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Kotobukiya Plans to Import "Ghost in the Shell" Jigabachi Model

Posted by Scott Green 16 minutes ago

Everyone loves Ghost in the Shell's Tachikoma AI spider-tanks. Everyone except their natural enemies, the Jigabachi AI digger wasp-helicopters. If you can put aside your Tachikoma affection long enough to appreciate the Jigabachi, Kotobukiya has confirmed that they plan to import the 7 inch, 1/72 scale model of the mech to North America this October. Get a look after the jump.

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"One Piece" Return Tops Toonami Ratings

Posted by Scott Green one hour ago

At almost a million viewers, the May 18th return of One Piece to Cartoon Network's Toonami block didn't break any records, but was enough to read the schedule and slightly bump the ratings. See how it compared after the jump.

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VIDEO: "Saint Young Men" Special Music Video

Posted by Scott Green 2 hours ago

Victor Music has posted a special music video for Gen Hoshino's "Gag," the theme for the anime movie adaptation of Hikaru Nakamura's (Arakawa Under the Bridge) comedy manga about Jesus and Buddha rooming together in modern Tokyo, Saint Young Men. Hoshino also voices Buddha in the feature, releaesd on May 10th. Get a look after the jump.

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VIDEO: "Electromotive Romances", the new PV by mishmash*Julie Watai

Posted by Patrick Macias 3 hours ago

Japan’s coolest female otaku Julie Watai is BACK with a new song from her mishmash＊Julie Watai project that takes the form of a music video featuring artwork by awesome illustrator Hiroyuki Takashi. Watch it after the jump!

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4318 Weekly Caption Contest : GARGANTIA

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THIS WEEK, caption images from GARGANTIA ~ !! ♥ One of my favorites of the season for good reason! Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet is Simulcasted on Sundays 10:00am PDT: In...

6223 Crunchyroll at Anime Central 2013!

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[UPDATE] PANEL TIME CHANGED to Sunday, May 19, at 10:30am in Convention Center C. Unfortunately there was a mix-up for our panel at ACen, but we've been rescheduled for Sunday instead, so...

11508 Postponement of four shows over the weekend

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Hi guys, There is a World Table Tennis Championships going on in Japan which means the following shows will not broadcast as scheduled and will be postponed for a week. Don't worry because...

13160 ♥ Happy Mother's Day ~ !! Surprise her with a Crunchyroll Gift Card!

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Mothers are there for us through thick and thin, and best of all, growing up they let you watch anime ~ ! Hey, maybe even some of us had mothers that watched anime WITH us ~ ! I know I did. ...

14373 New Spring Catalog: Samurai Girls

Posted by michana 12 days ago

Hi guys! We are finally adding Season 1 of Samurai Girls! If you are already watching Samurai Bride (Season 2), now is the perfect time to catch up on season 1. This will be available in the...

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Spring 2013 Simulcasts

Naruto Shippuden Season 12

Thursdays 7:00am EDT

Episode 312 Episode 313 Ep 314 in 1 day
Attack on Titan

Sundays 11:00am EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

Sundays 1:00pm EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7 Ep 8 in 4 days
Valvrave the Liberator

Fridays 2:00pm EDT

Episode 5 Episode 6 Ep 7 in 2 days
Majestic Prince

Thursdays 11:00am EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7 Ep 8 in 1 day
Flowers of Evil

Mondays 12:30pm EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7 Ep 8 in 5 days
Space Brothers

Saturdays 9:30am EDT

Episode 57 Episode 58 Ep 59 in 3 days
Oreimo Season 2

Saturdays 1:30pm EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7 Ep 8 in 3 days
Hunter x Hunter

Saturdays 11:30pm EDT

Episode 79 Episode 80 Ep 81 in 4 days
Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos W

Sundays 1:05pm EDT

Episode 5 Episode 6 Ep 7 in 4 days
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

Thursdays 12:30pm EDT

Episode 5 Episode 6 Ep 7 in 1 day
Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties

Mondays 1:35pm EDT

Episode 5 Episode 6 Ep 7 in 5 days
Chihayafuru 2

Fridays 3:00pm EDT

Episode 18 Episode 19 Ep 20 in 2 days
Photo Kano

Thursdays 1:00pm EDT

Episode 5 Episode 6 Ep 7 in 1 day
Saint Seiya Omega

Wednesdays 3:00pm EDT

Episode 56 Episode 57 Ep 58 in 19 hrs
Mushibugyo

Mondays 6:00am EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7 Ep 8 in 5 days
AIURA

Tuesdays 1:05pm EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7
Uta no Prince Sama 2

Wednesdays 2:05pm EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7 Ep 8 in 18 hrs
The Severing Crime Edge

