Few anime directors are as prominent asFrieren: Beyond Journey’s End’s Keiichiro Saito. WithFrierenandBocchi the Rock!, Saito has quickly earned worldwide acclaim for his creative style and exceptional fluidity, and despite the relative recency of his work, anything he directs will likely be considered high-profile for years to come. Even with how mainstream Keiichiro Saito’s work has become, that doesn’t mean he necessarily agrees with everything going on in the industry. To the point, Saito recently had some very choice words about anime trends and the anime industry, as a whole, and overall, it’s hard to disagree with his criticisms....

The newSonicthe Hedgehogmovie has beenbreaking box office recordsand found an interesting new fan. Twitter user Jake & Bandit posted several photos last Sunday of himself, Jake, and his female pet hedgehog, Bandit, enjoying the film– and it’s incredibly adorable. Sonic the Hedgehoghas been topping the box office for the last three weeks, and was only recentlydethroned byThe Invisible Man. Several fans have been sharing their love of the movie on social media, but it wasn’t until recently that fans started sharing photos of their hedgehogs enjoying the film....

Sleep Awakeis a collaboration between EYES OUT and horror titanBlumhouse, creating a haunting new world from the minds ofSpec-Ops: The LineCreative Director Cory Davis and Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck. In the Crush, the last city on Earth after an unseen apocalypse, the remnants of humanity must never sleep. Otherwise, they risk exposing themselves to a dark being known as the Hush that drags them out of reality. Players step into the role of Katja, a desperate young woman who is struggling to keep herself awake while seeing visions of a different world....

Spartacus: House of Ashurmay be set to continue the tale of Starz’s 2010 historical drama, but its lead has explained how it will change its key returning character. Featuring the return of Nick E. Tarabay as the duplicitous former gladiator Ashur, this new show seeks to present audiences with an alternate scenario in which his character was never killed. While the original show saw Ashur slain on Mount Vesuvius during the events of 2012’sSpartacus: Vengeance, thepremise behindSpartacus: House of Ashurwill instead depict a world in which he successfully aided in stopping Spartacus’ slave rebellion and was gifted the gladiatorial ludus of his former master....

Rise of the Roninallows players to pick different Blade Sharpening Origin at the beginning of the game. This choice is going to be critical, as it will decide how your stats will be distributed and what kind of special skill you will gain from it. Only after making a decisionregarding the Blade Sharpening Originwill players be able to move forward in the story. After playing for a while, it is possible that players may not like the Blade Sharpening Origin that they picked and want to change it....

Morena Baccarin is a captivating actress who recently debuted in theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but she came close to joining the cast of​The Avengersback in 2012, which could have made for a very different MCU. Baccarin is a sci-fi icon with roles in shows likeFirefly,Stargate, andV. On top of that,Morena Baccarin has a long history of doing voicework for the DC Animated films, with the actress tackling notable roles like Talia al Ghul, Black Canary and Cheetah....

EA Sports College Football 26is out this month, and I still can’t tell if it includes a much-requested fix from the previous game. Although the series technically dates back to 1993,CFBwent dormant in 2014, only to be revived by last year’sCollege Football 25. That revival proved pretty popular;with solid reviewsand apparently decent sales,CFBis poised to make a comeback this year, with the potential to become aMadden-grade annual franchise in the very near future....

Over four decades after its initial release, I still can’t get over the story decision made for the final reveal in the entirety of the original 1978Superman’s story. WhileDC’s Kryptonian hero is about to get a whole new chapter in 2025 with theDCU’sSupermanmovie, it’s still important to remember the Man of Steel’s hero roots. Indeed, the number ofSuperman moviesreleased since the 1978 cinematic classic only makes it more important in many ways....

There’s a vast amount to see and do in the massive open world you can explore inFantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. With so much content to delve into, you may be wondering whether you can invite friends to help you out using crossplay. Crossplay is an important feature, so its inclusion or omission may be the difference between you buying or skipping this game. Here’swhether or notFantasy Life iis crossplay and everything else you need to know about this feature....

The following contains MAJOR spoilers for KPop Demon HuntersKPop Demon Huntersis one of the biggest hits of the year, and despite his tragic death,many hope that Jinu will find a way back to the series in the sequel.With plans for a follow-up toKPop Demon Huntersfrom Sonyalready in motion, it is only a matter of time before HUNTR/X gets to tell more stories. In the first film, the trio had to take on the Saja Boys, a demon boy band that became a strong competitor to HUNTR/X....

I remain conflicted about theDCEU’s canceledBatmanmovie – I wish I could have seen it, but its cancellation led to my all-time favorite Batman movie. Few superhero franchises have had as tumultuous a journey asthe DCEU timeline. Amid the highs and lows of its decade-long experiment, one particular casualty still haunts me as both a painful loss and a strange gift: the solo Batman film that Ben Affleck was supposed to write, direct, and star in....

After watching Kristen Johnston in Chuck Lorre’s new sitcom,Leanne, on Netflix, viewers should watch her performance in a classic sci-fi show, where she starred alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Lorre’s new sitcom,Leanne, depicts the titular Leanne readjusting to being single after learning that her husband of over 30 years is leaving her for a younger woman. Kristen Johnston joins thecast ofLeanneas Carol, Leanne’s younger sister. Throughout the Netflix series, Johnston’s character serves as her older sister’s confidant, offering her support and advice on being single later in life....

In the wake of theFantastic Four’shighly anticipated MCU debut, Marvel is killing the team off and turning them all into zombies…at least, in the pages of the publisher’s latesthardcore, R-rated “Red Band” series,which resurrects the fan-favorite Marvel Zombies brand in a story that transforms Marvel’s First Family into Marvel’s first flesh-eaters. As reported by Popverse, Marvel Zombies: Red Band#1, written by Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan, with art by Jan Bazaldua, kicks off a five-issue series, which will tell a parallel, zombified version of Marvel history, with a focus on the Fantastic Four....