Pop Culture Imports: ‘Funan,’ ‘Japan Sinks 2020,’ ‘The Whistlers,’ and More

Posted on Friday, July 17th, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui

(Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.)

We’ve got an animation-heavy column for you in this week’s Pop Culture Imports, but if you’re looking for bright, family-friendly fare, they won’t be here. What is it with foreign filmmakers using animation as a medium through which to work through some of the most traumatic events (fictional or otherwise) in history? That’s a question for another day, but meanwhile let’s have a look at the best foreign movies and TV streaming now, which include war-torn refugee films Funan and Adú, a disaster anime series from Netflix, and a deadpan heist film from Romania.

Fire up those subtitles and let’s get streaming.
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‘The God of High School’ Review: A Divinely Stylish Martial Arts Anime

Posted on Monday, July 6th, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui

The God of High School is the second Crunchyroll original anime to adapt a Korean webtoon, center its premise around a competition to win the reward of getting one’s wish granted, and feature the word “God” in its title. But unlike the otherworldly Tower of God, The God of High School is a much more recognizable twist on the action anime, marrying a mythic Dragon Ball-style story with your classic shounen tournament structure, and featuring some of the most fluid and crisp battle sequences you’ve ever seen.

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Crunchyroll Unveils Its First-Ever Slate of Anime Originals

Posted on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui

Anime is all the rage on streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, which have tapped into an eager streaming audience with both classic and new original offerings alike. But one of the streaming platforms that has been around since anime was but a glimmer in pirating websites’ eyes, Crunchyroll, has now made itself a major player in the anime streaming wars.

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