AKIRA TORIYAMA, CREATOR OF DRAGON BALL, REMEMBERED BY ALL The legendary mangaka leaves behind a legacy built not only on titles like Dragon Ball, Sand Land, and Dr. Slump, but also on a lifetime of friendliness, hard work, and mentorship. Image: Akira Toriyama/Instagram Acclaimed mangaka Akira Toriyama passed away March 1st, 2024 of an acute subdermal …
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GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE – The Nakama Podcast Review The mobile game takes the Time Crisis formula and asks: but what if it had ass? Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is a sci-fi RPG shooter mobile gacha game from Destiny Child developer ShiftUp. After civilization has been driven underground by a horde of robots called Rapture, a …
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EVEENINGART STUDENT AND DIGITAL ARTIST, EVEE is an animation fanatic and all-around wonderful person. incredibly kind and personable, her character shows through her work, which displays an affinity for pastels and an incredible understaning of negative space. while her style may lean more towards anime, a western sensibility shines through, and her love for american …
The holoMeet Experience: Kureiji Ollie hololive Indonesia’s resident patchwork zombie is a blast to see on the small screen, and even better to talk to in person. KUREIJI OLLIE | Designer: LAM On Sunday, August 7th, I had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with hololive ID’s own Kureiji Ollie at a fan event held for …
Crunchyroll Expo Day Two! A crowd gathered around Hime, Crunchyroll’s own mascot and VTuber. Day tow of Crunchyroll kicked off with a quick stroll around the entire convention center as I showed the podcast’s photographer around. The crowd surrounding the holoMeet Experience Zone was even larger than Friday’s, and the excitement in the crowd was incredible. We …
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon For You ~Uniform~ Premiered at Crunchyroll Expo 2022! The hit romantic comedy’s special episode screening was all filler, still killer. Nasa and Tsukasa’s relationship is upended when Nasa’s workaholic tendencies are battled by Tsukasa’s growing need for attention and intimacy. On Saturday, Crunchyroll Expo held the premiere of the newest episode …
The “Paranormal Liberation War” Comes to Crunchyroll The sixth season of My Hero Academia premieres October 1 on Crunchyroll. On Friday, Masahiko Minami, producer at animation studio Bones (stylized as bones inc.) revealed during a panel at Crunchyroll Expo that the anime streaming service would host the sixth season of My Hero Academia this coming October. The sixth …
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Crunchyroll Expo 2022 Day One! The convention’s first day is a promising start to a anticipated event. Crunchyroll Expo’s registration was a fast, fantastic example of how events should be handled in a post-Covid world. Photo: Cruz Esparza 10:00AM marked the beginning of the convention, and the air was heavy with excitement. Stepping out of …
The Nakama Podcast @ Crunchyroll Expo 2022! Sal and Cruz are bringing you the latest news every day of the convention! A day before it starts, here’s the experience so far! CRUNCHYROLL EXPO 2022 IS UPON US, and it’s geared up to be an exciting year! Setting foot in New Crunchy City again for the …
Cruz Esparza Cruz Esparza is an anime nerd, as well as Producer and host of the Nakama Podcast. He spends his time drawing as well as collecting figures and comics, and playing video games. He operates as an artist under the name doublecrxss, and you can find him on twitter @doublecrxss More from cruz esparza
