While many series have left their mark in television history, few have charmed viewers with their iconic characters and acclaimed writing for over a decade. Dozens of television shows premiere every year in hopes of attracting the largest audience possible, only to be canceled after a single season after receiving mediocre ratings. RELATED: 10 Best Teen Shows
My Hero Academia has made a huge impression on worldwide fans, and it is in no small part because of its supporting cast. The most impressive image is without a doubt that of All Might. The highly-respected Symbol of Peace is Izuku Midoriya’s mentor, having chosen the protagonist of the anime as the next user of
The Batman star Robert Pattinson revealed that his interpretation of the Dark Knight lives more like a criminal in the upcoming film. “The interesting thing is that this Batman practically lives in the gutter. He is nowhere at home, except on the street when he wears the costume,” Pattinson told French publication Premiere, via a French-to-English translation.
Popularity doesn’t always translate to critical praise. This is a harsh fact of life with any form of popular entertainment, including anime. In fact, some of the biggest anime can also be the most critically reviled. Fans might have loved the series despite any flaws while critics ruthlessly cut the show’s misgivings down to size.
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Attack on Titan Season 4, Episode 19, “Two Brothers,” now streaming on Funimation, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. Who would’ve guessed that Eren getting his head blown off would be one of the lesser surprises in Season 4, Episode 19 of Attack on Titan? After a bloody battle, the Jaeger brothers have
Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball Super carries on a legacy of shonen storytelling that’s lasted nearly 40 years. Many sequel series struggle to capture the magic of the original or develop a satisfying story, but Dragon Ball Super is a nostalgic return to the basics that pushes the anime’s beloved characters to bolder places than ever
A soulless demon now cursed with a soul, the vampire Angel is embarking on an adventure of his own to fight the forces of evil — again. A reboot of the 2004 TV series and a continuation of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics’ lore, Christopher Cantwell and Daniel Bayliss’ Angel #1 brings Angel, Cordelia and the
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett has slowly given fans an insight into a world that was previously only mentioned. The series follows Boba as he tries to cement himself as Daimyo of Jabba the Hutt’s old territory. While the sequence in the Mandalorian made this seem like a simple hostile takeover, it was
There are an endless amount of anime series to discover and enjoy, and it can be just as satisfying to stumble upon some hidden relic from the past as it is to obsess over the current anime season’s biggest hit. There is a tremendous amount of variety when it comes to anime, but each decade carries
A new promotional spot for The Batman reveals Paul Dano’s Riddler is going after the Dark Knight’s alter ego, Bruce Wayne. Shared on the official Warner Bros. Indonesia YouTube channel, the “Game” promo begins with Robert Pattinson’s Batman saying, “Like it or not, it’s Riddler’s game now.” The clip then cuts to a shot of
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Chapter 66 of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, “Do-or-Die,” by Masashi Kishimoto, Mikio Ikemoto, Mari Morimoto and Snir Aharon, now available in English from Viz Media. In the Boruto manga, Eida has proved to be quite a trump card for Code as he’s sought to fulfill the last will and testament
The latest player in Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett is showcased in a brand-new poster. Musician Thundercat appears in the latest promotional image for his role as an unnamed Tatooine mod-parlor artist. The bass player/songwriter made his acting debut in the latest episode “Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm.” RELATED: Boba Fett Exacted Revenge on the
Seinen anime is a genre of anime that’s aimed towards a slightly older male audience. While not as popular as shonen, they often tell some of the same stories but with more mature ways of handling themes with more morally complex characters. RELATED: My Hero Academia: 10 Most Ambitious Characters, Ranked Interestingly enough, seinen anime don’t have to feature
When We Rise’s Ivory Aquino has joined the cast of the upcoming Batgirl feature film, confirming earlier reports that she’d appear in the upcoming DC Extended Universe film. The transgender actor will portray Barbara Gordon’s best friend and roommate Alysia Yeoh, according to Variety. Alysia, who was first introduced in a 2011 issue of Batgirl
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Wonder Woman #777, from DC Comics. The DC multiverse is home to many interesting Earths, and the gender-swapped world of Earth-11 may be among the more interesting. This reality, where women are dominant, came about because of the Amazons of Themyscira. Rather than hide from Man’s World on Paradise
