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For more than a decade, Naruto was one of the most popular manga and anime series in the world, and it is still held in high regard, especially since its sequel series has received mixed reviews. Naruto is the main character, and his dream was to become the Leaf Village’s Hokage. He started off as a knuckleheaded ninja,

The names of some of the major characters in Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series have been revealed, and they’re a mix of familiar and new. Heading the list of those familiar are Morfydd Clark as Galadriel and Robert Aramayo as Elrond. Both Elves played important roles in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Before the Batman: An Original Movie Novel, on sale now. In the Christopher Nolan Batman movies, one of the most disappointing aspects of the series was the fight sequences for Christian Bale’s Dark Knight. As a ninja, he held his own with stealth and speed, but as the Bat,

The Straw Hat Pirates’ resident chef has been providing sustenance for the crew since he joined them in the early days of One Piece. In fact, Sanji’s cooking is notable enough to warrant him his own cooking spin-off manga miniseries — Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Sanji. Like the events featured in this spin-off, Sanji has prepared a variety of dishes that left an

It is arguably impossible for the Dungeon Master in a Dungeons and Dragons game to cheat. The culture of D&D, both as established by the majority of players and by the 5e books themselves, casts the Dungeon Master as arbiter of the rules and story. They are given implicit license to fudge, change, add, or ignore any rules they don’t think

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Suicide Squad: Blaze #1, on sale now from DC Comics. The latest DC Black Label miniseries Suicide Squad: Blaze follows a group of criminals who agree to take a serum that will artificially give them superpowers in exchange for shortening their lifespan to a matter of months. The classic

The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus has teamed with The Jim Henson Company to develop an “urban fantasy” series for a family-friendly audience. “They [The Jim Henson Company] are masters in the fantasy world-building space,” Reedus told Variety. While notably known for fighting zombies in AMC’s long-running horror hit The Walking Dead, the Daryl Dixon actor’s latest fantasy venture instead gears toward

When it comes to superheroes, especially when the material including superheroes is aimed at a younger audience, there is a tendency to think of those fictional characters as role models. After all, they fight for the greater good, and they’re committed to trying to do the right thing. Even in a series like Miraculous: The

Charlie Cox revealed that his return as Matt Murdock in Spider-Man: No Way Home was designed to let audiences make some noise. Early in the new Spider-Man film, as Peter and his family and friends struggle with the world knowing his superhero identity, the gang meets with a lawyer to discuss his options regarding the accusations that he

Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball remains a titan of the anime industry and it’s hard for fans to engage in conversations about action-heavy shonen series without touching on this foundational series. Dragon Ball has kept audiences entertained for more than 35 years with the ongoing adventures of Goku and company as they protect the Earth from

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 8, “All In,” streaming now on Paramount+. When the crew of the USS Discovery arrived in the 32nd century at the end of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, they found the far-future to be a significantly hostile and chaotic place. An incident known

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Snowpiercer Season 3, Episode 2, “The Last to Go,” now available on TNT. In Season 3 of Snowpiercer, Layton (Daveed Diggs) has been desperate for solutions after breaking the titular train off from Wilford’s Big Alice. The villain has control of 1,023 cars, but Layton doesn’t mind, because by holding

X3: The Last Stand was controversial for several reasons, most of which stemmed from combining two divergent plot points into one movie. One of those plots was an adaptation of the iconic “Dark Phoenix Saga,” though there were numerous changes to get the story onto the big screen. These involved making the cosmic story much

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Secret X-Men #1, now on sale from Marvel Comics The mutants of the Marvel Universe are nominally among the most capable figures in their reality. Omega-Level Mutants have routinely been shown to act on god-level tiers, and the less powerful often find creative applications for their abilities. Even the

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 2, Episode 17, “Never Give Up,” now streaming on Funimation, Hulu and Crunchyroll. Tanjiro, Inosuke and Zenitsu had no idea what they’d gotten themselves into when they volunteered for Tengen Uzui’s mission at the start of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba‘s “Entertainment District” arc.

