A major argument can be made that out of Guillermo del Toro’s entire filmography, the picture that put the man on the map wasn’t Mimic, nor Hellboy, but the 2006 classic Pan’s Labyrinth. A bittersweet fantasy that’s still a cause for celebration, the maestro himself and distributor
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has Yuru and his Daemons turn the table on his pursuers in Ep. 4 "Jin and Yuru". It's pretty clearly a case of the hunters becoming the hunted here, and in a very action-packed way to boot. Now we wait and see if this is a good thing for Yuru, or if he has bitten off
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.
Witch Hat Atelier has Coco and her fellow apprentice witches engage in a complex operation to escape a dragon in Ep. 5 "The Dragon's Labyrinth". Hilariously, it's an operation that basically boils down to making an impromptu dragon spa. And yet, the result is one of the most beautifully