Demon Slayer is a mega-popular shonen anime series in the modern era that may be considered unofficial “Big Three” material along with Jujutsu Kaisen and My Hero Academia. This is because Demon Slayer boasts not only excellent animation and a cool combat system but also deeply compelling and memorable characters, too. RELATED: MCU: 10 Anime Characters Who
Warning: the following article contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 172 “Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Part 12,” by Gege Akutami, John Werry, and Snir Aharon, available in English from Viz Media. This fight between Fushiguro and Reggie has been a battle of wits for the most past rather than a contest of strength. There’s no
The opening credits sequence of Kogonada’s science fiction film After Yang is a stroke of genius. The film as a whole is a meditative drama about death, but for a few minutes early on, it’s a joyous family dance party. In the movie’s future, families around the world compete regularly in a video game dancing
WARNING: The following contains spoilers from NCIS: Hawai’i Season 1, Episode 12, “Spies, Part 1” which aired Jan. 23th on CBS. Less than a week after an undercover operation nearly left an agent dead, NCIS: Hawai’i returned with a special episode at a special time. The Sunday night showing of “Spies” was the first part
DC’s Trial of the Amazons will leave a mark on Wonder Woman and her allies. In April, Wonder Woman #786 places Diana Prince at the center of the clash between the Bana-Mighdall, Esquecida and Themysciran, the three tribes of the Amazons. The issue teases that while the tribes fight for the right to control the
A new Jujutsu Kaisen 0 promotional video has been released. The latest preview for the prequel movie is short, but shows off a few brief shots that weren’t seen in previous trailers, including a new shot of the movie’s villain, Suguru Geto, using a familiar weapon against the movie’s main hero, Yuta Okkotsu, and his
Batman is one of the most popular fictional characters ever. There is no place in pop culture that Batman hasn’t been and he has been a trailblazer in a lot of ways. He was the first superhero to have a major motion picture in 1966, had one of the first and most popular sidekicks ever in Robin,
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for This Is Us Season 6, Episode 3, “Four Fathers,” which aired Tuesday January 18th on NBC. This Is Us is well-known for playing a long game. Characters come and go through the Pearson’s lives, but there’s always a chance that someone we thought we’d never see again will reappear, with
The Batman may have the longest runtime to date for a film about the Dark Knight, but some audiences got the chance to see an even longer version. According to the latest Heat Vision newsletter, some test audiences saw an early cut of Matt Reeves’ The Batman that ran four hours. That would make it the second-longest superhero
Andrew Garfield revealed exactly how he managed to sneak into a cinema screening of Spider-Man: No Way Home with co-star Tobey Maguire without being seen. According to Garfield, it was surprisingly easy to watch the movie unnoticed. “If Tobey and I just kind of put on a baseball cap and wear our COVID N-95 masks, we just look like
WARNING: The following contains constantly updated spoilers for Peacemaker, now streaming on HBO Max. Peacemaker, the much-anticipated spin-off to James Gunn’s film The Suicide Squad, has finally hit HBO Max. The show picks up five months after the post-credits scene where Peacemaker/Christopher Smith (John Cena) was recovering in the hospital after being shot by Bloodsport
Dr. Stone is one of the most popular and well-known “edutainment” anime series out there, and many edutainment titles such as Cells at Work! and Laid-Back Camp tend to focus more on the lesson than the characters, which may appeal to some viewers. However, Dr. Stone never forgot its shonen roots, and it shows. Dr.
Foreshadowing is the process of scattering clues about future events to keep viewers hooked on the main story. Some of the best foreshadowing in anime leads to well-deserved plot twists, satisfying revelations, and perfectly revealed secrets that some characters hid from others. RELATED: 10 Most Predictable Anime Plot Twists Everyone Saw Coming However, there are plenty of
The Guardians of the Galaxy have experienced a massive surge in popularity since their introduction to the MCU, but the members of the big screen version of the team are not the only ones to use the name. Long before the lovable loser Star-Lord and his crew took the world by storm, there was a team
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Scream, now playing in theaters. In the Scream franchise, as Randy Meeks made it clear in 1996 when he laid down rules for surviving a horror movie, you always put a bullet in the heads of the villains. That’s because they always come back to life, which is why Sid