Our results for this year’s top anime communities were largely unsurprising. One Piece came out on top—possibly because many people were wondering if 981 episodes (and counting) are worth it—then Naruto and My Hero Academia sit at second and third place, respectively. My Hero Academia has only been out in English since 2018, and no matter where you fall in...
Beauty and the Beast is a beloved tale; one as old as time. Well, 1740, actually. It’s had numerous adaptations over the years since the story was published in its first incarnation by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, with Disney as recently as 2017 remaking a live-action version of their animated classic starring Emma Watson in the lead role of Belle. And then there are...
The Legend of Vox Machina is an animated TV show on Prime Video that is based on a wildly popular Dungeons & Dragons campaign played by the cast of Critical Role. Talented and known voice actors helm Critical Role, and their livestream D&D campaigns have helped push the tabletop roleplaying game into the mainstream. The Legend of Vox Machina is the product of a Kickstarter campaign...
Ever wish you could easily access the anime you love all in one place? Well, following Sony’s $1.175 billion acquisition of Crunchyroll last August, plans are now being put in motion to unify the streaming service with Sony’s pre-existing anime streaming service, Funimation. The two will operate under the Crunchyroll brand. Notably, Funimation’s simulcast and simuldub services, which brought new...
Sailor Moon, created by Naoko Takeuchi and serialized as a manga in December 1991, is objectively one of the most popular and influential Japanese manga series of all time. It tells the story of Usagi Tsukino, a 14-year-old schoolgirl (and reincarnated princess) who becomes the Sailor Senshi (aka Sailor Guardian) Sailor Moon after meeting a talking cat named Luna on the way to school. In addition...
Thirst. We all have it. And we all seek out that thing that’s going to quench it. To say Dragon Ball Z presents us with some real thirsty moments would be an understatement. The beloved series finally made its way over to Crunchyroll on March 15, thanks to the Funimation merger and, now that we’ve had ample time to revisit season 1, it’s time to delve into the finer points of the thick...
The Demon Slayer Corps is the front lines of defense against the monsters of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Beloved heroes Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira are among their number, but they’re far from the group’s most powerful members. The top nine warriors of the Corps are called Hashira (literally “pillars”), and each of them has an important part to play in Demon Slayer...
Dust off the metaphorical weaponry, metaphorical star buttons, and metaphorical Takarazuka inspired magical girl outfits, because Revue Starlight: The Movie is finally hitting US theaters! Revue Starlight: The Movie is the film epilogue to the 2018 summer seasonal, Revue Starlight. Though it originally hit theaters in Japan on June 4th, 2021, the film continues to be...
Being 13 is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. It was a horrible whirlwind of hormones, fumbling social interactions, and crying in the bathroom at school dances. (The mascara said it was waterproof. It was never waterproof.) Like many other adolescents struggling to keep their heads above the raging waters of puberty, I turned to media for comfort. Specifically, I turned to anime and...
There’s a new anime film making waves. The 40-minute animation is a beautifully conceived, emotionally heavyweight, and visually stunning piece of storytelling that is as haunting as it is aesthetically pleasing. A tale about three troubled teenagers contemplating life, Summer Ghost traces their journeys as they come together to test a local legend — a legend that says lighting...