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Business Upturn
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Upturn
Dorohedoro Season 2: Release date speculation, cast and plot details – Everything we know so far
Dorohedoro fans have been chomping at the bit for Season 2 ever since the first season's wild ride ended on Netflix in 2020. Q Hayashida's manga-turned-anime is a glorious mess of dark fantasy, gut-busting humor, and straight-up chaos. Good news: Season 2's confirmed, and it's got everyone buzzing! Here's the full scoop on when it might drop, who's back, and what's next for Caiman. Dorohedoro Season 2 Potential Release Date After years of radio silence, the official Dorohedoro website finally confirmed in January 2024 that Season 2 is happening—and set for a 2025 release. No concrete date yet, but fall or winter 2025 feels like a solid guess. Dorohedoro Season 2 Expected Cast MAPPA's running the show, and that's a huge win—Season 1's visuals were a grimy work of art. Director Yuichiro Hayashi is returning, promising an even wilder, bloodier sequel. No word yet on scriptwriter Hiroshi Seko or character designer Tomohiro Kishi, but the core team's likely sticking around to keep the magic alive. The voice cast is a safe bet to return, bringing back the gang: Caiman : Wataru Takagi (Japanese) and Aleks Le (English) nail his tough-guy-with-a-heart energy. Nikaido : Reina Kondo (Japanese) and Reba Buhr (English) make her fierce and loyal vibe shine. En : Kenyu Horiuchi (Japanese) and Keith Silverstein (English) ooze sorcerer boss swagger. Professor Kasukabe : Mitsuhiro Ichiki (Japanese) and Griffin Burns (English) keep the quirky nerd charm. Vaux: Hisao Egawa (Japanese) and Michael Sorich (English) bring the grumpy doc to life. New characters like Dokuga and Kawajiri will need voices, but casting news is still under wraps. Expect some killer picks to match the vibe. Dorohedoro Season 2 Potential Plot If you remember how Season 1 ended, you'll know things were just starting to heat up. Caiman, our memory-wiped lizard-headed antihero, is still out to uncover who transformed him and why. And his loyal friend Nikaido? Let's just say her story's about to get even messier. Season 1 covered about 40 chapters of the manga, which leaves us with a lot of story left to dive into. Season 2 is expected to launch right into the Central Department Store arc—a chaotic, fan-favourite part of the manga. Here's a taste of what's coming: Caiman's Hunt Intensifies: The search for the sorcerer behind his curse ramps up. Expect mind-bending reveals and ties to some powerful, terrifying figures (yes, Chidaruma fans—you're in for a treat). Nikaido's Transformation: She gave up her time powers in Season 1, but there's more to her than we've seen. Her devil side is going to get a lot more screen time, and it's going to be wild. The World Gets Even Weirder: Whether it's the grimy chaos of the Hole or the twisted glamour of the sorcerers' world, expect the visuals to crank up the madness. MAPPA's blend of hand-drawn and CG animation will keep everything looking gritty and surreal. New Faces, New Trouble: Characters like Dokuga (from the mysterious Cross-Eyes gang) and Kawajiri are stepping into the spotlight. Haru, briefly teased in Season 1, is also due for a bigger role. Ahmedabad Plane Crash
Business Wire
24-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Central Department Store Transforms E-Commerce Experience with Algolia's AI-Powered Search Platform
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Algolia, the world's only end-to-end AI Search and Discovery platform, today announced that Central Online, the e-commerce platform of Central Department Store (a subsidiary of Central Retail Corporation (CRC), a multi-format retail, real-estate, and hospitality conglomerate with operations across Asia and Europe), has significantly enhanced its customer experience through the implementation of Algolia's AI Search platform to better understand shoppers and show them what they need from an extensive catalog of 69 million products. The decision to move to Algolia was driven by Central Department Store's commitment to delivering fast, relevant, and intuitive search experiences for its online customers. Central Online's digital marketing team identified an opportunity to enhance search functionality by embracing Algolia's cutting-edge AI capabilities and user-friendly interface. For example, the team is now using Algolia's AI-powered Dynamic Re-Ranking feature to find trends in user behavior and improve relevance by boosting popular search results. Kunapas Thongpiam, Head of Search & Onsite Optimization, Central Online, said: 'We're always striving to push the boundaries of agility and innovation for our customers; this quest led us to Algolia. Customers can now search through millions of our products and find what they love in milliseconds, regardless of search queries or language.' As part of its ambitious omnichannel, digital transformation and re-platforming to Adobe Experience Manager and Adobe Commerce, Central Online successfully migrated from Elasticsearch to Algolia's AI Search platform to enhance search, browsing, and product discovery across its massive catalog. The migration, executed in collaboration with Algolia's Technical Team, was seamless and efficient, integrating effortlessly into Central Department Store's broader digital transformation initiatives. Central Online adopted Algolia's Search, Browse, and Product Carousels creation capabilities, along with advanced features such as InstantSearch, Query Suggestions, Dynamic Re-ranking, Rules, and Dynamic Filters. With these features, Central Online has streamlined its user interactions and enhanced the digital shopping experience. Thongpiam added: 'Before using Algolia's Dynamic Re-ranking, our search results were repetitive and primarily based on price. Now, with Dynamic Re-ranking, we have transformed our search experience, offering highly relevant results that we could never achieve manually. Importantly, we have found the Algolia AI Search platform to be far more user-friendly for a non-tech person or a business unit—what used to take us hours and days, is now a simple 5-minute set-up.' Working closely with Algolia, Central Department Store also addressed the unique challenge of processing Thai language search queries, which often lack spaces between words. Leveraging Algolia's AI capabilities, namely Natural Language Processing (NLP), Central Online can now accurately parse and improve search relevance for Thai queries with tokenization. Michelle Adams, President of Field Operations, Algolia said: 'Central Group's commitment to innovation and exceptional customer experiences aligns perfectly with Algolia's mission. We're proud to be their AI search platform of choice and excited to see how our collaboration continues to elevate their e-commerce strategy.' To sign up for a demo of Algolia's end-to-end AI, go to: Read the full case study here to learn more about Algolia and Central Group's partnership and the retailer's AI-driven journey to higher conversions and enhanced customer engagement. About Algolia Algolia is a leading provider of AI search solutions, serving over 18,000 businesses and 500,000 developers globally. Renowned for its user-friendly API-First platform and the fastest AI search technology, Algolia is the largest hosted search engine, trusted by businesses and developers for 1.75 trillion searches per year. Backed by a decade of innovation, expertise, and growth, Algolia continuously redefines the search landscape with its commitment to user-friendly solutions, significant scalability, and unmatched speed. Learn more:
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian drone hits Kherson city centre for second time in a day, killing one and injuring two
The Russian army attacked the centre of Kherson using a drone around 18:30 on Saturday 3 May. Early reports indicated that the attack killed one person and injured two others. Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Facebook Details: The Russian military struck a crowded area near Svobody Square and the Central Department Store. Quote: "I ask all Kherson residents to refrain from visiting Svobody Square and the TSUM [Central Department Store] area in the coming days. There is an increased activity of enemy drones there." Background: On 3 May, at around 12:50, the Russian army attacked a central street in Kherson with an FPV drone. As a result, two women aged 55 and 83 were injured. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
