Last week, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Crunchyroll has paid its Japanese licensing partners over $100 million in royalties since 2008. That number is even more remarkable in light of Crunchyroll’s pirate roots; in 2007, the thought of Crunchyroll forging relationships … [Read more...]
Seven Seas Licenses Go Nagai’s Devilman
Sweet fancy Jesus! Seven Seas just announced plans to publish Go Nagai's 1972 classic Devilman and its 2012 sequel Devilman vs. Hades. Though historians have long regarded Devilman as one of Nagai's most influential creations, no North American publisher has licensed this … [Read more...]
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 1
Since its 1999 debut, Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto has sold more than 220 million volumes in 35 countries and spawned a cottage industry of anime adaptations, costumes, trading cards, video games, figurines, and stage plays. VIZ published the final English-language volume in 2015, … [Read more...]