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‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 2 Is Peak, Again

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-09-19 16:00:18

In the blink of an eye, Dan Da Dan‘s second season wrapped up with the same unpredictable swagger that made its anime series debut impossible to ignore. Studio Science Saru didn’t just keep the pace—it doubled down on its creative bravado. If season one proved the studio could conjure anime magic from one of Shonen Jump’s most eccentric ongoing manga series, season two confirmed it’s not merely riding the wave of the manga-to-anime pipeline—it’s reshaping the tide. Now that the second season’s

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‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run’ Anime to Stream Worldwide on Netflix

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-09-29 12:13:47

The upcoming season of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime, Steel Ball Run, is set to stream worldwide on Netflix. The announcement came alongside a press release to celebrate the streaming platform’s tenth anniversary in Japan, Deadline reported. The anime series, based on Hirohiko Araki’s manga, follows the Joestar family’s bloodline across generations as they face a variety of eccentric foes, including the time-rewinding Dio Brando. This series’ core gimmick features heroes and villains alike uti

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‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 2’s Penultimate Episode Sets the Stage for a Giant Robot vs Space Kaiju Showdown

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-10-01 04:45:10

While the end is near for Dan Da Dan season two, animation studio Science Saru isn’t repeating what it did last season with the show concluding on a crushing mid-arc cliffhanger. Instead, the lovey-dovey raucous sci-fi-meets-yokai anime is going out with a bang, with its penultimate episode setting up a cataclysmic giant robot versus space kaiju battle to send anime fans home happy. In Dan Da Dan episode 11, “Hey, It’s a Kaiju,” the gang battles a kaiju. While Momo, Okarun, and their new friend,

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‘Witch Hat Atelier’ Anime Studio Explains Delay, Vows to Do Justice to Manga’s Spellbinding Artistry

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-10-05 16:45:38

Studio Bug Films hopes its adaptation of Kamome Shirahama's manga will be as big as 'Lord of the Rings' for anime fans. Studio Bug Films recently delivered the deflating news that its anime adaptation of Witch Hat Atelier would be delayed to 2026. In the wake of its announcement, the studio gave fans an update about the nature of its delay and reaffirmed its commitment to doing the best possible job transforming manga pages into animation. In an X/Twitter social media post, which links out to

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Short Stories From the ‘Chainsaw Man’ Creator Are Becoming a Prime Video Anime

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-10-17 00:00:14

Just when you thought anticipation for the theatrical debut of MAPPA’s Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc and a film compilation of its first season was at its maximum, the Tatsuki Fujimoto train continues to show no signs of slowing down. Soon, more of the acclaimed manga creator’s early short stories will join the likes of his emotional gut-punch of a film, Look Back, in a new anime anthology series coming to Prime Video this November. Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, produced by Flagship Line, will a

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‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ and ‘Devilman Crybaby’ are Thankfully Getting Blu-Ray Releases

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-10-20 18:50:33

To everyone’s benefit, Netflix has been gradually putting out physical versions for some of its fan-favorite shows. For the anime fans, you’ll be more than happy to hear are Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Devilman Crybaby are the next two series to leave Netflix jail by the end of 2025. Earlier in the week, Crunchyroll opened up pre-orders for the box sets for both shows. Devilman’s Blu-Ray puts the entire 10-episode series on two discs. Developed by Science Saru, the anime is based on Go Nagai’s D

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First look at Star Wars Visions: season 3 shows a more experimental anthology

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-28 07:10:00

Disney+ fatigue might be setting in for many viewers, with a surfeit of Marvel and Star Wars shows dropping at a hectic clip over the past few years. But that didn’t stop Star Wars: Visions from getting a warm reception at this past weekend’s Anime NYC convention, where thousands of fans were given a sneak peek at the upcoming season of the animated anthology show. Star Wars: Visions season three was also featured at this summer’s Star Wars Celebration, but its appearance at an anime con was ju

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Elon Musk Fans Are Brutally Mocking Him for Incessantly "Gooning to AI Anime"

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-01 10:04:56

The richest man in the world can't quit getting high on his own supply — and his most loyal fans are openly mocking him for it. Many AI boosters say the tech is poised to cure disease and usher humanity into a new age of prosperity. But billionaire and xAI CEO Elon Musk has shifted his AI startup's focus to lewd, anime-styled chatbots that will happily undress themselves for drooling users. Case in point, xAI recently revealed cringe AI "companions," including a hypersexualized goth anime girl

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Studio Behind New ‘Sekiro’ Anime Denies Use of AI

