Gachiakuta is already shaping up to be the next hit anime of 2025. With a combination of dark fantasy storyline, impressive animation from Bones Film (Wolf's Rain, Fullmetal Alchemist, My Hero Academia), and a rather unique magic system involving the repurposing of junked items; it looks like a
Witch Watch Ep. 8 "Kanshi’s Part-Time Job Diaries ~The Superhero Show~ / Kanshi’s Part-Time Job Diaries ~The Side Job~" is another vignette episode, but this time starring Kanshi Kazamatsuri. In fact, it stars him in a pair of wildly contrasting scenarios. First he gets a heartfelt episode, and
Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 8 "His Butler, Furious" is when things start to unravel for our Emerald Witch. The masquerade is falling, and none of the ones in on the masquerade seems to care that it has fallen. No one save for the Phantomhive Manor folks, who now have an extremely vested
While Crunchyroll is going to take up much of the attention at Anime Expo 2025, they're not quite the only game in town. HIDIVE has been seeking to get its own share of the anime streaming market lately. This time, they plan to have their own panel at this year's Anime Expo. Unlike with Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll always shows off their latest upcoming anime series at Anime Expo. It's only natural considering it's one of the largest anime conventions in the world. This upcoming 2025 edition of Anime Expo is no exception, with Crunchyroll showing off numerous anime series incoming to the streaming
Vampire Hunter D is perhaps the epitome of cult horror in the anime department. With its lavish art and a story that combines elements of gothic horror and science fantasy, it's definitely a treat to watch for a bit of a scare. Clearly, author Hideyuki Kikuchi was onto something when he wrote the
There are many anime series that star an invincible hero, but One-Punch Man is unique among them. All because of the way writer ONE and artist Yusuke Murata have written the hero Saitama. As it turns out, going with a comedic take on your invincible hero and focusing on the struggles of the side
Netflix's adaptation of One Piece has been an amazingly huge hit. With critics and audiences alike giving this live-action version of Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime surprisingly high reviews. I say "surprisingly" for the benefit of all those who aren't familiar with the history behind live-action
We've had haunted house movies. Sure, but have we had a haunted van movie? That's what Passenger amounts to at its most distilled form. This is a horror movie about a demonic force (the opposite of Saint Christopher) that has been chasing and killing travelers for hundreds of years. Basically, the
Magnificently rendered and beautifully shot, Samurai and the Prisoner is endlessly entertaining even as it sprawls about the walls of the castle and keeps its measured, somber approach. It blends a classic murder mystery with historical epic, which is a strange combination that someone only as
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.