Month: August 2021

A lot of anime fans are unaware of the existence of donghua. It’s very similar to anime, except it’s made in China and almost always dubbed in Mandarin. Initially, donghua were released only for the consumption of Chinese audiences. With the increasing popularity of certain donghua in international markets, more shows started getting their own English subs.

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Suicide Squad, now in theaters and streaming on HBO Max. Viewers who haven’t seen 2016’s Suicide Squad can go into James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad cold. That being said, it is still in continuity with its predecessor and the DC Extended Universe films that followed. For most of the characters in Task Force

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Buffy the Vampire Slayer #28 from Boom! Studios, on sale now Introduced formally in Buffy the Vampire Slayer #27, Silas has quickly been setting himself up as the ultimate villain of not just the series but perhaps the entire Slayer-Multiverse as a whole. For that plan to work though, he’s been

In the world of A.P. Bio, Dr. Jack Griffin is the ruler of the proverbial roost. For three seasons, he has monopolized his students’ time, actively trying to teach them as little biology as possible. But one of his students has fully bought into his leadership and essentially become his second-in-command. Heather Wilmore has proven to

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for D3, by Kaiu Shirai,  Posuka Demizu, Stephen Paul and Mark McMurry, available in English now from Viz Media. The Promised Neverland became hugely popular after the first season of its anime adaptation. While the second season was, in many viewers’ opinion, a huge stepdown in quality, it remains quite a popular property

The Dark Lords of the Sith embody the purest evil in the Star Wars universe. This ancient religious order of dark-side wielders is utterly devoted to the pursuit of absolute power, driven by fear, anger and hatred. Traditionally, upon pledging themselves to the Order, Sith Lords had a new name bestowed upon them by their Sith Master, consisting

With Street Fighter V wrapping up its final season of DLC and another crossover with Fortnite set to bring franchise mainstays Guile and Cammy to the game as guest characters, it is a fantastic time to be a Street Fighter fan. However, as Capcom’s landmark fighting game franchise continues to chart its future, one particular era

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Hellions #14 from Marvel Comics, on sale now Mister Sinister has been quietly working on Krakoa, doing things that his allies on the X-Men certainly would not approve of. Despite his overt promises to not cross any specific ethical lines, Sinister has quietly been doing exactly what he’s been

A new trailer for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy introduces Lady Hellbender and her love of dangerous, exotic creatures. The cinematic, which takes place moments after the original gameplay trailer, features The Guardians approaching Lady Hellbender, who is currently conducting a trade. The unfortunate seller, who is attempting to part with the initially innocuous-looking Tara-tara, is eventually

Over the course of Letterkenny‘s nine seasons, pretty much all of the main and secondary characters have committed a veritable litany of crimes. The most obvious one would, of course, be the non-stop brawling, but there are more than few others as well. The confusing part has been that police have never shown up, not

Yandere characters in anime and manga are known for destructive and obsessive behavior toward the ones they love. The Japanese term “yandere” describes characters who are so lovesick they border on the psychotic, ironically often to the detriment of their loved one. They are typically violent and wildly unpredictable, offering a psychological thriller and toxic romance.

The king of gadgets in the comics is without question Batman. He has no superpowers whatsoever and makes up the difference by having a special gadget for almost every occasion. But the thing is he’s not the only one in DC Comics who loves gadgets. Other heroes like Blue Beetle have their own collections, as

From swords that imbue their wielders with an insatiable bloodlust to cursed objects that possess and mind control those who come into contact with them, anime is full of items that corrupt characters and turn them onto the path of evil. RELATED: The 5 Best & 5 Worst Magical Swords Ever Wielded In Anime, Ranked While some characters can resist

Marvel Studios has revealed another new poster for the upcoming animated anthology series What If…? featuring a fractured image of The Watcher. Posted on Twitter, the poster shows a closeup of the all-seeing Uatu’s face broken up by triangles that seem to offer glimpses into the multiple realities of the Marvel multiverse. Some of the overlaying

