Crunchyroll and Discord team up on anime profile collectibles
Crunchyroll, the global brand for anime, and Discord are teaming up to bring the beloved series My Hero Academia to the Discord platform for...
Crunchyroll adds anime mobile games to its premium memberships
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll is leveling up its premium subscription tiers with unlimited access to premium anime-inspired mobile games. Mega and Ultimate Fan members...
End of an era: Pokémon retires Ash and his Pikachu after 25 years
Ash Ketchum, the protagonist of the Pokémon anime since April of 1997, is hanging up his hat after 25 years. The Pokémon Company announced...
Mysten Labs is Grand Cross: Metaworld’s blockchain partner
Netmarble F&C subsidiary Metaverse World is picking Mysten Labs to be the blockchain partner for Grand Cross: Metaworld. Mysten Labs is the creator of...
The state of mobile anime gaming in 2022
The mobile gaming market is massive. The numbers vary based on which part of the world you’re looking at, but in general, it’s huge....
Twitch Prime subscribers get 30 free days of Crunchyroll anime service
Twitch is announcing that its Twitch Prime members will get 30 days of free anime with a temporary subscription to Crunchyroll’s anime platform. Crunchyroll...
Anime ‘virtual YouTube hosts’ are a thing, and Gree’s using VR to make them
Japanese gaming and media company Gree is leveraging VR hardware and IKinema software to recruit people who might become YouTube's next big personalities.
Square Enix’s Tales of Wedding Rings VR brings manga to Oculus Rift
Originally announced as Project Hikari, Square Enix’s virtual reality adaptation of a Japanese manga has launched today as Tales of Wedding Rings VR. The app...
Crunchyroll launches Memoria Freese, its first anime-based mobile game
Anime streaming site Crunchyroll is publishing its first mobile game, Memoria Freese. It’s based on the popular anime series Is It Wrong to Try to...
Twitch follows up Mister Rogers with a Crunchyroll anime marathon on July 27
Soon you’ll be able to get your anime fix on the livestreaming platform Twitch, which just partnered with the anime hosting site Crunchyroll for...