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Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Spider-Ham

Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphic pig and is a parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco, and Mark Armstrong.

KENEDA

Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).

Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck was created by Tex Avery for Leon Schlesinger Productions. He has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, or Speedy Gonzales.

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Creative Head Hikaru Kondo Breaks Down the 3 Innovative Battles in ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’

Creative Head Hikaru Kondo Breaks Down the 3 Innovative Battles in ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’

Avatar photoBill Desowitz|
January 11th, 2026
Crunchyroll's "Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle" continues breaking box office records. It's not only the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time with $682 million worldwide, but also the number one international film ever in North America with $134.5 million.
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“My Hero Academia: Vigilantes” Season 2 Streams January 5

“My Hero Academia: Vigilantes” Season 2 Streams January 5

Haylie Baker|
December 16th, 2025
The highly anticipated My Hero Academia prequel, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes charges back into the action with Season 2 on January 5, 2025, exclusively on Crunchyroll. With this announcement, Crunchyroll released a new trailer and key art, showcasing characters that have yet to make their debut. Not only this, but the artists for the opening […]
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Crunchyroll Announces New Acquisitions At CCXP

Crunchyroll Announces New Acquisitions At CCXP

Haylie Baker|
December 15th, 2025
At the recent CCXP, hosted in São Paulo, Brazil, Crunchyroll made many unforgettable memories with fans, presented exclusive trailers, messages from cast members, historic performances, and hosted new arrivals, all live on the Thunder Stage. Among the exciting events and personalities onstage, Crunchyroll’s specialty was on full display as the latest in anime was announced.  […]
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BOOK REVIEW: “Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli”

Although there have been numerous books and countless articles published about Studio Ghibli and its creations, few, if any, journalists have been able to write about the internal workings of the studio. Steve Alpert, who speaks Japanese fluently, came to Ghibli in 1996 and spent the next decade and a half there as a senior […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|June 1, 2020
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BOOK REVIEW: “Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli”

ANIME REVIEW: “Promare”

At a time when many American features look so much alike, the brilliant colors and boldly stylized imagery in Hiroyuki Imaishi’s Promare hit the viewer like a bucket of ice water. As Imaishi, screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima and many of the animators worked together on the popular series Gurren Lagann, the flamboyant visual style won’t surprise […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|May 21, 2020
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ANIME REVIEW: “Promare”

ANIME REVIEW: “One Piece: Stampede”

Eiichiro Oda’s pirate comedy-adventure One Piece may well be the most popular animated franchise on the planet. The 96 paperback collections of the original manga have sold more than 450 million books–not far behind the “Harry Potter” series. More than 939 episodes of the animated TV series have been produced with no end in sight. […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|May 4, 2020
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ANIME REVIEW: “RobiHachi”

The outré sci-fi adventure-comedy RobiHachi (2019) presents the future as a tourist trap. Tall, lanky, and self-indulgent, Robby Yarge is a shameless if unsuccessful skirt-chaser and ne’er-do-well. After a series of get-rich-quick schemes crash and burn, he’s left owing a fortune to Mr. Yang. To collect the debt, Yang sends bright, eager Hatchi Ika. Hatchi […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|April 30, 2020
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ANIME REVIEW: “RobiHachi”

ANIME REVIEW: “Fire Force”

Fire Force is set in a future Earth that was ravaged by The Great Disaster decades earlier, when much of the planet was rendered uninhabitable by terrible conflagrations. Many survivors took refuge in the Tokyo Empire. The Tokyo Emperors brought together personnel from the Holy Sol Temples, the Fire Defense Agency and armed forces to […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|April 21, 2020
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ANIME REVIEW: “Fire Force”

ANIME REVIEW: “Mix Meisei Story, Part 1”

Baseball is enormously popular in Japan, and the Summer Koshien tournament that determines the national high school championship is one of the most anticipated sports events of the year. Nearly every Japanese schoolboy dreams of pitching in the Koshien. Dreams of the Koshien tournament haunt the shonen (boys’) sports series, Mix Meisei Story. In 1986, […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|April 9, 2020
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ANIME REVIEW: “Mix Meisei Story, Part 1”
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ANIME REVIEW: “On-Gaku: Our Sound”

Kenji Iwaisawa’s offbeat On-Gaku: Our Sound (2019) has attracted a loyal following in the US; it even earned an Annie nomination for Independent feature. Although it’s based on a self-published manga by Hiroyuki Ohashi, Iwaisawa wrote the screenplay, directed the film and animated it almost single-handedly. He simply couldn’t afford professional animators; the film’s shoestring […]