Category: Animanga
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Beau Billingslea: “We are the Bebop family and always will be.”
The late 90s saw the birth of great anime. From Naruto and One Piece to YuYu Hakusho and Cowboy Bebop, a slew of adaptations inspired an entire generation of otakus. Of course, none of this would be possible without the voice actors behind the various characters from our favorite shows. Among them, Beau Billingslea gave…
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Debuts on Netflix Next Month
This Tuesday, Netflix revealed the next instalment of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure during the Netflix Festival Japan 2021. The 12 episode series features the Stone Ocean arc from Hirohiko Araki’s popular manga and begins airing on December 1st. This marks the fifth season of the anime adaptation and the sixth part of the manga’s story. Warner…
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Veronica Taylor: “It’s humbling and honouring to see Pokémon thriving.”
Since it stormed onto the scene in the 90s, Pokémon has taken over the world. Nowadays, you’d struggle to find someone who hasn’t at least heard ofPokémon, and it has transcended beyond just a video game series. Now, you can find watch the anime, read manga, trade cards, buy merchandise, and more. Few might be able…
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HololiveEN At FAN EXPO Canada Limited Edition: Q&A Recap
Gawr Gura, Amelia Watson and Ninomae Ina’nis make their last stop in HololiveEN’s tour of North American conventions in FAN EXPO Canada. After Orlando, Boston, Calgary and Dallas, Toronto is the last city on their map. After some Zoom-related technical difficulties, introductions got underway. Amelia Watson presented herself as the “number one detective in HololiveEN. Then,…
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FAN EXPO Canada: Limited Edition Begins This Friday in Toronto
FAN EXPO Canada: Limited Edition will take place at Metro Toronto Convention Centre from October 22 to October 24. FAN EXPO Canada is the largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event in Canada. The show began as a humble comic book convention before transforming into a large-scale multi-day event that draws in thousands of…
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It’s Official: Sony Has Bought Crunchyroll
Sony has officially announced that they have completed the acquisition of the anime streaming service Crunchyroll after almost a year of speculation. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc announced today in a press release that it has finally acquired the anime streaming giant Crunchyroll. It was rumoured back in August 2020 that Sony would purchase Crunchyroll from…
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Anson Yeh Interview: How a Piano Prodigy Changed Music on Youtube
Some people are anime enthusiasts, while others are hopeless K-pop fans. Few are both. However, one man stands on top of them all. Anson Yeh, the founder of Yeh Piano Covers, is a piano prodigy who changed the indie music landscape of YouTube. Education “I started learning piano when I was four, so back in…
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Entire Vtuber Agency Resigns After CEO Vanishes: Revna Ulfhild Interview
For almost a week, a wave of resignation has plagued the Filipino Vtuber Agency, Coral Corporation, — formerly Pearl Orient Production — after its CEO disappeared almost 2 months ago. It’s not uncommon for small Vtuber agencies to fail. This shouldn’t come to anyone as a surprise. After all, 90% of startups fail. Between managerial…
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FINAL FANTASY XIV Books, Manga and More Available for Pre-Order
Square Enix announced today that FINAL FANTASY XIV books will be republished as new editions by the company’s Square Enix Manga and Books imprints. This includes Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volumes 1 & 2, the FINAL FANTASY XIV Poster Collection, and the English translated edition of the FINAL FANTASY XIV Picture Book. Two new manga series, SINoALICE and…
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Censorship in Tokyo Revengers Logo: Relax, It’s Not A Nazi Hate Symbol
Several Crunchyroll forum members noticed that the English release of Tokyo Revengers would censor the manji symbol from the anime because of its hateful connotations, but is it even a hate symbol, to begin with? What is Manji? If you ever visited a Buddhist temple or been to Japan as a tourist, seeing the manji…
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The New Konosuba Anime Project is Officially Announced
A new Konosuba project based on the comedy light novel series has officially been approved, with more details to come. When KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! got a Studio Deen adaptation in 2016, the show pulled a fast one over the viewers. Fans expected yet another typical isekai anime, but instead, found comedy…
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Kyoto Animation: 2 Years After The Fire
On July 18th 2019, Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1 building burned after an arson attack with 70 animators still working inside. To this day, the Kyoto Animation arson attack remains one of the deadliest massacres in post-WWII Japan, claiming 36 lives and injuring another 34. Much of the victims’ work also perished along with their bodies.…