Month: August 2021

The school festival is a staple of anime and is right up there with the beach episode. It can appear as either a sports festival or a cultural festival, but in either case, anime school students go all out for the occasion. Some anime use the school festival as a chance to show a lighter

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Stephen King’s “Jerusalem’s Lot” and Chapelwaite Episode 1 “Blood Calls Blood,” airing now on EPIX. Chapelwaite’s premiere shows that the series is taking a slow-burn approach to setting up the supernatural horror within. In “Jerusalem’s Lot,” the short story that inspired Chapelwaite, Stephen King also attempts a similar build up to

The upcoming Star Wars spinoff series Andor has reportedly finished filming and is on track to hit Disney+ in 2022. Bespin Bulletin, an insider site known for leaking early announcements on all things Star Wars, reports that filming has wrapped on Andor, the upcoming series starring Diego Luna as the eponymous Cassian Andor from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. After numerous production delays,

When the long-running sci-fi TV series Doctor Who was revived in 2005, it introduced a modern version of the titular Doctor, a time-traveling alien from the planet Gallifrey with a penchant for the UK and its people. Christopher Eccleston, already a respected dramatic actor at the time, took on the main role, giving a more hardened

Sports manga examine both an athlete’s internal and physical strength along their rise to the top. While these stories provide captivating and suspenseful sports-based action, they also offer unique life lessons about teamwork and perseverance. Here are five great manga series to whet any sports fan’s appetite. RELATED: Sports Shonen Are Ridiculously Underrated Slam Dunk A classic ’90s manga by Takehiko Inoue, Slam

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 11, Episode 1, “Acheron: Part 1,” which aired Sunday on AMC. The long-anticipated eleventh and final season of AMC’s The Walking Dead is here. After the Whisperer War devastated Alexandria, the group sets off in search of much-needed supplies. Their mission leads them to

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 11, Episode 1, “Acheron: Part 1,” which aired Sunday on AMC.  Negan has turned out to be one of the more complicated villains on The Walking Dead. When he debuted in the Season 6 finale, he was about as deep as a kiddie pool. All he

The Doctor is one of the most unique characters in science fiction. Part superhero, part scientist, part immortal, the character has been portrayed by over a dozen actors throughout the show’s run. Furthermore, Doctor Who has introduced devices and alien races that are now established in everyday culture. RELATED: Doctor Who: 10 Plot Twists No One Saw Coming

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 11, Episode 1, “Acheron: Part 1,” which aired Sunday on AMC. The Walking Dead Season 11 premiere picks up with the group dealing with the aftermath of the Whisperer War and Alexandria’s destruction. Without enough food, Maggie and others set out in search of supplies.

Not all heroes in anime are perfect saints. Some of them use their powers to get away with some shady stuff, whether to fulfill their own selfish desires or just to abuse their power for their own warped sense of enjoyment. RELATED: 10 Anime Characters Who Changed Drastically Over The Course Of The Series With

History is set to repeat itself at Marvel Comics as Ben Reilly, Peter Parker’s clone, is once again set to take over the role of Spider-Man. Shortly after he returned to Peter’s life as the fan-favorite Scarlet Spider, Ben served as Spider-Man during a controversial, but not entirely unsuccessful era in the mid-90s. However, Peter

On Friday, Aug. 20, CM Punk ended his seven-year absence from professional wrestling, making his All Elite Wrestling debut at AEW Rampage: The First Dance in his hometown of Chicago. To mark the occasion, TNT has actually altered its official Twitter profile in the Second City Saint’s honor. Currently, TNT’s display name on Twitter reads

Over the past decade, manga has become more popular outside of Japan with titles like Slam Dunk, Fullmetal Alchemist, and One Piece taking the world by storm. Much like novels, manga have different genres, like isekai or reverse isekai, and contain familiar tropes, like enemies to lovers, overpowered heroes, and tsundere characters. RELATED: 10 Common Anime Tropes You See

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of Shaman King (2021), now streaming on Netflix. In the Shaman King reboot, Yoh Asakura finds himself torn between laziness and a life where he can relax, and a much higher calling as the Shaman Fight tournament rolls around. He realizes he could be a Chosen One like

Steve Rogers and Margaret “Peggy” Carter are one of the most iconic pairings in the MCU, perhaps only trumped by the godfather Tony Stark himself and his longtime love Pepper Potts. When their romance first sparked in the star-spangled man’s inaugural film debut in the MCU—Captain America: The First Avenger—fans would’ve been remiss to believe

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings promises to break new ground in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in terms of both representation — being the first MCU movie led by a predominantly Asian or Asian-American cast — and as the first MCU film to center on a martial artist instead of a typical superhero.