Saturdays 7:30pm EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7 Ep 8 in 4 days
DEVIL SURVIVOR 2 THE ANIMATION

Thursdays 2:05pm EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7 Ep 8 in 1 day
Samurai Bride

Fridays 10:00pm EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7 Ep 8 in 3 days
Muromi-san

Saturdays 4:00pm EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7 Ep 8 in 3 days
Zettai Boei Leviatan

Saturdays 2:00pm EDT

Episode 5 Episode 6 Ep 7 in 3 days
Arata the Legend

Mondays 2:00pm EDT

Episode 5 Episode 6 Ep 7 in 5 days
YUYUSHIKI

Tuesdays 4:00pm EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7
HENNEKO – The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat -

Sundays 9:30am EDT

Episode 5 Episode 6 Ep 7 in 4 days
Cardfight!! Vanguard Link Joker

Saturdays 9:30pm EDT

Episode 122 Episode 123 Ep 124 in 4 days
Folktales from Japan

Saturdays 8:30pm EDT

Episode 58 Episode 59 Ep 60 in 4 days
Sparrow's Hotel

Tuesdays 8:30am EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7
Random Hero

Fridays 3:00pm EDT

Episode 6 Episode 7 Ep 8 in 2 days
Aoi Sekai no Chushin de

Thursdays 11:00am EDT

Episode 2 Episode 3
Saki Episode of Side A

Tuesdays 7:30am EDT

Episode 14 Episode 15

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Naruto Shippuden Season 12 Episode 312The Old Master and the Dragon’s EyeMight Guy arrives on the battlefield to stop a Reanimated Shinobi who he recognizes as Master Chen, the legendary Taijutsu User from the Third Great Ninja War.

Naruto Shippuden Season 12 Episode 313Rain Followed by Snow, with Some LightningA reanimated boy who can control weather appears before Team Ino-Shika-Cho, Sakura, and Kiba, who are all fighting in different locations. To their surprise, the boy seems to know them.

Naruto Shippuden Season 12 Episode 314

Attack on Titan Episode 6The World the Girl Saw - Battle for Trost (2)

Attack on Titan Episode 7The Small Blade - The Battle for Trost (3)

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Episode 6FestivalWhen Gargantia intersects with the Milky Way of the sea, it means there'll be a fishing bonanza, which in turn leads to a festival. Ledo finally gets his chance to catch fish, underwater in a Yunboro, though he's ill-prepared for the job. But...

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Episode 7A Soldier's FateWhen Ledo has an encounter with a whalesquid undersea, he attacks and kills it because of its similar appearance to the Hideauze. Little did he know that whalesquid are considered sacred, so murdering one is taboo, and soon the whole ship is in an...

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Episode 8

Valvrave the Liberator Episode 5Singing Sakimori AcademySince Shoko declared independence, the students of Sakimori have been leading a carefree lifestyle. All of a sudden, the power goes out. Finally, the students manage to turn the power back on, and they broadcast a video of themselves singing a song.

Valvrave the Liberator Episode 6Saki, Come Back!Saki goes inside the Valvrave in hopes of becoming a famous singer. She bites Haruto on the neck and then pretends to be his little sister. Dorssia forces start an attack despite Shoko's threat, while Saki pilots a female robot, which she named...

Valvrave the Liberator Episode 7

Majestic Prince Episode 6GraduationTeam Rabbits returns to Earth to graduate from the academy. Will they remain the Fail Five in the hearts of their classmates forever, or will they get one last chance to redeem themselves before they go?

Majestic Prince Episode 7Stronghold of LustThe Wulgaru are preparing to retaliate after losing one of their bases while the GDF prepares to launch an attack of their own. Meanwhile, Izuru’s pit crew tries to give him a little taste of what it’s like to have a family.

Majestic Prince Episode 8

Flowers of Evil Episode 6Flowers of Evil 6 of 13

Flowers of Evil Episode 7Flowers of Evil 7 of 13

Flowers of Evil Episode 8

Space Brothers Episode 57An Engineer's SwitchMutta and the rest of Team E are slowly making progress with their CanSat for the Comeback Competition. However, their first attempt fails miserably, as the parachute fails to deploy and the rover gets stuck. Can they complete their CanSat without...

Space Brothers Episode 58Earnest FailureAs Mutta, Vince, and Pico gather for a drink, Vince and Pico are reminded of their past.

Space Brothers Episode 59

Oreimo Season 2 Episode 6My Little Sister Can't Be Bringing Her Boyfriend Home

Oreimo Season 2 Episode 7

Oreimo Season 2 Episode 8

Hunter x Hunter Episode 79No X Good X NGLAfter passing a strict border checkpoint, Gon and his new friends enter NGL where they suspect the Chimera Ant is. However, ten other teams of Hunters have already arrived before them. Meanwhile, the Chimera Ants, with their new names and...

