Month: September 2021

Studio Lerche is a mainstay of the anime industry, having animated iconic series like Assassination Classroom and Danganronpa: The Animation, and its newest project, Rumble Garanndoll, is set to premiere this fall. According to Funimation, the original anime series will be part of the streaming service’s upcoming fall lineup, which also includes Banished From The Hero’s Party, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon: The Second

Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe were just introduced to the latest member of the Avengers in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which brought the hero to the big screen for the first time. However, while the movie explored Shang-Chi‘s origins it never showed him officially joining the team despite Marvel Studios welcoming him

Video games, like most fiction, tend towards happy endings. After the player has struggled through challenges, puzzles, enemies, environments, and bosses, they expect to see the world of the video game made a better place, the heroes retire happily, the crisis averted, and generally to have made things better for everyone. Sometimes, this isn’t the case.

Actor Daniela Pineda is taking on one of the most iconic characters in anime with her role of Faye Valentine in Netflix’s live-action reboot of Cowboy Bebop. She knows that she doesn’t look exactly like Faye, and she has very good reasons for not caring. In a story on her Instagram, Pineda responded to criticisms

Localizing video games is an important process that goes beyond simply translating the text. Because of cultural differences, dialogue is often reworked to be more understandable and familiar to western players. However, sometimes details get lost in translation, and sometimes a character can end up speaking dialogue that feels out of place or may have

Many titans of pop culture have been featured as balloons during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Pikachu and Hello Kitty. This year, Grogu (aka Baby Yoda or The Child) of Star Wars: The Mandalorian will join their ranks. Lucasfilm is collaborating with Funko, Inc. to create a Funko Pop!-inspired balloon in the shape of Baby Yoda, which

George Lucas, the man behind arguably the most significant Sci-Fi franchise in history, has always been a unique character. The Star Wars creator has been described as introverted, yet he will not hold back any opinion if asked. As the popularity of Star Wars grew and Lucas received intense feedback of both acclaim and criticism,

SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for Lucifer Season 6, now streaming on Netflix. Lucifer‘s Season 6 finally clued Ella into the truth: Celestials are real and exist and have been working around and with her for the past several years. Luci-fans have wondered why Ella wasn’t clued into the reveal sooner for some time

The video game industry has become proliferated in many ways, but the different features and perks offered by the contrasting first-party companies show that the console wars are far from over. Nintendo has always been a major player in the industry and their Nintendo 64 pushed them forward in major ways— but the console’s successor,

Y: The Last Man showrunner Eliza Clark suggested that the Hulu series’ pilot episode will create the same sense of dread that Jaws did when it was first released in 1975. “I think that knowing something is coming is one of the scariest things in the whole wide world. I mean, that’s what makes Jaws

Dexter star Michael C. Hall said fans of the Showtime series shouldn’t expect the upcoming revival, Dexter: New Blood, to be a straightforward continuation of the previous series. “We’re not going back in time,” the actor told Entertainment Weekly. Hall also explained that unlike Seasons 1-8, which was set in Miami, New Blood takes place

The Marvel Cinematic Universe welcomed Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War as a guest character, and Spider-Man soon got his own feature movies, also appearing in The Avenger: Infinity War. So far, Spider-Man has been fighting mainstay MCU foes such as the mad titan Thanos and his minions. RELATED: MCU: 5 Ways One-Movie

After the reveal trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine sent shockwaves through the gaming world at the PlayStation Showcase, fans of the clawed mutant have, of course, been studying the footage for as many clues as possible. Though the teaser isn’t even a minute long, those who have put the trailer under a microscope have a theory about the

The next feature film entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Eternals, focuses on a host of powerful beings who’ve quietly served a vital importance over the centuries. But their time watching over humanity has taught them to appreciate the advancements and developments of the people they’re sworn to protect, and sometimes they throw themselves

Final Fantasy is a long-running video game series chock full of some amazing designs, all the way from the characters to their weapons, magic, and the enemies they fight. Unlike some games, they don’t only pull out the stops for their boss monsters— though, admittedly, Final Fantasy bosses often look incredible. RELATED: 10 Video Game Monsters That

