Month: January 2018

Popular smartphone rhythm game Utano☆Princesama Shining Live is to receive a global release! Courtesy of KLab Inc. and BROCCOLI Co., Ltd, Shining Live, the latest title in the much loved Utano☆Princesama franchise, will be fully localized into English and Traditional Chinese with a Simplified Chinese version planned for simultaneous release in mainland China. Featuring 11
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The Fate/Grand Order VR feat. Mash Kyrielight video experience has been downloaded over 10,000 times from the PlayStation Store. In celebration, the game has released a special message on the official website from voice actress Kawasumi Ayako, who plays Artoria Pendragon. Along with the message, fans can also enjoy the beginning of the Artoria Pendragon
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A new featurette for Thor: Ragnarok makes it clear that the film’s wicked sense of humor stemmed in large part from director Taika Waititi. The featurette, which includes highlights from the upcoming gag reel, offers some insight into the method behind Waititi’s madness. “It’s been like that the whole time, kind of just cracking up
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The Flash will have a new enemy to face when the show returns from its winter break: Hyrax. ThatHashtagShow has uncovered a breakdown for the character, which offers a glimpse of what’s to come in the back half of Season 4. According to the character breakdown, [VERONICA DALE] Mid 20s-30s. Female, an Environmental Activist (back
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After sharing images of an uncensored sex scene between Harley Quinn and the Joker last November, Batman: White Knight creator Sean Gordon Murphy says that he is interested in releasing an R-rated version of his comic, complete with swearing and nudity. “I would LOVE if I could get DC to publish the trade of White Knight with
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Part of what makes Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga so beloved is how thoroughly unadaptable it is, as Vaughan has discussed in the past. The visuals are so wild, it would take an Avengers-sized budget to hope to realize on the screen, but it is also so racy that a movie studio is unlikely to
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Knowledge Waits is a feature where I just share some bit of comic book history that interests me. Today, we see all of Daredevil’s crazy gadgets within his billy club! Daredevil’s billy club has been part of his crimefighting arsenal right from the start. You barely get into the pages of Daredevil #1 (by Stan
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TNT is all aboard Snowpiercer, a futuristic thriller based on director Bong Joon-ho’s South Korean sci-fi action film of the same name. RELATED: Scott Derrickson Signals Start of Production on Snowpiercer TV Series That 2013 movie, which starred Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton, is itself based on Le Transperceneige, the 1982 post-apocalyptic French graphic novel
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In “When We First Met”, we spotlight the various characters, phrases, objects or events that eventually became notable parts of comic lore, like the first time someone said, “Avengers Assemble!” or the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny or the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth or the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter. Stuff
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Sailor Moon and the other Pretty Guardians are paying a visit to Tokyo Dome City’s Space Museum TeNQ for the collaborative Sailor Moon × TeNQ exhibit: Over the Sailor Moon ~An Invitation to Space~! This dreamy collaboration is perfect for fans, pairing a space-focused museum with the out-of-this-world franchise Sailor Moon. Visitors can learn about
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Another year has come to an end, so it’s the perfect time to reflect on all the awesome anime we had the pleasure of watching. Anime!Anime! asked Japanese netizens in a poll from Dec. 27 to 29 about voice actors who debuted in 2017, greatest anime songs, and the most outstanding heroes and heroines of
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Some of Japan’s most popular characters are taking a trip back to the past in a special exhibition set to take place in Shinjuku’s Takashimaya department store. ©2017 San-X Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Hugely popular during its Kyoto run last year, the exhibition features well known Japanese characters like Hatsune Miku, Rilakkuma, and Phoenix
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Star Wars legend Mark Hamill and Hellboy alum Ron Perlman have joined the cast of Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy, an animated series by Hasbro and Machinima. They will join fellow newcomers Jamie King (Solus Prime), Gregg Berger (Grimlock/Volcanicus), Mikey Way (Snarl) and Nuufolau Joel Seanoa, aka Samoa Joe (Predaking). Hamill will voice Megatronus the Fallen, one of the
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Marvel Comics has announced 10 variant covers inspired by the previously announced miniseries New Mutants: Dead Souls. This “New Mutant Variant Cover Program,” which debuts in March, will feature “dark portraits of your favorite Marvel heroes from acclaimed artists such as Dan Mora, Declan Shalvey, Mike Deodato and more.” The following titles will receive New Mutant
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Writer David Goyer has indicated that the DC Extended Universe’s Green Lantern Corps film is still in development despite the recent Warner Bros. shakeup. Goyer, who is co-writing the movie with Justin Rhodes, emphasized the film is “in the works” but couldn’t indicate when another update on the movie’s development will be forthcoming. “I don’t know.
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According to director Todd McFarlane, Spawn won’t speak on-screen in the R-rated reboot film. McFarlane, who created the character at Image Comics in 1992, compared the anti-hero’s new depiction to Jaws and described Spawn’s silent intimidation as that of a “ghost.” “I like to explain that it’s my Jaws. Spawn doesn’t say a word the entire
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Savage Dragon creator Erik Larsen has no interest in seeing his creation appear in a movie. On Twitter, he was adamant that the character, currently published by Image Comics, will remain in the comics medium only. “I’ve heard it before and I’ll hear it again: ‘They should make a Savage Dragon movie,’” he wrote. “Honestly —
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Superman isn’t the only DC superhero who will cast a long shadow on Syfy’s Krypton. Adam Strange is coming, and he is bringing Kal-El’s grandfather a message of hope and despair. RELATED: Krypton: First Teaser for Syfy’s Superman Prequel Debuts After several leaks and teasers, Syfy has released the first official trailer for its Superman-inspired television
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Stan Lee has been accused of sexual misconduct by nurses who had once been employed to care for the 95-year-old comic book writer and editor in his Los Angeles home. According to the Daily Mail, “a string of young female nurses” claim that Lee repeatedly groped and harassed them, and demanded to be “pleasured.” The
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Upcoming live action TV drama Kakegurui has revealed a new trailer! Written by Kawamoto Homura and illustrated by Naomura Toru, the original Kakegurui manga is currently being serialized in the monthly magazine Gangan Joker. The series received an anime adaptation in 2017, with a second season to follow. Hamabe Minami will be playing Jabami Yumeko,
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2017 has come to a close, and with it, a whole year of incredible anime. That means it’s time to reflect on the highlights of the year, including everyone’s favorite characters, so news site Anime!Anime! released survey results on which protagonist shined the brightest this year. 507 responses were brought in, with 45% of them
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Funko is giving collectors even more to obsess over with their new line of HeroWorld vinyl collectible figures. RELATED: Stan Lee’s Marvel Cameo Characters Are Getting Funko Pop!s The new line, announced by the company Monday, will be exclusively sold at Target starting this week. HeroWorld will feature figurine sets based on the characters from
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. hasn’t been a big winner in the ratings department since Season 1, but that hasn’t kept ABC from continuously renewing its marquee Marvel show. That might be changing, though, as Channing Dungey, the head of ABC Entertainment Group, recently hinted that the show’s future is up in the air. Dungey spoke
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Ahead of the Season 1 finale, Marvel’s Runaways has officially been renewed for a second season. The show, which adapts Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona’s popular comic of the same name, will return for Season 2. “We’re thrilled about Runaways Season 2. Our partnership with Josh [Schwartz] and Stephanie [Savage] and Hulu has been
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