Puella Magi Madoka Magica is an anime phenomenon. When the anime was first released in 2011, it quickly generated a massive fanbase, engrossing many people with its dark, Faust-inspired magical girl tale. The series spawned a whole franchise, including numerous shows, movies, manga and video games. While many have tried to imitate the show’s format
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Rick and Morty Season 5, Episode 10, “Rickmurai Jack,” which aired Sunday on Adult Swim. In the Season 5 finale of Rick and Morty, Evil Morty drops bombshells as he reveals his plan. He wants to escape something called the Central Finite Curve and needs to raid Rick’s mind
As the release date for No Time to Die approaches, and the identity and motives of James Bond’s next opponent remains shrouded in mystery, one prevailing theory explaining the enigmatic Safin was recently debunked by the film’s director. Although some fans have speculated Rami Malek’s character Safin to be the original Bond villain, Dr. No — citing
Simu Liu, who plays the title character in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, did a stunning backflip after tossing the opening pitch of a San Francisco Giants game. The official MLB Twitter page contains a clip of the entertaining stunt, played in slow-motion, with a smiling Liu landing triumphantly on the mound. The
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for My Hero Academia #285, by Kohei Horikoshi, Caleb Cook and John Hunt, available now in English from Viz Media. The war against the Paranormal Liberation Front rages for over 30 chapters in the My Hero Academia manga, with creator Kohei Horikoshi hinting that the stakes will only keep getting
Beyond its successful box office numbers, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings now boasts an even more prestigious honor: It’s currently the most popular film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to review score aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Shang-Chi boasts an audience score of 98%. While its critic score sits a very respectable 92%, fans have been showing
2021 marked the return of Valiant heroes Ninjak and Shadowman, so it should come as no surprise that Harbinger’s readied to emerge. In a 2020 interview on Valiant’s relaunch of The Harbinger, writer Jackson Lanzing shared, “This first year of The Harbinger is all about establishing a new status quo for the psiots of the Valiant Universe.” He and fellow writer Collin Kelly,
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, now in theaters. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings offers some amazing fight choreography and wire stunts that call back to classic martial arts films. Thanks to its contributions to the genre and the impressive fight choreography of Andy
Batman is a beloved character and has had more solo live-action movies than any other comic character ever. Whether it be the classic Adam West campy Batman from 1966, the Burton/Schumacher movies from the 80s and 90s, Christopher Nolan’s Trilogy, or Ben Affleck’s latest iteration, most fans agree that Nolan’s The Dark Knight is the
Netflix and Lucifer showrunners Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich clearly had no intention of letting audiences wait too long to see the Devil back in action after Season 5’s explosive cliffhanger ending that put Luci in the role of God. Mr. Morningstar returns to screens with the sixth and final season of the show to charm
Mark Ruffalo has released the first official clip for What If…?‘s Marvel Zombies episode, which takes place during Avengers: Infinity War. The clip features Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner confronting the Black Order members Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian outside Doctor Strange‘s Sanctum Santorum. Of course, he can’t muster the power to unleash the Hulk, but luckily Iron Man,
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for To Your Eternity Episode 20, “Echoes,” now streaming on Crunchyroll. It’s not an episode of To Your Eternity if we don’t say goodbye to another character, and the season finale is no exception. After escaping from Jananda Island, Fushi seeks out Pioran, as they intended to travel together to help
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for What We Do in the Shadows Season 3, Episode 2, “The Cloak of Duplication,” now available on Hulu via FX. As What We Do in the Shadows continues to paint a comedic picture of life at the Staten Island vampire coven, it feels like loneliness and companionship are
The Mandalorian‘s Emily Swallow, who played the Armorer in Season 1 of the Disney+ Star Wars series, shared her thoughts on the firing of Cara Dune actor Gina Carano. “All I can say is that Gina, and working with her personally, what impressed me about her from the beginning is that she is so interested in
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, now in theaters. In Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, after Simu Liu’s titular character fled his tyrannical dad, Wenwu, as a teen, he needed a sense of family and went on to forge a decade-long friendship with Awkwafina’s Katy. She
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for What If…? Season 1, Episode 2, “What If… T’Challa Became a Star-Lord,” streaming now on Disney+. The second episode of Marvel Studios’ What If…? not only sees T’Challa taking on the role of Star-Lord but also features a very different version of The Collector. In the episode, The Collector manages to
Next year, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is tapping even further into the character’s comic book history than the first film did, and the DC Extended Universe’s hero has a new look with a dark blue costume replacing his orange armor. Aquaman’s new blue suit is based on a somewhat esoteric look from the 1980s.
