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Experience a Japanese summer festival downtown this month

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A first look at the upcoming LEGO ONE PIECE collaboration

June 9, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer Leave a comment
LEGO® ONE PIECE Battle at Arlong Park

Earlier this year, LEGO and Netflix revealed a partnership that would see building sets based off of the live-action ONE PIECE series. Seven sets, launching on Friday, August 1st, 2025, recreate iconic scenes from the Straw Hats adventures through East …

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Experience a Japanese summer festival downtown this month

June 4, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer Leave a comment
Japan Market

With summer just around the corner, a Vancouver tradition returns to the heart of the city. The Japan Market Summer Festival returns to the North Plaza of the Vancouver Art Gallery on Saturday, June 14th, and Sunday, June 15th, 2025 …

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Watch the first three Gundam movies for free on YouTube

June 2, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer Leave a comment
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space

Revisit the original Gundam film trilogy, without need of a subscription, for a limited time on YouTube as announced by the official North American social media account for the Gundam franchise. Each film is shown in Japanese with English, Chinese …

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Key visual for Kaiju No. 8 season two revealed; Hoshina’s Day Off to stream in July

June 1, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer Leave a comment
Kaiju No.8

To promote the upcoming second season of Kaiju No. 8, which premieres on Saturday, July 19th, 2025, a new key visual was shared to social media early Sunday. In the artwork, atop a menacing JAKDF director Isao Shinomiya, are third …

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Crunchyroll adds My Dress-Up Darling and Rent-a-Girlfriend to upcoming summer line-up

June 1, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer Leave a comment
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Crunchyroll, the leading anime streaming platform, has revealed that two fan-favourite series are making their return ahead of the summer lineup. My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 and Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 4 will stream exclusively on Crunchyroll worldwide, except in Asia. Following …

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Solo Leveling wins big during 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards

May 27, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer Leave a comment
Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Following an unprecedented 51 million votes cast for the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the winners were unveiled during a dazzling, star-studded ceremony on Sunday, May 25th, 2025, live from the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. Joining returning …

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VIZ Media acquires rights to third season of One-Punch Man

May 27, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer Leave a comment
One-Punch Man - Saitama

Ahead of the October premiere of One-Punch Man season three, VIZ Media has announced they have acquired the rights to the anime adapted from manga creator ONE and artist Yusuke Murata. San Francisco-based VIZ Media retained the rights related to …

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Converse to launch Naruto Shippuden sneaker collaboration

May 19, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer Leave a comment
Naruto Shippuden

Step into the world of Naruto Shippuden with Converse. The iconic sneaker brand has given its classic Chuck Taylor All Star High Top a shinobi makeover based on characters from the popular anime and manga series. Of course Converse selected …

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First season of Sakamoto Days continues in July

May 17, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer Leave a comment
Sakamoto Days

Part two of the first season of Sakamoto Days is scheduled to stream on Netflix starting Monday, July 14th, 2025. A new trailer teased some of the upcoming fights as well as a new opening song. Taro Sakamoto and his …

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Development progresses on Kingdom Hearts IV, ceases on Missing-Link

May 17, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer Leave a comment
Kingdom Hearts IV - Sora

It’s been three years after the first trailer for Kingdom Hearts IV was released. Square Enix continues to advance the game’s development, offering a sneak peek at what’s ahead through a collage of newly shared screenshots. Screenshots show protagonist Sora …

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