Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest is not the most popular series, but this fantasy isekai harem series has a very solid fanbase and is a beloved title among many anime and manga fans. Based on an ongoing novel series by Ryo Shirakome, Arifureta has been adapted in the form of a manga, light novel, as well as an anime series, whose first season premiered back in 2019. As of the time of writing, the series consists of two seasons, 26 episodes, and 5 OVAs, but more content is to come as a third season of the popular series is set to premiere this Fall, and a first trailer for the season has officially been released.
The first season aired in 2019 and consists of a total of 13 episodes; three of the five OVAs have been released as part of the first season. The second season was delayed due to various circumstances...
The first season aired in 2019 and consists of a total of 13 episodes; three of the five OVAs have been released as part of the first season. The second season was delayed due to various circumstances...
- 4/21/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest , an ongoing TV anime based on the series of isekai fantasy light novels, is returning to Japanese airwaves for a third season in fall 2024, and now a new trailer (below) has been published for the series. The previous two seasons are currently streaming on Crunchyroll. The original Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest light novels are written by Ryo Shirakome, illustrated by Takaya-ki, and published in Japan by Overlap under their Overlap Bunko imprint. English language versions are available digitally from J-Novel Club and in print from Seven Seas Entertainment . Akira Iwanaga directs the anime adaptation as animation studio asread.. Shoichi Sato provides the series composition and scripts, Chika Kojima provides the character designs and chief animation direction, and Ryo Takahashi provides the music. Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3 key visual Related: Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3 Anime Reveals Fall 2024 Release Date,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
The blood-red moon is high and so is our excitement, since a stage event at AnimeJapan 2024 today announced with the release of a key visual and accompanying trailer that Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 's third season will begin airing in Fall 2024 . Cast members Toshinari Fukamachi, Yuki Kuwahara, Minami Takahashi, Yoko Hikasa, Saori Onishi and Yumiri Hanamori are all slated to return. Key Visual Related: Demon Lord 2099 Anime Confirms Fall 2024 Broadcast in Teaser Trailer Based on the light novels by Ryo Shirakome and Takayaki, Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest is directed by Akira Iwanaga at studio asread., with series composition by Shoichi Sato, character designs by Chika Kojima and music by Ryo Takahashi. Crunchyroll streams the first two seasons of the anime and describes the story: Hajime Nagumo and his high school class are suddenly summoned to a fantastical land as heroes. But while most of his classmates have powerful stats and abilities,...
- 3/23/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
The ‘Ultimate Anime Destination’ is home to over 46,000 episodes and 1,300 unique titles
If anime isn’t a genre that you normally follow, it might surprise you that it is one of the most popular genres in the world. Not only do more than half of Netflix’s worldwide subscribers check out anime on any given year, but the world’s leading anime streaming service Crunchyroll just crossed a major milestone. A little over two years after being acquired by Sony in August 2021, the streamer has gone from 5 million paid global customers to 13 million, as was announced during a presentation 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
Crunchyroll recently surpassed 13 million premium paid subscribers around the world. The platform also announced that it has distributed 10 of the top 20 grossing anime films in United States box office history. Crunchyroll boasts the largest anime library, with over 1,300 unique titles and 46,000 episodes totaling over 24,000 hours available to stream.
If anime isn’t a genre that you normally follow, it might surprise you that it is one of the most popular genres in the world. Not only do more than half of Netflix’s worldwide subscribers check out anime on any given year, but the world’s leading anime streaming service Crunchyroll just crossed a major milestone. A little over two years after being acquired by Sony in August 2021, the streamer has gone from 5 million paid global customers to 13 million, as was announced during a presentation 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
Crunchyroll recently surpassed 13 million premium paid subscribers around the world. The platform also announced that it has distributed 10 of the top 20 grossing anime films in United States box office history. Crunchyroll boasts the largest anime library, with over 1,300 unique titles and 46,000 episodes totaling over 24,000 hours available to stream.
- 1/10/2024
- by Jeff Kotuby
- The Streamable
Japanese e-book store Book☆Walker Global unveiled its annual eBook download ranking on Dec 12, 2023, and the year 2023 saw a dominance in the isekai genre. The ranking is based on eBook downloads from Nov 1, 2022, to Oct 31, 2023, on the global store.
