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The global anime brand, Crunchyroll, has detailed a full slate of licensing partnerships to span toys, collectables, board games, outdoor, and more, across its library of anime series, including the hit action series Jujutsu Kaisen, Bananya, and the Crunchyroll original series, The God of High School.
The new suite of deals will span both the US and international markets, including Europe and the UK.
“We just wrapped our yearly Anime Awards with Jujutsu Kaisen taking home the night’s top honours and with nearly 15 million votes cast from fans all around the world,” said John Leonhardt, head of consumer products, Crunchyroll.
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Mar 2, 2021
Growing up beside Japan’s huge animation industry, a music scene based on creating and performing the theme tunes and hit songs of popular anime works has come a long way in the past few decades, becoming a mainstream phenomenon at home and arousing growing interest abroad.
For a veteran group of “anison” musicians who did more than any other to create the genre, a planned concert tour last year for their 20th anniversary later canceled due to the pandemic was expected to mark the end of the road: They were simply out of inspiration.
“Looking back now, I was unable to get out of a rut, unable to come up with good music or ideas, and music written by other members was also the same,” says Hironobu Kageyama, the 60-year-old leader of JAM Project JAM being an acronym of Japan Animationsong Makers. “It was like our role, frankly, was over.”
The Big in Japan sale has returned to the PlayStation Store once more, with Sony offering major discounts on Japanese games in this familiar recurring promotion. The selection of games and genres is b
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One-Punch Man debuted a powerful Genos fusion with the newest chapter of the series! The fight against Psykos continues with the latest chapter of the series as her fusion with Monster King Orochi s body has resulted in the strongest and most monstrous foe in the series to date. Genos has been doing his best to keep up with her psychic abilities, and even Tatsumaki has been struggling to put the finishing touches on this massive battle. The two of them have been working together as a result, and the previous chapter brought Drive Knight into the fight as well.
One-Punch ManChapter 136 continues the fight with Psykos as Tatsumaki has roused herself back awake. The three of them have teamed up against the powerful foe, and Drive Knight and Genos decide to take their teamwork to the next level by combining their cores and bodies with one another in order to make the most of their limited remaining energy Tactical Combination Dragon King.