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Stakes in Bleach have never been higher than they are in the Thousand Year Blood War. This epic battle between the Soul Reapers and Quincy pushes every member of the respective groups to their limit. While this launched a few of the characters to greater heights, for others, their efforts made them look a little foolish. View the full article

My Hero Academia manga ended earlier this year, and the anime has just one season left. Some fans still cannot comprehend that their favorite series is about to come to an end. The seventh season of My Hero Academia was phenomenal, and it was followed by an announcement regarding the eighth and final season of the anime. It was confirmed that My Hero Academia's final season will air in 2025, but there was no release window. View the full article

Mothers in anime, as with most other media, are usually loving characters who sacrifice a lot for their children. Such is the case in real life as well. However, some outliers break the mold in a bad way and set a terrible standard for parenting. They can range from being subtle absentees to downright abusive or even violent. View the full article

For those who pine for a time before life was so complicated, farming anime might be a great escape. Anime about farming is typically a unique blend of educational, cozy, and comedic, but can be found in almost any genre. View the full article

Netflix was founded in 1997. It started as a DVD rental company, but it has since gone on to become the biggest streaming service in the world. The platform offers hundreds of TV shows, movies, and documentaries, and, over the last couple of years, the Netflix anime catalog has expanded considerably. View the full article

After weeks of rumors, on December 18, 2024, Sony and KADOKAWA have announced the signing of their deal, which sees Sony acquiring 10% of KADOKAWA's shares. The deal, which will be effective on January 7, 2025, will result in Sony becoming KADOKAWA's largest shareholder, acquiring 12,054,100 new KADOKAWA shares for approximately 50 billion yen. View the full article

Dandadan has taken the anime world by storm in late 2024, delivering one of the most bizarre and yet successful visual spectacles in fans' recent memories. Based on the manga by Yukinobu Tatsu, Dandadan flew to the top of popularity charts thanks to a viral opening song, amazing art and animation, and a story that perfectly blends humor, action, and romance. View the full article

After the ending of the My Hero Academia manga, fans of Kohei Horikoshi's superhero tale are waiting to say goodbye to the amazing anime adaptation delivered by Bones soon. Season 7 concluded on a cliffhanger, and the final chapter of the anime could not be too far away. While most fans were expecting the announcement of a release date to be made at the upcoming Jump Festa 2025, the news is already out. View the full article

Meito, alternatively known as Legendary Swords, Famed Blades, and similar aliases are, as each name implies, specially made blades of superior renown. Those well-versed in blades will be able to instantly recognize them, and they tend to command both high prices and superior wielders. Meito are individually given "grades" based on their strength and quality. View the full article

With news that the final episode of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 – The Conflict will be an hour-long special combining episodes 12 and 13, more cast members have been announced. The final episode, which will feature recollections of the childhood friendship of the Sternritter Grandmaster Jugram Haschwalth and Sternritter H – The Heat, Bazz-B, will have the voices of Marina Inoue and Chiaki Kobayashi join the cast. View the full article

Golden Kamuy was a big recent hit of the Young Jump (YJ) magazine, the "Shonen Jump for adults" magazine, in the sense that they're both published by Shueisha, are the biggest magazines in their segments and share somewhat similar marketing strategies (it's the same magazine in which Oshi no Ko was serialized). View the full article

After over a year since Dr. Stone: New World, the fourth and final Dr. Stone season will finally start airing next month. Dr Stone: Science Future is slated for January 9, 2025, and will be streamed on Crunchyroll. The final season will be split into 3 cours, so it will total around 36 episodes. Season 3 adapted volumes 11-16, and this new season will adapt volumes 17-27, so anything less than 30 episodes might feel rushed. View the full article

Fans of the iconic Evangelion franchise will soon be able to enjoy a meal with their favorite characters, as McDonald's has announced a new collaboration with Hideaki Anno's masterpiece. Shinji and his allies will take a break from their fight against the angels to work with Ronald, hoping to create a meal that fans will love as much as the anime series. View the full article

The Androids are some of the most fascinating creations in Dragon Ball that appear in the series numerous times. These cyborgs are incredibly powerful and use their energy absorption techniques to turn the tide of battle and punish their opponents. View the full article

The upcoming Winter 2025 anime season is stacked great series. Between long-awaited adaptations like Sakamoto Days and Honey Lemon Soda, to continuations of popular anime of seasons past like My Happy Marriage and Apothecary Diaries, anime fans will be busy trying to fit all of these bangers and future anime classics into their watch schedule. However, one such continuation of an older series has been overlooked; the second season of Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun is premiering early in the season, which will be almost exactly five years after its original season aired. …

The Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan match kicks into overdrive with the intensity of the second half, but the stakes have never been higher. Every second on the clock in this highly anticipated and intense showdown feels like it could be win or lose for either team. The players on the field continue to grow beyond their limits as they enter the final moments of what feels like an all-out effort from them. View the full article

The Straw Hat Pirates are an incredibly powerful bunch who have, over the years, reached an unprecedented level of power. Right now, they are one of the most influential crews on this high seas, having reached the status of an Emperor crew recently. It goes without saying that the Straw Hat Pirates are dominating the seas right now. However, they did not reach this level of strength without sacrifices. View the full article

Jujutsu Kaisen is a phenomenal story that has quite easily some of the very best battles that fans have seen across all manga. With the series having wrapped up its final arc recently, fans were served up some incredible fights, and, as expected, the protagonist of the series, Yuji Itadori, was at the center of them. Naturally, the final fights of JJK saw techniques of the highest order being utilized, and of course, the all-powerful Black Flash was one of them as well. View the full article

Musashi Kishimoto, the creator of the Naruto series, wrote a phenomenal series that still resonates among the fans and rightly so. Naruto is a story that inspired countless people from all over the world and to this day, set the standard of what a modern Shonen series should be like. At the same time, at the core of Naruto was a beloved protagonist, who still stands among the very best characters in all anime and manga. View the full article

Shanks is one of the most mysterious One Piece characters, despite having been introduced quite early into the series. This is largely down to the fact that the author has saved him for the Final Saga and intends to use him in this particular segment of the story. Although fans do know quite a bit about Shanks now, as is expected after about 1130 plus chapters of the story, fans still don't know much about his past, his origins, and, at the same time, his family. View the full article

Dandadan is a manga and anime that has a strong fanbase and following, with many enjoying the mixture of comedic moments with the supernatural. The show features quite a few popular characters as well, including Okarun, Momo, Seiko Ayase, Aira, and many more. These characters form a team as they work to stop aliens and Yokai from getting into human society and hurting others. View the full article

Jujutsu Kaisen gives plenty of attention to its characters' stats and abilities. Furthermore, with so much plot to cover, the anime can't divulge much of the personal lives of Jujutsu High's faculty and students. Fortunately, Gege Akutami gives dedicated fans the full scoop in Jujutsu Kaisen: The Official Character Guide. View the full article

WARNING! There are major spoilers for the Death Note manga and anime ahead. View the full article