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Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards to return in 2021; categories and judges announced

December 15, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2021

Today, Crunchyroll has revealed details for the fifth annual Anime Awards, which it will host on Friday, February 19th, 2021 at 5:00 pm PST (8:00 pm EST). Every year, Crunchyroll asks anime fans to cast ballots on series they’ve watched …

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Nintendo and Sony win for November

December 13, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
PlayStation 5 DualSense Controller

November was a big month for the console business with Microsoft and Sony launching two systems within days of each other: the Xbox Series S/X on November 10th, and the PlayStation 4 on November 12th, 2020 (for Japan and North …

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Final Fantasy’s Sephiroth joins Super Smash Bros.

December 12, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Sephiroth

During The Game Awards on Thursday, December 10th, Nintendo dropped a short trailer revealing the villainous Sephiroth from Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy VII as the next fighter joining the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster. The feared One-Winged Angel descends into Nintendo’s …

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Funimation to acquire Crunchyroll

December 9, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer

Today, it was revealed that Sony’s Funimation Global Group is purchasing Crunchyroll from Warner Media/AT&T for an approximate $1.175 billion USD (about $1.503 billion CAD), a move that consolidates two of the world’s largest anime streaming platforms under one roof. …

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Gintama movie to hit theatres in January 2021

December 7, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Gintama The Final

A date for the upcoming film Gintama The Final was announced, with it screening in Japanese theatres on January 8th, 2021. A new trailer was also shared on Twitter and YouTube. With Earth on the brink of annihilation, Gintoki, Takasugi …

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From YouTube With Love: Bond films free on video platform

December 7, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
James Bond

While the world waits for the eventual theatrical release of the latest James Bond flick No Time to Die, aspiring double-0 agents can catch up with 19 James Bond titles for free (at least for Americans) on YouTube. Multiple entertainment …

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Gaming, Videos

Pre-registration opens for Princess Connect! Re: Dive mobile game

December 3, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Princess Connect! Re: Dive

Crunchyroll Games has partnered with mobile game developer Cygames, and GREE, Inc., for a worldwide launch of Princess Connect! Re: Dive on Android and iOS devices with pre-registration opening today. Originally released in Japan in 2018, Princess Connect! Re: Dive …

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Crunchyroll to stream Boogiepop Phantom

December 2, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Boogiepop Phantom

Crunchyroll has revealed that they have made available the thrilling dark fantasy series Boogiepop Phantom on their streaming platform. The deaths of multiple people five years prior has placed the city on edge. Now, its residents are being terrorized again …

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Giant Gundam robot towers over Yokohama harbour for series’ 40th anniversary

November 30, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Gundam Factory

A giant replica robot from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam is on display in Yokohama, just south of Tokyo, was unveiled in time for the series’ 40th anniversary. A video shared online as part of the Gundam Global Challenge program …

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Anime

Third My Hero Academia movie coming Summer 2021

November 29, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
My Hero Academia third movie

Earlier last week, the Japanese social media accounts for My Hero Academia hinted at a possible third movie. That was confirmed this evening on the official My Hero Academia movie web site and Instagram account. The third film is being …

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