Crunchyroll Wants to Be Your Entire Anime Subscription
Crunchyroll’s manga expansion offers real convenience. It also raises harder questions about licensing, ownership and one company’s growing influence over anime fandom.
Why Bad Animation Matters More Than Bad Writing in Anime 2026
Bad animation becomes a meme in seconds; bad writing needs a thesis. Here’s why anime fandom judges visual failure so harshly—and why that isn’t always unfair.
Madoka Magica Just Proved Old Anime Can Still Dominate in 2026
Walpurgisnacht: Rising hit ¥1 billion in four days. Its success proves dormant anime franchises aren’t dead—they’re waiting for the market to catch up.
Why Anime Still Uses Beach Episodes in 2026: Fanservice, Pacing, and the Summer Reset
Beach episodes are not just filler. They are anime's summer reset button: part fanservice, part character study, part merchandising strategy.
Anime Fans Are Divided Over Crunchyroll’s Members-Only Store Plan in 2026
Crunchyroll’s 2026 members-only store plan has split anime fans between perk-seekers and collectors worried about consolidation.
AI Animation in Anime 2026: It Won’t Replace Animators, But It Will Change Who Gets Paid
AI will not replace anime animators outright. But in 2026, it is already reshaping background work, localization, short-form production, and labor politics.
Wright Flyer Studios Brings Another Eden Begins to Switch 2, Switch, and PC in Summer 2026: What It Signals for the Anime Industry
Wright Flyer Studios announced Another Eden Begins for Switch 2, Switch, and PC, launching summer 2026. Here’s what the move means for cross-platform anime-style IP.