One of the greatest things about My Hero Academia is the writing and along with it, the wonderful characters we have gotten to meet over the years. Despite being good or evil or in-between, they have always had a relatable angle that makes it quite impossible to fully hate each of them. However, there has […]
It's that time again! Crunchyroll, the world's most popular anime brand, has announced the nominees for the fifth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards, presented by Princess Connect! Re: Dive, with voting open and available for fans starting today. The Anime Awards celebrate the best and brightest in Japanese animation from 2020, all made possible by the […]
This year granted me the opportunity to catch up on some anime I have been wanting to watch for ages like Hunter x Hunter and Akatsuki No Yona. I know! How did it take me this long to find these anime gems, right? I am really looking forward to a lot of anime returning in […]
Aggretsuko, Sanrio's cute cartoon golden fox who's become the spirit animal for everyone suffering under late capitalism, will be getting a fourth season of her anime series. Netflix confirmed this on their Twitter feed along with a cute Christmas card. For the uninitiated, Aggretsuko is short for "aggressive Retsuko". The series is a cute funny […]
The second trailer for the upcoming season of My Hero Academia has left us screaming from excitement. Visually, the animation just keeps getting better and better with each new season. It seems it will be just as packed with action as the previous season was. Also, it does not seem they want to give away […]
If you are a Pokémon fan that is somewhat internet savvy, you've probably heard the insane theory that Mr. Mime is the father of the iconic Pokémon trainer Ash. This is, of course, impossible and not just because Ash is a human and Mr. Mime is a Pokémon. Just compare their hairlines. Mr. Mime has some […]
As WarnerMedia continues its major corporate shake-up (or stream-lining, depending on your perspective), it was announced on Wednesday that Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and AT&T Inc. had agreed to a deal that would find AT&T selling Crunchyroll anime service to Funimation Global Group, LLC (a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment […]
Alongside the Takeshi Sano-directed short "Rick and Morty vs. Genocider," the Kaichi Sato-written and directed "Samurai & Shogun" ranks up there as one of our two favorite "alt-universe episodes"- and definitely a universe we'd like to see explored further. Well, so does Sato- and from we've learned from a recent interview the director had with […]
Moving into the Holiday Spirit and the giving season, I want to make it clear I will forever be thankful to the TV Gods for the gift of television. Without TV I would not have had access to many of the things that have, ultimately, made me who I am. First and foremost: I would […]
Recent events in the real world have made me rethink the anime I love and how characters would react to the events if our worlds ever collided. To put it more bluntly, I wonder which villains would act for themselves and which would be on the wrong side of history by supporting someone like Trump. […]
The holiday season this year may not share in the celebration with large groups of people, but Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is set to continue on even without those large iconic crowds. Pokémon has been a regular part of the festivities for 2o years and they have something special scheduled for this Thursday's event. The […]
It was inevitable: Moriarty the Patriot, one of the anime series getting the most buzz this season, introduced their version of Sherlock Holmes, and lo and behold, he looks like the Benedict Cumberbatch version! Moriarty the Patriot is adapted from a popular manga series that's already a form of Sherlock Holmes fanfic. It tells the […]
What a difference less than two months make. The last time we checked in on Netflix's John Cho (Star Trek, Searching)-starring live-action adaptation of popular anime Cowboy Bebop, it was September and the word was that production on the project was getting back underway. Flash-forward to Thursday morning and to what looks like a sign […]
Often times I get called out for being too judgmental when it comes to anime and dubbing. It is true. I am. However, there is a different feeling to me when you watch it in its main language and subbed rather than translated. Somehow, more often than not part of the feeling behind the whole […]
This year we all have the future of our country in our hands and an incredible responsibility to vote and make it count. That said, it is also feeling like we are under some sort of doomsday clock countdown and an ever-increasing sense of uneasiness and anxiety. It is also imperative that once we make […]
On Monday evening, Netflix went "ultra plus" with its anime festival live stream with a tidal wave of new project announcements, updates, teasers, and more. On the original content side, viewers learned that Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure, Thermae Romae Novae, High-Rise Invasion, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, and The Way of the Househusband would be joining […]
Late last month, Netflix surprised anime fans as well as fans of the video game franchise with a trailer and key art release for the upcoming anime series RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness. Set for a global launch in 2021, the Netflix-exclusive series claims to "reveal a 'Resident Evil' world unlike anything seen before" and feature […]
Netflix showed that it wasn't getting out of the Godzilla business any time soon, announcing earlier this month that a green light has been given to an all-new anime series entitled Godzilla Singular Point. Set to premiere globally in 2021, the series stems from director Atsushi Takahashi (Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the […]
The third season of Netflix anime Aggretsuko was filled with drama, action, and growth. We see Retsuko battle depression, her usual anxiety, and being blackmailed as we see her follow her dreams and grow. It was a very enjoyable and thought-provoking ride throughout the season. While there were characters I wanted to punch, there was […]
Within the past few years, there has been a resurgence of anime and animation making our inner child or teen geeks very happy. There is something so nostalgic about them that whenever I see them on screen I get weepy… Even more so now when the world calls for comfort and old friends that made […]
