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Bullet/Bullet , the original action series conceived by Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 director Sunghoo Park over the course of ten years, released a brand-new trailer and key visual today confirming the first eight episodes will release on July 16, 2025 exclusively on Disney+. The following four episodes, 9 to 12, will then release on August 13. Bullet/Bullet Teaser Trailer Bullet/Bullet Key Visual The newly confirmed cast of Bullet/Bullet is as follows (character romanizations unconfirmed): Gear voiced by Marina Inoue Shirokuma voiced by Kazuhiro Yamaji Nosa voiced by Rie Kugimiya Kau voiced by Kana Hanazawa Naka voiced by Tomokazu Seki Ay voiced by Ai Orikasa Noah voiced by Asami Seto Barrel voiced by Makoto Furukawa Wheel voiced by Takamasa Mogi Lynn voiced by Yuki Wakai Related: Bullet/Bullet Anime from Jujutsu Kaisen Director Reveals New Trailer, Visual Sunghoo Park directs Bullet/Bullet at his own studio, E&h production, with series composition by Aki Kindaichi,...

Pokémon is one of those few anime franchises that has always stayed evergreen in the hearts of fans. The central characters, Ash and Pikachu, might have retired, but the series continues with new additions. The latest update from the franchise includes a new anime.

The last anime produced by the franchise was Pokémon Horizons: The Series, the 26th installment featuring Liko and Roy’s adventures. Ash and his trusted electricity-producing Pokemon might no longer be in the picture, but the upcoming anime is getting some major updates nonetheless.

New Pokémon anime will be produced by the same studio as Your Name and Weathering With You Latest Pokémon anime, Dragonite and the Postman | Credits: CoMix Wave Films

An upcoming Pokémon anime has been officially announced, and it is titled Dragonite and the Postman. The movie is all set to be released on February 27, 2025, on the official YouTube channel of Pokémon. Given...

The world is nearly a month deep into 2025, and many of the anime that have been promised for winter have premiered with their first episodes. But there are only so many hours in the day to dedicate to watching the slew of series that have come this season, and the long list can be as intimidating as the deadliest shōnen enemy.

Although there is a crop of splendid anime to pick from this season, only a handful are truly worth getting invested in. Great hits like Solo Leveling and The Apothecary Diaries have returned for their second seasons, while there are new and fresh gems in the lineup like Sakamoto Days and Zenshu that can keep even the pickiest anime fan entertained.

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Japanese audiences vote on their all-time favorite tearjerker anime, citing popular hits such as Clannad,...

Japan has produced hundreds -- if not thousands -- of animated works that cause the average viewer to reach for their tissues. Recently, a prominent ranking site had Japanese audiences choose their all-time favorite tearjerker anime -- a lineup that includes several international hits.

Ranking.net, a site dedicated to media-related surveys, recently unveiled the results of its "Heartwarming Anime That Will Make You Cry" poll. Out of 4,200 total participants, the overwhelming majority voted for Kyoto Animation's Violet Evergarden -- a moving military drama about a young woman with harrowing memories of the battlefield. The series earned 1,653 votes -- over double that of second place winner, Your Lie in April, which earned 713 votes. The third and fourth most highly-voted works -- Clannad: After Story and Angel Beats -- both originate from the mind of Jun Maeda, the well-known co-founder of Key Visual Arts. The full list, ranked from most to least popular,...

Fans of Japanese anime enjoy watching heartbreaking series just as much as the producers want to make their audiences experience cathartic sadness. Though many upbeat, happy anime series instantly uplift the audience, there are just as many sad anime sure to have viewers walking away with tears streaming down their faces. With plenty of sad anime on Crunchyroll, fans who prefer a good cry will have a lot to choose from.

From dramas about teenage romance to series that cover serious topics like illness and war, there's no shortage of heart-wrenching anime with varying levels of severity. Luckily, Crunchyroll's extensive library will keep viewers' emotions on a roller coaster ride for as long as they want. Even shows such as Demon Slayer and Assassination Classroom have plenty of sad moments despite their action-packed sequences.

Updated on January 14, 2025 by Robbie Robinson: Crunchyroll houses some of the greatest titles in anime history.

