Luchadors aren’t just professional wrestlers; they are also master entertainers. In the 1950s, it wasn’t uncommon to see a big, masked lucha libre starring in a movie, and that movie would normally be a mixture of sci-fi schlock and B-graded
Nazuna rests on my lap as I type this. No, not the real Nazuna, mind you (we don’t have that sort of technology yet), just a plushie of her I found for ¥300 at an anime shop in Shinjuku. It
It took me five minutes of playing Compile Heart and Idea Factory’s Scar-Lead Salvation to figure out what was going on. Twenty minutes after that, I realized what exactly this game was going to deliver. And no, despite its name,
At long last, Jujutsu Kaisen can finally say the phrase fans have long been waiting to hear: Satoru Gojo is back! After dealing with far too many manga volumes without his delightful presence, Gege Akutami has finally found it in
To many, having to deal with insurance companies is a headache. So how would someone make these nuisances into heroes to root for? Well, if you’re Ryuhei Tamura — the same mad man who concocted Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin —
Before it became the studio best known for Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Monogatari, SHAFT was the place for off-the-wall comedies. Series like Pani Poni Dash, Arakawa Under the Bridge, and Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei went wild and crazy with their premises,
Rooster Fighter never fails to surprise me. This tale of a CocKenshiro out to destroy evil demons across the country has been filled with badass moments and laughs. What I never expected was some true drama, and it arrives in
Shoutouts galore start out this week's Duck Amuck in Japan, as King Baby Duck showers praise for the folks at Mari-Yeah!, moja, ZARIGANI$, OhChill, and Top Secret Man. But things turn somber as he, AFLM, and JonStar pay tribute to
If you’re not keeping track of the score in Record of Ragnarok, it’s now tied 3-3 between gods and humanity. With Buddha’s win, the gods have lost their composure. What should’ve been an easy tournament for me has now become
See the look on Deku’s face above? That’s exactly how I looked when I read the sixth volume of My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions. Yoko Akiyama’s spinoff of Kohei Horikoshi’s hit manga was supposed to be a unique what-if series