Topping the charts at number one is the light novel series Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. The series experienced a surge in popularity following the release of its second season in Summer 2023. Notably, the Nanashi’s rom-com manga Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro stands out as the only manga series in the overall top ten.
Top 10 Best Selling titles on the platform (including both manga and light novel) are as follows:
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Light Novel) So I’m a Spider, So What? (Light Novel) Ascendance of a Bookworm (Light Novel) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel) Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro (Manga) Trapped...
Topping the charts at number one is the light novel series Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. The series experienced a surge in popularity following the release of its second season in Summer 2023. Notably, the Nanashi’s rom-com manga Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro stands out as the only manga series in the overall top ten.
Top 10 Best Selling titles on the platform (including both manga and light novel) are as follows:
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Light Novel) So I’m a Spider, So What? (Light Novel) Ascendance of a Bookworm (Light Novel) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel) Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro (Manga) Trapped...
- 12/13/2023
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
Crunchyroll and Gsn, each a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, have joined forces to launch a new 24/7 anime streaming channel.
Starting today, viewers can find the new Crunchyroll channel on Amazon Freevee, LG Channels, the Roku Channel and Vizio WatchFree+. An announcement of the venture says its linear-style roster of fan-favorite titles is intended for an “anime-curious audience.” Among the series available at launch are Horimiya, Ranking of Kings, Moriarty the Patriot, Psycho–Pass, Arifureta, Sugar Apple Fairytale, To Your Eternity and Code Geass.
New and premium anime content will remain on Crunchyroll’s SVOD and AVOD services, the companies said.
Sony acquired Crunchyroll from AT&T in 2021 and merged it with anime specialist Funimation. The avid base of anime fans globally has propelled Crunchyroll past 10 million paid subscribers, Sony Corp. announced last summer. Sony also bought AT&T’s 42% stake in Gsn in 2019, becoming the sole owner of the cable TV network.
Starting today, viewers can find the new Crunchyroll channel on Amazon Freevee, LG Channels, the Roku Channel and Vizio WatchFree+. An announcement of the venture says its linear-style roster of fan-favorite titles is intended for an “anime-curious audience.” Among the series available at launch are Horimiya, Ranking of Kings, Moriarty the Patriot, Psycho–Pass, Arifureta, Sugar Apple Fairytale, To Your Eternity and Code Geass.
New and premium anime content will remain on Crunchyroll’s SVOD and AVOD services, the companies said.
Sony acquired Crunchyroll from AT&T in 2021 and merged it with anime specialist Funimation. The avid base of anime fans globally has propelled Crunchyroll past 10 million paid subscribers, Sony Corp. announced last summer. Sony also bought AT&T’s 42% stake in Gsn in 2019, becoming the sole owner of the cable TV network.
- 10/11/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony’s Crunchyroll Launches Free 24-Hour Streaming Channel in Bid to Reach ‘Anime-Curious’ Audiences
All anime, all the time: Crunchyroll, the Sony-owned anime service, announced a new 24-hour free, ad-supported channel in the U.S. to promote the Japanese animation format — and try to win a few new fans for its core offerings.
The first services to carry Crunchyroll’s free, ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) channel are LG Channels, the Roku Channel and Vizio WatchFree+, launching on Oct. 11. Amazon’s Freevee is slated to launch the channel on Oct. 17. The channel is a joint collaboration between Crunchyroll and corporate cousin Game Show Network (Gsn), which is part of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
The Crunchyroll channel will feature a lineup of older shows, dubbed in English — while new and premium anime content will remain on Crunchyroll’s subscription and ad-supported VOD services. Series available on the Fast channel at launch include “Horimiya,” “Ranking of Kings,” “Moriarty the Patriot,” “Psycho-Pass,” “Arifureta,” “Sugar Apple Fairy Tale,” “To Your Eternity” and “Code Geass.
