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How To Defeat The Wise In Assassin's Creed Shadows
20.5.2025
You know, Naoe and Yasuke have been killing a whole lot of people lately. Maybe this time, given this mission’s all about two diametrically opposed political factions trying to come to an agreement, they really should dial back down on the violent rhetoric, reach across the aisle, and let diplomacy...
How To Defeat The Mourner In Assassin’s Creed Shadows
15.5.2025
Same old goddamn story every time. An old crush comes calling saying it’s been a while, we should get lunch, catch up. Also, by the way, I know we haven’t been close in a real long time but it’s been a rough couple of months, will you murder several dozen people in honor of my dead brother...
Dark Fantasy Manga Jujutsu Kaisen Is Finally Ending And I Couldn't Be Happier
20.8.2024
After six years, Shonen Jump’s mega-popular sorcery-fighting manga, Jujutsu Kaisen, will publish its final chapter on September 30. In the years since it began syndication, it was nominated for (and won) a few literary awards, and both seasons of its anime series brought home Crunchyroll’s Anime...
Anime Is Having A Modern Video Game Boom, Now Comes The Hard Part
13.8.2024
Modern-day anime, and the industries that shape its creation and distribution, are in a stride not dissimilar to the one video games have been experiencing since around 2020 during the height of the covid pandemic, when everyone was stuck at home with nothing better to do than tackle their backlog...
Yuri On Ice’s Long-Awaited Prequel Movie Has Been Canceled
19.4.2024
It’s so over, y’all. Yuri on Ice, the gay ice-skating anime that took the world by storm in 2016, won’t be getting its long-anticipated follow-up film, Yuri on Ice the Movie: Ice Adolescence, as the movie has been canceled. A moment of silence for those who were present for the gay cultural reset....
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Will Kick Off A Bloody Tournament Arc
2.1.2024
Jujutsu Kaisen wrapped up earlier this week after a long and fairly grim season. You won’t be surprised to learn that it’s got another season in the works, once again courtesy of MAPPA.Read more
Kotaku’s Top 10 Anime Of 2023, Ranked
8.11.2023
This year has been one of the most jam-packed years for anime releases in recent memory with the return of fan favorites like Jujutsu Kaisen and the release of new shows like Netflix’s Pluto. While not every show was a memorable work of compelling fiction, 2023 provided us with a bunch of fantastic...
Attack On Titan's Final Episode (For Real This Time) Gets Release Date
12.9.2023
Attack on Titan, arguably the shonen anime of the decade by means of its exceptionally strong start back in 2013 and its significantly stretched-out final season, finally has a release date for its final episode.Read more
Five Riveting Gaming & Anime YouTubers You Should Check Out
5.9.2023
Whenever I’m not sitting in front of my laptop writing or reviewing video games and anime, I’m sitting in front of my laptop watching YouTube video essays. My eye doctor is worried, but we’re not here to talk about how terminally online I am. Instead, I’m gonna put you on five YouTube video...
Five Riveting Gaming & Anime YouTubers You Should Check Out
5.9.2023
Whenever I’m not sitting in front of my laptop writing or reviewing video games and anime, I’m sitting in front of my laptop watching YouTube video essays. My eye doctor is worried, but we’re not here to talk about how terminally online I am. Instead, I’m gonna put you on five YouTube video...
This Gundam Show Is Gay, No Matter What Its Owners Say
4.8.2023
The Witch From Mercury, the latest entry in the long-running Gundam franchise, not only features the series’ first lead female protagonist, but also proudly centers a queer romance. In Gundam’s 40+ year history, there has been plenty of gay subtext, queer secondary and tertiary characters, and...
All The Recent Big, Surprising Anime News You Should Know About
7.7.2023
This week, Anime Expo had a bunch of announcements and trailers for visitors and folks at home to get excited about. In fact, the “largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America” almost had too much to reveal for attendees to take time and parse, especially if they were stuck in...
Spy x Family’s Unique Studio Collab Helps Prevent Anime Worker Crunch, Says Wit Studio Prez
2.7.2023
It’s no secret among anime fans that Wit Studio’s herculean efforts on earlier seasons of the mega-popular Attack on Titan and sleeper hit Vinland Saga helped make each series a household name in the anime industry. While both shows have since been passed on to Mappa, and fans have growing concerns...
What To Expect At Anime Expo 2023
26.6.2023
If, like me, you’re making your way toward Anime Expo, the self-proclaimed “largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America” this coming weekend (yes, the Otaku of Kotaku will be there!), you may be feeling overwhelmed. But fear not! If you have no earthly idea what must-see events...
A Chainsaw Man Porn Parody Apparently Outsold The Anime In Japan
6.6.2023
A live-action porn parody of Mappa’s popular shonen anime, Chainsaw Man, may have outsold the original series on Blu-ray in Japan. Read more
This New Series Completes Studio MAPPA’s Dark Trilogy
20.4.2023
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Most Horror Anime Is Dark And Gritty. This One Is Gorgeous
31.3.2023
Most of the time, horror is ugly. Whether they’re chunky zombies in Dead Island 2 or grotesque titans in Attack on Titan, the objects of our attention are intrinsically repulsive to us. Hell’s Paradise tries a very different approach. The manga, which ran from 2018-2021, juxtaposes beauty with...
Kakegurui Creator's New 'Death Game' Anime Might Be The Sleeper Hit Of 2023
11.3.2023
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Vinland Saga Season 2’s Farming Arc Is Planting Seeds For A Phenomenal Payoff
13.1.2023
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Chainsaw Man Does The Shonen Anime Trio Formula Right
29.12.2022
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