HBO and Cartoon Network will soon be airing new Batman and Superman animated shows. J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves will be teaming with original Batman: The Animated Series creator Bruce Timm on Batman: Caped Crusader. This series returns Batman and Gotham to their “noir roots.” My Adventures With...
Read MoreLast week saw the release of the fourth and final season of Castlevania on Netflix, but the story isn’t over yet. Word spread about a month ago that a second series in the Castlevania universe starring a new cast of characters was in the works. Now, in an interview with Comic Book Resources, C...
Read MoreOn Thursday, May the 13th, Netflix released the fourth and final season of Castlevania. The series is an adaptation of the Konami video games and wildly popular in its own right, spawning a vibrant fan community online with a spin-off supposedly on the way. The final episode of Castlevania is called...
Read MoreIt’s no well-kept secret that many of gaming’s biggest franchises have come out of Japan. From Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda to Pokémon and Resident Evil, video game hits and Japanese developers have become concomitant, and it’s well-earned. But some franchises take longer to build up s...
Read MoreReleased in 1994, Pom Poko is based on a true story of urban development in 1960s Japan. The film details how the destruction of sacred forests affected tanuki, or wild Japanese raccoon dogs. Like many of Isao Takahata’s films, Pom Poko presents its story without message or judgment, leaving t...
Read MoreOn Thursday, April 29th, Netflix released a trailer for Castlevania season 4. This comes after the announcement that season 4 will end the series and that a spin-off may be on the way. The trailer finds Sypha and Trevor learning that they must prevent the resurrection of Dracula. Meanwhile, Alucard ...
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