Bananya and Crunchyroll are celebrating the franchise's 10th anniversary by releasing a new mobile cat-collecting game this summer called Bananya Buddies and an anime special that will premiere at Anime Expo on July 4 before streaming on Crunchyroll on July 9. Bananya Buddies is being published by Crunchyroll and TMS and will arrive exclusively on Crunchyroll Game Vault. In fact, this will be the first original game to appear on Crunchyroll Game Vault, and it comes from independent studio The MIX. This game is designed to "capture all the magic of the series in a cute, cozy package where fans can play mini-games, earn rewards, and deck out the ultimate Bananya hangout pad." The action takes place on Bananya Planet, and the goal will be to go on shopping sprees, boost your Bananyas' Buddy Points to get more rewards, reach Best Buddies status with the kitties to earn a sleepover, get your status to Best Buddies Forever status for a special surprise, and much more. Bananya Buddies will join nearly 100 other titles in the Crunchy Game Vault, and all of the games will be available to Crunchyroll members at the Mega and Ultimate Fan tiers. By being a member, players will also get to stre
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After two seasons, the anime series Solo Leveling will continue its story with a full-length movie adaptation, Solo Leveling: Beyond the System. None other than Sung Jinwoo's English voice actor Aleks Le revealed the news that the title…
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After two seasons, the anime series Solo Leveling will continue its story with a full-length movie adaptation, Solo Leveling: Beyond the System. None other than Sung Jinwoo's English voice actor Aleks Le revealed the…
Read original at IGN →Since its 1990 release, Bubblegum Crisis prequel AD Police couldn’t seem to catch a break: due to clashes animation studio Artmic and production company Youmex, the series was cut short and only three OVAs were ever…
Read original at Gizmodo →Season 3 the anime looks to be a hilarious, action-packed adventure with Eris at the helm Few modern anime have evolved as dramatically as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. What began as the story of a deeply…
Read original at Polygon →Bananya and Crunchyroll are celebrating the franchise's 10th anniversary by releasing a new mobile cat-collecting game this summer called Bananya Buddies and an anime special that will premiere at Anime Expo on July 4…
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After two seasons, the anime series Solo Leveling will continue its story with a full-length movie adaptation, Solo Leveling: Beyond the System. None other than Sung Jinwoo's English voice actor Aleks Le revealed the news that the title…
View source →Since its 1990 release, Bubblegum Crisis prequel AD Police couldn’t seem to catch a break: due to clashes animation studio Artmic and production company Youmex, the series was cut short and only three OVAs were ever produced. Then, in…
View source →Season 3 the anime looks to be a hilarious, action-packed adventure with Eris at the helm Few modern anime have evolved as dramatically as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. What began as the story of a deeply flawed man getting a…
View source →Bananya and Crunchyroll are celebrating the franchise's 10th anniversary by releasing a new mobile cat-collecting game this summer called Bananya Buddies and an anime special that will premiere at Anime Expo on July 4 before streaming on…
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