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This Stunning Dragon Ball Fan Film Finally Gives Vegeta His Due
7.7.2022
It’s not every day that you watch a fan film that rivals the quality of the genuine article, but Legend - A Dragon Ball Tale effectively gives series creator Akira Toriyama a run for his money. Read more
Fortnite Welcomes War Criminal Orochimaru, More Naruto Characters To The Festivities
21.6.2022
Hope you’re still a fan of battle royale games with a penchant for cognitively dissonant crossovers because Epic Games has announced that more Naruto characters are airdropping their way into Fortnite. Read more
Demon Slayer, Pokémon Voice Actor Billy Kametz Passes Away At 35
13.6.2022
Billy Kametz, a voice actor who worked on popular anime and games such as Attack on Titan and Fire Emblem: Three Houses, passed away last week after losing his battle to stage IV colon cancer, according to an obituary posted over the weekend. He was 35 years old.Read more
Cyberpunk 2077's Netflix Anime Series Looks Great
9.6.2022
Netflix just dropped the first trailer for its anime series based on Cyberpunk 2077. Whatever complaints you might have about the game, you may want to leave those at the door.Read more
Hunter x Hunter Creator Joins Twitter, Reveals Manga’s Long Hiatus Is Ending
24.5.2022
After a four-year hiatus, the creator of the popular shonen manga Hunter x Hunter not only created a Twitter account today, but announced that he is working on four new chapters of the series.Read more
It’s Stardew Valley Plus Spirited Away (Who Are We Kidding, You Already Clicked)
18.5.2022
You can never have too many cozy games between all the big AAA launches, in my opinion, and that’s exactly what makes upcoming slice-of-life sim Spirittea look so inviting.Read more
Toei Animation Hacked, Delaying Dragon Ball Anime Movie
21.3.2022
Originally slated for an April 22 release in Japan, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero has been delayed after an unauthorized third party hacked Toei Animation.Read more
Hideaki Anno Is Creating His Version Of The Marvel Universe
14.2.2022
The common connection for many universes in movies and TV is corporate. So, what joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe is, well, Marvel. Of course, there are exceptions. The latest of which is the newly announced Shin Japan Heroes Universe.This upcoming collab will bring Godzilla, Ultraman, Kamen...
Studio Ghibli Teams Up With Luxury Brand For Some Expensive Merch
13.1.2022
Spirited Away is getting the luxury designer goods treatment from venerated fashion house Loewe. The brand’s items are usually on the pricey side, so you can bet the Studio Ghibli ones are, too. Read more
Belle Is A Spiritual Sequel To Summer Wars And A Modern Beauty And The Beast
12.1.2022
While watching Belle, the latest feature from Mamoru Hosoda, two movies kept racing through my mind: Disney’s animated Beauty and the Beast and Hosoda’s own Summer Wars—and for good reason. Belle takes a classic fairy tale and filters it through the virtual world in which we live.Read more
A Live-Action Nausicaä Movie Could Look Great
21.12.2021
When manga and anime get live-action versions, one of the biggest stumbling blocks is the way things look. On the page or animated, a character and their outfit might appear awesome; however, the real-life interpretation could end up looking awkward or silly. That doesn’t seem to be true...
The Wandering Swordsman
16.12.2021
On tonight’s feature we’re showcasing the art of Ami Thompson, who has worked on movies like Ponyo and Across The Spiderverse.Read more
Makoto Shinkai's New Movie Revealed
15.12.2021
Makoto Shinkai, the writer and director of Your Name, has revealed his latest project. It’s called Suzume no Tojimari (Suzume Locking Up The Doors), and it will be released in Japan in fall 2022. Above is the key art for the upcoming film. Suzume no Tojimari follows a 17-year-old girl named Suzume...
Dragon Ball Voice Actor And Narrator Joji Yanami Dies At 90
14.12.2021
Joji Yanami was a mainstay in the Dragon Ball franchise. During his career, he voiced a number of Dragon Ball characters, as well as serving as the anime’s narrator. His agency Aoni Production announced that the veteran voice actor passed away on December 3 at the age of 90. Read more
Shin Ultraman Will Beam Into Japanese Theaters In May 2022
13.12.2021
After being delayed by Covid-19, Shin Ultraman has a release date for Japan: May 13, 2022. The following spring—March 2023, to be exact—will see the domestic theatrical release of Shin Kamen Rider, meaning back to back years of eagerly awaited tokusatsu movies. How cool is that?The latest trailer...
The Scary Theory That Totoro Is The God of Death
26.10.2021
My Neighbor Totoro is a family favorite. Kids and adults alike love the story of two sisters in the idyllic Japanese countryside with magical creatures. But for some viewers, there’s darkness seething underneath. Totoro is no cuddly critter. He is a killer. Read more
What It's Like To Voice My Hero Academia From Home, According To The Actors
25.10.2021
World Heroes Mission, the third movie to spring from the exceedingly popular shonen anime series My Hero Academia, is about to arrive in theaters. Ahead of the theatrical release, I spoke to the film’s voice actors about the evolution of their characters and how they’ve adjusted to working from...
Dragon Ball Voice Actor Chris Ayres Dies Age 56
20.10.2021
Chris Ayres, perhaps best known as Frieza’s English language voice actor, has passed away. Besides the iconic Dragon Ball character, Ayres also voiced Kei Kurono in Gantz, and Shingen Takeda in Sengoku Basara. He was 56 years old. Read more
12 Things To Check Out After You've Binged Squid Game
16.10.2021
Even if you live under a rock duplex, you’ve probably seen Netflix’s Squid Game do the rounds on social media. This should come as no surprise because Netflix reports that Squid Game (not to be confused with Nintendo’s Splatoon) is its most popular series launch ever, gaining 111 million viewers...
Friendship Ended With Cyberpunk, Now ANNO: Mutationem Is New Best Friend
8.10.2021
During the Steam Next Fest, a week-long event featuring demos and previews for upcoming games, one game called out to me from the crowd: the cyberpunk role-playing game ANNO: Mutationem. The trailer alone felt specifically designed to lure me in, with its rhythmic soundtrack, its neon-drenched...