One of the few DC Extended Universe sequels currently being developed is Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which is a follow-up to the 2018 smash hit blockbuster film. Not much is currently known about what direction it will take the hero and his underwater world in, but fans may have gotten a hint on the form of Arthur
John Gibson has stepped down as President of Tripwire Interactive just days after the former head of the video game developing and publishing company tweeted out his support for the United States Supreme Court not stepping in to stop the controversial new Texas Abortion Law from going into effect. The law effectively bans abortions in
A promotional spot for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings provides a glimpse of the creatures that certain audiences mistook for Pokémon characters. The 45-second spot was cut for the opening day of the superhero movie, condensing moments from the 132-minute feature into a rapidly-paced clip. Near the video’s midpoint appears a small band of huli jing,
A backstage video shows the moments before Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson made their AEW debuts at All Out. The Being the Elite Ep. 272 video, titled “Back From The Dead,” begins with Adam Cole, as he patiently waits backstage while AEW World Champion Kenny Omega and The Elite (the Young Bucks and the Good Brothers)
Although she isn’t a poster child of Nintendo like Mario, Samus is one of Nintendo’s most iconic characters. Perhaps even more iconic than Samus herself are the power suits that she wears, with her Varia Suit and Zero Suit being some of her most recognizable ones. However, those aren’t the only suits she wears. RELATED: Nintendo: 10 Best
With the launch of Disney+ occurring almost 2 years ago, a slew of new storytelling opportunities came with it. Disney now had a platform for all their own original content and they took full advantage of it. The studio started developing multiple live-action projects for all of their big IPs and fans have been particularly
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the biggest names in pop culture right now, with its films dominating the box office and its shows impressing fans worldwide. The heroes and villains of the MCU have captured the imaginations of millions and they do it better than anyone else. One of the great things about
Shazam actor Zachary Levi stated he wants his version of the World’s Mightiest Mortal to fight the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s takes on Thor and Spider-Man. During a Shazam! panel at Dragon Con, which was attended by The Direct, Zachary Levi explained why he would want to see Shazam fight Thor. Levi, of course, played Fandral
Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani has proven her Iron Man fandom in a homemade video. A video uploaded to Vimeo sees Vellani start her day surrounded by Marvel paraphernalia, scored by Billy Joel’s “I Don’t Want to Be Alone.” She wakes up beneath an Invincible Iron Man poster, puts on a pair of Captain Marvel socks and sits down
The Fate franchise (and the Nasuverse, by extension) is so popular that even anime fans who haven’t watched a single episode from any of its countless shows already know who Saber is, specifically Altria Pendragon. RELATED: Umaru-Chan & 9 Other Anime Characters With Chibi Forms Altria isn’t just the most famous Servant to take up the title of
There is a vast gulf between experiencing movies on the big screen and viewing them at home. The first one allows for near-total immersion, while the latter is often a shadow of the former. However, most films don’t usually need the largeness of the theater to convey their messages to the audience. RELATED: 10 Movie Remakes That
The hero/villain dynamic can be shifty in comics. Sometimes a villain is just a villain and that’s all there is to it. Other times, they’re more like anti-heroes who do some good but aren’t exactly altruistic. Then, there are all the villains who have redeemed themselves. RELATED: DC: 6 Characters Everyone Forgot Started Out As Sidekicks DC has some
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simi Liu has gotten in on the fun of his fans who have been sharing old clip art pieces that he was featured in very early in his career by sharing some of his own clip art on Twitter. However, the star also used the opportunity