Good news: we’ve got a new look at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Christmas special, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 — Lost in New Jersey. Paramount Pictures has released footage of the short, which hits theaters this December. Bad news: it confirms that one of the shelled quartet teens is a ChatGPT bro. […]
Short Stories From the ‘Chainsaw Man’ Creator Are Becoming a Prime Video Anime
Just when you thought anticipation for the theatrical debut of MAPPA’s Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc and a film compilation of its first season was at its maximum, the Tatsuki Fujimoto train continues to show no signs of slowing down. Soon, more of the acclaimed manga creator’s early short stories will join the likes […]
The Jaw-Dropping Action in ‘Ne Zha II’ Had Even Michelle Yeoh Swearing Under Her Breath
Ne Zha II, the animated sequel film produced by Chinese studio Beijing Enlight Media, is already breaking records as the highest-grossing animated film of all time, and will be re-released by A24 on August 22. To further boost the film’s dub rerelease, A24 tapped Everything Everywhere All at Once Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh to […]
Feast Your Eyes on the Lavish Backdrops of ‘Ne Zha II’
Ne Zha II has already carved out its place in animation history—this year alone, it shattered records to become the highest-grossing animated film as well as the eighth-highest-grossing film, full stop, of all time. Its reputation now precedes it as a global phenomenon, and with that momentum, A24 is set to debut the film’s English-language […]
Why ‘One Piece’ Fans Are Hyped for Nico Robin’s Netflix Debut
Over the weekend, Netflix unveiled the official season two trailer of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece. It’s laden with peeks at where the Straw Hat Pirates’ odyssey will take them on their trek to uncover the pirate king’s hidden treasure—and fans lost their minds at the first look at a fan-favorite character, Miss All Sunday, aka Nico […]
‘Dan Da Dan’ Just Added Heavy Metal Exorcisms to Its Raucous Anime Medley
Dan Da Dan season 2 has consecutively become the talk of the anime community online, with each passing episode becoming another grand moment in its rise to become the main character of the internet. Its latest anime feat sees the show go full death metal in a raucous exorcism. In Dan Da Dan episode 6, […]
The Legacy of ‘Scavengers Reign’ Lives on Through Video Games
It’s been little over a year since Scavengers Reign was canceled. Co-created by animator-producers Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner, Scavengers Reign garnered a modest yet passionate fanbase and went on to earn an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program. Despite this, however, HBO Max—and by extension Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO Max’s parent company—chose not to […]
‘Invincible’ Season 4 Is Bringing in Matthew Rhys for a Major Role
Congo lining up off of Prime Video’s announcement that Invincible will have its fifth season queued up while its fourth season is waiting in the wings, Skybound Entertainment announced new casting for the adult animated series that’ll play a major role in its upcoming season at San Diego Comic-Con. During Invincible co-creator Robert Kirkman’s panel […]
‘Panty & Stocking’ Just Did Its Own ‘Mandalorian’ Spoof
Despite it being over 14 years since anime fans first saw the series, Trigger, the studio behind Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, has reignited the cult classic raunchy New Panty & Stocking with Gartebelt without missing a beat, comedic or otherwise. Much of the Prime Video series’ side-splitting success is owed to its sharp timing with a volley […]
Of Course ‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 2’s Big Okarun Evil Eye Fight Has a ‘JoJo’ Anime Reference
Dan Da Dan‘s third episode is out now, marking the conclusion of GKids’ limited theatrical compilation release, Evil Eye. While this means more new moments to come for anime fans to obsess over, Science Saru didn’t leave fans empty-handed, finally showcasing Okarun and Evil Eye’s long-awaited clash and a clever reference to popular long-running shonen anime, […]