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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.

Anime

Crunchyroll’s 10th Annual Anime Awards Return 2026

Crunchyroll’s 10th Annual Anime Awards Return 2026

Haylie Baker|
January 31st, 2026
Crunchyroll will be bringing the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards to Tokyo, Japan this upcoming May 23, in addition to a livestream of the event for global audiences. With returning co-hosts entertainer Jon Kabira and voice actress Sally Amaki, the Anime Awards’ 10th celebration will feature a global pre-show hosted by Lauren Moore and Tim Lyu. […]
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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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Studio Ghibli Films to Stream on Netflix outside US and Japan

Netflix announced today that beginning on February 1st, 21 films from Studio Ghibli, the Academy Award-winning Japanese art house, will be made available on the service globally (excluding US, Canada, Japan), through distribution partner Wild Bunch International, as part of the company’s continued efforts to grow its best-in-class library of animated films. For the first […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|January 20, 2020
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Studio Ghibli Films to Stream on Netflix outside US and Japan

REVIEW: “Dragon Ball: A Visual History”

Since its modest beginning as a serial in Weekly Shonen Jump 35 years ago, Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball has become one of the most popular properties in the world. It’s sold more than 250 million books, and has been animated for four TV series, twenty theatrical features, video games, etc. It’s also accounted for billions […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|December 3, 2019
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REVIEW: “Dragon Ball: A Visual History”

TMS Entertainment Announce “MEGALOBOX 2” in Development

TMS Entertainment announced at Anime NYC that Megalobox 2 the highly anticipated sequel to 2018’s hit anime, Megalobox, is currently in development. Megalobox began as a project to commemorate the iconic manga series Tomorrow’s Joe. Highly lauded for its unique visual style and hip-hop inspired soundtrack, Megalobox followed the story of a mysterious boxer Joe […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|November 18, 2019
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TMS Entertainment Announce “MEGALOBOX 2” in Development

ANIME REVIEW: Netflix “Dino Girl Gauko”

In today’s TV anime environment there seems to be less interest in producing anime for children than in the past. Most children’s anime airing today are decades-old properties that just happened to never leave airwaves, shows like Crayon Shin-Chan, Doraemon, and Chibi Maruko-chan for example. So I was intrigued when I heard about a new […]
Charles Brubaker|November 18, 2019
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ANIME REVIEW: Netflix “Dino Girl Gauko”

Gutiérrez, Tartakovsky and Chung celebrate “Akira” Anniversary Screening at Academy

Based on the manga by director Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira (1988) is regarded as one of the most remarkable achievements in anime filmmaking to date. Proving the potential of animation to tell adult stories, Akira represents a cultural and technological landmark that continues to inspire modern animators. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|November 12, 2019
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Gutiérrez, Tartakovsky and Chung celebrate “Akira” Anniversary Screening at Academy

INTERVIEW: Makoto Shinkai, Director, “Weathering With You”

It’s the summer of 2011. The long-range weather forecast for Tokyo is rain. And it’s not. Going to. Stop. Such is the sad state of affairs in Weathering With You, from Japanese director Makoto Shinkai. His previous work, Your Name, became the first anime not directed by Hayao Miyazaki to earn more than U.S. $100 […]
Avatar photoW.R. Miller|November 5, 2019
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INTERVIEW: Makoto Shinkai, Director, “Weathering With You”
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Shout Factory Celebrates “Bartender” With A 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of this highly sought-after pop culture series, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Anime Limited, is releasing Bartender 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition on national home entertainment shelves and digital on January 19th, 2021. Debuting for the first time on Blu-ray in North America, Bartender 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition comes housed in special […]