Crunchyroll partners with TMS on Bananya Buddies game
July 7, 2026

By Nik Roseveare



Crunchyroll, the home for anime worldwide, and TMS, the anime studio, have partnered to publish a new game, Bananya Buddies, and are alsp set to release the Bananya 10th Anniversary anime special.

Bananya Buddies is a mobile cat-collecting game based on the celebrated anime shorts streaming on Crunchyroll and launches this summer exclusively on Crunchyroll Game Vault. Pre-registration on Google Play is available now, and with the App Store coming soon.


Games and TMS Entertainment worked with independent studio, The MIX, to bring the magic of Bananya from the screen and into the palm of players’ hands.

Bananya 10th Anniversary Anime Special will bring new adventures to fans. It premiered during Anime Expo on July 4th, exactly 10 years since the release of the first episode. Following the premiere, the special will come to Crunchyroll on July 9th.

Original Bananya series, Bananya and the Curious Bunch and Bananya Around the World, are streaming now on Crunchyroll alongside over 25,000 hours of anime.