Throughout the long history of anime, there have been many, many villains. From outright psychopaths that make perfect hate sinks to morally complex antiheroes that make you think deeply about the nature of morality, anime history has seen villains across the entirety of the moral spectrum. All of
The Apothecary Diaries finally introduces us to the mysterious white-haired woman in Ep. 53 "The White-Snake Immortal". This episode actually reveals she's quite the stage magician. A regular Houdini, as one might say. Alas, she's also facing off against Maomao, who's intelligent enough to
The 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth (2026) gives us some weirdly malicious mining in Ep. 5 "One-of-a-Kind Weapons". Seriously, can you really call it mining anymore when you're fighting imaginary enemies born from your mind in order to mine that ore? This is the conundrum Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu
Los Angeles got its own One Piece Mugiwara Store location, and fans finally got to experience it this weekend. In Westfield Century City, Toei Animation, Sony, and their partners put together a premiere shopping experience for the Straw Hat Pirate fan in your life. That Hollywood Show had the
The 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth shows us that friendship is quite powerful in the magic department in Ep. 4 "Our Battle". It's a lesson from My Little Pony, but it's quite applicable to this anime too. Our trio of heroines will need that power, since this is their bloodiest battle to date.
Rascal Does Not Dream is a pretty famous anime franchise for a number of reasons. Not least of which is because of how old the anime is. The original light novel by Hajime Kamoshida that the anime is based off of made its literary debut on April 10, 2014. The anime series followed a few years later
The magnitude of human achievement is as high as Everest itself. The depths in which we can push ourselves beyond assumed capability is quite astounding, and Everest: The Other Side is a prime example of unbelievable human feats. The risks and dangers are all optional, but the drive for greatness
Animated movies targeted to children are basically required by law to have a big musical number at some point in their runtime in 2026. But, The Cat in the Hat’s earworm title song hits pretty early in the film. As you know, from both commercials and the fact you clicked on this article, Bill
In his first film in almost a decade, Lee Chang-dong (Burning) languidly explores class in a thematically rich piece that rewards attentive audiences. It’s a dense, intricately written, almost three-hour movie that seems mundane on the surface but offers real psychological insight into Korean