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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Grand Blue Dreaming season 2: Release date, schedule, streaming details and why this anime's chaos is unmatched
Source: Crunchyroll It's time to get drunk, dive deep, and make absolutely terrible life decisions — Grand Blue Dreaming is officially back with Season 2, and yes, it's just as unhinged as you hoped. Whether you're here for the diving or the debauchery (let's be honest—it's the debauchery), this slice-of-chaotic-life comedy is ready to steal your Mondays. From faceplants to speedos to surprisingly wholesome friendship arcs, Grand Blue Season 2 is already shaping up to be the feel-good disaster of the year. Here's everything you need to know about the Grand Blue Season 2 release date, episode schedule, streaming platform, and what to expect. When is Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2 coming out Source: Crunchyroll Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2 premiered on July 7, 2025, with new episodes dropping every Monday (technically Sunday midnight JST) on Crunchyroll. If you need to catch up (and you definitely should), Season 1 is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, depending on your region. Weekly episode release schedule Weekly episode release schedule Episode Release Date Episode 1 July 7, 2025 Episode 2 July 14, 2025 Episode 3 July 21, 2025 Episode 4 July 28, 2025 Episode 5 August 4, 2025 Episode 6 August 11, 2025 Episode 7 August 18, 2025 Episode 8 August 25, 2025 Episode 9 September 1, 2025 Episode 10 September 8, 2025 Episode 11 September 15, 2025 Episode 12 September 22, 2025 Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2 is expected to follow the same 12-episode format as Season 1. What Grand Blue Dreaming season 2 is about Source: Crunchyroll If you're new here: Grand Blue is an anime about diving—but mostly it's about college life gone completely off the rails. Our boy Iori Kitahara moves to a seaside town to start fresh, only to be pulled into the wild vortex of the college diving club, where beer flows like water, shame doesn't exist, and every episode turns into a chaos Olympics. And yet… somehow it's also wholesome? That's the magic. Underneath the screaming, nudity, and absurd humour lies a surprisingly heartfelt story about friendship, growing up, and finding your place—even if that place is face-down on a tatami mat in your boxers. What's new in Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2 Season 2 continues right where the last emotional hangover left off. Expect more beach trips, diving mishaps, sake-fueled nightmares, and over-the-top reactions. Animation studios Zero-G and Liber are back, with Shinji Takamatsu returning as director, so the vibes, energy, and comedic timing are still on point. It's all about escalating the chaos—plus, new characters are expected to shake up the group dynamic (and possibly drink them under the table). The club's dive training arc is also set to go deeper (pun intended), adding more underwater scenes and actual diving facts between breakdowns. Also read| Top 10 anime that'll make you speak Japanese fluently
HKFP
08-07-2025
- Politics
- HKFP
Hong Kong NGO defends ecotourism research after ‘soft resistance' accusation from Beijing-backed paper
Policy think tank Liber Research Community has defended its research after Beijing-backed newspaper Wen Wei Po accused the NGO of 'soft resistance' through its policy recommendations for Hong Kong's ecotourism initiatives. The paper ran a full-page report on Tuesday, accusing the NGO of using 'pseudo-science' to challenge the bottom line of national security. The report also named Greenpeace Hong Kong, which co-hosted a seminar event on ecotourism with Liber and other environmental groups online last month after a local university cancelled their venue booking. According to the Wen Wei Po report, Liber 'has been using pseudo-science as 'camouflage' to spread untruthful comments to vilify the government.' Brian Wong, a researcher at Liber, said he was confident that the think tank's research was well-founded. 'Our last report was solid, with methodologies, data, and case studies,' Wong told HKFP on Tuesday, adding that the NGO would continue its work. 'If they think what we're putting out is pseudoscience, more information is needed to substantiate their claim,' he said. Addressing the 'soft resistance' accusation, Wong said: 'We are just conducting research and making suggestions for the benefit of Hong Kong's people and environment.' 'Done well' According to Wen Wei Po, Liber's research is based on the 'false premise' that development will always have environmental impacts. But Wong maintained that Liber was not opposed to the government's ecotourism initiatives. 'We just want it to be done well. There are always details from which we can derive insights by conducting research,' he said. 'The government has itself said that recommendations are welcomed as long as they are based on fact.' Last month, Liber and Greenpeace published a joint report urging the authorities to set a clear framework for eco-tourism development after discovering that existing arrangements may grant developers more flexibility to build private housing on ecologically sensitive land. In early July, 10 green groups, including Greenpeace, separately called on the authorities to align ecotourism policies with international standards. They warned that such eco-projects would otherwise endanger local communities and ecosystems if they skewed in favour of property developers' interests. On both occasions, the NGOs did not state that they opposed the plan or called for it to be shelved. Wong also said that the Wen Wei Po report contained inaccuracies. Contrary to the report's claims, he said Liber did not attend the press conference held by the Society for Protection of the Harbour, an environmental NGO, which the Development Bureau accused of making 'misleading remarks' about a legislative amendment streamlining approval for harbour reclamation works. Liber also did not draft a template for representation letters regarding the San Tin Technopole, a planned tech park development in the New Territories that has been green-lit despite a 90 per cent opposition rate in a consultation exercise. The Wen Wei Po report also said that one of Liber's events, which one of the paper's reporters attended without revealing their identity, had the makings of an 'underground assembly,' quoting a host's remark that 'what's said here, stays here.'
