Month: June 2021

Bleach‘s shonen protagonist, Ichigo Kurosaki, wouldn’t have gotten very far without the help of his beloved friends, such as Yasutora “Chad” Sado and certainly Orihime Inoue. In the show’s first season, Orihime seemed to merely be Ichigo’s fun-loving classmate, but she soon proved to be much more than that. She has a unique role in

Incredibly popular in paperback and on the silver screen, The Irregular at Magic High School has been a huge hit as a franchise for over a decade now. Spanning novels, anime, manga and a movie, the series is only beginning to receive even more adaptations and spin-offs in the wake of its belated second season’s debut.

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Fear the Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 15, “USS Pennsylvania,” which aired Sunday on AMC. Since debuting in Season 6’s “Welcome to the Club,” Dakota has spiraled into Fear the Walking Dead‘s most surprising antagonist. As an innocent-looking teenage girl, Dakota has racked up an impressive kill list, including

Tokyo Ghoul‘s hero is Ken Kaneki, a bookish college student who was thrust into the grisly world of ghouls when the ravenous Rize Kamishiro bit him on their disastrous first date. Not long after that, Rize’s organs were transplanted into Ken, transforming him into a half-ghoul with an appetite for human flesh. But he never

While he might not have the deepest rogues’ gallery in the Marvel Universe, Shang-Chi has taken on his fair share of deadly villains over the years. And with Marvel’s Master of Kung-Fu set to jump into the Marvel Cinematic Universe later this year, he’ll be joined by one of his most enduring villains, Razor Fist.

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Fear the Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 15, “USS Pennsylvania,” which aired Sunday on AMC. Fear the Walking Dead‘s “USS Pennsylvania” sees Morgan and the protagonists face off against Teddy while aboard the beached submarine housing nuclear missiles. Despite a valiant effort, part of Teddy’s nefarious plan succeeds. Riley

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for My Hero Academia Season 5, now streaming on Crunchyroll, Funimation and Hulu. Throughout My Hero Academia, Deku has evolved his relationships with many classmates and teachers at U.A., but none measure up to his longest and most complicated connection to Bakugo. The two fierce rivals have constantly been at odds with

While Iron Man was one of the fan-favorites of the MCU, War Machine is often overlooked because of Tony’s superior suits. However, now with Tony laid to rest, Rhodey has a chance to enter the spotlight, at least until Riri Williams arrives on the scene. Not only has the actor for War Machine changed, but the

Netflix has sparked some controversy over its ad campaign for the new streaming series, Sweet Tooth, where the company has, in effect, “taking over” the front page of Gannett’s USA Today newspaper with a giant ad for the series. The giant ad is mocked up to make it look like it is a real edition

Loki director Kate Herron says she pitched some ideas that she initially thought might be “too weird” for Marvel Studios’ latest Disney+ original series. On the contrary, however, Marvel boss Kevin Feige encouraged her to go even “weirder.” During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Herron was asked what it was like to workshop ideas

There are many characters in Naruto that greatly changed over the course of the series. The main character went from being a friendless and annoying boy to securing lasting peace between the villages. After becoming one of the strongest shinobi of all time, he became the Hokage. His influence would convince people to change deeply held

It’s no secret that Star Fox doesn’t have a particularly sterling reputation. While both the original and the beloved Star Fox 64 were essential to their console libraries, only the latter has stood the test of time. To make matters worse, every game after Star Fox 64 (with the exception of its Nintendo 3DS remake)

Loki director Kate Herron revealed her Disney+ series’ deeper themes. When Herron was asked by THR what she wishes more people would ask her about Loki, the director discussed the collaborative process of “making something the Marvel way,” referring to how Marvel Studios approaches its series like a movie told in parts. She added, “In terms of

Few anime are able to achieve the level of success that’s been experienced by Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball and it’s remarkable that the franchise is just as popular now as when it first made its debut in the 1980s. Dragon Ball has carefully figured out how to change and revise its formula over the years.

