A phenomenon of Japanese pop culture, anime is known around the world for its unique hairstyles, detailed storytelling, climactic battles, and catchy tunes.
Professional e-sports organization Team Liquid has released a new apparel line-up featuring designs from the popular anime series Naruto Shippuden. This new collaboration, which coincides with the 20th anniversaries both brands have recently celebrated (Naruto in 1999 and Team Liquid…
In July 2020, anime streaming platform Crunchyroll reached three million paid subscribers. Six months on, they’ve reached four million. Crunchyroll advertises itself as the world’s largest anime brand with a library of over a thousand titles with 30,000 episodes available…
Earlier this afternoon, it was announced that Sakura-Con is cancelling their 2021 convention as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic according to a post on Twitter. Attendees who had pre-purchased memberships can use them for the 2022 event. Sakura-Con…
Last Friday, Toho Animation uploaded a 51-second promotional video for the upcoming fifth season of My Hero Academia, the anime series based on the manga of the same name by Kohei Horikoshi. The new season will also begin on Saturday,…
The elves at Crunchyroll are hard at work, preparing the the remaining six episodes of their hit series Onyx Equinox for simultaneous release on December 26th, 2020 as a late gift to anime fans. In addition to English, episodes six…
Anime fans looking to catch up on their favourite shows between playing Pokémon Sword and Animal Crossing: New Horizons now with the Funimation app on the Nintendo Switch. It’s the first anime app (pictured above) for the portable console, and…
Funimation revealed earlier today on Instagram that they will stream the upcoming anime Sk8 the Infinity on their service in January 2021. The official anime web site explains that Reki and Langa are second-year high school students, with Reki who loves to…
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…
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.…
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…