While villains are always going to be the obstacle standing in the way of the protagonist, they aren’t always wrong. There are plenty of series that’ve made their name on having sympathetic and understandable villains who weren’t wrong in their way of thinking. As far as shonen goes, Naruto was the king at doing it.
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Popular psychological horror series Higurashi: When They Cry has many media forms. From the original visual novels to manga, several anime, and even live-action adaptations, there is something for every fan. The series is continuing to evolve with the newest anime installment, Higurashi Gou, which was released in 2020. RELATED: Higurashi: Every Arc In The Original Anime, Ranked By Horror
This week, Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead trailer dropped, giving fans a preview into what the director has in store for his second zombie feature film. The trailer guarantees an adrenaline fueled heist during the zombie apocalypse, and it looks like Snyder is not holding back in terms of the action, violence and fun, complete with fast
Co-directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are doing all they can to prevent the internet from spoiling the ending — or any death — in 2022’s anticipated Scream film. The fifth film in the meta-slasher franchise, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett went to new lengths to protect Scream, creating not only fake scripts but multiple versions of the film for
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for “Toxin” by Steve Orlando, Gerardo Sandoval, Victor Nava, Erick Arienaga, and VC’s Cory Petit from King in Black: Planet of the Symbiotes #3, on sale now. The symbiote god Knull’s invasion of Earth brought with it some truly terrifying new threats. From symbiote dragons to dark Celestials, there
WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Mayans M.C. Season 3, Episode 6, “You Can’t Pray a Lie,” which aired Tuesday on FX. At the end of Mayans M.C.‘s previous episode, EZ Reyes was shot by a Stockton Mayan named Flaco in a surprise attack when he was trying to bring Gaby home from his father’s
Being an Avenger isn’t easy, and there are quite a few members of the team who would be the first to say that. However, the characters of the Star Wars universe are more than used to sacrifice. Rebels, Jedi, and Sith alike have all been committed to their own individual causes in Star Wars over
In Star Wars, the Jedi must undergo many trials before achieving the rank of Master, with their process beginning in infancy as Jedi Initiates, also known as Younglings. Progressing through these ranks is often an arduous task, with many prospective members leaving the order before achieving the rank of Padawan or Jedi Knight. Let’s take a look
A new promo for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier‘s upcoming episode shows the battle for Cap’s shield is on — and Sam Wilson is gearing up to take it away from John Walker for good. “You gotta give me the shield,” Wilson tells Walker in a new promo for Episode 5. Walker is also shown
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of Netflix’s DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, now streaming on Netflix. One of the most noticeable things about Netflix’s DOTA: Dragon’s Blood is that, with just eight episodes, it can’t really detail the sprawling world that Davion, the Dragon Knight, and his squire, Bram, are entrenched in. There’s so
The DCEU kicked off with Man of Steel in 2013 and quickly proved to audiences that they were not following the typical interpretations of their main characters. The Justice League members that have appeared in the DCEU are nearly unrecognizable. RELATED: 10 DC Storylines To Read If You Love Anime While having different stories told about
While Disney’s attempt at The Lone Ranger (2013) was considered underwhelming by many, one of its scrapped ideas could have taken things a step too far, as the movie almost involved werewolves. Director Gore Verbinski spoke with Collider about the film’s production, addressing the long-standing rumor that the movie originally intended to incorporate werewolves. Verbinski first discussed the possibility
With Deadpool 3 officially confirmed at Marvel Studios, there have been a lot of questions just how Wade Wilson is going to make his grand entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While theories abound about just where the Merc With a Mouth will first appear, we’ve got one of our own, and it involves Peter Parker/Spider-Man. In
Over the years, X-Men fans and general comics fans alike have come to actually love the slogan “Magneto Was Right.” What was originally conceived as an in-universe way for mutants to acknowledge their feelings on Magneto came to the real world as a way for fans to express the fact that they agree with a
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land #2 from Mike Mignola, Thomas Sniegoski, Craig Rosseau, Dave Stewart and Clem Robins, on sale now. Young Hellboy: The Hidden Island has tweaked the essence of the franchise, moving from dark and scary to something a bit more comedic. The series features Hellboy as a kid alongside Professor
