The new U.S.-based company will develop, produce, and globally distribute original IPs and adaptations through unique production models; first strategic partnership is with Will Smith-founded Westbrook, Inc.
The industry veteran and former Crunchyroll director appointed to new role of Director of Product Development and Marketing (Anime Content) and will work closely with executive vice president Melissa Boag with a focus on licensing Japanese anime media for home entertainment.
The first film in a 3-part cinematic trilogy will hit IMAX and premium large format theatres in the US and Canada on September 12.
A visual of the new character Senju Kawaragi (voiced by Mariya Ise) also unveiled; series set to stream in 2026.
Columnist Andrew Osmond enthuses about the musical comedy, now on Crunchyroll, and how not all anime musicals feature pop idols.
The hybrid anime comedy adventure series reimagines the legendary 14th-century explorer as a wide-eyed kid with big dreams and an insatiable curiosity; set to deliver mid-2026.
First look deal project about a kids’ martial arts tournament set in a fantastical modern-day world, ‘Children Vs Battle SuperStars’ is created by animation duo Remus Buznea and Kyriaki Kyriakou.
With the box-office currently dominated by ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘How To Train Your Dragon,’ Andrew Osmond discusses Lilo’s links to Totoro, Stitch’s Japanese adventures, and the vexing questions of live-action adaptations.
Stadium promotion set for July 3 Dodgers vs Chicago White Sox game; the first 40,000 ticketed fans in attendance will get a co-branded straw hat, while supplies last.
Anime series adaptation of the manga by Mokumokuren about 2 best friends, one of whom is taken over by ‘something’ after a trip to the mountains, will stream on Netflix this Summer; expo runs July 3-6.
Deal includes theatrical, television, digital, home entertainment, ancillary, and merchandise rights across North America, Latin America, and Oceania.
Animation producer Atsushi Kaneko talks about keeping his morale up on Season 2 of A-1, Aniplex and Crunchyroll’s award-winning anime in which Sung Jin-woo, once the world’s weakest hunter, must battle to obtain the Elixir of Life to save his sick mother.
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond looks at 2 anime from the noted director – a film and a TV series – that are both set against summer sun, are easy to overlook, and are very good.
Additional highlights include a behind the scenes video, a graffiti maker website, the opening and ending theme, and new character reveals; streams July 6.
Released by GKIDS, the first 3 Season 2 episodes of Science SARU’s hit series, coming to U.S. theaters June 6 ahead of its full season release July 3 on Crunchyroll and Netflix, are filled with heartfelt moments alongside the cringy, lewd, sinister, and horrific, all richly, stylistically animated and colored to maximize its mesmerizing storytelling.
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond looks at the spectacular new animated feature that premiered on Netflix last Friday.
Festivities include behind-the-scenes content, hosted premieres, and first looks at newly announced titles coming to the platform; event runs July 3-6 at the LA Convention Center.
Show based on the comic of the same name by Green follows a group of high school outcasts obsessed with pop-culture who decide to form an unofficial, unfunded, and misunderstood anime club.
What can the creator of ‘Spirited Away’ and ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ have in common with the author of ‘Watchmen’ and ‘From Hell?’ A great deal, argues Andrew Osmond.
The ‘Akira’ creative has joined the 3-part anime anthology series for Episode 3, which will premiere this winter on Anime.com and Azuki’s YouTube Channel.
The A-1 Pictures series, based on the best-selling Korean web novel by Chugong, took home 8 awards, including the coveted ‘Anime of the Year;’ 51 million fans worldwide voted on their favorites.
Andrew Osmond looks at how two people – one British, one American - first encountered anime, and how they sold very different images of what they found to the world.
The National Research Group (NRG) effort highlights anime’s evolution and reinforces, particularly for Gen Z, that the animation shapes emotional expression, identity, lifestyle, and worldview.
New season kicks off with the theatrical premiere of ‘Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye’ in Asia on May 30, North America on June 6, and Europe on June 7; series streams globally July 3.
Andrew Osmond looks at anime about people transported to fantasy worlds, and argues they come from very different traditions – some very old, and some very new.
