Hasbro and Trafalgar Releasing are celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Transformers franchise this May. The event will feature the first four episodes of the original 1984-1987 animated series, alongside table reads from the voice cast and a peek into the franchise’s future. Continue reading
Crunchyroll is bringing Spy x Family Code: White to Canadian theatres this April. The film marks the first feature based on Tatsuya Endo’s Weekly Shonen Jump series of the same name. It opened in Japan last December and tells an original story. Its Canadian release is in sync with its launch stateside. Continue reading
Sunrise is bringing Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom to theatres across Canada this May. Acting as a sequel to 2005’s Gundam SEED Destiny television series, the long in development movie opened in Japan in January. The film’s Canadian launch mirrors its stateside debut. Continue reading
GKIDS is bringing Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion to Canadian theatres this month. The 1997 film acts as an alternate ending to Hideaki Anno and Gainax’s iconic television series of the same name. This marks the film’s first official theatrical release in North America. Continue reading
Toei Animation is bringing the latest Digimon theatrical film to Canadian theatres this March. Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning takes place after the events of 2020’s Last Evolution Kizuna and stars the cast of the franchise’s second series. The film opened in Japan last October, before receiving a limited release in the United States the following November. Continue reading
In preparation for the release of the Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth video game, Square Enix and Sony Pictures are bringing Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete to Canadian theatres this month. The CG-animated sequel to the classic 1997 role-playing game was originally given a direct-to-video release in Japan in 2005, with an international launch the following year. The film received its high-definition Complete director’s cut in 2009, which later debut on 4K Blu-Ray in 2021. Advent Children Complete was re-released theatrically last month in Japan, with its Canadian run coinciding with its U.S. revival. Continue reading
Aniplex of America and Crunchyroll are bringing an early look into the next Demon Slayer storyline to Canadian cinemas this month. Like last year’s release, To the Hashira Training will offer fans episodes 10 and 11 of the Swordsmith Village Arc alongside the first episode of the upcoming Hashira Training Arc. The special event was released earlier this month in Japan, with its Canadian debut mirroring its stateside launch. Continue reading
The Toonami original anime series Ninja Kamui will debut simultaneously on Corus Entertainment’s Adult Swim channel in Canada. Directed by Sunghoo Park (Jujutsu Kaisen, God of High School), the show will start airing weekly beginning February 10th at 12AM (effectively, February 11th). The Japan-U.S. co-production between Warner Bros. Discovery, E&H production and Sola Entertainment features original character designs by Afro Samurai’s Takashi Okazaki and a new song from Japanese band coldrain. Continue reading
Iconic Releasing is bringing Cowboy Bebop: The Movie back to the Canadian big-screen this month as part of their Anime Expo Cinema Nights program. Originally released in Japan in 2001, the film has seen multiple theatrical runs in North America since Sony’s Destination Films released here it in 2003. Continue reading
Netflix added the second season of One-Punch Man to its Canadian library on December 30th. This is the first time the English dubbed version is available to stream here. Unlike most anime on Netflix in Canada, One-Punch Man isn’t available on the service in the United States.
During its simulcast in 2015, the original One-Punch Man anime was made available to international audiences through the now defunct Daisuki. The show was later streamed on Netflix and other platforms. With season 2, Viz Media announced an exclusive streaming deal with Hulu in the United States. In Canada, it was simulcast on Tubi. Continue reading
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