#anime streaming

[timebokanman]

In some real big news, HIDIVE will be adding an officially subbed release of Ippatsuman to their streaming service this June 23rd! The amount of subbed Time Bokan is still low, and while Ippatsuman was being fansubbed it never hurts to have more options...

[sailorsenshishitposter]

PSA

I've yet to see anyone mention it yet but if you have a Crunchyroll account (premium specifically) then you should go and change your password immediately. Someone leaked a bunch of account info on Twitter and I'm hearing that user's are not only logging on to others accounts but changing the password so the original user can't get back in.

UPDATE:

The post is gone and the account is suspended. No word from Crunchyroll yet.

[shironezuninja]

My love for Marvel hadn’t really bloomed as a teenager in the 2000’s anyway. There were only so much my awakened attention span could smile at back then.

[nerdiertides]

'WIND BREAKER' Season 2 Premieres Next Month on Crunchyroll

(Featured Image Source: ©Satoru Nii, KODANSHA / WIND BREAKER Project / Aniplex / Crunchyroll) Crunchyroll and Aniplex USA have announced that season 2 of WIND BREAKER will premiere this April. The series’ latest trailer shows the tension heating up as Bofurin vs. KEEL truly begins! “Anyone who causes pain, who brings destruction, who holds evil in their heart will be purged by Bofurin without…

'WIND BREAKER' Season 2 Premieres Next Month on Crunchyroll

[midnightzarathustra]

Tonight’s Watch

12am RURONI KENSHIN

12:30am YU YU HAKUSHO

1am TRIGUN

1:30am COWBOY BEBOP

2am TENCHI MUYO!

2:30am NEON GENESIS EVANGELION

3am HELLSING

3:30am DEVILMAN CRYBABY

[3-hits]

Crunchyroll and Funimation Merger outcome burns Anime Fans

February 8th 2024    Entertainment / Streaming / Anime

KOSAMA

| Writer and Recovering Anime

Anime enthusiasts have taken to the virtual streets with a mix of exasperation and anticipation following Crunchyroll's recent announcement about the impending merger with Funimation. The news, while exciting for the most part, came with a caveat that left many fans feeling a tad crestfallen.

In a move set to shake up the anime streaming landscape, Crunchyroll unveiled plans for a full-scale integration with Funimation, scheduled to be completed by April 2, 2024. This much-anticipated union, first teased back in March 2022, promises a powerhouse platform boasting an unparalleled array of anime content.

However, amidst the buzz and fervor, one crucial detail emerged – the inability to transfer digital copies from Funimation to Crunchyroll. Cue the collective sighs of disappointment from anime aficionados everywhere.

The clock is ticking for Funimation faithfuls, who now face a pivotal decision: embrace the transition to Crunchyroll or bid farewell to their beloved anime haven by April 2. Crunchyroll, renowned for its extensive library housing thousands of anime titles and pioneering the "simulcast" phenomenon, stands as the go-to destination for enthusiasts craving the latest Japanese releases in real-time.

But wait, there's more – and this time, it involves a slight adjustment to subscription fees. Brace yourselves, anime aficionados, for Crunchyroll's subscription rates are set to undergo a makeover, transitioning from $54.95 per year to $99.99 per year. Mark your calendars, as this change kicks in come January 28, 2025.

The burning question on everyone's mind: what does this mean for existing subscription tiers? Will the doubling of the yearly plan translate to a similar hike in monthly rates? Let's break it down:

The "Fan" tier, currently priced at $7.99 per month, may ascend to $15.99.

The "Mega Fan" tier, at $9.99 per month, might soar to $19.99.

The "Ultimate Fan" tier, priced at $14.99 per month, could skyrocket to $29.99.

As the streaming landscape evolves, some enthusiasts are contemplating a return to physical media, meticulously curating their collections and safeguarding precious 1080p versions on their Plex accounts. Will others brave the rising tide of streaming costs, or will nostalgia for tangible media reign supreme? The saga continues, and the choice is yours.

[matt0044]

Japan is not your Apolitical paradise. Not with Anime. Not with Manga. Not even with Light Novels.

This was inspired by Marzgurl’s “Anime Fans Missing the Point Due to Hate” video and Zeria’s “Anime Is (And Should Be) Political” video. I might not be as scathing as them but I hope to contribute to this awareness.

If there’s one aspect to discourse over the Anime Industry, Translation and Distribution, it would be this fetishization of Japan as a country.

That might sound like a bold statement with quite the loaded term but… it’s excruciatingly hard to think of anything else to describe it as. Especially on YouTube.

You get painful Clickbait that’s made even worse by claiming that “Japan” is trying to cut out the “middleman distribution companies in America.”

That “Japan” hates “Western PC Culture” because the head writer of Digimon Tamers made the cast do an embarrassing reading of what was obstensively his right-winged blog posts in a screenplay.

That “Japan” is mad at FUNimation or anybody who dared to press charges against Vic Mignogna, somebody who had been banned from cons since the late 90s. You know, for his behavior that‘s never been news and only got support thanks to the #MeToo movement.

That “Japan” hates dubs that don’t adhere to the original like with a term associated with Social Justice or Social Media in general. As if many of these productions don’t have the studio’s approval more often than not. As if dubs for Kaguya-Sama haven’t gotten positive buzz because they were anything but 100% faithful.

Or did you decide that you lied about liking Ghost Stories?

Japan isn’t apolitical. Anime isn’t apolitical. The only ones injecting politics into Anime are the Anime (or Manga in the case of adaptations) themselves from the ground up. Not some comedy’s dub that referred Reddit or the patriarchy in a fairly poor joke.