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To Crunchyroll’s Mitchel Berger, It’s All About the Fans

The company’s SVP of Global Commerce, a longtime home entertainment executive, talks about the growing theatrical appetite for anime, and how passionate audiences around the world continue to support the franchises they love. 

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‘Ryoma! Prince of Tennis’: A Story of Legacy and Fatherhood

Hitting U.S. theaters today, May 12, the franchise’s latest addition, based on Takeshi Konomi’s 1999 manga, tells the story of a tennis prodigy, looking to up his game, who's suddenly transported back in time to his father’s final championship match where he was mysteriously forced to retire.

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Crunchyroll Reveals ‘Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2: Episode 87’ Teaser

‘The Dawn of Humanity,’ the finale of the hugely popular anime series, will be simulcast from Japan Sunday, April 3 on Crunchyroll and Funimation, with the English dub following on May 1.

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You Can Now Stream ‘Dragon Ball,’ ‘Dragon Ball Z,’ and ‘Dragon Ball GT’ on Crunchyroll

Fans of Akira Toriyama’s famous action anime franchise just got an early holiday gift, as the leading anime platform is now streaming episodes of the three series previously available only on Funimation.

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Crunchyroll Drops New ‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ Trailer and Images

TOHO’s prequel to the anime series, ‘Jujutsu Kaisen,’ based on Gege Akutami’s acclaimed dark fantasy manga of the same name, comes to theaters nationwide March 18; tickets for the U.S. and Canadian release are now on sale.

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Exclusive Funimation Library Now Available on Crunchyroll

Post-merger consolidation of SVOD services under the Crunchyroll brand offers fans greater access to extensive anime with subs, dubs, films, and simulcasts in over 200 countries.

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Funimation Announces ‘Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2’ English SimulDub

Coming to the streamer's global territories and European platform, as well as Crunchyroll in the U.S., the award-winning anime franchise Japanese simulcasts will be available with an English dub beginning February 13.

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‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ Gets New Teaser, North American Release Date

The prequel to the acclaimed anime series will explore the history of a high school for sorcerers, and the cursed energy of its strange students.

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‘Sing a Bit of Harmony’: The Rise of Music in Anime

In Yasuhiro Yoshiura, FUNimation, and J.C. Staff’s animated feature, an A.I. dropped into a high school to test her ability to fit in uses song to share feelings, resolve conflict, and bring happiness to those around her; film, hitting U.S. theaters January 23, treads new ground where what is sung is as important as what is said.

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Ascendent Animation: Giving Voice to Talent and Anime that ‘Don’t Fit the Mold’

The Black-owned and LGBTQ+-operated studio launched in 2020 to embrace the need for more diversity and inclusivity – and mature, representative storytelling - in the anime dubbing industry.

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Crunchyroll Drops ‘Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2’ Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 3:21pm

Premiering January 9, new episodes from the show’s fourth and final season follow the emotional journeys of Eren, Mikasa, and Armin as the war for Paradis zeroes in on Shiganshina just as the Jaegerists seize control.

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Iconic ‘Akira’ Coming to 4K UHD Blu-Ray

Famed 1988 anime sci-fi feature, with remastered visuals and remixed audio, comes home January 18; also announced, Funimation’s home entertainment release line-up for January including ‘One Piece - Season 11 Voyage 6,’ ‘A3! - Season Autumn & Winter,’ and ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - Season 1.’

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Funimation Unveils Winter 2022 Line-Up of 20+ Series

Ring in the new year with a slew of new and returning shows hitting the platform in January; new simulcasts streaming next month include ‘Tokyo 24th Ward,’ ‘My Dress-Up Darling,’ and ‘Akebi's Sailor Uniform;’ and several exclusives.

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‘My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission’: A Diverse ‘Feast for the Senses’

Hitting theaters today, October 29, Funimation and Toho Animation’s new anime, the hit franchise’s third movie, features three high school students studying to become superheroes, who suddenly face their greatest crisis - with only two hours to save the world!

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Toei Animation Celebrates ‘One Piece’ 1000th Episode

Funimation will stream the famed series’ landmark episode in the U.S. and Canada on November 20 with a celebratory YouTube virtual live streamed event the same day; Toei and Fathom Events bring ‘One Piece Film: Strong World’ to select U.S. theaters on November 7 and 9.

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Funimation Drops ‘My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission’ Official Trailer

Special manga booklet created for opening weekend; the highly anticipated animated movie hits theaters in the U.S. and Canada on October 29; tickets are on sale now.

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Animation Is Film Reveals Competition Line-Up

AIF returns October 22-24 with 12 features in competition, 20 programs overall with shorts, premieres, and Q&As; ‘Studio on the Big Screen’ program features Pixar’s ‘Luca,’ Netflix’s ‘The Mitchells vs the Machines,’ and ‘Vivo,’ and other films that didn't receive a theatrical release.

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Funimation Shares Science SARU’s ‘The Heike Story’ First Look Trailer

Directed by Nako Yamada, the all-new anime series about a prayer that transcends 800 years launches September 15 – a full season ahead of its planned Japanese broadcast.

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Funimation Drops ‘Ragnarok-The Animation,’ ‘Burst Angel’ and ‘Witchblade’ on YouTube

Free through November 30, 70+ HD episodes of the three anime series, with English subtitles, are now available for free in the US, Canada, and Japan.

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