Hunter x Hunter Episode 80Evil X and X TerriblePokkle and Ponzu use Ponzu's bees to deliver messages asking the Hunter Association to help eliminate the Chimera Ants. Meanwhile, the Chimera Ants have attacked Gyro, the shadowy ruler of NGL, and taken his guns. As the situation gets worse,...

Hunter x Hunter Episode 81

Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos W Episode 5Say It Isn't So, KuukoAs usual, the Yasaka household living room is the gathering area for the deities and they're rowdy as ever. However after Mahiro's request that they make their own private living space, Nyarko, Kuuko, and Hasuta finally start building their...

Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos W Episode 6I'll Try to Act it OutTo try to chase Kuune away, Mahiro and Kuuko keep acting like a couple, but Kuune still isn't convinced after seeing their awkward date, adding that she can't see the subtle lust for each other in each other's eyes. After having to see Mahiro and...

Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos W Episode 7

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Episode 5Once Again, He Turns Back on the Path from Whence He CameHachiman's younger sister, Hikigaya Komachi, was asked to give advice to a fellow classmate, Kawasaki Taishi. Apparently his sister had been acting strange. His older sister, Kawasaki Saki (though Hachiman wasn't aware of this), was in the same...

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Episode 6

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Episode 7

Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties Episode 5Hinagiku KatsuraOur own president of the student council at Hakuo Academy: Hinagiku Katsura. Excelling in both literary and military arts, in both brains and beauty, she's basically unrivaled. But when she's in love, she just can't be honest with her feelings....

Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties Episode 6Izumi Segawa and the Other TwoAlways friends, always together: the Hakuo Academy student council, Izumi Segawa, Miki Hanabishi, and Risa Asakaze. Also known as "the idiot trio." Still, even if we're all idiots, we don't all want to be the same idiot! I'm smarter than the other...

Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties Episode 7

Chihayafuru 2 Episode 18My fear is that you will forgetA new found passion has brought Misuzawa back into the fight, as Chihaya herself tries to fight through the pain of her injury.

Chihayafuru 2 Episode 19

Chihayafuru 2 Episode 20

Photo Kano Episode 5Mismatched RomanceKazuya and Haruka’s relationship seemed to be headed straight from childhood friends to boyfriend/girlfriend, at least for a while. But now with everyone insisting that Haruka can do better, maybe it’s time Kazuya let her go...

Photo Kano Episode 6These Feelings are Vastly...Kazuya and Haruka are able to kiss and make up, but Kazuya isn’t in the clear yet. With the school festival coming up, the Photography Club’s Miss Photogenic Gallery is right around the corner! How will Haruka react to a gallery on her?

Photo Kano Episode 7

Saint Seiya Omega Episode 56Resonate in the Heart! Haruto's Shout!Koga travels next to recruit Haruto against the rising Pallasites. But the Wolf Haurto life has turned an unexpected direction and he is not quick to give it up.

Saint Seiya Omega Episode 57Defeat Pegasus! Eden, the Solitary Soldier!The promise of reviving those he lost and loved has convinced Eden to join Pallasite. Can Eden the son of
Mars do what everyone else has failed and kill Koga?

Saint Seiya Omega Episode 58

Mushibugyo Episode 6The Hot Guy Beneath the Mask: NagatomimaruA masked figure is stalking the headquarters of the Insect Brigade. What does he want and why does he know so much about their inner workings?

Mushibugyo Episode 7

Mushibugyo Episode 8

AIURA Episode 6Younger BrotherHey, it's Iwasawa Saki. Testing week begins today and school gets out early, so we all went to Kanaka's house and... slept. I think I was asleep. I wonder why I'm in charge of the lead-in this week. I don't know what happened, so you should just...

AIURA Episode 7The Amaya HouseholdHello, I'm Amaya Kanaka's younger brother, Souta.
I apologize for any trouble that my sister may have caused you.
Continuing from last time, everyone is over at our house,
but it's not like my sister is going to clean her...

Uta no Prince Sama 2 Episode 6Orange RhapsodyAfter being invited to be a model for a show sponsored by the Jinguji Group, Ren thinks of the hard times his brother, forced him to become an idol. But an unexpected event at the show may show Ren in a new light.

Uta no Prince Sama 2 Episode 7Promise to Sirius

Uta no Prince Sama 2 Episode 8

The Severing Crime Edge Episode 6Waltz of StarsWill Iwai's voice reach Kiri before he is commanded to do the unthinkable? Will the outside observers use
this chance to make a play for the Queen?

