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Avengers: Endgame was arguably the premier cinematic event of the 2010s, serving as the culmination of everything Marvel Studios had been building since the original Iron Man. It marked the end of an 11-year journey that encompassed 22 movies, looking to pull off something that had never been attempted before at this scale. Anticipation for…
While new shows are constantly making their way onto streaming services, just as many are getting the axe, with the list of canceled series only growing longer by the year (and 2026 is already no exception). But among all the ways a TV production can be canceled, there’s one that feels particularly frustrating: when it…
Chris Claremont took the rough clay that was the X-Men in 1975 and molded it into the greatest superhero team ever. Sure, the Justice Society was first, the Justice League birthed the rest, the Fantastic Four was the perfect family, and the Avengers are truly the mightiest heroes, but the X-Men have always been something…
Latest segment of Justin Sevakis’ documentary series on entrepreneurs behind the North American anime business sits down with the veteran producer, who spent 12 years at VIZ Media on ‘Ranma ½,’ ‘Maison Ikkoku’ and ‘Inuyasha’ before moving on to Bandai and The Pokémon Company; now on YouTube.
9 Years Ago, Netflix Released an Anime Adaptation That Got Bashed By Fans and Critics, Despite a God
Hollywood keeps making the same mistakes when it adapts Japanese anime for American audiences. First, big studios cast recognizable stars in roles built around a specific ethnic identity, hoping spectacle distracts from the gap. Then, they try to dumb down a complex mythology and expansive world, sometimes daring to fit full seasons into a feature-lenght…
Sports anime such as Haikyu and Blue Lock have been on the rise in recent years, but several classics came before them to pave the path for the genre’s success. Fans often love the underdog trope in sports series where the protagonist, who everyone underestimates, gets to shine due to his grit and dedication. One…
25 years ago, XBOX set out to bring players together through the games and worlds they love, and today, that mission is still what drives everything we do.
A publication combining memory and community engagement. On the tenth anniversary of the 2016 earthquake, an itinerant editorial project debuts: the comic Under the Rubble: stories from Central Italy, created by a team of writers and illustrators to collect testimonies and narrate the changes experienced by affected communities.
Sci-fi is such a cool movie genre. Not only do sci-fi movies frequently take us into strange and unusual high-tech worlds full of possibility (that, let’s be honest, sometimes go terrifyingly awry) but when done right they also leave us with a lot to think about in terms of our own lives and realities. That…