Toronto Sun
07-05-2025
- Business
- Toronto Sun
LILLEY: Premiers hopeful after Carney meets Trump at White House
Carney riding high on meeting with Trump and offer of new relationship with premiers. Get the latest from Brian Lilley straight to your inbox Mark Carney and Doug Ford meet for breakfast on March 12, 2025. Photo by supplied A day after he went to the White House to meet with Donald Trump, newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney faced a tougher crowd — Canada's premiers. Yet, Carney seemed to escape that meeting unscathed and even agreed to meet with the premiers in person three weeks from now. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account In a tip of the hat to Western Canada, Carney will meet with provincial and territorial premiers in Saskatoon during the first week of June. Carney comes to office facing a real problem of Western alienation as residents of Saskatchewan and Alberta, in particular, feel they aren't wanted in Conferderation. The Trudeau Liberal government seemed to revel in picking fights with these provinces which often didn't vote Liberal. Trudeau also gave them very little reason to back his party with policies that attacked not only the oil and gas industry but also agriculture. While Ontario Premier Dog Ford came out of the virtual meeting on Wednesday saying Carney had done a good job in Washington, he said the new Liberal government needed to start respecting the Prairie provinces. 'I said it's time that your government starts showing some love to Saskatchewan and Alberta, because the last prime minister showed no love, in fact, to the contrary,' Ford said. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, often seen as an opponent of Ottawa, said that dealing with Mark Carney is a welcome departure from engaging with Justin Trudeau. 'I can tell you that he certainly has set a different tone with the premiers,' Smith said. Recommended video 'The fact that he's already had several meetings with us, we have an in-person meeting planned. He's made sure to be in touch with us every time he comes back to give us bit of an update.' Smith said she had some sympathy for the press conference that Carney had to sit through on Tuesday, noting that the PM had very few chances to speak. 'As you know, I met the president and I, too, had to spend more time listening than talking,' Smith said. She went on to say that she felt Prime Minister Carney did a good job of trying to get his points across while keeping the meeting cordial. 'I don't think I'd have had the restraint that he had,' Ontario Premier Doug Ford said, while speaking to reporters. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. There has been an attempt to drive a wedge between Ford and Smith, especially given her government's decision to allow a referendum on separation to happen at a lower threshold. In her interview with The Toronto Sun, Smith explained that the legislation on direct initiatives was more than a year in the making and while the threshold was lower than what was previously in place, it was still higher than recall or direct initiative legislation in places like California. She dismissed the idea that Ford was criticizing her by calling for a united Canada, something she said this week that she supports. 'Doug's a friend and he and I find a lot of common ground when we're talking about the issues that matter to our respective provinces,' Smith told me. Ford also downplayed the idea of a rift. 'We get along. I think there is this big misnomer that we don't get along,' Ford said. 'There isn't this big rift that everyone is playing out.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Ford said that he wants to support Alberta and Saskatchewan in getting their projects built. He submitted his projects earlier this week as did Alberta. Carney asked each province to submit a list of nation building projects they want the federal government to support, and Smith said she's hopeful the new government will change course and support these projects. 'Every single premier has a priority project that has been stymied in some way because of onerous federal regulations. And I think that now we're beginning to see how important it is for us to support each other so we can develop our economy, become that economic powerhouse,' Smith said. At this point, while Carney is making the right noises, by the meeting in Saskatoon in June, we will find out if he is serious. Read More Television Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto & GTA
