Crunchyroll is making waves in the anime industry over its decision not to let digital copies people bought on Funimation transfer over, and The Verge recently wrote an article on how difficult its writer found getting any kind of help from Crunchyroll. Now another controversy …Read more »
Funimation is officially shutting down in the beginning of April as part of its merger with Crunchyroll. However, digital copies at Funimation are not transferring, which is controversial to many anime fans. Crunchyroll has since responded. “[We] are working really hard directly with each [customer] …Read more »
Anime producer Kouichirou Itou, whose credits include your name., Weathering With You and Suzume, was recently arrested after being accused of trying to get a 15-year-old girl to give him nude photos. Director Makoto Shinkai, who has worked with Itou for years, put out a …Read more »
krage is the singer of Solo Leveling’s ending theme song “request,” which was produced and has lyrics by TK of Ling Tosite Sigure. The track is out now from Milan Records, and krage spoke to Otaku USA about how she got into music, what “request” …Read more »
This past weekend, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- — which combines the end of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc with the beginning of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc — hit the U.S. box …Read more »
Tower of God’s second season is all set to premiere in July, and over the weekend’s IGN Fan Fest, a teaser for the new season was released. It’s not your regular teaser, though, as it opens with a subtitled introduction from Taichi Ichikawa, who plays …Read more »
The Oshi no Ko anime has been massively successful — so successful, in fact, that it shocked the voice actors involved. “The manga was of course already well known, and there’s a buzz when each new book comes out,” Megumi Han, the voice of Kana …Read more »
There is sad news as Anime News Network reports that Mark Merlino, the cofounder of Cartoon/Fantasy Organization, has passed away. ANN is basing this on reports on social media, including from Merlino’s organization Prancing Skiltaire Parties. The GoFundMe page that was set up to cover …Read more »
Multi-faceted artist TiaCorine just released her major-label debut EP Almost There from Interscope Records and is about to be headlining a tour. The reason she’s here at Otaku USA is because she’s a major anime fan, and anime has influenced her music, art and aesthetics. …Read more »
A trailer has just dropped for the anime The New Gate. It lets us know more about the voice talents involved and announces that the series will launch in April. According to the trailer, Shunya Hiruma plays Wilhelm Avis, Akiho Suzumoto plays Millie, and Kaori …Read more »
There’s a teaser trailer out for the anime Sword of the Demon Hunter Kijin Gentosho, along with info on the cast and crew. Looking toward what we now know about the cast, Taku Yashiro plays Jinta, Reina Ueda plays Suzune, and Saori Hayami plays Shirayuki. …Read more »
If you’ve been jamming to the Oshi no Ko opening theme song “Idol” by YOASOBI, it might interest you to know that YOASOBI has just announced two more performances in America! The band is set to be at Coachella (along with Hatsune Miku) on April …Read more »
McDonald’s is a chain that’s popular in both America and Japan, and in anime and manga, it sometimes gets referred to jokingly as WcDonald’s. Well, McDonald’s has taken note, and it’s going to offer a limited-time WcDonald’s experience for about 30 markets around the globe, …Read more »
A trailer has dropped for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’s third season, and in addition to having a lot of action, it shares a lot of important information. For starters, we know now that the new season will launch on April 5! …Read more »
Last month Otaku USA reported on how you can now get your own Akira motorcycle (if you have the funds, that is). If you want another recognizable anime vehicle that’s a little more affordable, there is the option of Ryosuke Takahashi’s FC from Initial D. …Read more »
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