Vampire Hunter D is a title that fans of some really old-school anime will recognize. Seriously, this is a really old-school anime. The first anime film came out in its home nation of Japan in 1985, adapting the novels of the same name by Hideyuki Kikuchi into a 80 minute long anime film classic.
You know how a while back, Crunchyroll revealed that Colombian music star J Balvin will voice someone in the English and Spanish dubs of Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-? Someone who they were really cagey about revealing at the time. Seriously, they were really hesitant to reveal who
Blue Box Ep. 19 "I've Got Plans" is the day of a cultural festival: a kind of open campus festival typical for Japanese schools, and is thus typical of school-focused slice of life anime in general. As it turns out, this anime is no different from them. However, it does have the advantage of that
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League doesn't quite sound like a real movie, right? Seriously, just read back the title to yourself. It sounds more like the homemade workings of a middle schooler with dreams of writing and an imagination to match. And yet, it is an actual movie, and from Warner Bros.
Netflix's own animated take on Devil May Cry looks like it's heating up. After all, it is the second animated adaptation of the video game franchise of the same name after the Devil May Cry anime all the way back in 2007. With the success of the franchise (thanks in no small part to the recent
Blue Box Ep. 18 "I Know" has Taiki engage in a badminton battle of the century against Shūji Yusa. All in spite of the fact that it's a practice match and theoretically not as important as an actual match. Theoretically, that is. If you think about it though, it's great prep for those real matches
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 18 "Don’t Look Down on My Guys" marks a return to the classic story formula for the anime. It's a return so classic that it's a bit of a downgrade from the previous episode. Here, the band of potentially interesting side characters is now reduced
Zenshu Ep. 6 "CHANGE" features Natsuko reacting to the first time she has ever lost, yes. However, that doesn't mean she gives up. On the contrary, it's making her value her new friends even more. Especially since one of her more draconic friends is going to provide some very critical air support.
One of Aardman Animations' most popular characters, the intelligent and ever-inquisitive Shaun the Sheep, finally has another trip to the big screen. The Shaun movies have become a franchise of their own, spinning off the iconic Wallace & Gromit shorts and features into a well-loved TV series.
For better or for worse, the Cold War action-comedy lives! 35 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have meshed the longstanding Odd Couple road trip with Iron Curtain hijinks and modern action sensibilities for a surprisingly solid but conceptually
“By Any Means” treads familiar ground, but Mark Wahlberg shines as real life Hitman-turned-Fed informer Gregory Scarpa, and behind the tropes and cinematic conventions is the kernel of a true story that has relevance to this day. Mark Wahlberg is distracting (mostly in a good way) throughout
