The main character from Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball series, Goku, has been voiced by Masako Nozawa since the series began in 1989. To this day, she has been portraying the role of the Saiyan protagonist, and not only that, but she has also played the role of all the children of Goku and even his father, Bardock.
Goku in Dragon Ball | Toei Animation
Nozawa made her name through Dragon Ball, but she has voiced other prominent characters too. She has been voicing characters since 1963, and even after so many years, she is still entertaining anime fans, making her a legend in the game. However, the most iconic role of her life required a sacrifice that many fans don’t know about.
During an interview, Toriyama once revealed that not only did he select Nozawa for the role of Goku, but she was already voicing a main character from another anime series,...
Goku in Dragon Ball | Toei Animation
Nozawa made her name through Dragon Ball, but she has voiced other prominent characters too. She has been voicing characters since 1963, and even after so many years, she is still entertaining anime fans, making her a legend in the game. However, the most iconic role of her life required a sacrifice that many fans don’t know about.
During an interview, Toriyama once revealed that not only did he select Nozawa for the role of Goku, but she was already voicing a main character from another anime series,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Tarun Kohli
- FandomWire
We already know that the Bluelock The Movie -Episode Nagi– will be released very soon, on April 19, 2024, in Japan and that the movie will be getting an international release, thanks to Crunchyroll, starting from June 28, 2024. Now, with the premiere date so close, we, naturally, know a lot about the movie, and we have to say that we actually did expect the release of a final trailer around this time, and we can confirm that the trailer is finally out and that we are going to bring it to you as you might have expected.
Bluelock The Movie -Episode Nagi- will continue the anime adaptation of one of the most popular sports manga titles in recent years. Focusing on football (soccer), Bluelock became a massive hit after its first season, and while we’re still waiting for a confirmation of a second season, the series will continue.
As we have said,...
Bluelock The Movie -Episode Nagi- will continue the anime adaptation of one of the most popular sports manga titles in recent years. Focusing on football (soccer), Bluelock became a massive hit after its first season, and while we’re still waiting for a confirmation of a second season, the series will continue.
As we have said,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Sports anime and manga series generally do quite well in Japan, although they are not as popular in the West as some other shounen titles (just look at Haikyuu!! or Slam Dunk), but there are some exceptions. One of the most recent ones is the football (soccer)-centered manga series Bluelock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. Published since 2018, the manga currently has 28 collected volumes and is still ongoing.
On top of that, a 24-episode anime adaptation was produced in 2022, becoming one of that year’s major and most popular titles. The anime series has been renewed for a second season, but that is not all, as it has been confirmed that the spin-off manga, Bluelock Movie -Episode Nagi-, will also be adapted in the form of a movie, which is set to come out on April 19, 2024 in Japan.
The movie is projected to be a big hit,...
On top of that, a 24-episode anime adaptation was produced in 2022, becoming one of that year’s major and most popular titles. The anime series has been renewed for a second season, but that is not all, as it has been confirmed that the spin-off manga, Bluelock Movie -Episode Nagi-, will also be adapted in the form of a movie, which is set to come out on April 19, 2024 in Japan.
The movie is projected to be a big hit,...
- 3/30/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
The official YouTube channel for the Japanese rock band Scandal began streaming a music video for their new song, "Fanfare," featured as the ending theme for the upcoming spring 2024 TV anime Highspeed Étoile . The song is included in their latest 11th original album "Luminous," released on March 20. Scandal "Fanfare" music video Scandal was formed by Haruna (vocal/guitar), Mami (vocal/guitar), Tomomi (bass/vocal), and Rina (drums/vocal) in 2006. The band has released 29 CD singles and 11 original albums to date, and was recognized by Guinness World Records as the "Longest running rock band with the same musicians (female)" in August 2023. In their 18-year career, the band has provided theme songs for many popular anime series, such as Bleach , Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood , Pocket Monsters and GeGeGe no Kitaro . "Fanfare" is the latest anime theme song performed by the group. In a recent interview with Music Natalie , the band's bassist Tomomi said,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom , the feature film sequel in the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed franchise, earned 449,185,600 yen (2.98 million Usd) on 247,306 admissions In its third weekend of February 9-11, according to the film's official website . The third weekend gross was down 14.2 percent from last weekend , but was enough to bring the movie back in first place for the first time in two weeks. As reported yesterday , the film's cumulative total gross has reached 2,684,435,390 yen (17.96 million Usd) on 1,635,481 admissions in 18 days since its release in Japan on January 26. It has finally become the top-grossing film in the 45-year-old Gundam anime franchise. Mobile Suit Gundam Film Top 5 Box Office Gross Related: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Becomes Top-Grossing Film in Franchise After making its first-place debut last weekend , Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- , a new theatrical release in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime franchise, dropped...
