Otome smartphone game Sengoku Night Blood ( Senbura ) gets its first TV anime adaptation this October! Ahead of the show’s broadcast, Kadokawa will also be be releasing a manga inspired by the series as well as an official fan book. The first volume of the manga, illustrated by Ano Akihito, is set for release
Over the course of Supergirl Season 2, Mon-El had a lot of growing to do. When he crash-landed on Earth in the season premiere, the former Prince of Daxam assumed he was the last surviving member of his planet, much like the Girl of Steel herself. As such, he attempted to adjust to life on
A purported character description for the third season of Daredevil may offer the first clues to the arrival of another Marvel Comics supervillain in Hell’s Kitchen. RELATED: The Defenders: How The Hand Fell Flat As the Show’s Main Villain That Hashtag Show contends that “Steve,” a socially awkward FBI agent with a “hair-trigger temper,” may
SPOILER WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the end of Netflix’s The Defenders, streaming now. When Misty Knight was cast in the first season of Luke Cage, many fans hoped that we’d get to see the character sport her iconic bionic arm from the comics. While it looked as though fans would get there wish
Hit otome game Tokimeki Restaurant will be celebrating its 5th anniversary with a theatrical anime film! Most details are still being kept under wraps, but the film, titled Miracle 6, will premiere in Mar. 2018. It will be produced by Production I.G., and Kon Chiaki has been assigned as the animation director. The cast for
Popular Entertainment Bistro Myoujin Cafe has picked the currently airing anime Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler to collaborate with on its 7th themed campaign. From Aug. 30 to Sept. 18, the cafe will offer a series of collaborative menu items and character drinks as well as dishes featuring gambling equipment seen in the series. Customers purchasing the
Kyoto International Manga and Anime Fair (Kyomaf) 2017 has revealed the full program of stage events set to take place at this year’s festival held on Sept. 16 & 17. Among the 17 stage events included in the program, cast members from Welcome to the Ballroom, IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls the Movie, Yuki Yuna is a
A new trailer for ABC’s Inhumans puts the show’s action at the forefront while continuing to tease the Royal Family’s civil war for control of Attilan, the moving city that serves as home for the Inhumans. The trailer also teases a major change for one of the series’ central characters – Medusa, the queen of
Fans finally have their first look at Hope van Dyne suited up in Ant-Man and The Wasp thanks to actress Evangeline Lilly. RELATED: Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp Officially Begins Production To commemorate what would be Jack Kirby’s 100th birthday, the actress took to Twitter to showcase her own suit in action. Comics legend Kirby
Supergirl‘s Winslow “Winn” Schott is moving on up in the world. According to Jeremy Jordan, who plays the IT-guy-turned-DEO-agent, Winn will take on a leadership role in Season 3. At Comic-Con International in San Diego, Jordan reflected on how his character has changed and what next season has in store for him. “I think he’s
Just a week after joining the upcoming Hellboy reboot, actor Ed Skrein has exited the movie over the whitewashing controversy that followed his casting. RELATED: Funko Summons Hellboy POP! Figures for Fall Release Skrein was cast as Benjamin Daimio, a character of mixed Asian heritage. Subsequently, comic book fans were quick to call this casting
Marvel’s The Punisher combined a 173-year-old communication system with modern social media to reveal the titles of its 13-episode first season. RELATED: Punisher’s Netflix Series May Include Another Marvel Hero This afternoon the official Twitter account of the upcoming Netflix drama delivered one title in international Morse code every five minutes, leaving it up to
Although we already knew the Man of Steel’s sacrifice inspires the Dark Knight to enlist Earth’s metahumans to confront a new threat, the events of Justice League are so closely linked to 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice that film is being characterized as “a direct sequel.” RELATED: Photographer Transforms Sick and Disabled Kids
In every installment of Abandoned Love we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer without actively retconnng away the previous story. Feel free to e-mail me at brianc@cbr.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature. Today, we look at how Stan Lee
Magical girls, it’s time to assemble! But first, how are you supposed to fight evil if you aren’t fully equipped?! So pull out your weapon of choice, find somewhere comfy to relax, and enjoy! 1. Bring Sailor Moon and her friends around with you as an ultra powerful good luck charm! When it comes to
J-World Tokyo is teaming up with Kuroko’s Basketball for a special event running from Sept. 1 to Nov. 2. The theme of the campaign is a school sports day from Kuroko’s middle school days and features a number of brand new, chibi-style illustrations. You’ll also be able to see them on a ton of new
A whopping 14 visuals for the main cast of the new Blue Exorcist ( Ao no Exorcist ) stage adaptation of the Shimane Illuminati Arc have been released! This is the first glimpse at new cast members, as well, including Moriyama Shiemi, Takara Nemu, Kamiki Izumo, Paku Noriko, Kamiki Izumo, Keimei Kessha Illuminati commander Lucifer,
Even before the finale, Season 7 of Game of Thrones more or less confirmed that Jon Snow is the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, and is indeed the Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. Sunday’s season finale, however, goes one step further as it finally details Jon’s true origin and birthright as Aegon (VII) Targaryen.
