As of June 17th, 2025, Crunchyroll revealed that it had obtained the global theatrical rights, outside of Asia, for Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants To Be Loved, a heartwarming film produced by Studio Kyoto Animation and adapted from the manga by Coolkyousinnjya, available in Japanese with English subtitles across North American theaters.

Among some of the latest news from Crunchyroll, the fan-favorite The Beginning After the End has been confirmed to continue into its second season next spring. To build excitement for the highly anticipated Season 2, Crunchyroll has snuck in an exclusive clip in the current season’s finale post-credits, set to stream June 18th. 

Making its way to Blu-ray and home entertainment this July 29th, Romeo’s Blue Skies is set to have an all-new remastered edition of its full 33-episodes released, as confirmed by AnimEigo and its parent company, MediaOCD. Kozo Kusuba directed the 1995 success from Nippon Animation, with a screenplay by Michiru Shimada and character designs by […]

Straight from Los Angeles, California, come many of Crunchyroll’s latest news and announcements—the Crunchyroll Industry Panel returned to Anime Expo during the first week of July, revealing exclusive acquisitions and sneak-peek previews. Of the new titles so far revealed, Let’s Play premiered world-wide in the Platinum Ballroom at the JW Marriott July 3rd, with both […]

Kazuhiko Torishima spent more than 47 years as an editor at “Shonen Jump,” the most popular manga magazine in Japan. (Its current weekly print run is about 1.3 million copies.) Before becoming editor in chief, he worked closely with three celebrated manga-ka (artists), helping them develop their graphic tales: Masakazu Katsura (“Video Girl Ai”), Koji […]

At the Industry Panel in CCXP Mexico, May 30th, Crunchyroll announced the return of My Dress-Up Darling and Rent-a-Girlfriend for their Season 2 and Season 4 respectively, arriving just in time for Crunchyroll’s Summer lineup.