Founding a new business is never easy, but for anime characters, there could be any number of unusual, even supernatural, complications along the way in addition to having to worry about the usual push for money and support. On the flip side, sometimes, it’s the customer who has to worry about unforeseen bugs and hidden

Although Alan Wake was a massively hyped project at its inception, it was relegated to hidden gem shortly after its release in 2010. Originally announced at E3 2005 as an open-world survival game, it would take five years for it to finally release, this time as a linear, episodic action-adventure title for the Xbox 360 and

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Iron Man #11, available now from Marvel Comics. In his illustrious crimefighting career, Iron Man has teamed up with some of the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe. Though best known for his time with the Avengers, he’s also worked with everyone from Spiderman to Hellcat. But in Christopher Cantwell, Angel

Not all heroes are the same. While many are modest and kind-hearted, some can be much more arrogant. These heroes like to brag about their overwhelming powers and abilities, which often gives them an inflated sense of importance. Egos can easily go out of control when there are a large number of people who are

A fresh teaser for WWE 2K22, the upcoming WWE pro wrestling video game published by 2K, just landed to spread the news that the hotly-anticipated game will be out in March 2022. Using the tagline, “It Hits Different,” the trailer was posted online, boasting the game’s high-definition graphics in revealing close-ups and exciting action shots

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for American Horror Stories Season 1, Episode 7, “Game Over,” which aired Thursday on Hulu. The latest episode of American Horror Stories, “Game Over,” offers its most meta narrative yet with a mother named Michelle, struggling to bond with her son. Rather than watch American Horror Story with him,

Eternals star Barry Keoghan was rushed to hospital in an ambulance after suffering injuries. The actor was found walking outside the G Hotel on Sunday with his injuries. According to reports, his injuries includes serious wounds inflicted on his face. He was treated at Galway University Hospital in Ireland. No complaint has yet been filed with

Since it began in 2001, Rei Hiroe’s Black Lagoon has been an exceptionally popular manga, having over seven million copies in print by the end of 2018 and receiving piles of positive reviews. It was so popular that it spawned an anime adaptation that was produced by Madhouse. Ever since the anime ended, fans have

Pokémon is a massive franchise that has been alive and well for decades. There are video games, card games, movies, television shows, shops, food, merchandise, and just about anything else you can get your hands on. RELATED: 10 Cookbooks Based On Video Games That Produce Fun & Tasty Treats That said, plenty of tidbits in their

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Reminiscence, now in theaters and on HBO Max. Lisa Joy’s Reminiscence walks a similar line to Inception, which was ironically written and directed by her brother-in-law, Christopher Nolan. In this sci-fi thriller, though, people aren’t reliving dreams; it’s memories that can be mined for secrets or simply to enjoy the

Star Wars is a hugely popular franchise. In addition to the movies, television series, comic books, and novels. there have also been dozens of games based on the franchised released over the years— some great, some terrible, and many somewhere in between. RELATED: 5 Characters Star Wars: The Clone Wars Ruined (& 5 It Fixed) However,

While Krillin may not have the best track record for fighting in the Dragon Ball franchise, he managed to find successful romance and a healthy family life that eluded several of his Z Fighter comrades, with Yamcha and Tien still flying solo going into Dragon Ball Z. One of the more head-scratching elements of Krillin’s

Relic Records are a new device for delivering lore in Monster Hunter Rise. They are scattered throughout the game and include knowledge about each area they’re found in, its monsters, and factions or people from Rise and other Monster Hunter games. However, these are all hidden, and some can be quite difficult to find. Lore isn’t the

A-list Hollywood actor James McAvoy revealed he once had an addiction to the immensely popular fantasy role-playing game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and he only managed to break free of his obsession by completely destroying his copy of the disc. McAvoy recalled a story of his experience with the classic Elder Scrolls title in a recent interview with Forbes. The actor,