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Dragon Ball Creator Praises Sand Land Game From Beyond The Grave
25.4.2024
Legendary mangaka Akira Toriyama, character designer for Chrono Trigger and creator of the Dragon Ball series, passed away in March 2024. He was just 68 years old. Though he’s gone now, publisher Bandai Namco has shared a note Toriyama wrote in January 2024 about developer ILCA’s Sand Land,...
Sand Land’s Video Game Adaptation Is A Devilishly Good Time
24.4.2024
Sand Land caught my attention as soon as I saw the game’s booth at New York City Comic Con last year, with its enormous recreation of the Royal Army tank. The game’s setting, character designs, and of course the tank, stuck with me, even though I wouldn’t consider myself familiar with much, if...
Woman Leaves Yu-Gi-Oh Event Because It Smelled Horrible
11.4.2024
A woman went viral on social media after claiming she left a Yu-Gi-Oh card game event due to how terrible many of the other players smelled. Read more
Xbox Adds Dynamic Blue Dragon Background In Honor Of Akira Toriyama
29.3.2024
Earlier this month, the world learned of the passing of legendary mangaka Akira Toriyama, the creator behind Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, and Sand Land. In the world of games, he is best known as the prolific artist behind games like Chrono Trigger and the Dragon Quest series, as well as...
Sand Land: The Series Is A Fitting Sendoff For The Legendary Akira Toriyama
20.3.2024
When news of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama’s sudden passing hit social media, I found myself staring at a black-and-white photograph of the legendary artist. Toriyama’s iconic work has always been immediately recognizable, a charming calling card that defines everything from Chrono Trigger’s...
Toonami Is Holding A Dragon Ball Kai Marathon In Tribute To Akira Toriyama
12.3.2024
In the wake of Akira Toriyama’s death, thousands of tributes to the legendary creator of the Dragon Ball franchise have been pouring in online. Toonami, the Cartoon Network offshoot now hosted as part of Adult Swim that aired Dragon Ball and its various sequels and spin-offs in its prime, is having...
Everything We Know About Sand Land, Akira Toriyama's New RPG
12.1.2024
An adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s desert-themed, post-war manga, Sand Land arrives as an open-world action RPG on April 25, 2024. If you’re a fan of Toriyama’s other work, such as Dragon Ball, you’ll want to keep an eye on Sand Landas we get closer to the release date. And as it seems to offer...
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
Silent Hill, Naruto Games Deny AI Usage Amid Fan Freakouts
30.11.2023
The internet is starting to fill up with AI-generated junk, and more and more people are now worried that the worst parts of the games they play might be AI-generated too. Fans of Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja and Silent Hill Ascension recently accused both of using AI. The developers promised...
Netflix’s Pluto Anime Is The Best Sci-Fi Anime Of 2023
31.10.2023
While anime streaming juggernaut Crunchyroll is trying a shotgun-spread approach of releasing a wide variety of anime this season that—with a few exceptions—will likely have little to no staying power in viewer consciousness, Netflix seems to be taking fewer, smarter shots, and has struck gold with...
Dragon Ball Daima Is The Newest DBZ Series And Toriyama Is Back
12.10.2023
Today at New York Comic Con, Toei Animation announced a brand-new Dragon Ball anime series coming next fall.Read more
Manga Plus' New Two-Plan Subscription Service Has More Pros Than Cons
4.10.2023
Much like TV- and movie-streaming apps with sliding scale price plans, manga-reading services have slowly integrated payment tiers with varying benefits and limitations. Manga Plus by Shueisha, a previously free-to-read manga website with a rather annoying caveat (we’ll get there), is the latest...
Crunchyroll’s Latest Fantasy Anime Will Make You Call A Friend Just To Catch Up
29.9.2023
Have you ever caught yourself doing something mundane, like picking at a blade of grass or walking on the sidewalk’s curb, only to be hit with the intrusive thought that your group of friends won’t be able to attend each other’s funerals? Heavy stuff, right? Well, the new fantasy anime Frieren:...
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
US Open Star Coco Gauff Celebrated Reaching Finals By Watching My Hero Academia
8.9.2023
Coco Gauff, a young tennis star competing in the US Open, joins a long list of prominent athletes who use inspirational anime as a part of their pre and post-game ritual.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...
'Brand New' Naruto Episodes Delayed To Improve Anime Quality
29.8.2023
Naruto, the mega-popular shonen anime series, was supposed to receive four “newly made” episodes on September 3 to commemorate the show’s 20th anniversary, but a recent announcement has pushed back their release.Read more
Chainsaw Man Creator Wants To Stop Drawing Manga, Just Write Its Story
28.7.2023
During a recent interview with Japanese publisher Shueisha, Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto revealed that he wouldn’t mind it if he stopped drawing his mega-popular shonen series entirely, so he could focus solely on penning its off-the-rails story.Read more
Yu-Gi-Oh! Is Faltering, But Fans Feel Konami's Ignoring Them
14.7.2023
During a recent Konami shareholder meeting, the game company’s president addressed concerns that its latest free-to-play Yu-Gi-Oh! game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, has negatively affected the franchise’s growth. A shareholder noted that Master Duel’s play style poorly translates to the popular trading...