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Ten Years In, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards Are Something to Celebrate

In January 2017, Crunchyroll held its very first Anime Awards. There was no red carpet, no live orchestra, no global celebrity presenters. The results...

Inside MAPPA’s Industry Shifting Bet to Rewrite Anime’s Profit Equation

For most of the past two decades, MAPPA was the kind of name only animation diehards recognized, the studio you thanked in the credits...

Spirou Provence Park Launches NARUTO-Themed Area: “Konoha Land”

Spirou Provence Park in Monteux reopens this Saturday, April 4, 2026, marking the start of its new season. After the winter break, all attractions...

Netflix’s MAPPA Deal Promises Global Reach, but Risks Letting Anime Fade Too Fast

Netflix’s new partnership with MAPPA has the potential to reshape how high-profile anime is financed, released, and marketed globally, but it also reopens a...

Is Anime just Advertising?

Walk into a U.S. multiplex in 2026 and you can feel the shift. Anime is no longer a niche import you hunt down in...

Why The Oscars Still Leave Anime on The Outside Looking In

Anime fans spent much of the past year watching theaters fill up for two titles that rarely need mainstream validation to prove their reach: Demon...

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