Channel Surfing: 2023 Late Spring Anime Previews

The Spring Anime Season of 2023 is almost over! Summer is just around the corner, and you now have a lot of free time for a few months until it’s time to go back to school—or whatever other situation that is not of any concern until Autumn. In the meantime, there’s some Dr. Stone, Demon Slayer, and Gundam to catch up to!

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #19

In this episode: A Kickstarter campaign for an old school Crunchyroll-inspired anime streaming server is suspended after criticism from members of the anime industries at home and abroad accuses the concept “a scam”, latest details for Final Fantasy XIV’s upcoming “Endwalker” expansion pack, and a member of an idol group resigns after concerns of gross fans.

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #16 [S2E4]

Welp, it’s been a few months of suddenly no episodes. So join me on a trip to the hot springs as we take a trip back into time to February 2021 to catch up on stories that we may have missed to get back on schedule!

In this episode: a new Demon Slayer anime project in the works, previously revealed characters from Gundam: Hathaway, and an anime-style PV for Final Fantasy XIV.

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #14 [S2E2]

In this episode, we talk about the success of the first Demon Slayer film, and how the anime industry has come along way in the words of Yoshiyuki Tomino. Also: the letter from FFXIV’s Naoki Yoshida to fans concerning the upcoming Announcement Showcase, and the panic on Twitter that Shueisha was NOT involved in.

Note: this episode was previously scheduled to be released on January 23, 2021, but has been delayed–until now! Enjoy!

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Winners of the 2020 Crunchyroll Anime Awards

In case you missed it, Crunchyroll held their annual Anime Awards this past weekend, and the list of winners are here! Some of them were predictable, and some surprises, as usual for an award show. There were many awards up for grabs from what 2019 bought us in terms of a memorable anime series, but only one would go home with the prize.

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