Mob Psycho 100‘s third season, Mob Psycho 100 III, is debuting next month and receiving a SimulDub. However, it appears that Crunchyroll is replacing some of the dub actors last minute because of the actors’ interest in Crunchyroll having a conversation with the union Screen …Read more »
Anime is dubbed into languages all over the world, and one French dub actress has found herself in hot water because of her work with fandubs. Anna Lauzeray-Gishi is the French voice for Kikyō Kushida in Classroom of the Elite, Chizuru Mizuhara in Rent-A-Girlfriend, Iris …Read more »
Last year (almost to the date), Sony’s Funimation Global Group acquired Crunchyroll, and the company continues to grow. It was revealed yesterday that Crunchyroll bought Right Stuf, a popular anime retailer that formed in 1987. It’s supposed to be an extension of Crunchyroll’s eCommerce service. …Read more »
In addition to the reveal of plans for the second season of the Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro anime, one of the shows Crunchyroll revealed during Japan Expo was the adaptation of Misaki Takamatsu’s Skip and Loafer manga. The simulcast airdate has yet to …Read more »
Some things are getting moved around at Crunchyroll. Colin Decker, Crunchyroll’s chief executive officer, is going to be moving on from the company, though he’ll stick around a few more weeks during the transitional phase. He’s being replaced by Rahul Purini, who has been both …Read more »
Shonen anime tends to do better than shojo anime, but a recent seminar put on by Crunchyroll talked about how popular shojo actually is. The seminar was for Japanese businesses, and it discussed what anime people in the West are watching on their platform. Asa …Read more »
Today both Crunchyroll and Funimation put up nearly identical announcements that Funimation is “unifying under the Crunchyroll brand.” Funimation’s subsidiary Wakanim and Crunchyroll’s VRV are also in on this, so it will be one subscription service through Crunchyroll with all of these other groups joining …Read more »
Crunchyroll added a fan-favorite series to its anime catalog this week with the introduction of Revolutionary Girl Utena. The TV anime—directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara (Mawaru Penguindrum, Sarazanmai)—is now available on the streaming service for members located in the United States and Canada. Here’s how Crunchyroll …Read more »
Crunchyroll gave information on some upcoming anime English dubs, while also noting these series will receive French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German dubs as well. Here’s what we know right now, in the order of release. Platinum End, from the creators of Death Note, will launch …Read more »
It’s officially happened: Sony’s Funimation Global Group has acquired Crunchyroll. Sony paid $1.175 billion to AT&T for the purchase. While Crunchyroll has been quite a moneymaker, AT&T wanted to sell it to help pay off its debts. The different companies involved put out statements, sharing …Read more »
Crunchyroll has been doing some market research, and made announcements of their findings at the Acceleration Japan industry showcase event. Head of Global Partnerships and Content Strategy Alden Mitchell Budill reported that 27% of people don’t know what anime is, but when you get down …Read more »
Fena: Pirate Princess is an anime co-produced by Crunchyroll and Adult Swim that’s scheduled to come out this summer. It will be in English on Adult Swim and be available in Japanese with subtitles on Crunchyroll at the same time. A new trailer has been …Read more »
Crunchyroll and Sentai Filmworks have announced what new titles they’ll be bringing to DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download in America and Canada. The companies originally revealed their partnership back at the 2020 Virtual Crunchyroll Expo. Here are the announced anime: Noblesse; Onyx Equinox; HAIKYU!! TO …Read more »
Crunchyroll has announced a number of dubs they’ll be doing for the spring season. Tokyo Revengers, To Your Eternity, and I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years will be dubbed into English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and French, though it’s not yet ready to reveal any …Read more »
Crunchyroll has revealed more anime that will soon be streaming on its platform. The titles in question are 86 EIGHTY SIX, Backflip!!, Cestvs: The Roman Fighter, SD Gundam World Heroes, and Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season 2. At the end of March, Crunchyroll also …Read more »
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