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The new episodes of all currently airing anime on Crunchyroll this Fall 2026 are being released weekly, and arguably the darkest anime of the season has just incorporated a twist that no one saw coming. Darker tropes have become a trend in modern anime, with more and more series, especially shonen, following this format. However,…

A developer going by the handle sigmasheron has released Capri AI, a free virtual companion for Windows that recreates the Capri construct persona from the anime “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2”.

RisingJoy is targeting 30 vertical anime titles by the end of the first quarter of 2027, expanding its original production strategy alongside a new international distribution agreement with Japan’s NTT DOCOMO Studio & Live. The framework MOU covers the Japanese company’s vertical content, including anime, with titles licensed on a non-exclusive, title-by-title basis under separately…

Ikuo Hachiya will be returning to Shonen Jump with a brand new manga after the cancellation of Ice-Head Gill. Launched in 1968, Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump eventually became the best-selling manga magazine of all time thanks to the success of several iconic series, including Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, and many more. However, the number of successful series in the magazine is significantly…

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The anime Bleach, which first premiered in 2004, has brought its grand journey to a close after approximately 22 years. On the 27th, the final episode of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity, titled ‘Death & Strawberry,’ aired in Japan. With this, the Thousand-Year Blood War arc—which developed across four parts starting in 2022—as…

Bleach has officially ended its TV anime franchise with the release of its final episode after 22 long years, and with it gives fans a look at how Ichigo Kurosaki and the others are now living ten years after the fight with Yhwach. It’s been a long wait for fans to see the final arc…

BLEACH anime has officially ended after a near 22-year run following the release of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity Episode 50. The final episodereleased on October 27, 2026, while the original BLEACH anime debuted in 2004. To commemorate the conclusion, a special ending movie was released after the finale.

Anime’s billion-dollar boom is exposing a growing divide between studios that can invest in their productions and those struggling to reward the people who make them. Fujitsu Ryota, programming advisor for the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Animation section, says stronger compensation and the willingness to shoulder financial risks could determine which companies thrive.

One of the biggest anime properties in the world is Jujutsu Kaisen, based on the best-selling manga series by Gege Akutami, which launched its third season at the start of the year. Among the fan-favorite actors who bring the English-language dub of the hit supernatural action series to life is Adam McArthur, who voices the…