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A demon hunter joins the fray in Street Fighter: Duel for a limited time

May 4, 2023 Frederick Linsmeyer
Street Fighter: Duel x Devil May Cry 5

A new fighter enters the battle, with the demon hunter Dante himself pairing up with Ryu, Chun-Li and the rest of the World Warriors in the mobile game Street Fighter: Duel from Crunchyroll Games. For a limited time, the Son …

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Slam Dunk movie bank shots into Canadian and US theatres this summer

May 2, 2023 Frederick Linsmeyer
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK

It’s time to head courtside to watch THE FIRST SLAM DUNK this summer. Toei Animation has announced that GKIDS will distribute the sports anime flick to theatres across Canada and the United States. Ryota Miyagi is a prodigy in basketball. …

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Anime, The Otaku Culture

Crunchyroll kicks off Ani-May with select retailers this month

May 2, 2023 Frederick Linsmeyer
Crunchyroll Ani-May 2023

This month is Ani-May and Crunchyroll has partnered with specialty stores around the world to offer fans merchandise and exclusive promotions on their streaming service. Series in the spotlight this year feature Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, …

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Music by J-pop band TWO-MIX available globally

April 30, 2023 Frederick Linsmeyer
TWO-MIX

In celebration of the 28th anniversary of the formation of TWO-MIX, nine studio albums and 17 singles by the Japanese pop-duo are now available for streaming worldwide. Their music has appeared in a number of anime and television dramas — …

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Crunchyroll adds J-rock and J-pop concerts to their streaming library

April 29, 2023 Frederick Linsmeyer
Crunchyroll logo

We all enjoy the catchy tunes that open and close out innumerable anime shows, and Crunchyroll is building on that by adding concerts and short-form music videos from Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (SMEJ) on their streaming service. Fans can …

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Honda Celebration of Light announces 2023 participant countries and dates

April 24, 2023 Frederick Linsmeyer
Honda Celebration of Light - Japan 2017

Nothing says summer like fireworks on the beach! The Honda Celebration of Light returns to Vancouver’s English Bay for three nights this July, and we’ve learned which countries will showcase for 2023. Up first, on Saturday, July 22nd is Australia …

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Free Comic Book Day returns for Saturday, May 6, 2023

April 23, 2023 Frederick Linsmeyer
Free Comic Book Day header

On the first Saturday of May, comic book shops across Canada and the United States set out stacks of comics, including manga, to celebrate Free Comic Book Day. This year, the event falls on Saturday, May 6th, 2023. A rotating …

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Manga, Videos

Shueisha celebrates a Demon Slayer’s birthday with a video

April 22, 2023 Frederick Linsmeyer
Jump Comics Channel - Inosuke Hashibira

In celebration of Inosuke Hashibira’s birthday, which is today, April 22nd, the Jump Comics Channel on YouTube has uploaded a brief video of the boar-masked Demon Slayer. The video contains a selection of his appearances from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu …

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Boruto manga paused until August 2023

April 21, 2023 Frederick Linsmeyer
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

Work on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is on pause with the publication of chapter 80 in the upcoming June 2023 edition of Shueisha’s monthly V Jump. The announcement was posted to social media on the Japanese Naruto Twitter account. Translated, …

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Crunchyroll adds more anime movies to its platform for April 2023

April 19, 2023 Frederick Linsmeyer
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Seven films are coming to Crunchyroll this month, where fans can look forward to flicks that were shown in North American theatres in addition to some Japan-only releases. On Thursday, April 20th, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime …

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