Category: crunchyroll

Funimation partners with VIZ Media to expand its streaming anime catalog

[ad_1] Two of the biggest anime distributors in the US are teaming up. On Wednesday, Funimation announced that it’s working with VIZ Media to bring the publisher’s catalog of anime titles to its streaming service. Some of the more notable shows making their way to Funimation with the deal include 2018 sci-fi boxing anime Megalo Box and Gargantia […]

A 13-episode ‘Shenmue’ anime series is on the way

[ad_1] After years of waiting, Shenmue fans crowdfunded a new game last year, and now the story of Ryo Hazuki will be told through a new anime series. Announced during the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, the show will be a co-production between Crunchyroll and Adult Swim, with Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki executive producing. They’re promising more […]

Crunchyroll subscribers can finally watch anime offline

[ad_1] Today, Crunchyroll is introducing new membership tiers, two of which allow offline viewing. Crunchyroll already had free and $8 (Fan) subscriptions. Now, the anime streaming service is offering two additional tiers: Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan. The new premium tiers include the offline viewing feature. In addition to offline viewing, Mega Fan, which costs […]

HBO Max’s launch lineup includes anime from Crunchyroll

[ad_1] When HBO Max launches on May 27th, it will offer 17 anime titles from Crunchyroll, a streaming service that’s also owned by WarnerMedia. In the media giant’s announcement, it said the platforms are “teaming up to bring more dubbed and subtitled anime to fans across the US” and that it won’t be a one-time […]

Crunchyroll details its first eight original anime productions

[ad_1] The originals cover a variety of genres. For example, one of the more notable shows coming from the company over the next year includes FreakAngels, an adaptation of a graphic novel series that shares the same name by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield. Half of the series were produced by Crunchyroll Studios, with production […]