Clik here to view.
Anime Streaming Service HIDIVE Launches New Website in 2024
HIDIVE, the anime streaming service that I once called “the new kid on the block with LOTS of potential” has launched a brand-new website and app with updated features and a fresh, sleek look for a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Action-Packed ‘Kaiju No. 8’ Anime Coming April 2024
TOHO Animation recently released a new trailer for the highly anticipated Kaiju No. 8 anime series and revealed the show’s April 13, 2024 broadcast date, which Crunchyroll will simulcast. The anime...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Studio Ghibli Fest Returns to Theaters 2024
Studio Ghibli Fest is back in theaters in its biggest year yet! Now, coming off the triumphant Oscar® win for Hayao Miyazaki’s latest feature The Boy and the Heron, celebrate this iconic studio with...
View Article‘Oshi no Ko’ Returns to HIDIVE for Season 2 This Summer
AMC Networks’ HIDIVE revealed today that Season 2 of Oshi no Ko, the global smash hit series of 2023, will simulcast exclusively on the anime streaming service in the U.S. and Canada as well as its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lessons Learned from Watching ‘Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’
Adapted from the manga series created by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End follows the adventures and new life lessons of an elf mage. She walked away after completing a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Crunchyroll 2024 Spring Season Preview
This Thursday I was so hyped to be invited to for an in-person press-only screening to preview Crunchyroll‘s Spring 2024 lineup of new anime titles coming this April. During the screening I, along...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training Arc’ Coming May 2024
Fresh from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- World Tour and theatrical experience, Aniplex of America and Crunchyroll will be exclusively premiering Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Beginner’s Primer to the Upcoming ‘Look Back’ Anime Film
Perhaps, you’re like me and you lost your sh!t when you first saw the animated trailer for the upcoming Look Back film, recently? Well aware of the Shonen glorious creation Chainsaw Man, that went on...
View ArticleHIDIVE Unsheathes “I Parry Everything!” This Summer
Shonen fans can look forward to a summer of sword fights starting this July. AMC Networks’ anime streaming service HIDIVE announced today that the new fantasy action adventure series I Parry...
View ArticleClik here to view.
REVIEW: ‘DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION’ Brings Post-Apocalyptic Dread...
This is a mostly spoiler-free review of DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION. This review covers EPISODE 0 which premiered Thursday, May 23 at 8:00 PM PT. Thank you Crunchyroll for the advanced...
View ArticleWhy ‘Kaiju No. 8’ Should Be In Your Anime Spring 2024 Watchlist
Truly, I got my first taste of the highly anticipated Kaiju No. 8 anime series back in March when I was invited to the Crunchyroll 2024 Spring Season Preview and watched the first episode. Of it I...
View Article‘Dungeon People’ Offers a World of Adventure This Summer on HIDIVE
Another anime set in a dungeon? LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! A truly labyrinthian adventure awaits fans Summer 2024 with today’s announcement that new fantasy comedy series Dungeon People will stream...
View ArticleBNP’s Anime Summer 2024 Season Preview
Summer 2024 is finally here, and we’re anticipating some new series dealing with everything from the the surprising mix-up of DC comic book characters and Isekai to some light novel adaptations! This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Suicide Squad ISEKAI’ is Funny, Chaotic, Messy, and I Want More
When I was putting together BNP’s Anime Summer 2024 Season Preview, I KNEW that I wanted to cover Suicide Squad ISEKAI. All I really knew that the anime series was airing June 27th on the MAX and Hulu...
View Article‘Kaiju No. 8’ Will Continue on Crunchyroll
In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trailer for ‘Witch Hat Atelier’ Anime Finally Flies on the Scene
Witch Hat Atelier has been one of my favorite ongoing manga series in recent years–so much that I even included it in my ‘Manga You Should Be Reading‘ series on the site. Gorgeously illustrated by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Crunchyroll Goes for the Gold: 20 Sports Anime Added to AVOD this Summer
Starting today, Crunchyroll is coming in clutch with the addition of 20 heavy-hitting sports anime to its available AVOD roster – free for anyone to watch with ads without a paid membership plan. From...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AX: ‘Ninja Scroll’ Returns to Theaters in September for 30th Anniversary
Talk about a legend! In the age of being able to stream anime almost anywhere, I remember watching this on VHS. This September, AMC Networks’ HIDIVE and Iconic Events Releasing have partnered to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 Ways ‘Dungeon People’ Anime Helps Subvert the Dungeon Crawler Genre
Hot off the trails of Netflix’s impressive Delicious in Dungeon, anime fans hungry for more dungeon anime were offered up a serving of Dungeon People, adapted from the manga series of the same name....
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘UZUMAKI’ Trailer Brings Supernatural Dread and Horror Coming September 29
The manga fans of BNP are fans of legendary horror mangaka Junji Ito; whether it be reading selected stories like that of Shiver or more autobiographical but still creepy tales from the creator that...
View Article