A new promo for Superman & Lois teases the show’s imminent return, as well as the challenges the Kent family will soon face. The video features Clark Kent telling his son Jordan that his newly emerging superpowers come with responsibilities, while Lois Lane confesses to Lana Cushing that she feels something sinister is going on in Smallville. Perhaps
Wolverine is one of the most iconic comic book characters of all time. He’s been through a lot of changes over the years, though he kind of follows the same patterns of behavior over and over again. Sure, he’s an integral member of the X-Men and alumnus of the Avengers and Fantastic Four, but that
The DCEU is expanding and one of the next properties to be adapted is Black Adam. He is receiving his own feature film and is bringing along other DC characters for their first live-action appearances. Among the list of characters are Hawkman, Cyclone, Atom Smasher, Isis, and Doctor Fate. Related: Black Adam: 10 JSA Members
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for This Is Us Season 5, Episode 13, “Brotherly Love,” which aired Tuesday on NBC. After last week’s episode of This Is Us, “Brotherly Love” focuses on Randall and Kevin having an open and honest conversation about their childhoods. The episode opens with Randall as a young child imagining that a weatherman and a
According to Army of the Dead director Zack Snyder, some of the movie’s zombies may actually be more heroic than the human characters. The film stars Dave Bautista as Scott Ward, a veteran of the zombie war who assembles a team of mercenaries to break into Las Vegas — which has been overrun by zombies
The spring 2021 anime season is here, and its lineup features titles of all genres and styles. Of course, the idea of a high school setting is still alive and well, as Horimiya proved in the winter 2021 season (especially with its open-ended final episode, suggesting more to come). Now, anime fans are going back
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Flash Season 7, Episode 7, “Growing Pains,” which aired Tuesday on The CW. The Flash Season 7 opened with the revelation that Killer Frost was a wanted woman, and law enforcement official Kristen Kramer arrived in Central City to track down and arrest Frost for her past crimes. And as Frost
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Debris Season 1, Episode 6, “Supernova.” NBC’s Debris has placed the MI6’s Finola (Riann Steele) and the CIA’s Bryan (Jonathan Tucker) in between a rock and a hard place as the former no longer trusts Bryan for holding out secrets about her dad, George, being alive. The debris expert is suddenly
By most metrics, Batman is probably the most essential component of Gotham City. Without the Dark Knight’s influence, the city would fall into chaos. Recently, however, some potential futures have nudged Bruce Wayne into the periphery. In the past, there have been future tales that feature Bruce in a starring role. Most famously, Frank Miller, Klaus Janson
Shonen anime is best known to just about everyone for its larger-than-life fights and characters who clearly embody good and evil, but there’s a lot more to the demographic than these. That said, there’s a lot more to shonen anime than just superpowers and determination. RELATED: 5 Shonen Anime You Should Watch (& 5 You Can
The original Dragon Ball manga/anime series followed its protagonist Goku growing up from a young boy to become the strongest man on Earth. Its follow-up series, Dragon Ball Z, also featured Goku’s first son Gohan’s journey, as he similarly grows up to become one of the strongest warriors in the universe. But while Goku was always relatively confident in
Wampas are one of the most terrifying species in the Star Wars Universe. When Luke got captured by a wampa in The Empire Strikes Back, fans were worried the hero might not survive the attack. A deleted scene from The Empire Strikes Back proves just how dangerous the wampas can be when they break into the Rebel’s Hoth Base. The
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for King in Black #5, by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Frank Martin, Jason Keith and VC’s Clayton Cowles, on sale now. Throughout the course of Knull’s invasion and everything that led up to King in Black, the dark god of the symbiotes has proven himself to be nearly
This is “Just a Reminder,” when I look back at comic book history whenever I think there’s something worthwhile to look back at on in connection with things going on today. Recently, a CGC-graded copy of Action Comics #1 sold for $3.25 million, making it to highest amount that anyone has ever paid for a
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Charmed Season 3, Episode 9, “No Hablo Brujeria,” which aired Sunday on The CW. Even though The Charmed Ones have known about Maggie’s crush on Jordan forever, the sisters haven’t spent much time with him one-on-one. Macy, especially, hasn’t really interacted with Jordan outside of a magical mission —