Crunchyroll Adds All Funimation Anime Content, Sony Starts to Phase Out Funimation Brand

The United Kingdom continued a long tradition of anti-LGBTQ action as bans on gay marriage in the UK’s territories of the Cayman Islands and Bermuda were upheld by the country’s Privy Council, the highest appeals court for many UK Caribbean territories.The Privy Council upheld existing bans on marriage equality in both the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, citing the fact that same-sex nuptials are explicitly banned under their respective, independent constitutions.According to PinkNews, both the Cayman Islands and Bermuda have legalized — and subsequently re-criminalized — gay marriage.In the Cayman Islands, gay marriage was temporarily legalized in March 2019 after a lesbian couple sued to have their marriage recognized by the government. But authorities appealed the lower court’s decision, resulting in a reversal – although the appeals court said that the government had to provide “legal status equivalent to marriage” for same-sex couples.The couple then appealed to the Privy Council, which sided with the appeals court in upholding the ban.In Bermuda, the government legalized gay marriage in May 2017 in response to an ongoing legal battle, but the government later recriminalized the practice in 2018 before once again legalizing it that same year.

When the major studios zig, other theatrical distributors zag, and in this instance that means taking advantage of putting a wide release out there when the majors were too scared to do so earlier this year with all the Omicron mixed messages. Crunchyroll (ne Funimation) has the anime movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0 which racked up $2.88M in previews last night from 2,003 locations, juiced by 49 Imax auditoriums.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1.Among the upcoming lineup of nearly three dozen featured events include: The signature Blossom Kite Festival, offering a variety of competitions and demonstrations taking flight from the grounds of the Washington Monument as well as other area parks or virtually (3/26).Cherry Night, a one-night-only celebration of D.C.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCrunchyroll is inviting fans of the Dragon Ball anime franchise to hop on their Flying Nimbus cloud — and stream more than 500 episodes of the fan-favorite series that were previously available only on Funimation.For the first time, Toei Animation’s “Dragon Ball,” “Dragon Ball Z” and “Dragon Ball GT” are now available to watch on Sony’s Crunchyroll streaming service in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.The three series come to Crunchyroll as part of another wave of new content from Funimation, after Sony on March 1 announced that the two services would merge into a single unified Crunchyroll service. The trio of shows joins “Dragon Ball Super,” which has been available on Crunchyroll with English subtitles.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Inu-Oh,” the acclaimed Japanese animation that debuted in Venice and Toronto last year, has been sold widely by Fortissimo Films and Asmik Ace.Amsterdam and Beijing based Fortissimo is collaborating with Tokyo-based Asmik Ace on two titles, “Inu-oh” by Yuasa Masaaki and “Missing” by Katayama Shinzo, a former assistant director to “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho on “Mother.”Rock musical animation “Inu-Oh” was licensed to Sun Distribution for Latin America, to Rapid Eye for Germany, Front Row in the Middle East and Cinemaran in Spain. Asmik Ace handles Asian territories, North America, France, U.K. and Benelux.

