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The anime adaptation of Yukinobu Tatsu's Dandadan, produced by Science SARU (Scott Pilgrim Takes Off) is by far 2024's most highly anticipated, and now, most celebrated anime title. Since its debut in the Fall 2024 anime season, the anime has taken the world by storm, making a powerful first impression and continuing that momentum with some truly amazing approaches to its visual style, music, and plot developments. View the full article

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Shining Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak launched its first English volume on December 3, 2024. The manga, published by Viz Media, features an original story set between JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's third and fourth story arcs, Stardust Crusaders and Diamond Is Unbreakable, respectively. View the full article

2024 has been solid for anime fans of different demographics, including Shojo anime. Targeted at young girls and women, these shows often contain tropes such as romance that entice this demographic. View the full article

The Straw Hat Pirates, the main cast of characters in One Piece, have been brought to life by a cast of legendary Japanese voice actors, but there’s no denying that Kazuki Yao, who portrays the crew's cyborg shipwright, Franky, is the most distinctive one of the group. This is mainly due to his signature loud and raspy voice. Not to mention, he has also voiced other iconic characters in the show, like Jango and Bon Clay, way before Franky was even introduced. View the full article

Next month, the latest installment of the iconic Mobile Suit Gundam franchise premieres. Judging by the promotional material, the mecha at the story's core is a far cry from the classic Gundams that fans may be used to from past installments of the beloved series. Instead, its design bears a striking resemblance to one of the lanky mechs from Neon Genesis Evangelion, a similarity that might leave longtime Gundam fans doing a double-take. View the full article

The Witcher 4 launched its first trailer at The Game Awards 2024, showcasing Ciri as the protagonist. The trailer was a short story that depicted a village choosing a teenage girl to be sacrificed to appease a monster. To save his daughter, her father hired a witcher to slay the monster instead. The witcher is revealed to be Ciri, who saves the girl and slays the monster. Upon returning to the village, she discovers the villagers turned on the man and his daughter, and killed the girl themselves. View the full article

One Piece features some of the most creative abilities in anime through its Devil Fruit system. Although at first glance these powers may seem a bit standard, through creative usage and interesting strategies, Devil Fruit powers make for extremely fun fight scenes. With so many different Devil Fruits throughout the One Piece universe, there’s almost an endless amount of possibilities for creative and interesting combat. View the full article

There are 81 stages in Astro Bot, making this one of Team Asobi's biggest and most ambitious games to date. Between them, they provide players with over 420 collectibles, including 120 Puzzle Pieces, 10 Lost Galaxy Warps, and 322 stranded Bots. View the full article

Naruto is one of the greatest shonen series of all time. Kishimoto's worldbuilding and character writing attracted many fans toward a series that is full to the brim with epic moments as viewers are drawn into a fleshed-out ninja world full of epic battles. View the full article

The Batman 2 is less than two years away, but it seems Robert Pattinson already knows what he wants to do by the time the third—and probably final—movie in the would-be trilogy drops: hanging his boots. View the full article

An official trailer for the Star Trek: Section 31 movie dropped this week, and there was a lot going on in the two-minute video. There was so much packed into the short trailer, that it was easy to miss all the little details. But there was one detail early in the trailer that fans of Star Trek: The Original Series definitely didn't miss. View the full article

Mario & Luigi: Brothership introduces a new mechanic that doubles as an important step forward in characterization for the titular brothers. While the Mario & Luigi games are full of personality as is, the latest game goes above and beyond in that department. In particular, Mario & Luigi: Brothership provides one of the biggest contrasts between the brothers to date. Not only that, it comes in the form of a mechanic that players will be interacting with throughout nearly the entire adventure. As a result, it has plenty of time to shine a spotlight on this new characterization. View the full article

In Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, players will come across a Nazi camp in the Funerary Temple of Khentkawest I that's heavily guarded. However, sneaking into one of the tents and grabbing a note off the desk will start A Thief's Promise mystery. It will set players on an objective to find a missing Nazi soldier who was last seen at the Khentkawest dig site. Although the exact location of the soldier isn't marked on the map, you can follow the directions in this guide to complete the mystery easily. View the full article

As part of the live-service format the game follows, Overwatch 2 tends to rotate Competitive Seasons every couple of months, with each new season bringing the arrival of a new theme, Battle Pass, event challenges, limited-time game modes, and more. The Winter Wonderland in-game event is just one of many different annual events to occur on a yearly basis in Overwatch 2, bringing a series of different holiday-themed cosmetics, challenges, and rewards for players to participate in. View the full article

A No Man's Sky fan has built a compact yet feature-rich base, complete with facilities ranging from multiple landing pads to an indoor fishing pool. The relatively small base stands out as a rarity in the No Man's Sky community, whose players usually tend to go for bigger bases. View the full article

The JRPG genre has been fighting against padding accusations for a long time, and it's easy to see why this is the case. Some people feel that these games are loaded with too much content that isn't of the highest quality and force people to spend more hours than required in these titles. View the full article

Marvel Rivals, the new PVP team-based hero-shooter by NetEase Games, has been making huge waves since it dropped. Boasting an iconic cast of 33 major characters from the Marvel universe, you have to wield the powers of your favorite heroes and communicate with your friends for supremacy on the battlefield. View the full article

The Power Rangers franchise has rolled out a fantastic lineup of heroes over the years, but none have quite stolen the spotlight like the Pink Rangers. Known for their strength, kindness, and, of course, that iconic color, they’ve certainly left a lasting impression on fans everywhere. View the full article

Western RPGs are usually lengthy experiences that can take a lot of hours to complete. With games like Baldur's Gate 3 blowing up because of the sheer level of content that it lets players enjoy, it's easy to see why many players love this approach. View the full article

A good remake or reboot can breathe new life into a classic story if it's done right. When handled poorly, it can still breathe life into a classic story but for the wrong reasons. Reboots can also introduce stories to a new audience and tell the story in an even better way. View the full article

Isekai is one of the most popular genres in anime, manga, and manhwa as it allows consumers to occupy themselves in fantasy and escape from the monotony of daily life. It's fun to imagine being in a different world with magic powers and a group of interesting companions. It's a sandbox genre that truly allows for anything. View the full article

Not everyone in the world of One Piece can be as chipper and optimistic as Monkey D. Luffy himself. However, there's not being optimstic, and then there's just being straight-up pessimistic and seeing the bad in almost every situation, which certainly applies to a fair few characters in this immensely popular long-running series. View the full article

Blox Fruits released the Dragon Rework update a little earlier today, resulting in the number of active players doubling in just a matter of minutes. Update 24 brings with it a ton of big changes, ranging from new and revamped fruits and weapons to an increased level cap. It also sees the return of the Dragon fruit: a powerful PvP-focussed Mythical Beast-type fruit that was made unavailable in a previous Blox Fruits update. View the full article

Fishing in Stardew Valley tends to divide players: some love it, while others would rather take on the Skull Cavern without a weapon. But regardless of opinion, fishing does get easier with experience, and food can help speed up the process. View the full article

Helldivers 2 offers plenty of customization options, making it essential for die-hard fans to collect every piece of gear. The TR-117 Alpha Commander armor set holds a special place in this regard. The highly coveted armor has a storied past, being one of the most exclusive armor sets to get in Helldivers 2. Whether for style, stats, or sheer completionist pride, you have a golden opportunity to add the prized armor set to your collection, and that too for free. View the full article