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Photo: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (YouTube)Netflix continues to be one of those cool kids at the lunch table, with its Naruto headband and a stack of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards in its backpack (yeah those are the cool kids, it’s 2020 and jocks are fucking over), as Variety is reporting that the…

Both Crunchyroll and Netflix have made some announcements this week regarding new shows in their anime line-ups. First up, Crunchyroll has officially unveiled its first-ever slate of Crunchyroll originals which includes eight original anime series. There’s the supernatural romance mystery “In/Spectre” airing now, and “Onyx Equinox” hits in the summer…

Facebook Live’s filters are usually a fun diversion, but people probably didn’t think they’d be seeing them during a news broadcast. Down in Asheville, North Carolina, Justin Hinton was all ready to deliver the weather report, but there was one tiny problem. The reporter went live without realizing that his…

The official website for Netflix announced on Tuesday that the company will be partnering with six Japanese creators to develop new anime originals. These creators are CLAMP (Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits), Shin Kibayashi (Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo, Tantei Gakuen Q), Yasuo Ohtagaki (Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Moonlight Mile), Otsuichi, (Goth, Kimi…

Netflix has partnered with six Japanese anime creators as it doubles down on the genre. The streamer has struck deals with CLAMP (Cardcaptor Sakura), Shin Kibayashi (The Kindaichi Case Files), Yasuo Ohtagaki (Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt), Otsuichi (Goth), Tow Ubukata (Mardock Scramble) and Mari Yamazaki (Thermae Romae). These creators are…

NETFLIX EXPANDS COMMITMENT TO ANIME BY WELCOMING SIX JAPANESE CREATORS TO DEVELOP NEW ORIGINALS CLAMP, Shin Kibayashi, Yasuo Ohtagaki, Otsuichi, Tow Ubukata and Mari Yamazaki make Netflix their new creative home Tokyo - February 25, 2020 - Netflix announced today that it has partnered with six Japanese creators to develop…

If you were to list your favorite Pokemon, what would it be? The series has more than 800 in its catalog now, but monster fans tend to single out a certain Pokemon as their favorite. Ever since their debut, Tyranitar has enamored fans of Godzilla given his kaiju origins, and…

Japan's top 30 best-selling games of Dec. 2019Read More

We may be nearly 3 months out from 2019, but data is still trickling in. Wonder what the biggest games were at the end of the year in Japan? Check out the top 30 for Dec. 2019 below. 1. Pokemon Sword/Shield – 1,348,974 (1,241,050 physical, 107,924 digital) 2. Luigi’s Mansion…

Let’s get this out of the way first: I don’t play Azur Lane. However, I did play Azur Lane: Crosswave, and it was surprisingly good, even for someone with only passing knowledge of the game. The title is developed by Compile Heart, and came out earlier this month in the US,…