Month: January 2022

Ask most Legend of Korra fans and they’ll usually agree the show’s weakest season is Book Two: Spirits. Book One: Air was an exciting introduction to a familiar but different world, while Books Three and Four (Change & Balance) tested the main characters like never before. Compared to these seasons, the messy Book Two comes up short. RELATED: Avatar:

Doctor Who is one of the BBC’s oldest shows, premiering in November 1963. Since the main premise of Doctor Who is that the main character is an alien who can cheat death, the showrunners have been given the opportunity to keep the show on air for as long as they want, and because of this

Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball Super continues to expand upon his iconic shonen series in exciting ways. Dragon Ball has been a mainstay of the anime industry for more than 35 years and the celebration that surrounds Dragon Ball Super is proof that the series is more popular than ever. There have been many satisfying changes

Formed in 2007 by Iwasa Gaku, a former employee of OLM (the latter studio of Pokémon, Yokai Watch and Komi Can’t Communicate fame), White Fox has very much found its place as a stalwart of the anime industry, having produced at least one anime almost every year since then. The majority of the studio’s titles

Kingdom Hearts is a very popular video game series, in no small part due to how much fans like the characters. As a crossover between Square Enix and Disney properties, Kingdom Hearts contains many characters from other RPG games and Disney movies, while also having a lot of original heroes and villains. RELATED: Kingdom Hearts: 5 Characters Who Became More

Over the past six decades, the Incredible Hulk has faced off against some of the most impossibly powerful foes that the Marvel Universe has to offer. From alien assailants to interdimensional horrors, it seems like there is nothing that the Hulk cannot overcome. That doesn’t mean there aren’t some villains who haven’t come close to taking

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is a game overflowing with heart and personality. The art style was the subject of controversy upon reveal, as many The Legend of Zelda fans were hoping Nintendo would continue the visual style of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.

The idea of Final Fantasy VII having a chronological order to be played in might sound ridiculous. Fans who didn’t pay attention to what Square Enix did with the property between the original game’s 1997 release and 2020’s Final Fantasy VII Remake, and those who were not alive when the first PlayStation ruled the world, might consider

The Office remains one of the most popular and influential sitcoms of all time. Its characters, storylines, and humor have all become iconic. Moments from The Office remain commonly-quoted to this day. Although some staples of The Office remained throughout, such as its premise and certain characters, it changed a great deal over the years. RELATED: 10 Characters From

The Sandman co-creator Neil Gaiman says early attempts to boycott the Fox/Netflix series Lucifer only served to convince him that the television spinoff would be a success. “I would just like to formally thank the [One Million Moms] for their attempts to ban Lucifer before it came out,” Gaiman wrote on Twitter. “Their boycott was the

Throughout all eight generations of Pokémon, evolution has been an important part of the franchise. It adds extra motivation for players and trainers to improve their Pokémon, with different designs, stats, and even type combinations being available after evolution. There are multiple different ways to evolve Pokémon, from using specific Evolution Stones to specific environmental factors. One

After going through an absolutely massive life change, Jess left her home and moved into a loft with three guys. That was the premise of New Girl. But it was that first episode that set the stage as well as the destiny of some of its key characters. Most importantly, Nick made a big decision in that pilot

Mikey is one of the main characters in Tokyo Revengers, a time-traveling anime series with many problems to solve. He’s the leader of Tokyo Manji, known as Toman, a biker gang that the anime revolves around. As Toman’s leader, Mikey isn’t only an amazing fighter that cares a lot about his followers but also has some

Brian and Charles, directed by Jim Archer and written by its actors David Earl and Chris Hayward, began its life as a short film in 2017. The feature-length Brian and Charles recently premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The premise of a lonely Welsh inventor who builds a robot out of a dishwasher for companionship is the

Napoleon Dynamite is a comedy from 2004 that has remained a fan-favorite and a cult classic over the years. Its deadpan sense of humor mixed with its unique aesthetic makes it a memorable movie about a socially-awkward teenager navigating the problems of adolescence. But Napoleon Dynamite causes some confusion in terms of when the story actually takes place.

