Crunchyroll Announces New Acquisitions During Anime NYC
Anime NYC took place over the weekend and Crunchyroll had a lengthy list of acquisition announcements to reveal. Let’s go through ’em…
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Crunchyroll Announces Blu-Ray Releases For February 2023
Crunchyroll has a busy holiday season ahead, but they’re already thinking further. They just announced their plans for three months from now, next Valentine’s.
Trigun Stampede Will Premiere First Episode At Anime NYC
Normally animation made in Japan tends to premiere in Japan, but Crunchyroll has scored an exclusive. The first place the premiere episode of Trigun Stampede will be viewable ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD is Anime NYC, at the panel for the anime on November 18.
Five New Movies Coming To Crunchyroll In November
Crunchyroll plans to premiere five anime movies this month — three on November 17 and two more the following week, for a Thanksgiving feast of five in total. They range from apocalyptic thrillers (King of Thorn) to the light adventure Laid-Back Camp, with the controversial (to say the least) Sword Art Online debuting its latest movie in the middle.
Record of Lodoss War: Crown of the Covenant Coming In 2023
The landmark manga Record of Lodoss War has turned 30, and to celebrate the anniversary, its original creator Ryo Mizuno has written a new novel that takes place 100 years after the end of the original story. That novel has been turned into a manga itself and UDON Entertainment will be releasing it in English next year.
The Eminence In Shadow: Master of Garden Coming To PC And Mobile
Crunchyroll doesn’t just publish anime, but video games as well (that are based on anime). Their latest release, The Eminence In Shadow: Master of Garden, is based on the The Eminence In Shadow TV series and uses most of the same characters.
Crunchyroll Announces Anime NYC Panels And Premieres
Here’s what Crunchyroll will be up to at the Anime NYC convention next month. First off, a panel for Mob Psycho 100 III will be held on November 20 featuring the Japanese voice of Shigeo “Mob” Kageyama, Setsuo Ito. Another panel will reveal That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond with producers Kouhei Eguchi and Mika Iwahashi from 8bit and producer Bungo Kondo from Bandai Namco Filmworks in attendance.
Vinland Saga Season 2 Announced For January 9 Premiere
The violent medieval Norseland anime Vinland Saga is coming back for more tales filled with revenge and flying viscera. Crunchyroll confirmed as much when they released the new trailer and announced a release date for the first episode, simulcast from Japan on January 9, 2023.
Attack On Titan Creator To Make First US Appearance
US manga localization titans Kodansha have just announced they’ve made arrangements for Hajime Isayama, creator of Attack On Titan, to make his first public appearance in the US. He waited until he’d finished the entire series to do this, but better late than never, right?
Cowboy Bebop Roleplaying Game Launches Kickstarter
Mana Project Studio and Don’t Panic Games are teaming up with anime studio Sunrise to produce an official RPG based on Cowboy Bebop. When we first reported on it we didn’t know much, but mow that the crowdfunding campaign has officially launched, all the details are out there. Don’t Panic has worked with many other anime properties including Attack On Titan, Naruto, Tokyo Ghoul and one previous Bebop-related project, a card game.
Yu Yu Hakusho 30th Anniversary Box Set Coming This January
Thirty years ago, Yusuke Urameshi sacrificed his life to save another and was rewarded with the job of Spirit Detective. Now Yusuke lives on in the form of the Yu Yu Hakusho 30th Anniversary Box Set, newly announced by Crunchyroll for a January 2023 release.