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Monthly archives for August 2021

Anime, Videos

My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission coming to Canadian theatres this October

August 25, 2021 Frederick Linsmeyer 1 Comment
My Hero Academia - The Movie - World Heroes' Mission

We are here! Funimation is bringing the third film, My Hero Academia: The Movie: World Heroes’ Mission, with subtitles and dubbed into English to theatres in Canada, and globally, this October. On October 29th, 2021, aspiring heroes can catch Izuku …

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Anime

My Villain Academia makes its debut

August 23, 2021 Frederick Linsmeyer
My Villain Academia

The villains have arrived! Under the command of Tomura Shigaraki, the League of Villains has seized control of fifth season of My Hero Academia with a new story arc, complete with an updated logo and opening song. The official My …

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Scaled-down PNE for 2021 to open this Saturday

August 20, 2021 Frederick Linsmeyer
Mini donuts at the PNE

Cue the mini donuts, SuperDogs and rides as the Pacific National Exhibition returns to Hastings Park for its 111th year running from Saturday, August 21st until Monday, September 6th, 2021 (excluding Monday, August 23rd and Monday, August 30th). This year, …

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Gaming, Videos

Indie World video highlights games coming to nintendo Switch

August 14, 2021 Frederick Linsmeyer 1 Comment
Nintendo Direct

On Wednesday morning, Nintendo hosted a brief Indie World live-streaming even to share a glimpse into the independently developed titles coming to the Nintendo Switch. Thirteen games were shown in the 22-minute long video, along with a quick peek at …

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Bleach returns with new one-shot manga

August 9, 2021 Frederick Linsmeyer
Bleach - one-shot

With Bleach celebrating its 20th anniversary, Tite Kubo has released a new one-shot of the popular manga, which is free to read on Viz Media’s website. This standalone publication is independent of the original series, but returns with Ichigo Kurosaki …

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Anime

Sony completes purchase of Crunchyroll from AT&T

August 9, 2021 Frederick Linsmeyer

Last December, Sony, through their Funimation Global Group (former Flower Mound, Texas office pictured above), made public its intent to acquire anime streaming service Crunchyroll. Today, the ink has dried on that deal which officially brings Crunchyroll under the umbrella …

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Crunchyroll tops 5 million subscribers, partners with Cinestar Pictures for Dark Star Squadron

August 5, 2021 Frederick Linsmeyer
Crunchyroll 5 million+ subscribers

In the days leading up to their online convention, Crunchyroll has announced they’ve partnered with Cinestar Pictures to create a new animated space series titled Dark Star Squadron. After an exciting evening out in a stolen starship, four students discover …

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Manga

September Manga drops from Viz Media

August 4, 2021 Frederick Linsmeyer
Viz Media logo

Summer may not be over, but Viz Media’s manga line-up is still pretty hot. New acquisitions bring familiar (and favourite franchises) with Animal Crossing: New Horizons-Deserted Island Diary and Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance to manga …

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