The previously announced original anime Bullet/Bullet , conceived by Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 director Sunghoo Park over the course of ten years, today unveiled a brand-new trailer and visual that lock in a Summer 2025 streaming date exclusively on Disney+. The visual's tagline reads, "Here's to our tomorrow." Bullet/Bullet Trailer Bullet/Bullet Teaser Visual Related: Stars Wars: Visions Returns for Volume 3 with Trigger, Wit Studio and More Sunghoo Park directs the series at his own studio, E&h production, alongside the following production staff: Series Composer: Aki Kindaichi Character Designer/Chief Animation Director: Takahiro Yoshimatsu ( A Place Further Than the Universe ) "Gotcha" Designer: Yoshiki Tsujino Concept/Mechanical Designer: Hidetaka Tenjin Key Animators: Takayuki Sano, Masataka Akai, Tetsuro Moronuki Art Director: Fumitaka Akai Color Designer: Chikako Kamata 3D Supervisor: Tomohiko Kan Car Action Director: Shin Misawa ( Initial D director) Director of Cinematography: Ju-Mi Lee Editors: Keisuke Yanagi, Ace Sound Director: Akiko Fujita...

Animate Times -- a news outlet run by Japan's largest anime and manga retailer, Animate -- has unveiled its top five picks for the most tear-jerking anime of all time. Modern classics largely lead the charge, with the list populated by favorites from the 2010s.

The list includes the well-known shows Your Lie in April (the beloved adaptation of Naoshi Arakawa's manga) and the 2018 hit series A Place Further than the Universe. Also featured in the lineup are Violet Evergarden, Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day and Angel Beats!, with each relatively recent anime best known for serving pensive explorations of grief and friendship. While some fans may have expected older, iconic tear-jerkers like Grave of the Fireflies, all of the list's featured titles are from recent memory -- Angel Beats! being the oldest, which premiered in 2010. While recency bias may have some fans rolling their eyes, the...

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There's a particular challenge that original anime face in that, unlike manga adaptations, they don't have a built-in audience and fanbase. Therefore, sometimes it can take a while for them to gain some momentum in the anime community. When “A Place Further than the Universe” first aired in 2018 there were many who dismissed it as another “cute girls doing cute things” show that had little to offer beyond mildly humorous antics. Those who gave the show a proper chance, however, found a deeply affecting coming of age comedy-drama from a creative team at the top of their game with plenty of emotional catharsis and heart-warming growth.

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Back in November 2022, Anime Limited announced plans to bring the A Place Further Than the Universe anime to home video in North America, complete with the original Japanese audio and a brand new English dub. Now a date has been set, with Anime Limited and Shout! Studios bringing the series home in a collector's edition set on April 22, 2024. In addition to the 13-episode series, the collector's edition packs a 92-page booklet, two-disc soundtrack, poster and four art cards. On-disc extras include clean versions of the opening and ending and a making of featurette for the English dub. The set is up for pre-order now via the Crunchyroll Store and other retailers, and you can see how it looks below. A Place Further Than the Universe Collector's Edition | Anime Limited/Shout! Studios Scenery that we have never seen. Sounds that we have never heard. Scent that we have never smelled. Food that we have never tasted.

Iruma-kun is a cheerful and funny anime that follows a human boy's adventures in a demon school. The Way of the Househusband is a hilarious anime that flips gender roles as a former Yakuza member becomes a stay-at-home husband. A Place Further Than the Universe is an uplifting anime about four girls who form a strong bond while journeying to Antarctica.

The most upbeat anime guaranteed to cheer fans up are not only cheerful enough to clear away any lingering sadness, but will also be inspiring, motivational, funny, and sometimes just outright absurd. As a result, series of all sorts of genres can bring about cheer, from mainstream comedy, to sports, to isekai.

As a medium, anime is fascinating because of its wide reach and the variety of relatability it offers. Whether one is feeling down, or if just a distraction is needed, there is an anime out there that will fulfill the role,...

A Place Further Than The Universe is an underrated anime currently available on Crunchyroll that every fan of motivational stories should check out. Motivational stories aren't uncommon in the anime industry, with some of the most well-known series revolving around underdogs and outcasts going from zero to hero, pursuing their dreams relentlessly in spite of any obstacles they may encounter. Yet, as numerous as they are, there is no story quite as inspiring as that of A Place Further Than The Universe.

A Place Father Than the Universe follows a group of four high-school girls who, despite having different reasons for doing so, decide to embark on a journey to Antarctica together. Naturally, such a journey is full of difficulties and hurdles to overcome that start long before their ship departs. In fact, their dream seems so impossible to achieve that even their peers are shown to mock them for it.

(Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)

The purpose of this column has always been to highlight anime that newcomers could jump into without prior knowledge of the medium, shows that hopefully act as a gateway to a medium full of incredible possibilities. Recently, I've been trying to avoid brand-new shows, and instead focus on shining a light on older classics and relatively more modern but still underseen anime — basically, shows that you don't hear about trending on social media.

That being said, a brand new show comes along sometimes and surpasses anticipations and expectations to deliver a viewing experience so unique and thrilling I am left with no choice but to immediately write about it in the hopes that everyone catches up before the season ends. That is the case with this month's anime: "Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead.

Everyone loves a good romance, but nothing beats platonic love and support. Positive female friendships are the oft-unsung hero of a good story. Shonen anime particularly has many examples of amazing friendships between guys, but shonen and shojo have supportive relationships between girls and women that last through maturity and life changes.

Bonus points are definitely awarded if the female friendship passes the Bechdel test: at least two women talk to each other and discuss something other than a man. Best friends are one of the closest consistent relationships a person can have in their life, and they make for great deuteragonists or well-crafted side characters in anime.

Related: 10 Anime Villains Who Just Want Friends

Mari, Shirase, Hinata, & Yuzuki (A Place Further Than The Universe)

Each of the girls in A Place Further Than the Universe each have a different goal in mind for their expedition to the Antarctic. The...

"Haven't you ever taken a path that wasn't laid out for you?" GKids has revealed an official US theatrical trailer for Goodbye, Don Glees!, a Japanese anime from Atsuko Ishizuka arriving in US theaters next month. The film opened in Japan in February and has been playing at international festivals this summer. Teen misfits Roma, Toto, and Drop call themselves the "Don Glees," an informal name for their backyard adventures. One day, when the trio gets blamed for a nearby forest fire, they set off into the woods to prove their innocence. As disaster strikes their expedition, tensions flare between the friends as they realize that growing up has taken them on wildly different paths in life. Ishizuka follows up her series A Place Further Than the Universe with her first original feature film. With luminescent animation and lush backdrops, Goodbye, Don Glees! is a tender coming-of-age about the fearlessness...

Following her excellent work in the “Blue Literature” and “A Place Further than the Universe” series, it was about time for Atsuko Ishizuka to direct and pen a movie of her own, with “Goodbye Don Glees” being her first effort with both capacities. Animated by one of the top anime studios at the moment, Madhouse, and featuring an approach that moves somewhere between Miyazaki and “Stand By Me”, “Goodbye Don Glees” is definitely an interesting anime

“Goodbye Don Glees” is screening on Fantasia International Film Festival

The story revolves around three boys. Roma is a farmer’s son who is considered the bottom of his class’s hierarchy, at least to the majority of his classmates, “because he smells of manure”. The only kid who seems fond of him is his best friend Toto, with the two actually being a “gang” calling themselves Don Glees and spending much time in...

The anime feature is set to screen at next month’s Annency festival.

GKids has acquired North American distribution rights to Goodbye, Don Glees!, the first original anime feature from Japanese writer-director Atsuko Ishizuka.

GKids is planning to release the film theatrically this year, in both its original Japanese language version and in a new English-language dubbed version.

Produced by Studio Madhouse, the film had its premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival last November and was released in Japan in February. It will screen in the official competition at next month’s Annency animation festival in Switzerland. Kadokawa is handling international sales.

Two of the most awaited European animation films of the year – Alberto Vázquez’s “Unicorn Wars” and Pierre Foldes’ “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” – look set to world premiere in competition at France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the biggest animation festival in the world.

Sneak peeks at Annecy’s Work in Progress strand, its industry cornerstone, include Apple Original and Skydance title “Luck,” from Peggy Holmes, Cartoon Network’s “Unicorn: Warriors Eternal,” from legendary U.S. director Genndy Tartakovsky (“Samurai Jack”) and the latest works from directors whose prior animated features have scored Oscar nominations: Spain’s Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal and France’s Alain Gagnol.

Announced Monday evening in Paris’ Cnc state film agency by Annecy director Mickaël Marin and artistic director Michel Jean, this year’s festival is deigned as fully-fledged return to the on-site encounters and in-person discovery which is the soul of Annecy, Marin emphasized,...

(Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.) So far in this column, we’ve explored some of the more genre-heavy shows anime has to offer. But the beauty of this medium is its malleability. Animation is still largely considered family-oriented in the West, but in […]

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