Dark fantasy anime Overlord is set to return with Season 4 and a new anime film adapting the Holy Kingdom arc! The original light novel’s illustrator, so-bin, has penned a …
Capcom’s Mega Man franchise has had many Blue Bombers, be they futuristic descendants of the original robot boy or versions from alternate universes. One such parallel take on the character was introduced in …
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Demon Slayer: Mugen Train. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train has been breaking box office records in Japan and North America. It has also been well-received …
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The Sword Art Online saga is making its way back to the big screens in Fall 2021 in the highly anticipated Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night. …
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As one of the few fighters to beat Goku in a World Martial Arts Tournament, Tien Shinhan is among the strongest warriors in the entire Dragon Ball franchise, rivaling Krillin …
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for My Hero Academia #310, by Kohei Horikoshi, Caleb Cook and John Hunt, available now in English from Viz Media. My Hero Academia has quickened its …
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Mamoru Oshii is best known for directing the 1995 hit Ghost in the Shell, but what most anime fans don’t know is that he also directed what is considered the first …
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Bleach‘s most eccentric supporting character, Kisuke Urahara, is far more than he initially seems in his Season 1 debut. Kisuke is presented as a candy shop owner who happened to …
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The average mecha or giant robot functions in a formulaic way: the pilot gets in the robot, takes hold of the controls, and operates the war machine like one might …
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Throughout Bleach, fans follow Ichigo Kurosaki as he grows and learns about his latent supernatural abilities. Thanks to his father’s former Shinigami rank and his mother’s pure Quincy blood, Ichigo is …
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