Anime

Update: Shueisha DMCA Strikes Allegedly A False Flag Attack By Resentful One Piece Fan

January 12, 2021

It appears the recent wave of DMCA strikes seemingly issued by Shueisha against content featuring their various anime properties did not come from the Shonen Jump publisher themselves, but rather a seemingly di...

Shonen Jump Publisher Shueisha Begins Issuing DMCA Strikes Over Images From Various Anime Series Including Dragon Ball and One Piece

Spencer Baculi

January 8, 2021

Anime

A number of anime fans have reported that social media posts containing content related to Shueisha’s various anime series, such as Dragon Ball and One Piece, have begun to receive copyright strikes directly fr...

Japanese Cosplayer Enako Recreates Beastars Wild Kick DVD Cover

John F. Trent

January 8, 2021

Anime, Manga

Japanese cosplayer Enako collaborated with Weekly Shonen Champion to recreate the Wild Kick DVD cover seen in Episode 6 of the first season of the Beastars anime. The collaboration was done to promote and ce...

Funimation Offers Akira SD Blu-Ray Owners Free Upgrade to 4K Version

Spencer Baculi

December 28, 2020

Anime

Following the announcement that Akira would be receiving a 4K Ultra HD home video release, Funimation has announced that owners of the original Blu-Ray release can upgrade their physical copies of the film to t...

Ohio Lawmakers Claim Kent State’s Use Of Anime History Book Promotes “Sexual Violence”

Spencer Baculi

December 24, 2020

Anime

A pair of Ohio state representatives have threatened to rescind government funding from Kent State University unless the school pulls a book on the history of anime from its curriculum, claiming that the book i...

Toho Releases Character Summaries for Godzilla Singular Point

JB Augustine

December 11, 2020

Anime

Toho has released new summaries detailing the entire cast of characters featured in the upcoming anime series Godzilla Singular Point Related: Legendary Pictures To Challenge Warner Bros. Streaming Relea...

My Hero Academia’s Camie Utsushimi Gets A Thick Pinup From Artist LumiNyu

John F. Trent

December 10, 2020

Anime, Art, Manga

Artist LumiNyu shared a pinup featuring My Hero Academia's Camie Utsushimi. https://youtu.be/4JaIdmLs1Ow Camie Utsushimi first appeared in the My Hero Academia manga by Kohei Horikoshi in Chapter 102, alt...

Report: AT&T Confirms Sale Of Crunchyroll To Sony’s Funimation for $1.17 Billion

Spencer Baculi

December 10, 2020

Anime

AT&T has announced that they will be selling the Crunchyroll anime streaming service to the Sony owned Funimation Global Group, LLC for a total of $1.175 Billion USD. Related: Sony Enters Final Negotia...

Dragon Ball’s Bulma Is Locked And Loaded In Pinup From Artist NeoArtCorE

Spencer Baculi

December 7, 2020

Anime, Art, Manga

Artist NeoArtCorE decided to treat his audience to a blast from the past, sharing a pinup of Dragon Ball’s Bulma in her iconic motorbike look from her days as a young adventurer during the series’ early years. ...

Crunchyroll Announces Premiere Date For Dr. STONE Season 2 With New Trailer

John F. Trent

December 7, 2020

Anime

Crunchyroll announced the premiere date for Dr. STONE Season 2 with a brand new trailer as well as a key visual. Take a look at the trailer below. https://youtu.be/QqgqrrFbw3g And here's is the new key...