- 2/14/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Since its theatrical release in Japan on November 17, 2023, the all-new anime feature film Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo has continued to do well at the box office and has received critical acclaim. Thanks to strong critical response and word of mouth, the film had stayed in the Japanese weekend box office top ten for 11 consecutive weeks and won the Excellent Animation of the Year award at the 47th Japan Academy Film Prize . According to the latest report by Animate Times , the film has earned 2,531,116,700 yen (17.03 million Usd) on 1,771,490 admissions in 80 days from November 17, 2023, to February 5, 2024. It has already become the top-grossing film in the whole GeGeGe no Kitaro franchise, including live-action films. The previous top-grossing anime film in the franchise was Gegege no Kitarou: Nippon Bakuretsu released in December 2008 and earned 420 million yen (2.84 million Usd). Related: Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo Becomes Top-Grossing Film in Series Franchise The film, set in the 1950s,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- , a new theatrical release from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime franchise, opened in 375 theaters across Japan on February 2, 2024. The 103-minute film, which includes the Swordsmith Village Arc 's 11th episode and the first episode of the upcoming Hashira Training Arc, made its #1 debut in the weekend box office ranking after earning 647 million yen (4.35 million Usd) on 443,700 admissions in its first three-day weekend of February 2-4, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha . The opening weekend gross was about 55.8 percent of that of the previous compilation film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- , which released in February 2023 and earned 1.159 billion yen (7.8 million Usd) in its first three day weekend. Aniplex of America, Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will release Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- in North American theaters , including IMAX and premium large formats...
- 2/6/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
18 years since the first announcement back in 2006, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom , the feature film sequel from the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed franchise, finally opened in 352 theaters across Japan on January 26, 2024. According the official website , the 124-minute film earned 1,065,983,130 yen (7.23 million Usd) on 634,182 admissions in its first three-day weekend of January 26-28. The opening weekend gross not only debuted the film at #1 in the box office ranking, but also became the best first-week box office record in the Gundam franchise of all-time. Compared to the most recent Gundam film, Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway released in 2021, Seed Freedom 's first weekend gross was 416.4 percent of that of Hathaway , and its ticket sales was 502.8 percent. Meanwhile, the film ranked #2 in Filmarks' first- day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of of 4.23/5.0 based on 3,490 reviews. The film was originally announced in 2006 after the broadcast of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny , but the years passed without any updates.
- 1/30/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the GeGeGe no Kitaro original manga author Shigeru Mizuki 's birth, the all-new anime feature film Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo opened in 253 theaters in Japan on November 17, 2023. According to the latest report by Animate Times , the movie has earned 2,344,966,920 yen (15.83 million Usd) on 1,643,274 admissions from November 2023 to January 2024 — becoming the top-grossing film in the whole GeGeGe no Kitaro franchise, including live-action films. Thanks to strong critical response and word of mouth, the movie has also stayed in the Japanese weekend box office top ten for ten consecutive weeks since its opening. Related: Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo Anime Film Reaches 2 Billion Yen in Japan The previous top-grossing film was the first GeGeGe no Kitaro live-action film starring Wentz Eiji as Kitaro, which was released in April 2007 and earned 2.34 billion yen (15.8 million Usd) from its total domestic run. The second live-action film starring Wentz,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
In its first weekend of January 19-21, the live-action film adaptation of Golden Kamuy , based on Satoru Noda's adventure manga, earned 533,848,690 yen (3.6 million Usd) on 356,186 admissions, according to the film's official website , making its No.1 debut in Japan's weekend box office ranking. Golden Kamuy 's first-weekend gross was about 50.8 percent of Kingdom: The Flame of Destiny ( Kingdom: Unmei no Honoo in Japan), released in July 2023, the latest live-action film adaptation of a popular Japanese manga series also starring Kento Yamazaki. The film opened in 393 theaters (343 regular and 50 IMAX theaters) across Japan on January 19, 2024. 60 4Dx theaters are also scheduled to start screening the film on February 16. The website also reported the audience satisfaction rate was 96 percent, according to the first-day survey conducted by Toho — the film's distributor. The movie ranked #1 in Filmarks' first-day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of 4.07/5.0 based on 2,629 reviews, almost equal to Kingdom: The Flame of...
