anime

Anime Frontier Festival Coming to Fort Worth This Weekend

by | Dec 4, 2023
The Panther City is where "Japan meets the West" this weekend, in a three-day, third-annual festival celebrating the fantastical worlds of anime and manga. Some 20,000 Japanese pop culture fans are expected to see and be seen at the Tarrant County Convention Center amid a lineup of DJs, VTuber sensations, manga maestros, and more.
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After Merging with North Texas’ Funimation, Anime Streaming Platform Crunchyroll Names New Dallas Exec
by | Jul 21, 2022
Sony finalized its nearly $1.2 billion acquisition of anime platform Crunchyroll from Dallas-based AT&T last August. Now, with Crunchyroll's production hub in DFW, it's named a new chief people officer to help guide the company on its "next phase of growth." “We want to provide our fans with anime when, where, and how they want to enjoy it,” new exec Barb Bidan told Dallas Innovates.
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Anime Frontier: The ‘Ultimate Japanese Pop Culture Experience’ Kicks Off in Fort Worth
by | Dec 3, 2021
The innovators behind Anime NYC aim to take over Funkytown from December 3-5 with the "biggest talent and content the Japanese pop culture industry has to offer."  From cosplay to entertainers to screenings, here's what to expect.
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Fort Worth Is One of Two U.S. Cities to Host Acclaimed ‘Attack on Titan’ Manga/Anime Exhibit
by | Nov 22, 2021
The gallery pop-up of work from series creator and artist Hajime Isayama represents the evolution of over a decade of storytelling that's obsessed fans worldwide. It can be seen December 3-5 at the Anime Frontier convention at Fort Worth Convention Center.
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Funimation

Sony Buys 95 Percent Stake in Funimation Productions

by | Aug 2, 2017
Flower Mound-based Funimation's catalog contains more than 10,000 hours of content with rights to more than 450 brands and provides dubbed and subbed anime across multiple channels.
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cosmunity
Cosmunity App Helps Users Find Their Inner Geek
by | Feb 21, 2017
The Dallas-based startup brings Comic Con-like community to the palm of your hands.
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Funimation
Funimation, Crunchyroll Unveil Anime Partnership
by | Sep 12, 2016
The anime powerhouses will offer more programming under the deal.
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