BLACK TORCH is a most interesting Shonen Jump manga. Not least of which because it's so short-lived for a SJ manga series. This dark science fantasy manga by Tsuyoshi Takaki began its run in December 2016, and only ran for a mere five volumes before it was ultimately cancelled in July 2018.
TRIGUN STARGAZE gives us a look into the mental state of Legato Bluesummers in his battle with Vash and co. in Ep. 10 "Martyr". And really, he's not in a good place mentally even as he engages in a vicious fight with them. Especially with that fanatical willingness to die for his god Millions
Journal with Witch has Asa set herself free with a very personal revelation about her future in Ep. 11 "Set Free". After seeing all the love and chaos in her Valentine's Day surroundings, it finally looks like she has a grip on her life at long last. Not only that, it's a rather musical grip to
TRIGUN STARGAZE has one last laugh for our heroes Vash and co. before the big battle against Knives in Ep. 9 "Reunion". It's quite the laugh too, full of ridiculous comedy and fluffy slice of life galore. However, it also looks like it's the last bit of calm before they finally got into the last
The Beginning After the End looks like your stereotypical Japanese isekai anime about an overpowered male protagonist gaining far too many female love interests in a generic fantasy world. In fact, this particular isekai anime is exactly that, but the kicker is that it's not Japanese. The anime is
Journal with Witch has young Asa struggling to find the right words for an original song for her band in Ep. 10 "Bind". Even with Makio's help, she still struggles to find the words for it throughout the entire episode, but she is making progress...of sorts. All while in the background, we see
Dorohedoro is all set to get the long-awaited second season of the anime from studio MAPPA (Zombie Land Saga, Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man). It's not hard to see why either. Both the first season that aired in 2020 and the manga it was adapted by Q Hayashida from received quite a bit of praise from
TRIGUN STARGAZE gives us our long-awaited duel between Nicholas and Livio/Razlo in Ep. 8 "Good Bye, My Friend". As you can imagine, it's an epic duel of the fates worthy of a Star Wars movie in more ways than one. And as readers of the original manga by Yasuhiro Nightow will know, this duel
One of the most active and prolific filmmakers working today, Steven Soderbergh has made a career of pumping out new films every 6 months. They're rarely the same, too, as he constantly tackles new genres and cultural examinations with engaging characters, dynamic direction and fascinating ideas.
The story of Michael Jackson is fascinating, and it's easy to see how they would make a movie out of it. From his childhood to the making of Thriller to his later career albums like Bad, and then all of the turmoil and controversy in his later life. Even his final days were littered with moments to
Hamlet tales are a dime a dozen. Hell, At TIFF 2025 there were at least 3 inspired or adapted movies screening at the festival. There's no shortage of the melancholic prince spouting off famed monologues and plotting to avenge his father. With this many versions of the same tale occurring so often,
