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  • Netflix’s Ultraman Movie Looks Ultra-Stylish

    Netflix’s Ultraman Movie Looks Ultra-Stylish

    When Netflix announced that it was working on an original animated Ultraman movie last year, it did so with a bold, evocative teaser image that left us wondering if it was just awesome concept work — or an actual indicator of just how close the film would come to looking like that. Turns out the…


  • The Creator Of Dragon Ball Is An Unabashed Gearhead

    The Creator Of Dragon Ball Is An Unabashed Gearhead

    Akira Toriyama deserves credit as a gearhead, one with impeccable style at that. The legendary manga artist and character designer may be most famous for creating Dragon Ball and designing Chrono Trigger, but Toriyama should be praised for his imaginative mechanical designs as much as his alien warriors, the Saiyans, and knights cursed to be…


  • Bleach Is Back, And Hot Damn, It Looks Good

    Bleach Is Back, And Hot Damn, It Looks Good

    Shonen anime fans rejoiced late Saturday evening when, at Los Angeles’ Anime Expo, new footage debuted for the return of Bleach. The popular Toonami series ended back in 2014, just two years before the manga by creator Tite Kubo would wrap up with 2016’s “Thousand-Year Blood War” arc. Late last year, it was announced that…