Neowin News Feed for: Anime

Crunchyroll to lock most One Piece episodes behind a paywall

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 08:06:02 +0000

After acquiring Crunchyroll for $1 billion, Sony plans to charge users for watching past episode 206 of One Piece. Read more...

Popular anime piracy portal 'Animeflix' shuts down

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 20:02:01 +0000

Animeflix, the piracy portal that allowed people to stream anime online, has shut down without prior notice. Its operators announced the demise in a message posted on their Discord server. Read more...

The Funimation anime streaming service will shut down April 2 as Crunchyroll takes over

John Callaham — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:16:01 +0000

Sony has confirmed that the Funimation amine-themed streaming service will shut down on April 2, 2024. Crunchyroll will include Funmation's library but it will also be raising its prices soon. Read more...

Here's when and where you can watch Netflix DROP 01 global live stream

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:00:01 +0000

Netflix will drop some new anime surprises, announcements, and sneak peeks this week. The streaming giant will livestream its first-ever DROP 01 global virtual event on September 27. Read more...

Microsoft and Xbox announce Anime Month bonanza

Paul Hill — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 17:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced Anime Month where it offers discounts on films and TV shows and offers games and perks as part of Xbox Game Pass. Unfortunately, one of the perks is limited to the US. Read more...

You can now view popular Japanese characters in AR with Google Search

Usama Jawad — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:26:01 +0000

Given increasing interest in Japanese pop culture around the globe, Google has introduced 3D AR models of 14 Japanese characters to Search, including Hello Kitty, Gundam, and Pac-Man, among others. Read more...

Scarlet Nexus launches on June 25, anime adaptation announced

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:54:02 +0000

Bandai Namco's upcoming JRPG title Scarlet Nexus will be launching on current and next-gen consoles and PC on June 25, 2021. An anime of the same name based on the game has also been announced. Read more...

Valve's MOBA Dota 2 gains an anime series from Netflix

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:06:01 +0000

Netflix and Valve are collaborating on a fantasy anime series that will explore the universe of the popular MOBA Dota 2. DOTA: Dragon's Blood will tell the tale of Dragon Knight from the game. Read more...

Ubisoft partners with Netflix for Assassin's Creed live-action and animated adaptations

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:30:01 +0000

Ubisoft and Netflix today announced that the Assassin's Creed franchise is receiving multiple shows on the latter's streaming network, including live-action, anime, and animated adaptations. Read more...

Cyberpunk 2077 gets new trailers showing gameplay, anime Netflix series, and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 17:38:01 +0000

CD Projekt RED today unveiled more gameplay of its upcoming highly-anticipated RPG, Cyberpunk 2077. There's new footage of the game's prologue, the Braindance mechanic, and even an anime adaptation. Read more...

One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows release date announced

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:02:01 +0000

Japanese video game maker Bandai Namco has revealed the release date for its upcoming title based on popular anime and manga series, One Punch Man. The game hits the stores on February 28, 2020. Read more...

Closed beta announced for One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 17:16:01 +0000

The closed beta for Bandai Namco's upcoming title, One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows, goes live next month, as announced by the Japanese game developer today and is scheduled to run from Nov 1 to 4. Read more...

Anime studio, Khara, is planning to use open-source Blender software

Paul Hill — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 18:28:02 +0000

The anime studio behind the Evangelion movies, said it will be switching to the 3D graphics software, Blender. Khara (the studio) also joined the Blender Foundation's Development Fund. Read more...

Bandai Namco announces One Punch Man game for Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 20:50:02 +0000

Popular anime title One Punch Man has been adapted into a game by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The fighting game features 3v3 battles and will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Read more...

Crunchyroll announces price increases in several markets

Paul Hill — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:38:01 +0000

The popular anime streaming website, Crunchyroll, has announced that the price of its premium tier subscription will be increasing in several markets. The increase reflects the rising cost of content. Read more...

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll hijacked to distribute malware [Update]

Justin Luna — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 05:00:01 +0000

Crunchyroll, a popular online streaming service for watching anime, was recently the victim of a DNS hijack which saw a malicious payload delivered to otherwise unsuspecting users. Read more...

ANiUTa, world's first anime music streaming platform, launches in Japan

Florin Bodnarescu — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 14:20:01 +0000

ANiUTa, the world's first platform of its kind has launched in Japan. Offering access to over 50,000 anime music songs at $5/month, it is aiming for a worldwide launch by the end of 2017. Read more...

This Weekend's PC Game Deals: Steam's annual Anime Sale is on, cheap deals abound

Adrian Potoroaca — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:16:01 +0000

Between Steam's annual Anime Sale and Humble's Devolver Bundle, there are many goodies on sale this weekend, and we've rounded up the best deals - so that you can spend your money more efficiently. Read more...

Interview: We chat with Collateral Damage Studios on their Internet Explorer mascot

John Callaham — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 10:20:04 +0000

We briefly chat with the Collateral Damage Studios team as they talk about their Internet Explorer anime mascot Aizawa that was recently turned into a short film by Microsoft. Read more...

An anime Internet Explorer heroine comes forth in new video

John Callaham — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 20:56:25 +0000

Microsoft has released a new video which has an anime heroine that is supposed to be the living embodiment of Internet Explorer as it fights off lots of robot enemies. Read more...

Microsoft Surface promoted with new Ghost in the Shell anime short in Japan

John Callaham — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:05:14 +0000

Microsoft is promoting its Surface tablet in Japan by sponsoring a new short Ghost in the Shell: Arise anime film where the tablet is being used extensively by its characters. Read more...

Microsoft Surface RT released in Japan and New Zealand; appears in anime series

John Callaham — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:31:29 +0000

Microsoft has started selling the Surface RT tablet in New Zealand and Japan and in the latter country it will make a product placement appearance in the Ghost in the Shell anime Arise. Read more...