Tell Us Your Akira Toriyama Memories

Image: Toei Animation The world was shocked to learn on Thursday night to learn that Akira Toriyama, creator of the eternally longlasting Dragon Ball franchise, had passed away at the age of 68. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Has Infectious Good Energy Whether you were born in the 80s or in the 2000s, you couldn’t not know … Read more

Akira Toriyama, the Father of Dragon Ball, Has Died

Akira Toriyama, one of the most famous and influential mangaka of all time, has died. He was 68. Transformers’ Cristo Fernandez on Dragon Ball | First Fandoms The news was confirmed by the official Dragon Ball website, in a letter addressed to creatives and fans across the world. Toriyama passed away a week ago on … Read more

Jujutsu Kaisen’s Next Season is a Bloody Tournament Arc

Image: Studio MAPPA/Toho Animation Jujutsu Kaisen wrapped up earlier this week after a long and fairly grim season. You won’t be surprised to learn that it’s got another season in the works, once again courtesy of MAPPA. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Has Infectious Good Energy Following the finale for season two, MAPPA put out a teaser … Read more

Gundam: Witch From Mercury Director Makes It Clear: They’re Wives, Your Honor

When Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury ended earlier this year, it did so by taking a step forward in the franchise’s history that few other series had the chance to make explicit in their own prior examinations of queer love. But after parent company Bandai pushed back on what was, in the show, … Read more

One Piece is Getting an Anime Remake (No, Seriously)

Image: Netflix Months after the live-action adaptation of the popular manga/anime One Piece released, Netflixis doing…an anime remake of One Piece. Really. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Has Infectious Good Energy Revealed at Jump Festa 2024, the remake—titled The One Piece, so as to make clear it’s not like the other two shows titled One Piece—will start … Read more

Naruto’s Live-Action Movie is In the Works Again

The success of One Piece’s live-action Netflix series means western studios are going to be looking at other popular shonen anime to bring to life. My Hero Academia is already on the docket over at Netflix, and we got one for Saint Seiya (or Knights of the Zodiac earlier this year. Next up might be … Read more

MAPPA Staff Allege Crunch, Overwork on Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2

For years, animation studio MAPPA has been noteworthy for the quality of the anime it puts out, which includes widely beloved shonen like Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga, and Jujutsu Kaisen. At the same time, it’s been noted that the 12-year-old studio has a habit of taking on a lot of projects at once, with … Read more

Crunchyroll’s Manga App is Being Shut Down Next Month

Image: Crunchyroll Along with being one of the biggest platforms to watch anime, Crunchyroll is also a hub to read manga on your phone or computer. While not as big as say, Shonen Jump, it’s managed to stick around for a little over a decade…which makes it tragic irony to reveal that the service is … Read more

New Anime Revealed at NYCC 2023

Dragon Ball Super’s anime adaptation ended over five years ago, and though the franchise has been kept alive with various games, movies, and a web series, there hasn’t had a proper mainline anime installment since. Fortunately, that’s about to change in a big way with the release of Dragon Ball Daima. Transformers’ Cristo Fernandez on Dragon … Read more

Over 100 Chapters Now Obtainable for Free

Netflix’s One Piece live-action sequence sailed ashore yesterday and audiences all around the globe are experiencing Eiichiro Oda’s work for the primary time. However for these of you who may wish to return to the place all of it started, and even learn One Piece for the primary time, you’re in luck. Oda introduced in an … Read more