Vi is one of the main characters in Arcane, a Netflix spin-off of the multiplayer online battle arena game (or MOBA for short) League of Legends. Though she is known as one of the playable characters in the popular video game, fans were able to see a different side of her through Arcane, learning a lot more

Video games have been used as a way to market products and promote well-known brands for decades. Licenses are obtained and developers get to work on a title that appeals to the target demographic. Releases such as Pepsiman and Kool-Aid Man helped advertise popular beverages, however, food companies will often use video game marketing campaigns to promote their brand. RELATED: 7

Disney has found a director for the Moana TV show. David G. Derrick Jr. was announced to helm the Disney+ series, which will act as a follow-up to the original feature. Derrick has worked as a storyboard artist on Disney films like Raya and the Last Dragon and the remake of The Lion King. He first joined the House of Mouse with Moana, which Disney said “deepened

If there was one running gag that typified How I Met Your Mother, it was the Slap Bet. There was a constant sense of impending doom as fans wondered when Marshall would use the rest of his slaps to utterly destroy Barney’s face. Frankly, Barney wondered the same thing. While each slap was amazing in

Odd Taxi is an amazing mystery anime that many people missed or simply hadn’t heard of. Written by Kazuya Konomoto, Odd Taxi introduces its stellar roster of characters in several different scenarios and locations. Using meticulous storytelling and plot-weaving skills, each character becomes intertwined with another in various and meaningful ways. RELATED: Odd Taxi: 10 Most Dangerous

The Matrix Resurrections star Keanu Reeves was recently announced for the upcoming Tibet House U.S Benefit Concert. As a result, the actor has come under fire in China, with some suggesting a response targeting the recently released sci-fi film. According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency, Chinese nationalists are calling for a boycott of Matrix Resurrections owing to Reeves’

MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Gene Roddenberry tried to get the plot of a number of Star Trek films to be about the Enterprise traveling back in time to keep the Klingons from stopping the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Recently, a friend of mine complained about the upcoming season of Star Trek: Picard was going to

Avatar‘s The Legend of Korra introduced Zaheer, an airbending villain with the unique ability of flight. He was seemingly the first airbender in a thousand years to possess this ability — but Avatar Aang may have beaten him to the punch in The Last Airbender, shortly before getting taken down by Azula’s infamous lightning bolt in

The world of One Piece has a very diverse population. The “Wano Country” Arc alone features Giants, Minks, Samurai, Fish-Men, the Longarm Tribe, Humans, and a Lunarian. Though they mostly share a similar appearance, certain races have unique abilities and features. The Lunarians, for instance, have the ability to ignite parts of their bodies. Similarly, the Minks,

It’s an undeniable truth that Isabela Madrigal is one of, if not the, most annoying characters in Disney’s Encanto. Her picture-perfect looks and seemingly flawless life seems designed to be as obnoxious as possible, and her rivalry with Mirabel doesn’t do her popularity any favors. Isabela’s hateful attitude is in no way justified, but she may have

Just as the 2008 blockbuster Iron Man launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, its protagonist Tony Stark served as a catalyst for some of the biggest arcs in “The Infinity Saga.” Although he was, in many ways, the MCU’s linchpin, he also had a dark side, with an arrogance that not only blinded him to potential

The recent revelation that nine out of the ten current members of the Justice League will die in April’s Justice League #75 has sent shockwaves throughout DC fandom, and many are already noticing distinct similarities between the announcement of the “Death of the Justice League” and that of the infamous Death of Superman. Incoming Justice

Star Trek: Picard Season 2 features an adventure that spans space and time as the omnipotent Q resurfaces to tamper with humanity’s history and alter the reality that Jean-Luc Picard and his friends know and have dedicated their lives to defend. With Starfleet no longer the peaceful, idealistic organization that Picard and his associates are

Magic comes in a number of forms and from many sources in Dungeons & Dragons. Whether a Wizard has spent the long years of their life dedicated to their arcane studies, a Warlock has made a pact with a powerful entity to gain remarkable power or a Sorcerer was simply born with a wild spark of

Plenty of characters in Game of Thrones changed from their source material A Song of Ice and Fire in the course of the adaptation’s development, leaving a diverse range of opinions among fans about the best and worst changes the HBO series made. Over the course of the show’s eight seasons, the differences between the adaptation and its