After a series of protracted delays and uncertainties due to the world grappling with the coronavirus, the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie is finally making its way to North American theaters on April 23 in English dub and subtitled forms. As of last July, when word was roughly expected to …
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The previously announced SquareEnix The World Ends With You anime series adaptation, based on the popular video game franchise of the same name that debuted in 2007, will be having an advanced screening of Episode 1 of the anime series, revealed via the show’s Twitter account. On Sunday March 14th, …
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A Terminator anime series has been greenlit at Netflix, according to Variety. Details are still pretty sparse at this early stage for the project, but given the franchise’s humble cyberpunk roots with the 1984 original film, an anime adaptation of the series and its world makes sense. Variety reports that …
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In the midst of announcing the winners for the Anime Awards, Crunchyroll revealed five upcoming shows that will debut on its streaming service in 2021. It’s an interesting list, with three original anime and two based on existing franchises. One of the three original anime is what we’re most looking …
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The Crunchyroll Anime Awards results are in. Jujutsu Kaisen ultimately took Anime of the Year–likely to little surprise. It was a beloved show for most anime watchers in 2020. Jujutsu Kaisen also won Best Antagonist (Ryomen Sukuna) and Best Ending Sequence (Lost In Paradise, ALI featuring AKLO). Beyond that, it …
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Anime Central, one of the Midwest’s biggest three-day anime, manga, and Japanese culture conventions, has announced it will be canceling its 2021 gathering. In a recent posting on the convention’s official website, organizers wrote that, “With the current state of the pandemic in America and the speed of vaccine distribution …
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North American professional esports organization Team Liquid has announced an apparel collaboration with the long-running popular anime and manga series Naruto Shippuden, which on Friday will be launching a line of stylized hoodies, long-sleeve shirts, and T-shirts. The synergy between both brands also marks a celebration of both Team Liquid …
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In 2018, Dragon Ball FighterZ reminded us how much we love all things Dragon Ball (and was a fantastic game in its own right). Now, in 2020, we have another new Dragon Ball game, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Many of us, in the US at least, got into the series …
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What would happen if one person had the ability to control the weather? That’s the premise of Weathering with You, an anime film about a young girl who wields the strange power and uses it to her advantage. Directed by Makoto Shinkai (known for 2017’s Your Name), Weathering with You …
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Idris and Sabrina Elba, with Idris’ Green Door Pictures and Sabrina’s Pink Towel Pictures, are going to develop a dark fantasy animated series for Crunchyroll. The Elbas will be serving as executive producers. The series–working title Dantai–will be an Afro-futuristic science fiction series. It will be set in a city …
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