Many fans aren’t happy that John DiMaggio might not be the voice of the lovable, foul-mouthed robot Bender when Futurama returns on Hulu, and the actor apparently feels the same. DiMaggio took to Twitter to raise awareness regarding his absence in Futurama‘s revival. Beyond his initial statements on the matter, the actor has been retweeting and favoriting

Warning: The following contains speculative spoilers from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, premiering this September on Amazon Prime. With promises of multiple seasons and a billion-dollar budget, it was always clear the Amazon was going to pull out all of the stops for it’s new Lord of the Rings series. For years,

Ruben Fleischer, the director of the upcoming Uncharted film, confirmed that the next project in his sights is an adaption of another iconic PlayStation franchise. Speaking to Digital Trends, Fleischer revealed, “I’m actually working on Jak and Daxter, a version of that, for PlayStation, which I think would be really cool to bring to life.” The director

Sloclap’s Sifu takes the combat concepts introduced in its previous title, Absolver, and ramps things up even more. Now, players get the chance to control every aspect of the protagonist’s movements in a story-driven martial arts experience that is equal parts rougelike and revenge story. The game is unique because each boss offers a challenging experience

Netflix has confirmed that Daredevil, Punisher and more, once believed to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will no longer be available on the platform in the coming weeks. All of the Marvel shows on Netflix, including Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders and Punisher are leaving Netflix on March 1. It is unknown where

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Peacemaker, Season 1, Episode 7, “Stop Dragon My Heart Around,” available now on HBO Max. With one episode left, Peacemaker raised the stakes with a couple key deaths as the Butterflies began making plans to continue taking over the world. They realized Task Force X was closing in on

Today, we take a look at an amusing aspect of Marvel’s Manhattan, which somehow has MULTIPLE hidden cities underneath the streets! In Drawing Crazy Patterns, I spotlight at least five scenes/moments from within comic book stories that fit under a specific theme (basically, stuff that happens frequently in comics). Note that these lists are inherently

Disney+’s upcoming Star Wars series Ahsoka has reportedly received not only a new production start window, but also a working title. Citing Production Weekly, the Star Wars news site Bespin Bulletin reports that filming on the Rosario Dawson-led series is now due to begin in April. Although no firm end date for production has been confirmed, it “could go on until

With the upcoming Western release of Lost Ark on Feb. 11 (unless you are one of those playing early), players are searching for the class that most suits their playstyle. There is a lot to consider for a game that includes both PvP and PvE when looking at where classes will fit in the release

DC has shared a brief promotional video for some of its upcoming feature films, offering lightning-quick new glimpses at films like Black Adam and The Flash. “2022 is the year of heroes,” DC wrote on Twitter, sharing a seven-second video meant to advertise Black Adam and The Flash, as well as The Batman and Aquaman

Only a handful of anime have dominated the industry for more than a decade, and One Piece has arguably been the world’s most popular series for a quarter-century. Fans love One Piece because the series tells a very detailed and emotional story with well-written characters. It also helps that the series has a good amount of action

DC has been creating comics for over eighty years. They set the standard for superheroes and supervillains for years, and while their dominance over the comic industry has been challenged many times since the Golden Age, they’re still here. Marvel may have taken the reins of the industry in the Silver Age but DC’s output in

The Owl House Season 2 is officially returning with new episodes in March. Series creator Dana Terrace confirmed on Twitter that The Owl House is set to return to Disney Channel on Saturday, March 19 — the same day Matt Braly’s Amphibia returns with new episodes of its own. The Owl House Season 2 has

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows #1-5, Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm and Star Wars: The High Republic: The Fallen Star, on sale now. The Great Leveler, a creature that used psychic attacks to devour fear and turn its Force sensitive victims to

There’s a long list of anime that can be considered modern-day classics, but only an elite catalog can boast the very best anime that streaming services have to offer. Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, and Death Note all come to mind, and those are familiar choices. But every now and again, there’s an anime that somehow slips through