Browsing: Fantasy

Fantasy always seems to get the short end of the stick when it comes to cancellations. Without a huge budget a la Game of Thrones behind them, fantasy series seem more likely than not to be canceled before they really hit their stride. It doesn’t help that the genre as a whole already requires a…

Fantasy anime is having a moment. Though the genre has always been a big part of anime, proper high fantasy as we know it in the West has been lacking for decades. Western-style fantasy isn’t exactly prevalent in Japanese culture. That’s why we’ve had few and far between high fantasy shows out of Japan. At…

If there’s one thing to know about starting Ranking of Kings, it’s that, by the end of Episode 1, you’ll be cheering and, by the end of Episode 2, you’ll be crying. This anime knows how to enthrall and enrapture. Beautiful animation, captivating characters, and a stunning storyline all come together to create a series…

Jujutsu Kaisen has emerged as one of the greatest modern shonen anime series of all time, and its third season, released earlier this year, only solidified the anime’s special place in the genre. One of the best elements of the series is how its protagonist, Yuji Itadori, stands out. The anime initially sets up the…

While this year’s Anime Expo was awash with big announcements regarding sequels to certain beloved shows and creatives reminiscing on the legacy of popular franchises, some of the weekend’s most fascinating announcements were secretly nestled away in a panel centered around Yoshitaka Amano, well known for his artistic contributions to franchises such asFinal Fantasy

IO Interactive has announced it has regained full ownership of its in-development online RPG Project Fantasy following its split from an external funding partner last week, which was later confirmed to be Xbox. The studio behind Hitman and 007 First Light will continue working on the project, but this shift means a reduction of its…

When I was in high school, a friend of mine took me to see one of the movies of Bleach, the massively popular anime. At that point I had no idea what Bleach was about, but still had a good time with the feeling of jumping into an already established world. It was this experience…

It’s always a little frustrating to see sci-fi and fantasy books lumped together at a bookstore. While both genres are speculative, they come at history from opposing angles. Sci-fi looks to the future and posits how human society might react to changing technology, interaction with aliens, or extensive space travel. Fantasy, meanwhile, looks to the…

Hellsplit: Labyrinth, a roguelike dark fantasy action RPG follow-up to Hellsplit Arena, popped up today on the Meta Horizon store for a Spring 2027 release

If you’re a die-hard fan of a particular franchise, one of the biggest challenges can be finding similar media that you’ll enjoy. Harry Potter is a massive name in the fantasy genre; when you talk about magical schools, wizards, and chosen one story lines in modern media,Harry Potter will come into conversation. People love to…