Created across 1995 and 1996 by one-man developer ZUN, the Touhou Project fandom has taken on a life of its own with doujin games of every stripe. Ant Cooke looks at some of most interesting creations in the series.― Whether you're new to the Touhou Project series or a veteran of bullet hell games, you might've seen games like Touhou Luna Nights and Touhou Genso Wanderer on digital storefronts. Thes...
Japan's Film Classification and Rating Organization (Eirin) briefly posted the upcoming Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||) film on its list of screened works, although the film's January 18 entry is no longer on the list as of Tuesday evening. According to the entry, the film will be two hours and 34 minutes long with a G rating for all audiences. The three pr...
Love is what we cling to, but holding on too tightly can stifle personal growth or smother the other person.― Love is what we cling to, but holding on too tightly can stifle personal growth or smother the other person. For Natsumi, she clung to her little sister Haru. It's easy to understand why when looking at their family dynamic. Their parents were the product of an arranged marriage that never c...
This Week in Anime has special guest Heidi Kemps of This Week in Games joining Jean-Karlo to look back on Masami Obari's cheesecake-fueled action spectacle Fatal Fury: The Movie― This Week in Anime has special guest Heidi Kemps of This Week in Games joining Jean-Karlo to look back on Masami Obari's cheesecake-fueled action spectacle Fatal Fury: The Movie. This movie is streaming on RetroCrush Discl...
The story focuses on familial relationships, particularly parent and child. It's a different and much more interesting angle on the central thematic exploration of the downsides of immortality, and how it strips people of their humanity.― The latter half of Mermaid Saga offers no resolution about Mana and Yuta's fate, no revelations about the mermaid's curse of immortality or how to cure it. It only...
Attack on Titan Episode 69 "A Sound Argument" revealed secrets of Mikasa's past, Zeke's possible end game, and Historia is pregnant?!― The ANN Aftershow - Attack on Titan The Final Season "A Sound Argument" Attack on Titan Episode 69 "A Sound Argument" revealed secrets of Mikasa's past, Zeke's possible end game, and Historia is pregnant?! Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, and James Becket discuss the l...
My Hero Academia manga assistant Shо̄ta Noguchi regularly posts fanart of the series on his Twitter account. Some of his recent drawings of the character Rumi Usagiyama, otherwise known by her Hero name of Mirko, have caught the attention of English speakers. Her poses and clothing share a distinct similarity with photos of the American rapper, singer and songwriter Megan Thee Stallion. So Kohei H...
Even though it is in many ways a bizarre and strange tale with few comparisons to real life, it also makes for a relatable package of emotional listlessness that comes with being a young adult in any world.― How Many Light-Years to Babylon is a curious little one-shot manga. I think the format is pretty pitch-perfect for what it is – a quirky short story with solid laughs and sci-fi concepts that oc...
Matthew Emblidge lives in Maryland with his collection of 4,873 items (and growing!) Cardcaptor Sakura items.― Cardcaptor Sakura is no doubt one of the most popular magical girl franchises to date. In fact, a lot of people I know grew up with the franchise aside from another mahou shoujo series, Sailor Moon. Its immense popularity has also spawned a huge amount of merch releases over the years. I wa...