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-11-02 12:30:10

Earlier this week at Gamescom, Crunchyroll unveiled a first look at its upcoming Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice anime, Sekiro: No Defeat, which adapts the popular PlayStation Soulslike game developed by FromSoftware, Inc. But in the wake of the trailer’s release, concerns from fans online began to suggest and speculate that some off-looking parts of the trailer may have been down to a use of generative AI. Qzil.la, the studio behind No Defeat, was not prominently featured in its marketing in the tra

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Netflix Anime Hits Anime NYC: 'Blue Eye Samurai,' 'Splinter Cell: Deathwatch' and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-03 08:00:03

Netflix's panel at this year's Anime NYC convention brought on a string of announcements and sneak peeks at its upcoming anime slate, including drops for the new season of the Emmy-award-winning series, Blue Eye Samurai. But you didn't have to be there in person to see everything revealed. The streamer just debuted trailers and visuals for existing hits Sakamoto Days, Devil May Cry and Record of Ragnarok along with the release date and teaser for its new entry: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Deathw

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FromSoft's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is becoming an anime

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-10 03:50:50

Adaptations of video games continue to be big business. During Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2025, we learned that the punishing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice by FromSoftware will be turning into an anime show. Sekiro: No Defeat will be available exclusively on Crunchyroll some time during 2026. The show will be directed by Kenichi Kutsuna, who previously worked as an animator on the One Punch Man and Naruto: Shippuden series. The vibe in the No Defeat trailer does feel distinct from its source ma

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Is Turning ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Into an Anime Epic

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-11-20 02:00:44

First came Masquerade, an immersive production of The Phantom of the Opera. Now Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group has announced a rebrand and a slate of new franchise expansions for the musical maestro’s universe of stories. Including… anime? Deadline reports that the company, now known as LW Entertainment, has plans for a Phantom of the Opera anime, an idea so wild it’s bound to work. And it’s not completely out of left field: Sailor Moon‘s Tuxedo Mask is already so Phantom-coded. (We

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Flying With Delta? Crunchyroll Anime Is Coming to Your Flights

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-25 20:20:00

Crunchyroll and Delta Air Lines announced a partnership Monday to offer anime as part of the in-flight entertainment on the airline. The anime addition is set to arrive later this year, and Delta passengers will be able to stream content handpicked from Crunchyroll. SkyMiles members will receive an exclusive perk of a 24-hour free trial of the streaming service that can be used abroad the flight or after touching down. Crunchyroll will hit more than 169,000 seatback screens on Delta aircraft. T

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Sony Wants Its Anime Boom to Be as Big as the PlayStation 2

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-11-28 21:00:50

While Sony has been a quietly influential force in the anime landscape—owning studio Aniplex and acquiring Crunchyroll, which absorbed its former rival Funimation to expand its roster of shows and films—the PlayStation maker still sees itself as just getting started. According to a new report, Sony is still building an anime empire, treating this moment like the dawn of the PlayStation era, with more room to grow looming over the horizon. Speaking with the Japanese publication Toyo Keizai (hat-

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‘Dan Da Dan’ Just Added Heavy Metal Exorcisms to Its Raucous Anime Medley

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-11-30 16:15:57

Dan Da Dan season 2 has consecutively become the talk of the anime community online, with each passing episode becoming another grand moment in its rise to become the main character of the internet. Its latest anime feat sees the show go full death metal in a raucous exorcism. In Dan Da Dan episode 6, titled “We Became A Family,” Okarun, Momo, and crew are quite literally picking up the pieces from Evil Eye’s sudden attack inside the Ayase house. In the previous episode, which featured the anim

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The Best Anime on Netflix You Can Watch Right Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-17 10:15:04

Original anime and fresh releases have found a home on Netflix, and we think it's one of the best streaming services for anime fans. Its library is surprisingly expansive, covering everything from long-beloved classics like Cowboy Bebop and Naruto to more recent hits like Dandadan. Crunchyroll is exclusively for anime, so it remains our favorite service overall. That being said, it's worth subscribing to Netflix for its anime, too, if you want to cover all your bases. There's so much to watch.

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Crunchyroll Is Bringing More Anime to Movie Theaters

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-12-22 22:30:38

The last few years have seen anime movies and premiere episodes take to the big screen and make a ton of money, so Crunchyroll is getting on that with its new Anime Nights program. During San Diego Comic-Con, the streamer/distributor revealed its plan to put an anime on the silver screen for the third Monday of every month to “honor the past, elevate the present, and celebrate the future of anime.” The titles will range from fan favorites and anniversaries to “curated” TV episodes, and even pre

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The Spice Girls and Wu-Tang Clan Almost Had Their Own Anime