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Nice House on the Lake #1 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire, and Andworld Design, on sale now. Horror comics have been a cornerstone of DC’s publishing line for decades, and the newest DC Black Label title, The Nice House on the Lake just

The culmination of Disney’s Star Wars trilogy takes place on the hidden planet of Exegol when Rey fights against a clone of Darth Sidious in The Rise of Skywalker. As the last remaining Jedi, she is forced to face one of the most powerful Sith in Star Wars history on her own. Except, she is not

Love triangles and romantic rivalries are a staple in romance Webtoons. Romantic rivalries are used to create conflict and tension between the characters. However, some of Webtoon’s most heated rivalries have led to friendship and surprised its readers. Romantic rivals usually have a forced proximity, running into each other whenever they’re with their common love

In addition to being an amalgam of science fiction, action, and fantasy, the Resident Evil franchise is, above all else, a horror game. It all started with Resident Evil, aka Biohazard, being released in 1996 for the Playstation. Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine explored the Spencer Mansion after being chased there by wild dogs and

Sometimes a game truly pushes players to the absolute limit, and yet they still persevere and beat the game despite wanting to rage-quit. Difficulty in video games has been present since day one. Arcade games were designed to be difficult and sometimes impossible in order to rake in more quarters. As games have evolved and

There was nothing scary about the domestic opening weekend for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It as the horror sequel managed to secure a solid debut. According to Variety, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It opened to $24 million atop the domestic box office, beating out last weekend’s champion, A Quiet

My Hero Academia has plenty of fantasy elements in it that mainly take the form of superpowered Quirks. Many of these Quirks are, in fact, akin to the elemental attacks used by all the Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise, such as fire, ice, lightning, and wind. What if My Hero Academia characters like Shoto Todoroki ended up

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Green Lantern #3 by Geoffrey Thorne, Tom Raney, Marco Santucci, Michael Atiyeh and Rob Leigh, on sale now. A new mission for the Green Lantern Corps has sent John Stewart into parts of space that had yet to be explored. But when he was left stranded on an

Final Fantasy has always enjoyed a colorful and imaginative cast of characters, and when it comes to climactic final boss battles, the series is second to none in grandeur and spectacle. Some antagonists have been very memorable and gone on to become fan favorites. Others have felt underwhelming or uninspired by comparison, and despite their

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, now in theaters and on HBO Max. In The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, the Warrens face their most powerful enemy to date in the Occultist. She’s a bonafide witch as she uses a curse to attain human sacrifices, with the likes

My Hero Academia is positively packed with memorable and exciting characters of all sorts, and not just because of their super-powered Quirks. Izuku Midoriya and his classmates are beloved for their personalities and character arcs too, and that is especially true for characters such as Shoto Todoroki and Ochaco Uraraka. The latter is an easy

Today, we look at whether Batman‘s parents being murdered in front of him was the only way that Bruce Wayne would have ever become a superhero. This is “Always Kind of Wondered,” a feature spotlighting instances from comics where a comic book writer has clearly said, “Hey, why doesn’t Character X ever do Action Y?”

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 149, by Gege Akutami, John Werry and Snir Aharon, available now in English from Viz Media. Chapter 149 of the Jujutsu Kaisen manga sees Maki get a significant power-up. Through the death of her twin sister and completion of her Heavenly Restriction, Maki has now obtained unrivaled speed and strength. But why

Game King’s MMORPG Digimon Masters Online may be a great MMO for Digimon fans, but it suffers from a lack of in-game explanations for various items. Some of it may be due to translation errors, but for the most part, players either have to figure out what the items do on their own or consult

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Buffy the Vampire Slayer #26 by Jeremy Lambert, Marianna Ignazzi, Raul Angulo, and Ed Dukeshire, on sale now Across the modern revival of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, an entire multiverse of slayers and monsters has been steadily introduced — with the modern incarnation of the Scoobies even seemingly visiting