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Studio Colorido and Netflix to Co-Produce Three Anime Movies
Studio Colorido and Netflix announced on Wednesday the companies are producing three anime movies, including Ame wo Tsugeru Hyouryuu Danchi (Drifting Home). Tomotoka Shibayama (Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu) is set to direct an original romance anime movie. The movie is sched...
4 years ago
Crunchyroll, Funimation Merge Under Crunchyroll Brand
Crunchyroll and Funimation announced on Tuesday that the two streaming platforms—along with Funimation subsidiary Wakanim and Crunchyroll's VRV service—have merged under the Crunchyroll brand. Funimation Global Group, LLC, which acquired Crunchyroll from AT&T in August 2021, is...
4 years ago
Production I.G and Wit Studio to Host Panels at MAL Expo Lite 2022
As part of MyAnimeList's "MAL x Japan" initiative to connect anime fans and creators, the MAL Anime Academy at MAL Expo Lite 2022—MyAnimeList's first online exposition—will feature panels from studios Production I.G and Wit Studio, with industry experts seeking to shed light on...
4 years ago
Fuji TV's +Ultra Programming Block, Crunchyroll, Slow Curve Announce Partnership
Fuji TV announced on Thursday that its late night programming block +Ultra entered a partnership with streaming platform Crunchyroll and planning and advertising company Slow Curve for new anime projects. The three companies will proceed with the joint development after April 20...
5 years ago
Kadokawa Announces English Simulpub for Manga and Light Novels
During the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo 2021 event on Saturday, Kadokawa Corporation (Kadokawa) announced that the company will begin English simulpublication of manga and light novels digitally to their Japanese releases. Kadokawa will release these simulpubs on the online eBook st...
5 years ago
Akatsuki, The Anime Times Company, DMM.com, and Kadokawa Invest in MyAnimeList Through Third-Party Allotment
MyAnimeList Co., Ltd. (MyAnimeList) announced on Monday that Japan-based companies Akatsuki Inc. (Akatsuki), The Anime Times Company Inc. (The Anime Times Company), DMM.com LLC (DMM.com), and KADOKAWA CORPORATION (Kadokawa) are collectively underwriting 311 million yen (approxim...
5 years ago
Studio Kafka Produces New 'Mahoutsukai no Yome' OVA Trilogy
Production company Twin Engine unveiled a new original video anime trilogy for Kore Yamazaki's Mahoutsukai no Yome (The Ancient Magus' Bride) manga on Wednesday, subtitled Nishi no Shounen to Seiran no Kishi (Boy from the West and Knight of the Blue Storm). The special edition of...
5 years ago
Kodansha, Shueisha, Shogakukan Invest in MyAnimeList Through Third-Party Allotment
MyAnimeList Co., Ltd (MyAnimeList) announced on Thursday that the company plans to issue new shares, increasing its capital by a total of 1,200 million yen (approximately US$11.33 million). Japanese publishing companies Kodansha Ltd. (Kodansha), SHUEISHA Inc. (Shueisha), Shogaku...
5 years ago
MyAnimeList to Stream Premiere of New 'Santa Company' Film
The Umi no Magnet Education Committee announced on Wednesday a new Santa Company short film, subtitled Manatsu no Merry Christmas (Midsummer Merry Christmas). The film will premiere worldwide on the official MyAnimeList YouTube channel on January 29 at 8:00 a.m. JST (January 28...
5 years ago
Funimation Global Group Acquires Crunchyroll
AT&T Inc. (AT&T) and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (Sony Pictures Television) announced on Wednesday an agreement to sell AT&T's Crunchyroll to Sony Pictures Entertainment's Funimation Global Group, LLC (Funimation). The declared US$1.175 billion sale price will be subject to...
5 years ago
