Its been a year and a half since the last major story arc, Diamond is Unbreakable, wrapped up the saga of Josuke Joestar and pals in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. You can’t keep a good Stand down for long though, as series creator Hirohiko Araki announced at the start of a new season of the anime during a Jojo art exhibition press conference. Vento Aureo, is finally on the way.
Batman gets an anime treatment (again) in Japanese-made Batman Ninja. Prepare to have your mind blown, for better and worse.
There's a reason why we always gravitate to the Shonen side of the animation genre. It’s the power fantasy, the sheer unbridled joy of seeing characters engage in new forms of combat that was born from their desire to become stronger. Over the years, a ton of systems have been invented for various anime series and their manga source material. Sometimes wild, always imaginative and often trippy, it’s these ideas which form the backbone of Shonen anime. Here’s a look then, at ten of the best.
Suprise! A generic as hell Shonen series about a super-special kid who has to work real hard to be recognised as the big daddy of magic in his kingdom while also facing off against his rival who desires the same position is getting the video game treatment.
With 380 chapters published since 1998, Hunter X Hunter’s story is still in its infancy when compared to other series that have come and gone. Will Hunter X Hunter ever finish? Author Yoshihiro Togashi is surprisingly upbeat about the planned end of the series.
Season 3 of Attack on Titan finally makes the show look exciting again. Even if I have zero idea why everyone wants to kill Kenny from South Park. You bastards.
When it’s done right though, a proper anime fighting game is more than fan service. It’s the closest that a fan will ever get to living out the events of their particular favourite series, using their favourite characters to re-enact key storylines. Which is why I’m dead keen on the upcoming My Hero Academia: One’s Justice
131 episodes later and Dragon Ball Super is, to paraphrase Woken Matt Hardy, OVAAAAHHH. Dozens of episodes that revived the premier gateway drug into anime for many a western fan who didn’t have access to the SyFy channel back in the day for Neon Genesis Evangelion reruns, that didn’t just come back with a BIG BANG ATTACK, but also raised the bar for the limits of strength within that particular universe.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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