The original Star Wars introduced audiences to a new universe filled with timeless tropes reskinned for a new age, including the battle between good and evil. However, Star Wars shows this both physically, with the Rebels and the Empire, and metaphorically, through its use of the Light and Dark Side. This is best exemplified through the first on-screen use
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Martial arts-themed manga series Baki the Grappler is getting a new Netflix anime series this autumn! Based on Keisuke Itagaki’s classic fighting manga, the series follows Baki Hanma, the youngest underground fighting champion, and his father and rival Yujirou, also known as “the strongest creature on earth”. Baki Hanma will stream via Netflix in autumn
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Black Widow, now playing in theatres and available for streaming through Disney+ Premiere Access Natasha Romanov has been one of the major mainstays since Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the hero getting one last spotlight in Black Widow — alongside her “family” of former Russian spies, including Yelena, Alexei
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The MCU is filled with characters that have had inspiring redemption stories, but redemption doesn’t come without failure. Due to the recent success of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TFATWS), Bucky and his path to redemption have become favorites among fans. RELATED: MCU: 10 Questions Left Unanswered After TFATWS Bucky may have recently redeemed himself
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Lerner Publishing Group’s Graphic Universe imprint has revealed an official preview for Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate Championship Edition, a YA graphic novel that brings Welsh cartoonist Josh Hicks’ professional wrestling-themed comic Glorious Wrestling Alliance to the United States and collects it in full color for the first time. Written and illustrated by Hicks, Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate
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Adventure anime Vinland Manga is getting a second season! Season 2 is currently in production with Shuhei Yabuta and Takahiko Abiru confirmed to return as director and character designer respectively. [embedded content] In addition to a teaser video and visual, a celebratory illustration by original author Makoto Yukimura has been released. Based on Makoto Yukimura’s
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Loki Episode 5, “Journey Into Mystery,” streaming now on Disney+. With Loki, fans have learned all versions of the God of Mischief were meant to die. It’s what the Sacred Timeline dictated for Tom Hiddleston’s Loki at the hands of Thanos and why the Time Variance Authority eventually caught up
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Recently, a mod for Fallout was announced that changed the main location of the game. Rather than having the game set in America, this mod moves the title to London. A mod is a good start, but this could be the perfect time to start looking overseas for the next Fallout adventure, and the United Kingdom
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WARNING: The following contains minor spoilers for Episode 5 of Loki, “Journey Into Mystery,” now streaming on Disney+. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 writer/director James Gunn publicly thanked Marvel Studios for fulfilling his six-year-old wish with the latest episode of Disney+’s Loki. “My wish from 2015. Thanks for finally delivering [Marvel Studios],” Gunn tweeted. This
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In the year 2056, robots have replaced human beings in the workforce. An uneasy co-existence develops between the newly intelligent robots and the ten billion humans living on Earth. Every human family is assigned a robot upon whom they are completely reliant. What could possibly go wrong? Meet the Walters, a human family whose robot,
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It’s getting steadily hotter here in Tokyo, but that only gives us more excuses to stay inside and enjoy this summer’s awesome anime lineup! The season may have already started, but here’s a chance to check through and see if there are any titles you missed. Be sure to take a peek at the trailers
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Loki Episode 5, “Journey Into Mystery,” streaming now on Disney+. Loki added whole new dimensions to the cosmology of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by exploring just how many branching timelines there are. Time travel first became an issue in Avengers: Endgame, but as the Time Variance Authority stated themselves, the Avengers’
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MAPPA, the animation studio that produces several popular anime series, including Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen and the upcoming Chainsaw Man, has released a statement in response to recent claims that allege the studio was underpaying and overworking its staff. The discussion about how the anime industry compensates its animators came back into the spotlight
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