Anime https://nerdbot.com/category/movies-tv/anime/ The Nerd Side Of Life Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:49:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://i0.wp.com/nerdbot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-Nerdbot-Headshot.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Anime https://nerdbot.com/category/movies-tv/anime/ 32 32 152960103 Netflix’s “One Piece” is Alabasta Bound in Season 3 https://nerdbot.com/2026/08/26/netflixs-one-piece-is-alabasta-bound-in-season-3/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:49:41 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=294471 Netflix’s adaptation of One Piece is a giant anomaly, a glitch in the matrix. Going into its third season, it has proven itself a stellar exception to the rule that any venture from animation to live action is doomed to fail. The show is wildly less grounded than flopped adaptations like Netflix’s own 2021 Cowboy [...]

The post Netflix’s “One Piece” is Alabasta Bound in Season 3 appeared first on NERDBOT.

]]> 294471 D23, “Kingdom Hearts” Anime, & Gaming’s Most Complicated Lore https://nerdbot.com/2026/08/20/d23-kingdom-hearts-anime-gamings-most-complicated-lore/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:01:00 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=293563 With a few days to unpack this year’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, we’re left with some awesome content to look forward to. Star Wars is moving full steam ahead with another season of Ahsoka. Meanwhile, superhero fatigue just got a major espresso shot with the drop of a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer. But [...]

The post D23, “Kingdom Hearts” Anime, & Gaming’s Most Complicated Lore appeared first on NERDBOT.

]]> 293563 Crunchyroll Reveals Packed Anime Expo 2026 Lineup Headlined https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/05/crunchyroll-anime-expo-2026-lineup/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:28:50 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=283022 Crunchyroll is making one of its largest Anime Expo appearances. The anime streaming company has released its full programming lineup for the event. It will feature some of the industry’s biggest titles such as The Apothecary Diaries, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Gachiakuta, and Witch Hat Atelier. It [...]

The post Crunchyroll Reveals Packed Anime Expo 2026 Lineup Headlined appeared first on NERDBOT.

]]> 283022 “Devil May Cry” Gets Third and Final Season at Netflix https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/05/devil-may-cry-gets-third-and-final-season-at-netflix/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:21:54 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=283133 Devil May Cry is coming one final time. Netflix officially renewed the animated series on June 4, 2026, announcing that the third season will be its last. The renewal announcement comes just after Season 2’s launch, which landed and stayed in Netflix’s Global Top 10. The timing was swift, and not really surprising considering the [...]

The post “Devil May Cry” Gets Third and Final Season at Netflix appeared first on NERDBOT.

]]> 283133 The Real History Behind Anime’s Most Iconic Katanas https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/11/the-real-history-behind-animes-most-iconic-katanas/ Mon, 11 May 2026 16:23:48 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=279307 Every anime fan has a favorite blade. Ichigo’s Zangetsu. Kenshin’s sakabato. The Nichirin swords of Demon Slayer. But strip away the flame effects and the spiritual energy auras, and what you find underneath is something interesting: real history. Most of the iconic anime swords trace back to real smiths, real blades, and real myths — [...]

The post The Real History Behind Anime’s Most Iconic Katanas appeared first on NERDBOT.

]]> 279307 Crunchyroll Streams “Daemons of the Shadow Realm” April 4 https://nerdbot.com/2026/04/03/crunchyroll-streams-daemons-of-the-shadow-realm-april-4/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:21:33 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=272747 LOS ANGELES – April 3, 2026 – Crunchyroll, the global anime brand, announced today that Daemons of the Shadow Realm, the highly anticipated anime adaptation from Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa, will stream worldwide excluding Asia beginning April 4. New episodes will premiere weekly every Saturday on Crunchyroll. Release schedule subject to change. Official Series Synopsis: [...]

The post Crunchyroll Streams “Daemons of the Shadow Realm” April 4 appeared first on NERDBOT.

]]> 272747 Watch: My Hero Academia The Animation 10th Anniversary: Free Binge Marathon https://nerdbot.com/2026/04/03/watch-my-hero-academia-the-animation-10th-anniversary-free-binge-marathon/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:06:31 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=272737 Los Angeles, California (April 3, 2026) –  Toho Co., Ltd. unveiled new updates for the My Hero Academia The Animation 10th Anniversary, exactly ten years after the premiere of the first episode of the anime series in 2016. First announced at Jump Festa, the global celebration continues to expand with the debut of a new [...]

The post Watch: My Hero Academia The Animation 10th Anniversary: Free Binge Marathon appeared first on NERDBOT.

]]> 272737 Witch Hat Atelier English Dub Release Date Announced by Crunchyroll https://nerdbot.com/2026/03/26/witch-hat-atelier-english-dub-release-date-announced-by-crunchyroll/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:10:42 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=271527 Crunchyroll, the global anime brand, revealed today a same-day English dub release for the hotly anticipated high-fantasy series Witch Hat Atelier, based on the award-winning* manga series by Kamome Shirahama. Premiering only on Crunchyroll on April 6 at 7:00 a.m. PT, episodes one and two will simulcast day-and-date in English and Japanese. Additional day-and-date dub languages include [...]

The post Witch Hat Atelier English Dub Release Date Announced by Crunchyroll appeared first on NERDBOT.

]]> 271527 When Hollywood Stars Picked Up the Ukulele On Screen https://nerdbot.com/2026/03/03/hollywood-actors-ukulele-on-screen/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:49:48 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=267524 There’s something oddly charming about seeing a big Hollywood actor hold a tiny ukulele. It instantly changes the mood of a scene. Suddenly things feel more intimate. Softer. A little vulnerable. Directors know this. That’s probably why the ukulele keeps sneaking its way into films, sometimes as a quick gag, sometimes as a real emotional [...]

The post When Hollywood Stars Picked Up the Ukulele On Screen appeared first on NERDBOT.

]]> 267524 New “Neon Genesis Evangelion” Series Announced https://nerdbot.com/2026/02/23/neon-genesis-evangelion-getting-new-series-from-creator-of-nier-and-nier-automata/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:32:18 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=265843 Just a hair over 30 years ago, one of the most legendary anime series of all-time premiered: “Neon Genesis Evangelion.” Since then, it has had a massive impact on anime, video games, manga, and a mess of other forms of media. It pushed Japanese animation forward as an art form by combining otherwise familiar character [...]

The post New “Neon Genesis Evangelion” Series Announced appeared first on NERDBOT.

]]> 265843