for the Winter 2019 programming season, with all the new shows either currently available or premiering within the next ten days. This latest batch consists mainly of shows about cute teenagers and fantasy versions of their lives, which takes up the majority of the anime[...]

This week, anime streaming service Crunchyroll announced the next wave of titles being added to their Winter 2019 line-up of anime series, kicking off with a look at three new series premiering this week as simulcasts, shortly after their premieres on TV in Japan: Rinshi! Edokachan (January 8, 2019) Adapted from the 4-panel manga series, Rinshi! Edokachan[...]

The characters don't act "goofy" or out of character; internal monlogues may be long, but there's always a purpose for them taking place; and it has an air about it that anyone could get killed off at any point (I stay away from the manga to avoid spoilers) – creating some unexpectedly tense moments that[...]

Crunchyroll is giving anime fans six more reasons to "Stay Crunchy!" with some welcome additions to their Winter 2019 anime season What follows is an overview of the six projects: Boogiepop and Others, Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka, Meiji Tokyo Renka, WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me, Kemono Friends 2, and Katana Maidens ~ Mini Toji;[...]

A gaggle of wonderfully bad movies. Television was my second "parent" with every example above (and a righteous amount more) another "sibling" whose influence directly impacted me, both personally and professionally. These were my "influencers." Credit: FX/AMC/Adult Swim/Funimation/Crunchyroll Which brings us to The Bleeding Cool Top 25 TV Influencers 2019 Countdown, a look inside our "crystal ball" and predict the[...]

This week, Crunchyroll decided to launch a brand new campaign called "Stay Crunchy", aimed at the dedicated anime community and all who embody it Aside from being a love letter to their fanbase that has kept them rolling for the past few years and made them one of the most popular streaming services around, the[...]

After a two-year partnership that proved not only beneficial to both Funimation and Crunchyroll but also anime fans around the world, the two anime stakeholders parted ways in November 2018 With fans around the world wondering how the changing anime landscape will impact their ability to see their favorite series, Funimation President and CEO Gen Fukunaga[...]

It has been a day of changes in the world of video streaming services- Hulu has signed a first-look deal to add Funimation's offerings to Hulu's streaming service. This deal comes weeks after Funimation ended their partnership with Crunchyroll where the latter service offered their anime series in both subtitled and dubbed versions. Per the deal, Hulu[...]

Happy Pride Month, everyone! No matter where you fall on the rainbow, Crunchyroll is celebrating you this month (and every month) with a curated list of anime From secret romances to ghostly friendships, these titles may just make you feel warm and fuzzy inside! citrus Yuzu, a high school gyaru who hasn't experienced her first love yet,[...]

Do you like anime? Do you have a story to share with the world about your love of anime? Well, you're in luck! Crunchyroll is launching its My Anime Story contest, where one lucky winner will be given the opportunity to share their story at the Crunchyroll Expo 2018, as well as… … VIP CRX 2018 Badges,[...]

If you find yourself without something to do this weekend, why not binge watch some anime on Crunchyroll? They have some brand-new spring and summer titles, as well as established, popular titles for you to pick from! Titles include: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma – What better way to spend a weekend meant for barbecuing with friends[...]

All month long Hot Topic and Crunchyroll will be celebrating anime, which they've cutely named Ani-May! This year for the celebration, Crunchyroll has released an exclusive collection box filled with goodies from some of Japan's hottest titles Included in the box is: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid key chain, Ancient Magus Bride Funko Pop! Elias vinyl figure,[...]

With May finally here, Hot Topic and Crunchyroll are teaming up to celebrate anime, in all its animated glory According to a press release sent out today, the two popular companies are gonna give anime fans some sweet incentives for Ani-May! Hot Topic, the ultimate retail destination for pop culture and music, and Crunchyroll,  the world's[...]

This Saturday, February 24th, Crunchyroll will be presenting their own Anime Awards live on Twitch to honor achievements in the genre over the course of 2017 But today, the company announced with Twitch a way to make the experience interactive beyond their site According to a press release this morning, the company will allow streamers to[...]

Previously announced, an anime prequel of sorts to the continuation of the classic science-fiction noir tale has been released. Crunchyroll has the short anime film titled Blade Runner Black Out 2022, and it was just released this morning! You can check it out on Crunchyroll right now. Here is the trailer that was released, in case you're curious: https://youtu.be/924olvhb2pUVideo can't[...]

You're about to get an anime fix for free on Twitch as the company has partnered with Crunchyroll for a five-day marathon of anime on the social streaming platform Fifteen different shows including Yuri on Ice, Mob Psycho 100, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, and Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers will run from July 27th at 3:30pm PDT until August 1st[...]

FUNimation Entertainment licensed the series for English distribution and streams the series on its own website as well as with Crunchyroll The second season debuted in April 2017, with a third season announced for 2018 at the end of the second season's last episode. Funimation stunned a packed audience at Anime Expo 2017 this weekend[...]

By Ale Bodden Crunchyroll made stated NYCC with a bang The panel was hosted by Adam Sheehan; it was combination of announcements, titles, trailers,and trivia questions for the fans to win a free season of Crunchyroll It started with some serious numbers of what the Anime and Manga channel offers us: over 700 shows, over 23000[...]

Now the company is stepping up their game to partner with popular anime service Crunchyroll! The bonus? All Crunchyroll subscribers will now receive a $5 discount every month on their monthly Loot Anime Subscription. Now Loot Anime will be rocking the Crunchyroll branding and colors along with putting together the best merchandise from the most popular[...]