- 1/23/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Spy x Family Code: White , the first feature film from the Spy x Family anime franchise, earned 317 million yen (2.17 million Usd) on 227,000 admissions in its fourth weekend of January 12-14, according to Kyodo Tsushinsha . While down another 42.4 percent from last week's 550 million , the film has stayed at #1 for four consecutive weekends since its release. The anime's official Twitter also confirmed the film's cumulative domestic gross reached 4.85 billion yen (33.26 million Usd) on 3.61 million admissions in 24 days. It has now become the fifth top-grossing Japanese film of 2023, surpassing the live-action film adaptation of Yumi Tamura's Don't Call It Mystery manga, which made 4.7 billion yen (32.24 million Usd) in its total domestic run. To commemorate the box office success, a new key visual was released and a special clip to reveal the visual has also been streamed on YouTube. Even in its ninth weekend, Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo was in sixth place,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
It is confirmed today that the cumulative domestic gross of the all-new anime feature film Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo has reached two billion yen (13.81 million Usd) on 1.45 million admissions in 53 days since its release in Japan. Now it has become the eighth top-grossing Japanese anime film of 2023. Along with the Netflix series Akuma-kun , the 108-minute film was produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the GeGeGe no Kitaro original manga author Shigeru Mizuki 's birth. It is set in the 1950s and tells the story of Kitaro's birth and the hidden mystery of his father, Medama Oyaji. Go Koga served as director, alongside screenplay writer Hiroyuki Yoshino and character Touko Yatabe ( Evangelion Rebuild assistant director). The Toei Animation-produced film opened in 253 theaters in Japan on November 17, 2023, earning 160 million yen (1.08 million Usd) on 111,500 admissions to make its second place debut in the weekend charts . Supported by strong word of mouth,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
While it might seem like Ghost Stories was only acting on the emerging J-Horror trend, this 2000 anime was in fact another adaptation of Tōru Tsunemitsu’s popular series of children’s books. After four live-action films based on the teacher-turned-author’s books, animation was the obvious next step. The anime — technically the second after a standalone ’96 Ova — has since gone on to become a favorite among Western audiences, although not for reasons the Japanese showrunners could have expected. No, this series is best remembered for its off-the-wall English adaptation that many fans liken to South Park.
Admittedly, Ghost Stories didn’t leave a big mark upon and after its initial release (other than a controversy regarding the ultimately unaired Kuchisake-onna episode). In its defense, though, many anime back then had a hard time standing out or living up to new expectations. As a reminder, that previous decade gave rise to...
Admittedly, Ghost Stories didn’t leave a big mark upon and after its initial release (other than a controversy regarding the ultimately unaired Kuchisake-onna episode). In its defense, though, many anime back then had a hard time standing out or living up to new expectations. As a reminder, that previous decade gave rise to...
- 11/30/2023
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Daniel Kurland Oct 24, 2018
The Halloween season is upon us, so let’s break down the best horror and supernatural anime that’s available to stream on Crunchyroll.
One of the best things about October is how every content provider gets infected with Halloween madness and succumbs to horror-centric programming. Some networks even curate a full 31 days of scary content to prove just how gung ho they are about this spooky holiday. At this point it’s likely that you’ve already made your checklist for all of the big horror films that are on the horizon and all of the older classics that you need to catch up on. However, if you’re still starved for even more horror-based content, then look no further than Crunchyroll and their catalogue of frightening anime.
Whether you’re a committed member of the anime streaming service or you’ve never checked out the site before,...
The Halloween season is upon us, so let’s break down the best horror and supernatural anime that’s available to stream on Crunchyroll.
One of the best things about October is how every content provider gets infected with Halloween madness and succumbs to horror-centric programming. Some networks even curate a full 31 days of scary content to prove just how gung ho they are about this spooky holiday. At this point it’s likely that you’ve already made your checklist for all of the big horror films that are on the horizon and all of the older classics that you need to catch up on. However, if you’re still starved for even more horror-based content, then look no further than Crunchyroll and their catalogue of frightening anime.
Whether you’re a committed member of the anime streaming service or you’ve never checked out the site before,...
- 10/24/2018
- Den of Geek
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