Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia delves deep into the backstory of Töregene and why she hates the Mongols in Ep. 6 "The Mergen People". Honestly, after seeing all of that, you can easily see why Sitara / Fatima empathizes with her so much. Their respective backstories have similar beats, and each
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia proves the old adage that no plan survives contact with the enemy in Ep. 5 "A Snake Shows Its Colors, Man Hides His Colors". Admittedly, the plan isn't even Sitara's plan. It's the plan of her mistress Sorghaghtani. However, it still becomes clear that the whole plan
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia finally involves Sitara in the beginnings of some courtly intrigue in Ep. 4 "Otchigin". It's quite reminiscent of The Apothecary Diaries, which has a similar premise. This anime too now promises some deadly political thriller similar to Maomao's adventures in the rear
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia shows Sitara surviving the death of her family through the wisdom they taught her in Ep. 3 "An Undying Flame". It's not merely an empty survival either. A strong, fiery core of hatred for the Mongols is what's keeping her alive at the moment. The only question now is
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia gives us an adorably traumatic history lesson in the first two episodes of its streaming debut. All starring a young Persian girl named Sitara who starts out this story set in 13th century Persia already traumatized, and the trauma conga line just keeps on going. It
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
If you strip everything else away, at the core—the soul, the center—of DreamWorks Animation’s “Forgotten Island” is the pure, unadulterated power of goddamn friendship. Potential spoilers ahead! “Forgotten Island” (written and directed by Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford) is,
This 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth takes us back to the 90s in modern style with the premiere of Ep. 1 "From Another World". This modern take on CLAMP's original manga from all the way back in 1993 reintroduces us to a genre-bending adventure that combines sword and sorcery fantasy, magical
