Launches include ‘Shangri-La Frontier’ Season 1 Part 2, ‘Berserk of Gluttony,’ ‘One Piece’ Collection 37 and ‘Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers.’
AWN’s anime columnist Andrew Osmond looks at MAPPA’s comedy fantasy, one of the best shows currently streaming, now on Crunchyroll; but first he discusses the often mis-identified universe of TV anime.
In the series, Tinasha, previously the ‘Witch of The Azure Moon,’ now reigns as the Queen of Tuldarr; a new love story will now unfold between her and Oscar, with new episodes every Tuesday.
Adapted from the manga of the same name, the show follows a devoted solo camper’s accidental encounter with a total novice that evolves into an unusual partnership; debuts this July.
Watch the trailer for the sequel series, based on the original manga ‘Kinnikuman’ and 1983 anime, about the galaxy's fragile peace under the Three-Faction Treaty that is jeopardized by the sudden rise of the Perfect Large Numbers Corps, an elite group intent on overturning the accord.
Highlights of the slate include ‘Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE,’ ‘Dragon Ball DAIMA,’ ‘The Apothecary Diaries’ Season 2, and more.
AWN’s anime columnist Andrew Osmond discusses the much-extended version of Sunao Katabuchi’s acclaimed 2016 war drama film, ‘In This Corner of the World,’ now available on Crunchyroll; but first he asks, ‘When did animated films get so long?’
The upcoming anime series, which follows a legendary assassin who falls in love, marries, has kids, falls out of shape, but must resume old fighting ways, streams January 11.
The director breaks down the unique and challenging animation production on his new Netflix anime series about a legendary assassin who falls in love, marries, has kids, and falls out of shape, but must resume old ways to ensure his peaceful new life, streaming January 11.
Takanobu Mizuno will helm the project, with animation by KAMIKAZE DOUGA; the anime platform is teaming with Aniplex, Sony Music, Playstation Productions to produce.
The standalone app for iOS and Android, debuting later this year as a membership add-on, will feature manga from top Japanese publishers.
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment have combined into one film the final two episodes of the critically acclaimed anime series for a supersized cinematic experience on one day: February 10.
Japan catches up with the Middle-Earth anime that most of the world has already written off as a flop – AWN’s anime columnist Andrew Osmond was there to see it.
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond discusses the recent smash series and how its production studio worked with ‘Scott Pilgrim’ and Naoko Yamada.
Teaser trailer released for new season of the hit sci-fi/horror anime series from animation studio Science SARU, based on the manga by Yukinobu Tatsu, which will premiere in July 2025.
Journalist and animation expert Andrew Osmond returns to AWN’s pages after almost 20 years, explaining his reshaped attitude - from skeptic to convert – towards anime while sharing his review of Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s newest film.
8 years after a successful Kickstarter, the first-time anime series director’s show, ‘Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms’ is now streaming on Crunchyroll; it blends traditional 2D with hand-retouched 3DCG to deliver fluid, lifelike human-machine characters.
Highlights of the upcoming slate include ‘Solo Leveling’ Season 2, ‘ZENSHU’, ‘The Apothecary Diaries’ Season 2, and more.
ILM VFX supervisor Hayden Jones reveals how his team merged anime styling with cutting-edge visuals including hand-drawn transitions and ‘Akira’-inspired lens flares to create a love letter to classic manga.
Kenji Kamiyama’s prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic saga travels 183 years before the original trilogy to bring Héra, a forgotten, unsung character, into the spotlight with a tale of courage and resilience; in theaters December 13.
The anime series adaptation of ‘The Summer Hikaru Died’ manga by Mokumokuren, which follows a boy who experiences strange incidents with an entity impersonating his best friend, will stream on Netflix in 2025.
New song ‘ReawakeR,’ performed by LiSA, featuring Felix from Stray Kids, and composed by Hiroyuki SAWANO, featured in trailer; season premieres January 2025.
With breathtaking animation and a heartfelt narrative, Studio Ponoc’s hand-drawn animated film celebrates the unrestrained magic of childhood imagination while addressing universal themes of loss, memory, and the enduring power of stories.
The manga, written by IWATOBINEKO, follows the blind woman Yakou Shizuka, who works at a detective agency for Tounome, who is invisible; somehow, Yakou always knows when he is near.
Go behind-the-scenes to see the hand-drawn animation process used to create the upcoming anime adventure that takes you back to the epic world of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy.
