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Your Guide to the Spring 2022 Anime Season on Crunchyroll and Funimation

Spring is in the air! You know what that means. New anime is coming to Crunchyroll! This upcoming spring season is packed with tons of new shows for you to fall in love with, action to get moving to...

Must-See Series to Watch First on Crunchyroll

In our anatomy of the Crunchyroll catalog, we've covered the fists for shonen, the heart for romance, the imagination for fantasy and the muscles for sports. NEWS: Funimation Content Moving to Crunchyroll for World’s Largest Anime Library So, to cap...

Fantasy Series to Watch First on Crunchyroll

Where does one even begin with a genre as endless as fantasy? Whole new realms, systems, species and languages are intimately crafted around compelling plot lines and characters to form the bedrock of fiction. NEWS: Funimation Content Moving to...

Sports Series to Watch First on Crunchyroll

It's the fourth inning, and we're 15 recommendations up in our five-part series of what to watch first on Crunchyroll. NEWS: Funimation Content Moving to Crunchyroll for World’s Largest Anime Library In this round, we'll be pitching a full workout routine's...

Shonen Series to Watch First on Crunchyroll

Throughout decades of anime, shonen has always been a genre of firsts—the first-ever anime licensed by Funimation, first on the list of highest-grossing anime films and best-selling manga of all time, and, more often than not, the very first...

Romance Series to Watch First on Crunchyroll

We don't know about you, but we can always go for a big helping of deciphering feelings, navigating complex relationships and misunderstanding conversations. NEWS: Funimation Content Moving to Crunchyroll for World’s Largest Anime Library Thankfully, Crunchyroll has a whole anime buffet...

Confidence and Passion in Mongolian Chop Squad

At just age 14, Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka felt as though his life was already over. He was just an ordinary kid, with no aspirations and no confidence to stand up for himself when bullied or taken advantage of. Then...

A Mom’s Guide to Anime: Reading is Fundamental

The world of parenthood is a magical, beautiful and often challenging place. It has its highs and its lows, similar to the world of anime. Of course, that’s without the magical outfit changes. Wouldn’t that make getting ready in the...

Claymore: Loss, Loneliness and Finding Light in the Dark

Since the passing of legendary mangaka Kentaro Miura, creator of Berserk, I’ve thought a lot about dark fantasy and grim tales. Many have much to offer, exploring themes such as healing from trauma and found family, through stories filled...

Meet My Mates: Yuji Itadori From JUJUTSU KAISEN

The basics: Yuji Itadori, the protagonist of JUJUTSU KAISEN, starts off as so many do — living a peaceful existence as your average high schooler. He’s a member of the Occult Club, mostly for his own amusement and to mask...

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Your Guide to the Spring 2022 Anime Season on Crunchyroll and Funimation

Spring is in the air! You know what that means. New anime is coming to Crunchyroll! This upcoming spring...