Funimation Content Moving to Crunchyroll

Happy Tuesday heroes, today we’ve learned that Funimation anime content will be unifying under the Crunchyroll brand. This move will include Funimation’s subsidiary, Wakanim, as well as Crunchyroll’s VRV to create one subscription service for anime fans worldwide. As of today we’ll now have dubs and subs all under one umbrella. My Hero Academia, Tokyo Ghoul, Yu Yu Hakusho, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, and Cowboy Bebbop are now on Crunchyroll. This upcoming Spring season of anime will be hosted on Crunchyroll so those with Funimation accounts and start shutting down…

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Nobuyuki Suzuki to Reprise Role in 2nd Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Film

The official live-action Tokyo Ghoul website has updated with the announcement that Noboyuki Suzuki will be returning to reprise his role as Kōtarō Amon in Tokyo Ghoul 2. The previously revealed cast members include: Masataka Kubota: Ken Kaneki Maika Yamamoto: Tōka Kirishima Shū Tsukiyama: Shota Matsuda Shunya Shiraishi: Nishiki Nishio Kai Ogasawara: Hideyoshi “Hide” Nagachicka The first live-action Tokyo Ghoul film premiered at Anime Expo in July 3, 2017 and later premiered on July 7 in Berlin. The film made its first Japanese debut at the Marunouchi Piccadilly theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo on July 10 and also made…

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Hiyori Sakurada to Reprise Role in 2nd Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Film

The official live-action Tokyo Ghoul website has updated with the announcement that Hiyori Sakurada will be reprising her role as Hinami Fueguchi in Tokyo Ghoul 2. The previously revealed cast members include: Masataka Kubota: Ken Kaneki Maika Yamamoto: Tōka Kirishima Shū Tsukiyama: Shota Matsuda Additionally, it was also revealed that Shunya Shiraishi will be returning to reprise his role as Nishiki Nishio. Kai Ogasawara will also be returning to play his role as Hideyoshi “Hide” Nagachika. The first live-action Tokyo Ghoul film premiered at Anime Expo in July 3, 2017 and later premiered on July 7 in Berlin. The film made its first Japanese debut at…

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2nd Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Film Details Announced

The official Tokyo Ghoul live-action film website has updated with some details for the upcoming film. The film currently titled, “Tokyo Ghoul 2,” will premiere in theaters in Japan in Summer 2019. Shochicku, the distributor for the film, also revealed an official movie still of the film. The movie still features a look at the main character, Ken Keneki, who is portrayed by Masataka Kubota.  Next, some new characters were revealed, which takes another look at Ken Keneki along with Maika Yamamoto (Tōka Kirishima) and Shū Tsukiyama (Shota Matsuda). Maika will be replacing Fuminika Shimizu, who previously played the character in…

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Tokyo Ghoul:re Season 2 PV Streamed

Marvelous has recently updated their official Youtube channel with a new PV for Tokyo Ghoul:re. The latest trailer features a look at the setting for the upcoming season. The season will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 9 at 11 PM JST. The series all also air later on Sun TV, TV Aichi, TV Q Kyuushuu, and on BS11.  The season will also premiere on the FunimationNow streaming service this Fall.  The staff for the second season includes: Odahiro Watanabe: Director (Originally Shuhei Morita) Chūji Mikasano: Series Composition/ Script Writer Atsuko Nakajima: Character Designer (Originally Kazuhiro Miwa) Pierrot+: Production The theme song for the season…

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Tokyo Ghoul:re Season 2 English Subtitled PV Streamed

Funimation has recently updated their Youtube channel with a new English subtitled preview trailer for the second season of Tokyo Ghoul:re. The second season of the series will premiere on the FunimationNow streaming service this Fall. Funimation provided a description for the first season of the series. A thrilling new chapter unfolds in Tokyo just two short years after the raid on Anteiku. Countering a resurgence of ghouls, the CCG selects young officer Haise Sasaki to lead an unruly team of humans infused with ghoul powers. Known as the Quinx Squad, they walk the…

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New Characters to Join Tokyo Ghoul:re Call to Exist Video Game

The recent issue of the V Jump magazine has revealed new characters that will be joining the Tokyo Ghoul:re Call to Exist video game. For those who not aware, the game is a “Survival Action” game that features a third-person perspective. Earlier this July it was announced that the game will be released in the West this Winter.    The newly announced characters include: Kōtarō Amon Shō Arima Tōka Kirishima Shū Tsukiyama    The game will feature events from the Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul:re manga series. Players will be able to chose between the ghouls or…

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TOKYO GHOUL:re CALL to EXIST Heading West

Over the weekend, Bandai Namco Entertainment America updated with the western localization announcement trailer for the TOKYO GHOUL:re CALL to EXIST video game. The trailer features a short look at the game’s story and features a quick look at the game play.  The trailer was first revealed at Anime Expo 2018. For those who are unaware, the game is a “Survival Action” game, which features a third-person perspective. The game will also feature multi-player options as well as online and offline modes. The game will be released in Japan for the Playstation 4 and PC this Winter.  Currently no other…

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Tokyo Ghoul:re English Dub Trailer Streamed

Funimation Entertainment has updated their official Youtube channel with an English dub trailer for Tokyo Ghoul:re.  For those who are unaware, the series is based on Sui Ishida’s manga of the same name, which serves as a sequel to the original manga series. Funimation will be simulcasting the first couple of episodes of the series in both dub and sub formats. Tokyo Ghoul:re will begin streaming on FunimationNow on April 3 at 10:00am CT. Future episodes of the series will be available via FunimationNow and subtitled episodes will continue to simulcast on Hulu.  Funimation describes the series. A thrilling new chapter…

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Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Visual Revealed

The official website for the Live-Action film adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul has updated with a new visual for the film. According to ANN the text featured in the visual reads as “,The only entity who knows of the two worlds of humans and ghouls.” The website also revealed some new cast members, which include: Masataka Kubota – Ken Kaneki Fumika Shimizu – Tōka Kirishima Yuu Aoi – Rize Kamishiro Nobuyuki Suzuki –  Kōtarō Amon Yo Oizumi – Kureo Mado The live-action adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul will premiere in Japanese theaters on July 29. Source: Official Website,…

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