Category Archives: Anime News

Kodansha Says They’ll Take “Legal Action” Against Manga Pirates WORLDWIDE

Since January 1st 2021, copyright laws in Japan have changed. If caught in Japan, you can[...]

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Redo Of Healer Is More Popular With Women Than Men, Says Author

If things couldn’t get any crazier, they have. And always do. Redo Of Healer is a[...]

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COVID-19 Vaccine Site Closes To Host California Anime Event, Causing OUTRAGE

Covid-19, the pandemic, or the “plandemic” as some people are calling it is still underway.[...]

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Want To See Some Manga-inspired Basketball Fanart? The March Madness For Artists Is Back!

Have you heard about the March ART Madness competition? No, it’s not the giant College[...]

U.S Anti-Trust Justice Department Delays Sony’s Purchase Of Crunchyroll, Under Investigation

If like me, you’ve been wondering what’s happening with Sony’s purchase of Crunchyroll… There’s some[...]

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The History Of Ahegao: Is It Damaging To East Asian Women?

I remember back in 2020 when there was outrage related to Ahegao face. And many[...]

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Black Artist Draws Herself As Anime Girl, Gets RACIST Abuse And Is Told To “Stay Silent”

This is SO common you can’t make this up, even if you wanted to. And[...]

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Angry Fan Sets Bleach Manga on Fire After Tite Kubo Seemingly Criticizes Jujutsu Kaisen Characters

Remember when My Hero Academia fans were burning the manga in 2020? That was over[...]

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Since KissAnime Shutdown, Crunchyroll Has More Traffic Than Anime Pirate Sites

KissAnime shutdown in August 2020. I covered the madness, and #KissAnime trended on Twitter at some[...]

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The Importance Of Black (And Brown) Representation In Anime

In honor of Black History Month, A.M (Anime Motivation) wants to take a moment to[...]

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Gatekeeping The Anime Community Is The Only Way To Kick SJW’S Out

I already covered anime gatekeeping some years back, so I didn’t bother to talk about it again[...]

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Anime Is Deemed Lowest Level Of Child Exploitation, According To Australian Federal Police Guidelines

Australia is known for its censorship with: Video games Anime Media And especially anything considered “foreign”[...]

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Author Uses Manga To Speak About Genocide in China Against Ethnic Group Uyghur

Yet another news article many anime sites and influencers won’t cover. A Japanese manga artist called[...]

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Black Anime Cosplayer QUITS Tiktok After So Much Racist Abuse

Literally a week ago I pointed out (again) how most anime YouTubers and news sites[...]

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Iranian Leader Says “Girls In Anime MUST Wear A Hijab”, Faces Backlash

Iran is the next country to cause some outrage from anime, and the way they want[...]

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Crunchyroll 2021 Anime Awards Winners – Are You Surprised Or Disappointed?

The Crunchyroll 2021 anime awards winners was finally announced. So here we are. As usual, some[...]

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New Animators In Japan Are Expected To Make $270+ A Month In The Anime Industry

I’ve wrote about animators in the anime industry, and what they go through as far[...]

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Redo Of Healer Author Says Protagonist Models Their Own Personality!

Not much is known about the author of Redo Of Healer. Their name is Tsukiyo[...]

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Crunchyroll Apologizes For “Dark Skinned” Tweet About New Hentai Manga

Crunchyroll, or I should say whoever’s handling their Twitter got a lot of backlash earlier today.[...]

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Chinese Anime Site Bilibili Is A Victim To Cancel Culture, But Is It Justified?

I already covered the news 2 days ago before so called mainstream sites picked it[...]

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Malaysia Censors ‘Attack On Titan’ Manga by Making The Titans Wear Underpants!

Some of the stories I catch and publish first, or see beforehand are unreal sometimes.[...]

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Isekai Anime “Mushoku Tensei” BANNED From Chinese Site Bilibili, Accused Of Lacking Morals

Mushoku Tensei, or in English: “Jobless Reincarnation” is the latest Isekai doing the rounds. It’s an[...]

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Thailand Authorities Seize 300 Anime Figures In Drug Raid, Worth $50,106+

During a drug case, one of the main thing’s that goes down is a drug[...]

Kadokawa To Form Alliance With Cyberagent + Sony To Strengthen Anime Business

Sony’s been quiet lately about their anime acquisition, and what their plans are. Even Crunchyroll[...]

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Germany Banned Redo Of Healer, Now It’s An Amazon Best Seller In The Same Country

Redo Of Healer will continue to face opposition and challenges because of its content. It’s not[...]

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Manga Piracy Sites Were Viewed 200+ Million Times In December 2020 (Japan)

Piracy is a big topic here at Anime Motivation. Few are ready for the conversation,[...]

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Japanese Anime Cosplayer Gets 3 Month Sentence For Exposing Booty In Public

Cosplay and how much “skin” you show and how is a thing I’ve talked about[...]

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Redo Of Healer Author Confirms Season 2 Is Possible In Future

Redo Of Healer is so wild, controversial and savage, that most anime sites have stayed quiet.[...]

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The Latest Inuyasha Series: Yashahime Accused of Promoting Child Grooming & Pedophilia

The anime industry is always under fire for something. It can’t even take a breath[...]

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Kadokawa To Release Figurines Of Flare And Setsuna From Redo Of Healer

Redo Of Healer (Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi) is well on its way to stirring up[...]

These Were The Most VIEWED Anime Shows On Crunchyroll In 2020 (by Country)

2020 was a crazy year in all facets of life. Not just business, anime, or streaming[...]

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Bandai Namco’s Shares Jump 4.4% After Elon Musk Tweets Idolmaster Meme!

Elon Musk seems to be one of the most consistent celebrities to talk about anime. And is a[...]

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Manga Publisher Targets Social Media Users For Image Copyright Infringement!

On January 1st 2021 I talked about the new copyright laws in Japan that came[...]

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Redo of Healer Characters, And The Role They Play In The Anime’s Controversial Plot!

Redo Of Healer airs on January 13th, 2021. And has already stirred controversy before release. The[...]

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Japan’s NEW Manga Copyright Law Is In Effect Today, But What About Anime?

It was announced last year that Japan was tightening up their copyright laws. Mostly related[...]

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Anime Voice Actors And Authors Who Died In 2020 (R.I.P)

Anime Actors, voice actors, and authors have died in 2020. Not all because of the[...]