Daemons of the Shadow Realm shows off the dangers of letting down your guard in Ep. 22 "The Kagemori Brothers and the Kuroya Siblings". After all, the most dangerous part of the battle is when you think the battle is over. The Trojans learned that, and so the Kagemoris now learn that same lesson
A few months ago, we reported that Ninja Scroll is getting a 4K remaster. Yes, this 1993 anime film masterpiece from director and writer Yoshiaki Kawajiri will soon be available to see in theaters in that crisp 4K resolution. Specifally, on October 4, 5, and 7, 2026 in theaters all across the U.S.
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia gives us a true puppetmistress in the form of Boraqchin in Ep. 11 "An Ungraceful Stone". This episode has shown her to be a master planner and manipulator, making her quite the political genius. However, this episode also reveals that the people she's puppeting don't
Daemons of the Shadow Realm slows down the plot just a bit to plan things out in Ep. 21 "Zashiki-Warashi and Higashi Village". First to let Danji and Kiri the Zashiki-Warashi daemons give Yuru and Asa some important backstory to explain the past of Higashi Village. Then to let the twin siblings to
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia shows us the power of wisdom, for good and for evil, in the titular Ep. 10 "Wisdom". With Boraqchin showing Sitara / Fatima that she's both very crafty and utterly ruthless in her pursuit of her goals. However, for all that she is wise, she is by no means omniscient.
Chainsaw Man is fast becoming one of the most popular anime series in the world right now. Tatsuki Fujimoto has written quite the story in the original manga when it launched in Shonen Jump in 2018, giving us a very action-packed and bloody story mixed with some surprisingly profound commentary on
Daemons of the Shadow Realm reveals the depths a certain hunter named Ivan has in Ep. 20 "The Hunted and the Hunter". It's very bloody and dark depths, but it does show that Ivan will likely be a major recurring villain in the story, and will play a major role in that story somehow. As well as
When Ghost in the Shell released in Japanese theaters in November 18, 1995; it instantly became a seminal work in science fiction. That perception only increased when this cyberpunk anime film by director Mamoru Oshii and writer Kazunori Itō (with original story by Masamune Shirow) made its
A common theme through many of the films at TIFF - especially the historical ones - feature women who lament being girls. Whether it’s The Julia Set (2026), Magazine (2026) or even La Bola Negra (2026), it’s hard being a girl, but also beautiful and Priscilla captures that irony with compassion
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
Winifred Notty is a woman looking for answers. When we meet her in Zachary Wigon's film Victorian Psycho, she is a slightly off governess for a family. Mr. and Mrs. Pounds (Jason Isaacs and Ruth Wilson) have two children who need to be taught. A young boy named Andrew (Jacobi Jupe) and Drusilla
