Genre fans are getting milked by streaming services

Like Thanos at the end of Infinity War, Marvel has culled some of its Netflix universe, cancelling both Iron Fist and Luke Cage in the past few weeks. That leaves Daredevil and Jessica Jones as the remaining Defenders on the streaming service, plus s...

CrunchyRoll’s first game is based on ‘DanMachi’

Anime streaming network CrunchyRoll is making a video game based on the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? series. The free-to-play Memoria Freese/Dan-Memo is available for both Android and iOS and will feature in-app purchases and an...

Sony wants to turn your PS4 into an anime box after buying Funimation

Japanese animation has exploded in popularity over the past few years, thanks to increased availability on streaming services like Crunchyroll, Hulu and Amazon. It was popular enough for Funimation, which specializes in translating anime for American...

What we’re watching: ‘Shirobako,’ ‘American Gods’ and ‘Robot & Frank’

Welcome once again to Video IRL, where several of our editors talk about what they've been watching in their spare time. This month brings a mixed bag; while one of us dived into season one of Starz' series American Gods; another is obsessed with a q...

Crunchyroll’s parent creates a streaming service for geeks

Ellation isn't content to serve geek culture solely through the anime you find on Crunchyroll. It's launching a new streaming service, VRV, that unites some of the biggest media producers in the field, including Geek & Sundry, Nerdist, Rooster Re...