Crunchyroll and Fuji TV Strike Anime Production Deal

Did you think a talking tree and gun-toting racoon were weird Marvel characters? Well, how about a Japanese snow monkey that dresses in a suit and becomes a world-class assassin? Yeah, we’re talking about one of the strangest Marvel creations, Hit-Monkey. As seen in the trailer for Hulu’s new animated Marvel series, “Hit-Monkey,” the deep-dive superhero is literally a monkey who is also a hitman.

LOS ANGELES -- An 11th-hour deal was reached Saturday, averting a strike of film and television crews that would have seen some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers walk off their jobs and would have frozen productions in Hollywood and across the U.S.After days of marathon negotiations, representatives from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and from the studios and entertainment companies who employ them reached the three-year contract agreement before a Monday strike

health conditions,” he told The Associated Press in an interview in the capital, Ouagadougou.Sawadogo said the number of venues has been reduced this year.The weeklong festival showcases works by African filmmakers and works produced on the continent.

Jamie Foxx goes back to the 1990s in a hilarious musical skit with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.

Celtic face losing star striker Kyogo for two key games after the winter break — as the Asian World Cup qualifiers continue over January and February.

Rick and Morty to coincide with Halloween.Adult Swim has collaborated with prominent anime creators and directors on a number of shorts over the past year, with Rick and Morty’s Japanese voice actors, Yohei Tadano and Keisuke Chiba, taking centre stage on each of them.The latest short is directed by Masaru Matsumoto, known for his work on Starship Troopers: Traitors Of Mars, and is animated by Yamato Works Inc.The short itself however is only available for US audiences, who can watch it

Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM has entered into a strategic partnership with leading Japanese animation studio Toei Animation as it continues to expand its global footprint. Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate across both their libraries and team to create new product including television series, films and animation. The tie-up will also allow both to tap each other’s regional markets.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM has entered into a strategic partnership with Japan’s Toei Animation.The agreement is seen as both a content production alliance that covers film television series and animation, and as a distribution pact which allows the companies access to each other’s markets.Both companies have extensive libraries of existing content.

Manori Ravindran International EditorFilmRise has struck an exclusive deal with Japan’s Fuji Television Network for the iconic Japanese culinary competition series, “The Iron Chef.”The New York-headquartered studio and streaming network made the deal with Fuji’s distribution arm, Fuji Creative Corporation. The pact, which spans 7 seasons, covers all SVOD and AVOD rights for domestic and international, and includes the FilmRise Streaming Network.“Iron Chef” first launched on Fuji in 1993.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThere are infinite anecdotes about what happened to our best-laid plans when the coronavirus hit.

Great British Bake Off's first ever vegan star, Freya Cox, was forced to use animal products during this week's technical challenge and fans of the show are unimpressed. Scarborough contestant Freya, 19, who is the youngest taking part in this year's Channel 4 series, took to her own Instagram to apologise to fellow vegans as she warned them in advance of the programme.

(Updated with NBCU response and clarification) EXCLUSIVE: Over a year after Ron Meyer suddenly was shown the door at NBCUniversal over an affair, a payout by him and alleged extortion attempt against him, the former Vice Chairman of the Comcast-owned company has received a payout of his own.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentJapanese network Tokyo Broadcasting System has announced a partnership with Netflix for streaming TBS content, including new shows, with nearly simultaneous international release.The partners are starting off with “Japan Sinks: People of Hope,” a TBS drama series that starts airing on Oct. 10.

Japan for his daring concepts that merge art and fashion.On Saturday, Morinaga did not disappoint.The award-winning designer treated fashion editors to a collaboration with Oscar-nominated Japanese animation filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda.

A trip into the spray tan booth is a rite of passage for any Strictly Come Dancing contestant – but what happens when celebrities get a little TOO fond of the bronzed look? It’s an issue that A-list tanning guru Jules von Hep knows only too well from his time on the show, and it required more than a little fancy footwork of his own. A-list fave Jules arrived on Strictly back in 2012 with one job: to ensure that “tango” was just a dance and not a skin shade option.

Capcom has announced plans to make PC its main platform for games according to a report from Japanese outlet, Nikkei.In a paywalled interview with Nikkei and translated by Bloomberg reporter, Takashi Mochizuki, Capcom president and COO (chief operating officer), Haruhiro Tsujimoto explained that the publisher wants to focus on the PC as the company’s main platform for games.By 2022 or 2023, it aims to have software sales on consoles and PC to be at 50 per cent each.

Eiichi Yamamoto was a Japanese amine pioneer who directed and co-wrote classics of the genre including “Belladonna of Sadness,” “Astro Boy” and “Kimba the White Lion.”Eiichi Yamamoto often worked with “Father of Anime” Osamu Tezuka, the artist and animator who created genre-defining classics including the 1960s TV series “Astro Boy” and “Kimba the White Lion.” Their collaborations also include the adult anime films “One Thousand and One Arabian Nights” and “Cleopatra.” Yamamoto worked on several

Back to the grind! Dale Moss blew off some steam after his split from Clare Crawley during a joint workout event with fellow Bachelorette alum Tyler Cameron.