ASIFA-Hollywood will host a panel discussion during Anime Expo 2026 this Saturday, July 4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA. The panel will meet in Room 409AB at 4:15 p.m., and seating is first-come, first-served.

Next month, a limited theatrical release combining the first 3 episodes of "BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity" will be available exclusively in U.S. theatres, streaming in both dub and sub from June 25th to June 29th.

The story began as a manga created, written and illustrated by Kamome Shirahama, published by Kodansha since July 2016. Bug Films of Tokyo has produced a 13-episode season that began streaming on Crunchyroll in April. We speak to some of the English cast.

The winners of the 10th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards were announced on May 23rd, hosted live from Japan in the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa. A full list of the honorees for the 2026 Anime Awards is available on their official website, with this year’s champion to take home Anime of the Year going to […]

"The Ramparts of Ice" offers a well-observed look at the social and psychological minefields students navigate daily. Here's our review.

A journalist in Shanghai learns more about the love story between a man and a mermaid in the new anime feature ChaO. GKIDS is releasing the comedy adventure, with some moving dramatic elements, in theaters nationwide this Friday April 10th. Director Yashuhiro Aoki and character designer and supervising animation director Hirokazu Kojima join me for this […]