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This week’s episode of My Hero Academia started off pretty much where it left off – and then took off like a rocket from there. While I was not happy we did not get amuch Class 1-A, I really appreciated the little moments they pepper in every once in awhile to show they are still […]

If you are like me, either most of your family lives very far (or in another country) or are working most of the holidays. Add to the fact that I was born and raised outside the U.S. so not exactly having the kind of connection with Thanksgiving as others do, and you can see how […]

This week’s episode of My Hero Academia brings things up to the tipping point. Though it was the slowest episode so far, the ending saved it somewhat for me. Things seem to be picking up in our heroes’ world and it looks like the villains’ plans starting to take shape. Again, while a slower paced […]

Some fans in the northeast seem to think that the convention season ends in October with New York Comic Con (NYCC), but there are a number of folks who would push back on that. Count LeftField Media as one of them, taking over the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center this weekend for Anime NYC 2019. […]

The fourth episode of this season of My Hero Academia was truly an amazing one – and I will confess that it nearly had me sniffling. It was wonderfully paced, with writing and dialogue handled beautifully throughout. So far, they have done a great job with not over-doing it with exposition, adding in some excellent […]

I often struggle with two things: finding new anime that keeps me glued to the screen and finishing shows. Demon Slayer totally destroyed both of those issues. I could not stop watching and now I have spent the last day sulking around Crunchyroll because I don’t know what to do with myself or what to […]

The second episode of My Hero Academia season 4 “Overhaul”, did not hold back – building on the season opener and setting a great vibe for this season. It starts off packed with action with a confrontation between the villains, and then brings us back to U.A. to follow up on the Work Studies as […]

Leading chat show host, broadcaster and comedy presenter Jonathan Ross will be introducing screenings of anime shows In/Spectre and Somali and the Forest Spirit at MCM Comic-Con London in just over a week’s time. The screening will consist of the first two episodes of In/Spectre, a supernatural mystery thriller based on the Japanese novel written […]

Funimation‘s My Hero Academia season 4 premiered this weekend, and it definitely did not disappoint – serving as an effective “welcome back” to the series for viewers. I am usually a fan of the transitions between seasons and arcs but can be cautious with how they’re handled – but no worries this with “The Scoop […]

Funimation gave the Otaku crowd a chance to experience a taste of what is to come in the fourth season of My Hero Academia, set to premiere on Saturday, October 12. They were kind enough to show us a compilation of the first three episodes of the season. Here’s a look at some of our […]

On Friday during the anime’s NYCC panel/screening at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, Funimation gave us a chance to experience some My Hero Academia before it premieres later in October. The panel was moderated by Jacki Jing (Nerdist/IGN) who announced right away that they had a big treat for us: a compilation of […]

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll and Viz Europe Media Group signed a partnership agreement on Friday. This links Crunchyroll’s global platform of 50 million users with Viz Media’s European network of distributors, licenses and partners under one umbrella – impressive enough to even make One-Punch Man superhero Saitama smile. Crunchyroll is owned by WarnerMedia, which is […]

The number one problem with television today is a lack of diversity. What?!?! But what about hit shows like Black-ish, Atlanta, Fresh Off the Boat, Scandal, Empire, Superstore, The Good Place? First, most of those are critical successes, but not necessarily ratings successes. Indeed, the top rated scripted and reality shows are still over-whelmingly white, […]

TV is great. Hell, I watched far too much of it as a child… and teenager… and adult…and… well… you get the picture. The point being is that there’s a lot to love about it – but it also comes with a dark side. Am I talking about bad endings? Lazy, rushed stories? Bad acting? […]

We’re about to enter a new phase of “Peak TV”: Peak Streaming. I hear friends complain that this is what happens when we stopped paying for cable, decrying that we had to spend so much on channels we wouldn’t watch. Now? We’re on the verge of spending as much every month to subscribe to all […]

Anime Expo just wrapped up at the Los Angeles Convention Center over the July 4th weekend, and I think a lot of us would have been surprised if Crunchyroll hadn’t had some surprises for the audience! Not only where new World Premiere series announced, there was that new preview for Mike Shinoda’s World’s on Fire […]

Saturday afternoon saw some pretty big star-power hit the stage at the Crunchyroll industry panel at Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park debuted a preview of his new music video, World’s on Fire. Mike was joined onstage by Adam Sheehan, Director of Events, and Victoria Holden, Creative Producer & Brand Manager […]

Fire Force just debuted on Crunchyroll, with a really kinetic blend of exciting action, a weirdly effective setting, and really fun characters. The anime is based off of the manga series by Atsushi Okubo, the creator of Soul Eater. The anime definitely has some of Soul Eater’s DNA in it, with an offbeat, engaging group […]

Crunchyroll debuted To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts for Premium account users on July 1st, and will roll the series out to free account holders on July 8th. The anime is based off of the manga series by Maybe, which was published in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine. We where able to catch the premiere of the new […]

Crunchyroll just debuted the new anime series Dr. Stone, which was based off of the long-running manga series by Riichiro Inagaki. I was able to catch the premiere this morning, and here are my thoughts on the new series. Aw, geez. Talk about the ultimate rejection: all-around straight laced student Taiju Oki decides that this […]