Sony close to buying anime site Crunchyroll for $1 billion USD
Sony is reportedly transitioning to the final stage of negotiations to buy US-based anime streaming service Crunchyroll, according to Nikkei Asia.
Nikkei Asia reported that Sony “could end up...
Netflix anime partners with MAPPA, Science SARU, and more
Netflix sets its sights on more anime with four new production line partnerships with studios in Japan and Korea. Including ANIMA & COMPANY (NAZ), Studio Mir, Science SARU, and MAPPA.
Genshin Impact English cast can’t talk about their work, even after release
It’s been almost a month since the rising anime game Genshin Impact released, and the English voice cast still can't talk about it.
UPDATE: On October 30, 2020, miHoYo...
Attack on Titan producers explain studio change to MAPPA for final season
Attack on Titan producers talked about why they changed studios from Wit Studio to MAPPA for the final season. The producers interviewed in the November 2020 issue of Newtype include Kensuke Tateishi, Toshihiro Maeda, and Tetsuya Kinoshita.
The news...
Virtual Crunchyroll Expo schedule and Super Arcade district revealed
With about two weeks left, Crunchyroll has announced another wave of guests, panels, additional districts, and fan activations at Virtual Crunchyroll Expo this year.
New Crunchy City goes online...
Junji Ito’s Uzumaki horror anime Japanese cast revealed for first episode
On July 22, the official Twitter for the Junji Ito horror anime Uzumaki shared a list of the full Japanese cast for the first episode. Along with the cast, a series of...
Remembering Haruma Miura, Japanese actor and live-action anime star
This weekend we were faced with the horrible news that Japanese actor Haruma Miura has passed away. He was growing in his career and was loved by millions all around the world....
Interview with Eric Stuart, voice actor for Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh!
We got to talk with phenomenal voice actor Eric Stuart about his work, both old and new. You may recognize him as the voices of Brock and James in the original Pokémon...
Fruits Basket anime star Laura Bailey gets death threats over Last of Us
Fruits Basket star Laura Bailey is getting death threats over her performance in the controversial Naughty Dog game The Last of Us: Part II.
There are a lot of...
Tatsufumi Ito, Symphogear Anime Season 1 Director Passes Away at 55
Tatsufumi Ito has passed away. The unfortunate news comes from a tweet on his Twitter account on July 1st by his wife, animator Mariko Ito. She confirmed that he had passed away...
