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As one of the longest-running anime in history, One Piece does not follow the typical storytelling conventions often seen in a 12 or 24-episode series. Currently airing at over 1000 episodes, greater episode numbers mean more potential plot holes to fill. RELATED: 10 Anime You Shouldn’t Binge-Watch (& Why) If specific points in the One Piece story played out differently,

Marvel’s Eternals opened late last year, and despite the buzz around its release, the film didn’t connect with audiences the same way most of Marvel’s predecessors did. It was the first movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to fail to enchant critics, and its long runtime and complicated plot might have driven away potential viewers through bad

Bungie will always be remembered as the team that created Halo, but they have been working on the Destiny franchise for the last decade. The first installation in the series got off to a rocky start when it launched in 2014, and fell into the category of video games with nonsensical endings. That negativity dissipated with the release of the expansion The Taken

The prequel series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is poised to showcase the adventures of the USS Enterprise while it was commanded by Captain Christopher Pike. Ostensibly set sometime after the events of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, which prominently featured Pike and his crew, Strange New Worlds takes place approximately a decade before the

Tekken, Namco’s classic fighting tournament video game franchise, is coming to Netflix in the form of a new anime series. A teaser trailer for Tekken: Bloodline was revealed on Netflix’s YouTube channel, giving fans a glimpse of the story and characters that the series will follow. The main protagonist is the series mainstay Jin Kazama, who is

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Deep Water, now available on Hulu. In Hulu’s Deep Water, Ben Affleck’s Vic has to contend with a one-sided open marriage, allowing his wife Melinda (Ana de Armas) to indulge in various indiscretions. It was her way of punishing him in their toxic, loveless marriage, making the jealous husband want

The Kakegurui anime is a study of the human psyche in terms of hierarchy, risk-taking, ambition, trust and far more. In a way, its two main characters are like Batman and the Joker from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight — a clash of order vs chaos. In this case, however, the Joker wins while Batman shows his true

The trailer for Season 3 of The Boys was reportedly flagged for content on Twitter over 20 million times, but rather than being alarmed about that reception, the show’s social media managers seem to be taking it as a metric of success. The Boys‘ official Twitter shared a graphic noting the statistics for the teaser, which was released

Back in the early 2000s, Gossip Girl was the most-talked about teen drama on everyone’s Facebook page. The lives of the scandalous teens running the Upper East Side took the world by storm and catapulted its lead stars to fame. The network tried to capitalize on Gossip Girl‘s success with a potential spinoff series about Serena van der Woodsen’s

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Black Crab, now streaming on Netflix. Centering on a war breaking out in Sweden, Netflix’s Black Crab follows a small team tasked with transporting two canisters across a frozen lake. The film took a more sinister turn when Noomi Rapace’s Caroline Edh found out what they were really carrying. After losing

Revealed by indie developer Neostream Interactive back in 2020’s PlayStation 5 showcase, Little Devil Inside effortlessly captured viewers’ attention. Its charming, stylized aesthetics, open-world exploration and cinematic combat were a breath of fresh air for gamers. Funded initially by Kickstarter back in 2015, people have been eagerly awaiting more news and updates about the upcoming

Most Fringe fans remember it as a science-fiction show that continually morphed its premise and constantly upended its storylines over its five-season run. The Fox series followed the exploits of Olivia Dunham, Peter Bishop and Walter Bishop (played by Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble) as they explored strange unexplained events and averted impending

Everyone knows that Iron Man built and tested his armor before the start of his superhero career, but there was another person who piloted the armor before him. Rebel O’Reilly was a close friend of Tony Stark’s in college and something of a daredevil (not the superhero, just an adrenaline junkie) who volunteered to test pilot

Before films like Blade, X-Men and Spider-Man helped redefine comic book films, Marvel tried to break out on the small screen. In 1996, characters under the X-Men umbrella were given focus in the made-for-TV movie Generation X. However, unlike the traditional X-Men, this cast of characters was comprised of heroes that were largely unknown by wider

The josei genre is targeted towards women and may not have the largest following compared to other genres, but it has a die-hard following. Many people enjoy this genre for its realistic elements, whether those elements are in romance or the ups-and-downs of everyday life. RELATED: 10 Best Josei Anime Of The 2000s While this genre isn’t overly