Anpaman is one of Japan’s longest-running multimedia franchises, having produced a wealth of manga series, anime shows, films, Christmas specials and video games in the 40 years since its conception. Fans are now able to stream and enjoy seven of the superhero franchise’s classic movies online. The streaming rights for Anpanman were acquired by Tubi earlier this year, and the seven movies premiered on

The classic comic strip character Little Nemo, created by the legendary Windsor McCay in 1905, is given brand new life through a collection of beautiful and whimsical new adventures by celebrated author Frank Pé. X-Men: Why Gambit Stopped Being One of Marvel’s Most Powerful Mutants Related Topics About The Author Emily Zogbi (463 Articles Published)

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Titans Season 3, Episode 7, “51%,” available now on HBO Max. In Season 3 of Titans, Anna Diop’s Koriand’r (aka Starfire) has been thrust into a leadership role as the heroes try to stop Scarecrow and Red Hood from tearing a vulnerable Gotham apart. With the roster bigger,

When Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s Phase Four began, many fans were skeptical about the addition of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. In a world of intergalactic threats, where an alien warlord can turn half the universe to dust with a single snap, martial arts may have seemed a late addition at best. Shang

Following the gameplay reveal for Santa Monica Studio’s God of War: Ragnarok at the PlayStation Showcase event, fans were treated to some art of the characters they can expect to encounter. The images that were shared across Instagram revealed casting details and visuals for the various new faces alongside some old favorites. In addition to the return

Marvel Studios’ release slate expands even further, along with the Marvel Cinematic Universe with four new films scheduled for 2024. Disney announced the release dates for four theatrical titles set in the MCU. New films will be released on Feb. 16, May 3, July 26, and Nov. 8. No titles were provided and it is

This sixth volume contains five tales set in feudal Japan, presented in English for the first time: Tanka, Kimura, Sato, Ogari 1650, and Momotaro. Featuring a new foreword by celebrated artist Kent Williams. Did Marvel Give Hasbro the Rights to Rom’s Villains, the Dire Wraiths? Related Topics About The Author Emily Zogbi (463 Articles Published)

The 1980s are still considered by many fans to be one of the golden eras of anime. It’s when the pioneering classics like Akira came out, Studio Ghibli was releasing seminal movies like My Neighbor Totoro, Castle in the Sky, and Grave of the Fireflies, and Vampire Hunter D broke new ground with North American

Today, we look at when Peacemaker, who is a member of the Squad in the DC Extended Universe and now the current Suiicide Squad comic book, first met the Squad in the DC Universe. In “When We First Met”, we spotlight the various characters, phrases, objects or events that eventually became notable parts of comic

What makes anime so popular is its practically limitless possibilities, going as far as human creativity will take it. Because of this, popular series are littered with superhuman characters that can do anything and everything. There’s Goku, a Saiyan Warrior capable of destroying planets, and Naruto, a shinobi who can clone himself a hundred times

As the namesake of the entire franchise, the Dragon Balls have loomed large in all the various iterations of Akira Toriyama’s massively popular shonen franchise. Gathering all seven of the mystical artifacts together will summon the Eternal Dragon to grant the summoner a number of wishes. And while the Dragon Balls have been omnipresent throughout

The narrative scope of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is breathtaking. It has effectively recreated the multi-layered universe encompassing dozens of comic book lines in both A-list movies and now ongoing television. The complexities of operating on that level are enormous, and yet they have kept track of a staggering number of characters and storylines through dozens of individual

This recent PlayStation Showcase saw Insomniac Games announce Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Not only did the reveal trailer show Peter and Miles in action, but it also teased an appearance by the symbiote villain, Venom. However, as the heroes take on a thug in the streets during the trailer, there’s a voiceover from a Russian man who desires to

WARNING: The following contains spoilers from Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #4, on sale now from Marvel Comics. There are a few things in Star Wars that can lead to war on a galactic scale. Emerging Sith Empires and Mandalorian daily affairs are two, but it turns out that a frozen Han Solo