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GKIDS Brings Uoto’s Hyakuemu Anime Movie Adaptation to North American Theaters in October

GKIDS has announced boarding 100 METERS (Hyakuemu) as producing partners, and they are bringing the anime movie to North American theaters in October. Studio: Rock ‘n’ Roll Mountain is in charge of the animation, and the movie is set to premiere in Japan in September. The main staff includes: Original Work: Fall Director: Kenji Iwaisawa […]

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The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Reveals First Trailer, Studio, Main Staff, Theme Songs

The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 anime revealed the first trailer, announcing the studio and main staff, as well as the opening and ending theme songs. The fourth season recently confirmed a July 2025 release date with a teaser visual. Studio Kinema Citrus is returning to animate. The theme songs for the new season are: Opening […]

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‘I Can’t Have a Firm Response’: Crunchyroll Admits up to 50% of Customer Support Queries May Go Unsolved in Select Languages

In a recent interview with The Experience Edge PodcastCrunchyroll Senior Director of Global SVOD Customer Experience, Luciane Carrillo, admitted a blind spot in its AI chat support, which handles 50% of customer service queries for supported languages. When asked whether the AI chatbots are actually solving these queries, Carrillo replied:“Yeah, that’s the part where I […]

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Crunchyroll Staff Are ‘Not Ready’ For Netflix ‘Level of Bluntness,’ Says Senior Director of Customer Experience

In a recent interview with The Experience Edge PodcastCrunchyroll Senior Director of Global SVOD Customer Experience Luciane Carrillo broke down the cultural differences between the popular anime-centric streamer Crunchyroll and her former employer, Netflix. When asked about strategies learned from her Netflix experience that do and don’t work at Crunchyroll, Carrillo replied:“I wouldn’t say ‘doesn’t’ […]

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The Summer Hikaru Died Cast Members Share Heartfelt Excitement on the “Coming-of-Age-Horror” Anime

The much-anticipated “The Summer Hikaru Died” anime is set to exclusively release on Netflix this Summer 2025. To keep up with the hype, the voice cast shared their thoughts and experiences working on the series during the anime’s stage event on March 22, at AnimeJapan 2025. The anime adaptation is directed by Ryohei Takeshita (Jellyfish […]