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Batman, now in theaters. With the rise of the digital and social media era over the last few years, one of the most heated debates has revolved around spoilers. Many fans of comic book movies, and well, pop culture in general, can often be found blasting people online

Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball Super has done excellent work with continuing the creator’s iconic shonen series for both old fans and new audiences alike. Dragon Ball Super is a faithful look into Goku’s growing strength, but the series also effectively turns to the characters’ pasts to better help inform their futures. RELATED: Dragon Ball Super:

Of the variety of mecha anime that have appeared over the years, Eureka Seven is one that sticks out, and for good reason. It’s distinct in that the theme of romance is a driving force for the overall narrative, and also because of the anime’s visually lush display of the series’ unique sport known as reffing — a take on surfing in

The Force is capable of many weird and wonderful things in Star Wars, and arguably the most powerful of them all is the ability to preserve consciousness after death. Known as Force Ghosts, this ability has only ever been used by a select few, with the first being Qui-Gon Jinn. Which begs the question, how did

Loki Laufeyson is the Norse God of Mischief and was once a frequent threat to the likes of his adopted brother, Thor, and the Mighty Avengers. In fact, Loki indirectly helped unite the original Avengers lineup in Avengers #1 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963. RELATED: 10 Marvel Heroes Who Could Beat Darkseid

Fans of DC Extended Universe directors Zack Snyder and David Ayer commissioned an airplane to fly a banner reading “SnyderVerse & Ayer Cut.” A video of the airplane was reposted on Twitter by Ayer, who directed 2016’s Suicide Squad, on the first anniversary of the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League on HBO Max, or the first anniversary

Haikyuu is one of the most popular sports anime of the past two decades. With four seasons and hundreds of manga chapters, Haikyuu has consistently displayed phenomenal skill in writing thrilling athletics, potent character studies, and a classic shonen underdog story. Fans follow the trials and tribulations of the Karasuno volleyball team as they attempt

Popular British gang drama, Peaky Blinders is no stranger to violence and heartbreak, and its gritty nature set in the aftermath of World War I has enraptured viewers since premiering in 2013. Though a thrilling plot for a period drama, the show’s backbone is its strong and complex characters, which is why fans were so shocked

There have been a few different cinematic versions of the Dark Knight over the years. Director Matt Reeves brought the latest caped crusader to the big screen in 2022’s The Batman. The movie rebooted the character and explored his second year as a costumed vigilante while he tried to protect his corrupted city from a serial killer.

Music is a big part of anime so there are plenty of series that have it as their subject matter. A lot of music anime are adapted from manga, and putting sound to what were originally static images literally brings the music to life and puts it center stage. RELATED: 10 Best Anime Based On Art With

Avatar: The Last Airbender created a unique and fascinating world that The Legend of Korra then continued, pressing the timeline of the series not only into the future but revealing even more about its past. Fans finally had the chance to see the days of the very first Avatar, Wan, and combined with various statements throughout the

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers from “House of Gotham: Chapter Eleven” from Detective Comics #1057, on sale now from DC Comics. The story of the Boy and his ascension from innocent to Gotham City villain has finally caught up to the present day. In “House of Gotham: Chapter Eleven” from Detective Comics #1057 (by Matthew Rosenberg, Fernando

Pixar’s hit film, The Incredibles, utilizes Syndrome, a dangerous genius whose hatred for superheroes and superpowers stems from his own angry childhood experiences with them, as its primary villain. But while the majority of that hate is directed towards Mr. Incredible after an incident that left Syndrome greatly embarrassed, there might have been another Super with

Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar revealed in a recent interview that she thinks Spider-Man: No Way Home actor Zendaya should play the slayer if a Buffy reboot ever sees the light of day. Gellar expressed her support for a reboot in an interview for Into Every Generation a Slayer Is Born: How Buffy Staked

Marvel is known for its events books. Fans always love to see their favorite heroes and villains together, and these stories often promise some kind of status quo change that makes them worth reading. Marvel’s best events follow this formula to a tee, using the biggest stage to shake things up and introduce great new