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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 Acquires “Sentenced To Be A Hero” After Season 2 Confirmation

Crunchyroll Acquires “Sentenced To Be A Hero” After Season 2 Confirmation

Haylie Baker|
March 28th, 2026
Just days after the Sentenced to Be a Hero season finale, production for season 2 has been confirmed, with Crunchyroll acquiring streaming rights alongside the AnimeJapan 2026 announcement. A teaser visual and announcement trailer has been dropped for fans of the dark fantasy series. Based on the web novel written by Rocket Shokai back in […]
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INTERVIEW: Johnny Yong Bosch and Sarah Roach on the Legacy of “Trigun”

INTERVIEW: Johnny Yong Bosch and Sarah Roach on the Legacy of “Trigun”

Avatar photoW.R. Miller|
March 27th, 2026
The English dub premiered January 24, 2026, the finale is scheduled for April 14 in the US. Here is my conversation with Sarah Roach and Johnny Yong Bosch, who talk about winning their roles, their acting approach, and a special message for the fans.
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INTERVIEW: Jonah Scott on “Beastars” and the Power of Breath

INTERVIEW: Jonah Scott on “Beastars” and the Power of Breath

Avatar photoW.R. Miller|
March 23rd, 2026
The performances favor intimacy over spectacle—an approach that English voice actor Jonah Scott brings to his portrayal of Legoshi. In this interview, Scott discusses his path into anime, the technical demands of ADR, and how something as simple as a breath can transform a performance. 
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ANIME REVIEW: “The Tibetan Dog”

Based on a best-selling Chinese children’s book, Tibetan Dog (2011) was produced at Japan’s Madhouse studio in a rare Chinese-Japanese deal. Since his parents separated, Tenzin (Tatsuomi Hamada) has grown up in the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi province with his mother. He learned to play the flute from her and had an unremarkable urban […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|August 26, 2018
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ANIME REVIEW: “The Tibetan Dog”

Frederator Launches First Anime Club on YouTube – “Get In The Robot”

Frederator Studios, A WOW! Unlimited Media company known for its breakout hits in the animation space including Bee and Puppycat, Bravest Warriors, and most recently Netflix’s Castlevania, has launched the first video anime club called Get In The Robot. Get In the Robot was designed to be the first stop for people who have just […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|August 9, 2018
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Frederator Launches First Anime Club on YouTube – “Get In The Robot”

ANIME REVIEW: “Tsuki-Ga Kire: The Complete Series”

In the first episode of the 2017 broadcast series Tsuki-ga kirei (in Japanese Tsuki-ga kirei means “As the moon, so beautiful”), Kotaro Azumi (Stephen Sanders), a 9th grader at Kawagoe City Daisan Junior High, quotes Osamu Dazai: “How excruciating, arduous and unbearable it is to live.” Kotaro adds, “He must have been talking about middle […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|June 12, 2018
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ANIME REVIEW: “Tsuki-Ga Kire: The Complete Series”

ANIME TRAILER: “Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle”

Humanity’s desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago. Part 2 of the new anime Godzilla trilogy from Toho (and destined for Netflix here in the US). Godzilla: City on […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|May 18, 2018
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ANIME TRAILER: “Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle”

ANIME REVIEW: “Lupin the 3rd, Part 5: Lupin and the Internet

It’s time to play The Lupin Game! Anyone can play. Anyone, that is, with a smart phone, a wifi connection and a face recognition app. If you spot the notorious “gentleman thief,” tag and report him. You may even get a reward. What a challenge for Lupin the 3rd. After 26 feature-length TV serials, several […]
Avatar photoW.R. Miller|April 8, 2018
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ANIME REVIEW: “Lupin the 3rd, Part 5: Lupin and the Internet

ANIME REVIEW: “Kiss Him, Not Me: The Complete Series”

Like Ouran High School Host Club (2006), the teen romcom Kiss Him, Not Me (2016), plays off the distaff equivalent of the harem comedy. Based on the award-winning 2013 manga by Junko, the Japanese title Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda literally means “What’s the Point of Me Getting Popular?” High school junior Kae Serinuma (voice by […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|March 19, 2018
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ANIME REVIEW: “Kiss Him, Not Me: The Complete Series”
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ANIME REVIEW: “Yu Yu Hakusho Ghost Files”

Like Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 14-year-old Yusuke Urameshi (Justin Cook), the hero of the brawling fantasy-adventure Yu Yu Hakusho (1992), is “a low-down cheap little punk.” He boasts that he’s the toughest kid in Sarayashki Junior High. He cuts classes and loves duking it out with other guys, especially with his red-haired […]