The first services to carry Crunchyroll’s free, ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) channel are LG Channels, the Roku Channel and Vizio WatchFree+, launching on Oct. 11. Amazon’s Freevee is slated to launch the channel on Oct. 17. The channel is a joint collaboration between Crunchyroll and corporate cousin Game Show Network (Gsn), which is part of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
The Crunchyroll channel will feature a lineup of older shows, dubbed in English — while new and premium anime content will remain on Crunchyroll’s subscription and ad-supported VOD services. Series available on the Fast channel at launch include “Horimiya,” “Ranking of Kings,” “Moriarty the Patriot,” “Psycho-Pass,” “Arifureta,” “Sugar Apple Fairy Tale,” “To Your Eternity” and “Code Geass.
- 10/11/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Crunchyroll has launched its own 24/7 linear channel, the company announced Wednesday.
The anime-based channel, which is a collaboration between Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Crunchyroll and Gsn, will be available across Fast TV, with Amazon Freevee, LG Channels, The Roku Channel and Vizio WatchFree+ being the first to carry the channel. The network will launch on Oct. 11 on LG Channels, The Roku Channel and Vizio WatchFree+, with beginning to carry the channel on Oct. 17.
The channel will carry beloved Crunchyroll series, including “Horimiya,” “Ranking of Kings,” “Moriarty the Patriot,” “Psycho–Pass,” “Arifureta,” “Sugar Apple Fairytale,” “To Your Eternity” and “Code Geass.” New anime content will remain on Crunchyroll’s SVOD and AVOD services as well.
“Crunchyroll Channel is a gateway to the world of anime where we will guide viewers to discover new worlds, new stories and new characters,” Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini said in a statement. “And thanks to our distribution partners at launch,...
The anime-based channel, which is a collaboration between Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Crunchyroll and Gsn, will be available across Fast TV, with Amazon Freevee, LG Channels, The Roku Channel and Vizio WatchFree+ being the first to carry the channel. The network will launch on Oct. 11 on LG Channels, The Roku Channel and Vizio WatchFree+, with beginning to carry the channel on Oct. 17.
The channel will carry beloved Crunchyroll series, including “Horimiya,” “Ranking of Kings,” “Moriarty the Patriot,” “Psycho–Pass,” “Arifureta,” “Sugar Apple Fairytale,” “To Your Eternity” and “Code Geass.” New anime content will remain on Crunchyroll’s SVOD and AVOD services as well.
“Crunchyroll Channel is a gateway to the world of anime where we will guide viewers to discover new worlds, new stories and new characters,” Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini said in a statement. “And thanks to our distribution partners at launch,...
- 10/11/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Believe it or not, anime has been one of the dominant entertainment genres for years, with viewers of all ages around the world tuning in to watch the stylized animated titles in record numbers. Now, fans will have a new way to stream hits as the world’s leading anime streaming service Crunchyroll has teamed up with Gsn to launch an around-the-clock free ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) anime channel.
Crunchyroll launches 24/7 streaming anime channel. The network will feature Japanese animated hits dubbed in English. The channel will be available on multiple free streaming platforms, including Freevee and the Roku Channel. 14-Day Free Trial $7.99+ / month crunchyroll.com
“With the launch of the Crunchyroll channel, we can immediately complement our growing subscription streaming platform by attracting more viewers and fans into our anime ecosystem,” Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini said. “We’re making it easier than ever to reach anime-interested and -curious viewers...
Crunchyroll launches 24/7 streaming anime channel. The network will feature Japanese animated hits dubbed in English. The channel will be available on multiple free streaming platforms, including Freevee and the Roku Channel. 14-Day Free Trial $7.99+ / month crunchyroll.com
“With the launch of the Crunchyroll channel, we can immediately complement our growing subscription streaming platform by attracting more viewers and fans into our anime ecosystem,” Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini said. “We’re making it easier than ever to reach anime-interested and -curious viewers...
- 10/11/2023
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Arifureta is short for Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest. On the whole, this Japanese franchise followed a pretty typical path for anime and anime-adjacent media. In short, its first component was a web novel that started up on November of 2013 on Shōsetsuka ni Narō, which is a popular Japanese platform for people who want to make their own works for other people to read. Arifureta was one of a number of works on the site that have proven to be popular enough to be published as light novels. Something that started up in June of 2015 and has
What We Know about Arifureta Season 2 So Far...
What We Know about Arifureta Season 2 So Far...
- 8/17/2021
- by Allen Lee
- TVovermind.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.