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-12-24 17:45:40

Now, here’s a sentence no one expected to read in the year 2025: Once upon a time, we might have gotten to see the Spice Girls and the Wu-Tang Clan in anime form. In a recent interview with AnimEigo, Lawrence Guinness, a senior VP at Manga Entertainment, distributor of anime such as Perfect Blue and Street Fighter Alpha (and subsidiary of Island Records), revealed the company considered co-producing its own works. Two projects he mentioned would have starred the aforementioned bands, and the Sp

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Crunchyroll is Bringing More Anime to Movie Theaters

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-12-24 22:30:38

The last few years have seen anime movies and premiere episodes take to the big screen and make a ton of money, so Crunchyroll is getting on that with its new Anime Nights program. During San Diego Comic-Con, the streamer/distributor revealed its plan to put an anime on the silver screen for the third Monday of every month to “honor the past, elevate the present, and celebrate the future of anime.” The titles will range from fan favorites and anniversaries to “curated” TV episodes, and even pre

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Anime Girl VTubers Are Selling Out Concerts, but Are They ‘Real’? Depends on Who You Ask

wired.com Dexter Thomas 2025-12-26 06:00:00

I’m at a sold-out concert in Hollywood, and I’m the only one in the 1,200-plus-capacity venue who doesn’t know any of the songs. One of the acts has just finished, and everyone around me begins chanting and waving their light sticks. We don’t have to wait long: Kou Mariya, one of the headliners, appears. Not on the stage itself, but on a massive screen spanning the entirety of its length. (She will never appear on the stage, because she is a sexy 6,669-year-old blonde vampire anime girl who exis

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Anime Girl VTubers Are Selling Out Concerts, but Are They ‘Real?’ Depends on Who You Ask

wired.com Dexter Thomas 2025-12-27 12:00:00

I’m at a sold-out concert in Hollywood, and I’m the only one in the 1,200-plus-capacity venue who doesn’t know any of the songs. One of the acts has just finished, and everyone around me begins chanting and waving their light sticks. We don’t have to wait long: Kou Mariya, one of the headliners, appears. Not on the stage itself, but on a massive screen spanning the entirety of its length. (She will never appear on the stage, because she is a sexy 6,669-year-old blonde vampire anime girl who exis

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Sony bought a chunk of Bandai Namco to boost anime fan community engagement

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-29 21:00:47

Sony has entered into a "strategic business alliance" with Bandai Namco holdings, acquiring about 2.5 percent of the Japanese media conglomorate and gaming publisher with a 68 billion yen ($465 million) investment, the companies announced. The aim, Sony said, is to expand the fan community "for IP such as anime and manga around the world and strengthen... engagement, particularly in the anime field where rapid market growth is anticipated." The companies noted that they have historically collab

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‘Panty & Stocking’ Just Did Its Own ‘Mandalorian’ Spoof

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-12-30 21:00:14

Despite it being over 14 years since anime fans first saw the series, Trigger, the studio behind Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, has reignited the cult classic raunchy New Panty & Stocking with Gartebelt without missing a beat, comedic or otherwise. Much of the Prime Video series’ side-splitting success is owed to its sharp timing with a volley of pop culture references. Its third episode is particularly packed with references, poking fun at popular shows like The Mandalorian. In the third episode of P

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This ‘violently racist’ hacker claims to be the source of The New York Times’ Mamdani scoop

theverge.com Elizabeth Lopatto 2026-01-06 21:25:45

is a reporter who writes about tech, money, and human behavior. She joined The Verge in 2014 as science editor. Previously, she was a reporter at Bloomberg. The ultimate source for The New York Times’ story about Zohran Mamdani’s college application is an open secret. It’s an anime-loving neo-Nazi whose hobbies include furry drawings, posting fan art of a video game character, and hacking universities. On X, the alleged hacker is followed by New York Times freelancer Benjamin Ryan, who was the

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The Criterion Channel Is Beefing Up Its Anime Content

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-01-09 02:05:24

The Criterion Collection, aka your cinephile friends’ favorite thing to yap about alongside their Letterboxd ratings, has announced it is adding a special anime section to its illustrious streaming catalog. Criterion made the announcement at the very end of a new blog post with reserved and refined excitement. “Look out for a new section on the Channel highlighting restlessly creative, stylistically flamboyant gems from Japan’s juggernaut animation industry,” Criterion Collection wrote. It goe

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ChatGPT’s preset styles could make image transformations dead simple (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-09 05:04:18

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR ChatGPT is working on an Image Styles feature that would add a pre-defined instruction set to your prompt to achieve a specific image style in your results. Users would be able to select from aesthetic styles such as “Anime,” “Cyberpunk,” “Coloring Book,” and more. These styles can be added as instructions for converting existing images or generating new ones. ChatGPT’s image generation capabilities are pretty nifty, and it’s largely credited for spa