Radio 1 DJ Mark Page has been found guilty of trying to arrange the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines.Page was the host of the early weekend Breakfast Show on Radio One between 1983 and 1986, and also worked as the announcer at Middlesbrough FC stadium until he was arrested in 2020 on suspicion of attempting to incite or cause a girl to engage in sexual activity and arranging or facilitating sexual exploitation in the PhilippinesPage denied the allegations but earlier this week, he was found guilty of four charges of arranging the commission of a child sex offence, including two counts of abuse by using a webcam linking his home to the Philippines in 2016, but cleared of one.He was sentenced to twelve years in jail earlier today (March 10).A former Radio 1 DJ has been jailed for 12 years for arranging the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines https://t.co/9rZZl5TRaP— BBC North East and Cumbria (@BBCNEandCumbria) March 10, 2022According to the BBC, Page had his phone, tablet and a computer seized after Facebook monitors raised concerns. During the trial he claimed his devices had been hacked but said he hadn’t mentioned that during interviews with the police, where he gave “no comment” answers, because he was in shock.The Teeside Crown Court heard how Page used charity and business as a cover to meet children as young as 12 between 2016 and 2019.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNippon TV and Disney have revealed a strategic collaboration agreement that covers content sharing and local language co-production. “The collaboration will include co-production of local language content ranging from drama series, animation to variety shows on Disney Plus for both Japanese and global audiences and the availability of both companies’ content on their respective platforms,” the pair said in a joint statement.The latest edition of Nippon TV’s popular drama series “The Files of Young Kindaichi,” starring Shunsuke Michieda from “Naniwa Danshi,” will begin broadcasting on Nippon TV from next month.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “One Piece” live-action series at Netflix has added six new cast members, Variety has learned.Morgan Davies (“The End,” “The Evil Dead: Rise”), Ilia Isorelýs Paulino (“The Sex Lives of College Girls,” “Me Time”), Aidan Scott (“Action Point,” “Between the Devil”), Jeff Ward (“Brand New Cherry Flavor,” “Hack”), McKinley Belcher III (“Ozark,” “The Good Lord Bird”) and Vincent Regan (“300,” “Troy”) have all joined the series.They join previously announced cast members Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero Gibson and Taz Skylar. The new cast members will appear as the following characters: Davies as Koby, Paulino as Alvida, Scott as Helmeppo, Ward as Buggy, Belcher as Arlong, and Regan as Garp.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMitski, the National and the Roots will headline the Pitchfork Music Festival when it returns to Chicago’s Union Park, running from Friday, July 15 through Sunday, July 17.The Festival kicks off on Friday with The National, who played Pitchfork Music Festival’s first year in 2006, Spiritualized, Parquet Courts, Tierra Whack, Amber Mark, Dawn Richard, Tkay Maidza, Indigo De Souza, Spirit of the Beehive, Spellling, Camp Cope, Wiki, Ethel Cain, and CupcakKe.The festivities continue on Saturday with Mitski, Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus, Low, Magdalena Bay, Dry Cleaning, Karate, Iceage, yeule, Arooj Aftab, The Armed, Chubby & the Gang, Hyd, and Jeff Parker & the New Breed. Closing day features The Roots, Toro y Moi, Earl Sweatshirt, Noname, BadBadNotGood, Cate Le Bon, Tirzah, Xenia Rubinos, Erika de Casier, Injury Reserve, Kaina, L’Rain, Sofia Kourtesis, and Pink Siifu.“This year’s lineup is a celebration of the rising indie class, and those who continue to pave the way for innovation,” said Puja Patel, editor in chief of Pitchfork.

As season 2 of Love Is Blind continues to make waves, Jessica Batten is sharing insight about where the season 1 cast stands — and it’s safe to say some feuds may never be mended.

Pusha T and Nigo have shared a new collaboration together, ‘Hear Me Clearly’ – listen to it below.The track, which comes in at just under two-and-a-half-minutes, features a chorus that interpolates Jay-Z’s verse on Rick Ross‘ 2010 track ‘Free Mason’.Pusha T took to Twitter to share the artwork for the track. It’s a simple polaroid shot of the rapper signed by Nigo with the words ‘Day Uno Family’ written in the corner.‘Hear Me Clearly follows the previously-released singles ‘Want It Bad’ with Kid Cudi and ‘Arya’ with A$AP Rocky.

The Shinkansen, or as it’s known in English, the Japanese bullet train, is a high-speed railway that connects every region of Japan to its capital, Tokyo. It’s one of the busiest railway lines in the world, and there’s never been a single derailment or collision in its history.

Sasha Urban editorThe SXSW Conference has added music executive Nabil Ayers, Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer, MediaLink CEO Michael Kassan and singer-author Michelle Zauner oas keynote speakers for this month’s gathering in Austin, Texas.SXSW confirmed the final lineup of featured speakers, which now includes Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation; investor Bill Gurley of Benchmark; former Texas Congressional rep Beto O’Rourke with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith; actors Gillian Jacobs and Joel McHale, who will appear virtually; and civil rights activists Ju’Niyah Palmer and Kenneth Walker.The newly announced keynotes include Ayers, the U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAcclaimed Japanese animated film “Poupelle of Chimney Town” will release in North American home entertainment markets from May.The rights in the U.S. and Canada are controlled by Eleven Arts which has appointed Shout! Factory to handle distribution.

Elliot Page is speaking out.

Download Festival has announced the latest additions to its 2022 line-up, with Skindred and Yonaka among the new names.The festival will return from June 10-12 at Leicestershire’s Donington Park. KISS, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro are due to headline.Today (February 24) festival organisers confirmed that Skindred, Yonaka, Alestorm, Banks Arcade, Bimini, Dana Dentata, Dirty Honey, Heriot, Kid Brunswick, Orbit Culture, Red Fang, The Velveteers and Will Haven have joined the line-up.It follows a previous announcement last September that A Day To Remember , Mastodon, Creeper, Shinedown, Black Veil Brides, Code Orange, Ice Nine Kills and more had been added to the line-up.