Tobe Hooper, the legendary horror movie director, screenwriter and producer behind The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, has passed away. His death was reported by Variety late on Saturday night. He was 74. RELATED: Texas Chainsaw Prequel Apparently Ready for Release, Waiting on Lionsgate Born Willard Tobe Hooper in Austin, Texas, on January 25, 1943, the director
Concept artist Andy Poon has shared a photo of a new costume that’ll debut in this year’s Arrowverse crossover, featuring characters from Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow. RELATED: Flash: Arrow’s Felicity Smoak to Guest in ‘Girls Night Out’ Episode It’s not clear yet as to whether the suit is for a new
Welcome to Anorev, a land where time has no meaning. Robots work and children play, but the play is no fun and the work is no use. A curious boy named Ayden and his robot friend Zoe know that something’s missing, but they can’t imagine what it might be… until 314 identical men in green
Ahead of last night’s Mayweather-McGregor fight, the Marvel Studios Twitter account took to social media to tease the main event — between Thor and Hulk in Thor: Ragnarok, that is. RELATED: Thor: Ragnarok: Doctor Strange Delivers a Dire Warning in New Trailer. While we’ve seen bits of the Thor vs Gladiator Hulk in the trailers
SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains potential spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok, in theaters November 3. Marvel has big plans for the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a new Thor: Ragnarok Funko figure seems to add plenty of fuel to the speculation fire, with a possibly huge spoiler. RELATED: Thor: Ragnarok: Jaimie Alexander
This is Past Was Close Behind, a feature that spotlights moments, exchanges, etc. from older comics that take on a brand new light when read in concert with later comic books or events. Basically, stuff that looks hilarious in hindsight. One of the all-time oddest members of the Avengers was Demolition Man, who went by
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
MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Robin was originally going to appear in Tim Burton’s original Batman film. Tim Burton’s classic Batman film was famous for just HOW many different iterations the script went through before they settled on the final film. All sorts of things were in play in the original story, including even the death of
WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Marvel’s The Defenders, available now on Netflix. The ancient, mystical ninja sect known as the Hand were major parts of Daredevil’s two seasons. The group’s role as the main antagonists in the Netflix corner of the MCU carried over into the Iron Fist series, where they were revealed as
Fans of the hit TV anime series “Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?” will be excited to learn that a smartphone RPG game based on the anime will soon be released in English for iOS and Android. “Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?”
Netflix’s highly-acclaimed reboot of the Voltron mythos, Voltron: Legendary Defender, will be getting a tie-in comic come October 2017 as initially reported by Nerdist. While no specific date has been set for the bi-monthly comic, it’s worth noting that Season 4 will also premiere October 13 on Netflix following a shortened Season 3 of just
Production is starting to finish up on the still officially untitled Han Solo film, with director Ron Howard releasing a photo from the editing room in July and news that he’d cut The Wire alum Michael K. Williams from the film breaking earlier this week. Now it seems that Donald Glover — who plays Lando