The Star Wars sequel trilogy takes place around thirty years after the destruction of the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi, and a new generation of villains and heroes are fighting for the future of the galaxy, from the conflicted Kylo Ren to the scavenger-turned-Jedi Rey Skywalker. Many familiar faces from the Galactic

Fans clawing at the bit for anything new from The Walking Dead‘s upcoming Season 11 were recently treated to a 30-second teaser trailer from AMC. Posted on the official Walking Dead YouTube channel, the teaser trailer — titled “Live for Them” — gives fans a quick peek at the first part of the popular zombie

Game mechanics are the main features of any game and are central not only to the game itself but also to the player’s enjoyment of the game. Mechanics also affect immersion into the game, making them one of the most important elements that game developers think about when designing new games. While most games have

Lisa is a lonely girl who enjoys wandering nature and collecting odd bones and pebbles. The other kids think she’s kinda weird, maybe a witch, and avoid her. When one day she discovers a tree that allows passage to a parallel world, she finds herself in the middle of a demonic invasion plot, faced with

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Savage Avengers #23, available now from Marvel. The Savage Avengers have crossed every corner of the globe in their hunt for evil sorcerer Kulan Gath, they have had no luck in actually finding their quarry. Doctor Strange has even taken to drastic measures in the hopes of finding

Attack On Titan is well-known for its treacherous Titans, who can easily eat human beings whole and destroy entire villages and towns with several of their large footsteps. They are extremely hard to kill, even with military-trained soldiers trying to fight them and save any civilians, and those soldiers often die while trying to get

Heels star Stephen Amell shared that Arrow executive producer Greg Berlanti helped convince him to take the role in the upcoming Starz series as his first post-Arrow project. “I hadn’t made any overtures out into the industry,” Amell said during a new episode of the Hero Nation Podcast, as reported by Deadline. “And my manager called me

Brooklyn Nine-Nine debuted in September 2013 and has gone on to become a huge hit with critics and audiences. The police procedural sitcom focuses on a varied cast of memorable characters, anchored by leading man Andy Samberg, who portrays hotshot detective Jake Peralta. RELATED: Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 5 Actors Who Nailed Their Roles (& 5 Who

1973’s The Exorcist set a new precedent in horror by being both shocking and thought-provoking in its portrayal of a young girl named Regan who’s possessed by a demonic entity. Being released at the height of the satanic panic also helped The Exorcist gain status as one of the scariest films ever made. Both its visuals and

Couch co-op is sadly a genre that has fallen by the wayside. With online play becoming so prevalent, the need for split-screen has lessened drastically. It’s a shame as many people fondly remember both LAN parties and playing games with a bunch of friends in person rather than over a long distance. RELATED: Team Fortress

Anime series cover every conceivable genre of fiction, from horror to romance and sci-fi, and many fantasy and horror series include monsters who wish to appear human. Often, monsters in anime and real-world mythology don human disguises so they can take their human prey by surprise, or live in society without being hunted. Vampires and

Many heroes and villains populate the MCU, and some of them are, against all odds, family. Thor is the prince of Asgard, the great son of the legendary Odin, but he also has a foster brother, the tricky schemer Loki. At first, the brothers were at serious odds, but they have slowly become allies against

One of the final fighters to be added to Street Fighter V isn’t even a Street Fighter character. Alongside Oro and new character Luke, the roster will be further bolstered by the presence of Akira. This marks the young fighter’s first appearance in the Street Fighter series, but she debuted in another Capcom franchise entirely. Hailing from the Rival

The world of anime is packed with terrifying, powerful and memorable villains, with the likes of Madara Uchiha, Captain Sosuke Aizen, Captain Blackbeard and Cell ranking high among them. Villains with supernatural abilities are always going to be a formidable challenge, but what about villains with no larger-than-life powers? RELATED: 10 Anime Heroes Who Use

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Justice League Infinity #2 from DC Comics, on sale now. Superman has many deadly foes. These dangerous villains have tried time and again to destroy him and everything he holds dear, sometimes even coming close to victory. However, there are many different forces that attempt to erode the ideals of the Man