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  • What Yu-Gi-Oh Meant For Immigrant Duelists

    What Yu-Gi-Oh Meant For Immigrant Duelists

    Yu-gi-oh never reached the same heights of global mainstream acceptability as Pokémon. The art had a bold style that never fell in line with mass market appeal, and each generation of cards came with a new convoluted ruleset that often stumped even the most dedicated fans. Yet the trading card game was how I found…


  • 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…


  • RWBY’s First Movie Is A Crossover With The Justice League

    RWBY’s First Movie Is A Crossover With The Justice League

    There’ve been no shortage of IP crossovers in recent years, particularly from Warner Bros. Space Jam 2 was basically WB’s crossover Comic-Con, and it doesn’t appear that they’ll be stopping anytime soon. On the game side, they’ve got Multiversus, where DC superheroes will get to fight alongside Cartoon Network and HBO characters in a Super…