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Of Course ‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 2’s Big Okarun Evil Eye Fight Has a ‘JoJo’ Anime Reference

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-01-10 16:00:50

Dan Da Dan‘s third episode is out now, marking the conclusion of GKids’ limited theatrical compilation release, Evil Eye. While this means more new moments to come for anime fans to obsess over, Science Saru didn’t leave fans empty-handed, finally showcasing Okarun and Evil Eye’s long-awaited clash and a clever reference to popular long-running shonen anime, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, to add to its cool factor. Much of the marketing leading up to the second season of Dan Da Dan emphasized the in

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ChatGPT’s upcoming Image Styles could make it super easy to Ghiblify your images (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-12 11:04:18

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR ChatGPT is working on an Image Styles feature that would add a pre-defined instruction set to your prompt to achieve a specific image style in your results. Users would be able to select from aesthetic styles such as “Anime,” “Cyberpunk,” “Coloring Book,” and more. These styles can be added as instructions for converting existing images or generating new ones. ChatGPT’s image generation capabilities are pretty nifty, and it’s largely credited for spa

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All the Best Places We Can Stream Free Anime, Every Day

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-12 10:00:11

July is anime month, but that doesn't mean paying for streaming subscriptions is always in the budget, right? Some of you may have read the headline on this and thought your anime piracy wishes were about to come true. Sorry friends, this isn't the place where we'll point you to bootleg anime. What we can do, however, is highlight the streaming platforms that give you free content aside from Crunchyroll's free plan. In this case, FAST options are the way to go. Classics like One Piece, Sailor M

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Users Immediately Find Grok's Anime Waifu Persona Has Hidden "Full Gooner Mode"

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-17 04:26:45

Elon Musk's hate speech-spewing AI chatbot Grok, which recently gave itself the nickname "MechaHitler," didn't exactly fit into the gender binary — but you have to admit that its edgelord persona had a certain masculine energy. Well, scratch that: Musk has officially swapped Grok's gender into... a goth anime waifu? We wish we were kidding. The mercurial CEO's xAI startup announced that its Nazi-loving assistant will now be able to take on several personas, including a lingerie- and corset-wea

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‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 2 Is Peak, Again

‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run’ Anime to Stream Worldwide on Netflix

‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 2’s Penultimate Episode Sets the Stage for a Giant Robot vs Space Kaiju Showdown

‘Witch Hat Atelier’ Anime Studio Explains Delay, Vows to Do Justice to Manga’s Spellbinding Artistry

Short Stories From the ‘Chainsaw Man’ Creator Are Becoming a Prime Video Anime

‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ and ‘Devilman Crybaby’ are Thankfully Getting Blu-Ray Releases

First look at Star Wars Visions: season 3 shows a more experimental anthology

Elon Musk Fans Are Brutally Mocking Him for Incessantly "Gooning to AI Anime"

Studio Behind New ‘Sekiro’ Anime Denies Use of AI

Netflix Anime Hits Anime NYC: 'Blue Eye Samurai,' 'Splinter Cell: Deathwatch' and More

FromSoft's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is becoming an anime

Andrew Lloyd Webber Is Turning ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Into an Anime Epic

Flying With Delta? Crunchyroll Anime Is Coming to Your Flights

Sony Wants Its Anime Boom to Be as Big as the PlayStation 2

‘Dan Da Dan’ Just Added Heavy Metal Exorcisms to Its Raucous Anime Medley

The Best Anime on Netflix You Can Watch Right Now

Crunchyroll Is Bringing More Anime to Movie Theaters

The Spice Girls and Wu-Tang Clan Almost Had Their Own Anime

Crunchyroll is Bringing More Anime to Movie Theaters

Anime Girl VTubers Are Selling Out Concerts, but Are They ‘Real’? Depends on Who You Ask

Anime Girl VTubers Are Selling Out Concerts, but Are They ‘Real?’ Depends on Who You Ask

Sony bought a chunk of Bandai Namco to boost anime fan community engagement

‘Panty & Stocking’ Just Did Its Own ‘Mandalorian’ Spoof

This ‘violently racist’ hacker claims to be the source of The New York Times’ Mamdani scoop

The Criterion Channel Is Beefing Up Its Anime Content

ChatGPT’s preset styles could make image transformations dead simple (APK teardown)

Of Course ‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 2’s Big Okarun Evil Eye Fight Has a ‘JoJo’ Anime Reference

ChatGPT’s upcoming Image Styles could make it super easy to Ghiblify your images (APK teardown)

All the Best Places We Can Stream Free Anime, Every Day

Users Immediately Find Grok's Anime Waifu Persona Has Hidden "Full Gooner Mode"

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