Browsing: Animes

For a decade Crunchyroll has defined itself as the place anime lives after it airs — a simulcast library, not a marquee. Its acquisition of ufotable’s Witch on the Holy Night for North American theaters signals a different ambition: treating the cinema window as anime’s prestige tier rather than an occasional stunt. Partnering with Sony…

When it comes to anime movies, many of the most legendary features were released decades ago, long before the current rise in popularity of the medium. Movies like Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Perfect Blue, and the many animated ventures from Studio Ghibli have helped elevate the anime world amongst the masses worldwide. Ten years…

Vampires have been done to death in anime, but few films still cast the long shadow of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. Directed by genre legend Yoshiaki Kawajiri and animated at Madhouse, the 2000 dark fantasy anime film has spent over two decades as a cult favorite, mostly kept alive through import discs.

The removal of the anime Chainsmoker Cat (尼古喵喵) from streaming platforms due to complaints about tobacco product placement contravenes the principle of proportionality and stifles creative expression, an advocacy group said on Thursday, after the Health Promotion Administration launched an investigation that could result in platform operators facing fines of up to NT$1 million (US$31,399).

Shozen, the upcoming anime based on the Chinese fantasy manhua Shangshan, has gotten its first numbered trailer and an April 2027 broadcast start window.