As the streamer’s live-action series returns to Season 2 acclaim, Andrew Osmond gives a personal view of the vexed history of live-action anime adaptations in the U.S.
The company outlined new investments in its global creator ecosystem, including billions in payouts and expanded 2026 support initiatives that will increase monetization tools, education, and international outreach for creators.
With 2 French animated features in the running at the Oscars, columnist Andrew Osmond looks at anime’s impact on France and vice versa, from ‘Lupin’ to Daft Punk.
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks at the continuing CG sci-fi action-adventure anime from the Orange studio streaming on Crunchyroll.
New footage introduces additional main characters, voice cast and music details for the upcoming adaptation of Kamome Shirahama’s award-winning manga.
Timed to its streaming premiere, the first two episodes of the hit Netflix show’s new season are sailing into 200 cinemas across the U.S., Canada, and Japan on March 10.
Columnist Andrew Osmond assesses a trio of current TV anime; they’re all interesting… but are they good?
Action-fantasy anime series about an all-female Anti-Demon Corps’ fight against monsters reveals new character Kuusetsu, voiced by Ami Koshimizu; animation production is by Passione × Hayabusa Film.
Ahead of the hit live-action show’s March 10 return, the streamer has shared a video, images, and detailed a slate of global fan events supporting the second season debut.
From Science SARU, the latest small-screen incarnation continues the storied franchise’s exploration of technology and human identity; property’s first large-scale exhibition launched at NODE Tokyo.
Columnist Andrew Osmond checks out the new TV series ‘Journal With Witch,’ ‘You and I Are Polar Opposites,’ and ‘Wash It All Away’ and wonders if they might be endangered in the age of ‘Demon Slayer.’
Columnist Andrew Osmond assesses the new film, now streaming on Crunchyroll, and backlist by one of anime’s most prolific writers.
New additions from MobileBook.JP, J-Novel Club, and COMPASS join titles from AlphaPolis, Square Enix, VIZ Media, Yen Press, and others.
The director of the anime feature based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s sci-fi novel, previously adapted in the Tom Cruise thriller ‘Edge of Tomorrow,’ discusses unconventional, exaggerated character designs and beautiful, vibrant colors that depict some less than friendly plants; from GKIDS, hits U.S. theaters today, January 16.
As Studio 4°C’s time-looping adventure hits U.S. cinemas, Andrew Osmond talks to the studio’s CEO about four decades of animation.
The new series follows Kuroe Akaishi, a high-school girl who discovers her dormant powers when she falls in love with a fellow student; premieres in 2026.
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond recalls how Asia got so ‘big’ in animation this year, with infinity castles, a chainsaw man, K-pop singers and a Chinese deity.
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks in on some of the top current shows, including ‘Sanda,’ ‘The Monster Wants to Eat Me,’ and ‘Touring After the Apocalypse.’
A new suite of programs will empower more Creators with expanded monetization opportunities and international creator engagement; Creator Residency will roll out in 2026.
Ufotable director Haruo Sotozaki and DOP Yuichi Terao discuss how their work on the hugely successful, Golden Globe-nominated animated film was meaningless unless they could tap into the maximum level of emotion and deep feeling a character would express and bring that onto the screen for the audience.
Andrew Osmond looks over 2 new shorts series, Season 3 of ‘Star Wars: Visions’ on Disney+ and ‘Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26’ on Prime Video.
As ‘Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc’ proves it’s not just ‘Demon Slayer’ that can storm the U.S. box office, anime columnist Andrew Osmond looks over the franchise on both big and small screens.
The epic show, based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga, will cut back the maximum number of new annual episodes to 26 starting in April 2026, broken into 2 different parts (cours) of up to 13 each.
The director of GKIDS’ new sports anime feature, based on Uoto’s manga, discusses his mix of live-action and different styles of animation, and his approach to visually depicting runners’ speed, preparation, and crushing anxiety; in theaters October 12.
Andrew Osmond considers one of the best violent series and how its director showed that anime is so much more than violence.