The Severing Crime Edge Episode 7

The Severing Crime Edge Episode 8

DEVIL SURVIVOR 2 THE ANIMATION Episode 6Tuesday of Turbulence - IIIo and Daichi are reunited with Hibiki in Nagoya, just as the next Septentrion is due to attack. Much to everyone's surprise, the assault comes not in their general area but directly atop them! The three friends find themselves joining forces with...

DEVIL SURVIVOR 2 THE ANIMATION Episode 7Wednesday of Transformations - IRonaldo and Yamato reach an uneasy truce and decide to work together. Faced with imminent attack from the Septentrion Megrez, they divide protection of Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo between themselves and Hibiki.

DEVIL SURVIVOR 2 THE ANIMATION Episode 8

Samurai Bride Episode 6The Reputed Dandy

Samurai Bride Episode 7Unable to Unlock!

Samurai Bride Episode 8

Muromi-san Episode 6Muromi-san and RyuuguujouAfter catching an unemployed fish, Muromi tells Takkun about the Ryuuguujou and the evil Otohime.

Muromi-san Episode 7

Muromi-san Episode 8

Zettai Boei Leviatan Episode 5I'm Going on Vacation!Bahamut is going on vacation to her beach villa with Jormungand as her personal porter. Syrop tags along for the food, while Leviatan wants to find the place in her dreams.

Zettai Boei Leviatan Episode 6I'll Have My Revenge!The Aquafall Defense force battle together against a fearsome creature for ruining the one thing that they
all love…

Zettai Boei Leviatan Episode 7

Arata the Legend Episode 5ZokushoIn the modern world, Hinohara Arata's family knows something is different about Arata, but they continue to try to converse with him despite their confusion. In Amawakuni, Hinohara Arata has made it out of Gatoya and is heading toward the Capital....

Arata the Legend Episode 6OkoroKannagi's Zokusho, Ohika, has saved Arata after he collapsed during the party's travels. Shortly after, Akachi of the Twelve Shinsho arrives and orders Ohika to become his Zokusho. Ohika refuses as he has sworn his loyalty to Kannagi, but Akachi...

Arata the Legend Episode 7

YUYUSHIKI Episode 6First Snow HotpotPo-ta-to. After discussing the theme of “Days of the week”, the club approaches Mom in hopes of having a hotpot.

YUYUSHIKI Episode 73rd Semester!Yukari and Yuzuko enjoy the last days of their vacation at Yui’s, again. And the subject of chocolates leads to today’s topic: eyes.

HENNEKO – The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat - Episode 5Goodbye, My HomeAzusa has finally gone on her trip to Okinawa with Morii and Moriya, instead of enjoying the scenery he eyes remain glued to her cell phone. Yoto is dealing with the fallout of having his house disappear and the only one he can call upon is Tsukiko.

HENNEKO – The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat - Episode 6

HENNEKO – The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat - Episode 7

Cardfight!! Vanguard Link Joker Episode 122Challenger NaokiIt's the beginning of the final round of the VF High School Championship, Kanto Block 3, with Aichi's club pitted against Ren's! First up is Naoki in a rematch against Suiko, who bested him only a few weeks earlier. Has Naoki gotten strong enough...

Cardfight!! Vanguard Link Joker Episode 123Feelings About VictoryTwo strong fighters, Kourin and Asaka Narumi (the "Beautiful Assassin"), face off for the second match of the Block 3 elimination finals. Both have a strong motivation to win, but what will be the deciding factor that tips the fight one way or the...

Cardfight!! Vanguard Link Joker Episode 124

Folktales from Japan Episode 58The Radish Samurai / The Furuya Forest / The Golden Horse PoopA radish saves, a thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora, and can a horse poop gold?

Folktales from Japan Episode 59

Folktales from Japan Episode 60

Sparrow's Hotel Episode 6Both My Hotel and My Wallet Are in a Slump

Sparrow's Hotel Episode 7

Random Hero Episode 6

Random Hero Episode 7

Random Hero Episode 8

Aoi Sekai no Chushin de Episode 2KillerThanks to the training by Tejirof, Gear and his companions are ready for their first mission. But they will learn a harsh lesson in the Hard Wars, that there is a fate worse than death.

Aoi Sekai no Chushin de Episode 3Lost Star and KidThe plan is going well until but Opal becomes over confident and tries to take out D.
Fisher by herself. Meanwhile, Gear is stuck with first major decision that will test his
resolve in stopping the war.

Saki Episode of Side A Episode 14Aspiration As the fourth players' match begins, Arata tries to bring Achiga into the lead, but must defend against others who want to take second place from Achiga.

Saki Episode of Side A Episode 15IntensifyWith the fourth round coming to an end, all bets are off as the players discover new talents and push their abilities to the limit.