Aniplex and Crunchyroll have jointly invested in, and established Hayate. The main business of the compnay will be the planning, development, and production of anime content for Crunchyroll’s worldwide streaming service. Hayate’s staff will be made up of employees from both Aniplex and Crunchyroll, and will be led by Chairman and CEO Masanori Miyake and […]
Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, and Sony Pictures Releasing, have announced that they will be bringing the monster-sized omnibus film Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon to UK and Irish cinemas on 16th April. The film will be available in both Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English. Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon […]
Crunchyroll has announced that new shonen series, Gachiakuta, will stream exclusively on the anime platform in July. Produced by the renowned studio Bones Film (My Hero Academia, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood), Gachiakuta is set in the dystopian floating city known as The Sphere, where both rubbish and criminals are cast into an endless abyss. With a […]
Toho has announced that My Hero Academia: Vigilantes will premiere on Crunchyroll on April 7th. The new animated spinoff series will stream exclusively on the anime platform, with new episodes premiering weekly in the UK, same-day as Japan. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes takes place before the events of the main My Hero Academia anime, based […]
Voice acting star of Chainsaw Man, Miss Kobayahi’s Dragon Maid and Honkai: Star Rail, Sarah Wiedenheft, will be attending all three days of MCM Comic Con this May. Although she is best recognised for her role as dragon maid Tohru in Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Wiedenheft is also known for portraying a huge range of […]
Crunchyroll, the online destination for anime, has announced the UK and Ireland release date for the highly-anticipated Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle. The first film in the epic trilogy from famed animation studio ufotable will come exclusively to cinemas on September 12th in premium large formats. The film will be available in both […]
The Trapezium movie is now streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll. The anime film adaptation, produced by CloverWorks, is directed by Masahiro Shinohara and written by Yuko Kakihara. It is based on the original novel by Kazumi Takayama and follows high school student Yu Azuma who will do whatever it takes to become an idol. She’s even […]
Netflix has released its latest Engagement Report sharing what subscribers watched on the streaming platform from July to December 2024. As announced in January, moving forward, Netflix will publish its bi-annual reports alongside its Q2 and Q4 earnings results. Introducing the report, Netflix said: “Engagement (i.e. time spent) is our best proxy for member joy. […]
Southeast Asia’s premium VoD market continued its robust growth trajectory in 2024, with total viewership reaching 440 billion minutes, a 7 per cent year-on-year increase, according to research from Media Partners Asia (MPA), using its ampd VoD measurement platform covering five markets in Southeast Asia. The growth was fuelled by Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, […]
Parrot Analytics, a player in entertainment analytics, and Animecoin, the anime culture coin backed by Azuki, have announced a partnership to launch an official Top 40 Anime Chart for the global anime industry. This collaboration will deliver monthly co-branded rankings of the most in-demand anime titles worldwide, creating a Billboard Hot 100-style chart for the […]