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Netflix announces Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy anime series

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Netflix is adding to its anime output with a new series adaptation of Kazushi Hagiwara’s classic manga Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy, the streamer having made the announcement through its Netflix Anime social accounts with the release of a teaser poster. Inspired by Hagiwara’s love heavy metal music and Dungeons & Dragons, Bastard!! takes place […]

First trailer for Catwoman: Hunted animated movie

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During yesterday’s DC FanDome event, the first trailer for director Shinsuke Terasawa’s upcoming DC anime feature Catwoman: Hunted was released and sees the feline felon in the crosshairs of villains, Interpol and Batwoman as she attempts to steal a priceless jewel; watch it here… Catwoman: Hunted follows “Catwoman as she attempts to steal a priceless […]

Marvelous Adult Cyberpunk Anime That Are Extremely Underrated

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Marvelous Videos presents cyberpunk anime for adults… While western entertainment struggles to remove adult animation from the realm of comedy, the animators over in Japan have successfully molded their animated serials, colloquially referred to as “anime”, into a multitude of categories. Yes, some of these are for kids, but a good chunk are also for […]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World anime series coming to Netflix

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Scott Pilgrim will take on the world again. The character has been in comics, live-action films, and even video games…but now, it will be Scott Pilgrim vs. anime! Today, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Scott Pilgrim vs. the World will take on an anime adaption on Netflix. Graphic novel creator Bryan Lee O’Malley […]

Hayao Miyazaki finally confirms new Studio Ghibli film How Do You Live?

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Although he called time on his career (again) following 2013’s The Wind Rises, it’s been no secret that legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki has been working away on another project for the past few years. Iconic animation house Studio Ghibli re-opened its doors to work on the feature back in 2017, while producer Toshio Suzuki […]

Marvelous 80s Anime Gems That Every Fan Must Watch

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Marvelous Videos presents ten underrated anime gems from the 1980s… Back in the day when Blockbuster was still in business, there used to be an entire video section dedicated to Japanimation. That was the neologistic term at the time to describe any animated product coming out of Japan. These days, we now use the phrase […]

First-look concept art teases Netflix and Legendary’s live-action Gundam movie

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Having brought the Eighth Wonder of the World into the MonsterVerse for Legendary Pictures with 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, it was announced earlier this year that director Jordan Vogt-Roberts would be reuniting with the studio to tackle its live-action adaptation of the iconic anime franchise Gundam. The project has been in the works since 2018, […]

Video Review – Netflix’s Arcane: League of Legends Act II

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EJ Moreno with a video review of the second act of Netflix’s Arcane: League of Legends… Arcane started off strong with its Act One, and the series is staying strong with an even better Act Two. Critic EJ Moreno breaks down all three episodes of the new League of Legends series and predicts how Act […]

Netflix’s Arcane: League of Legends – Video Review

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EJ Moreno with a video review of the first three episodes of Netflix’s Arcane: League of Legends (and a tease for episode four)… The League of Legends-based series Arcane arrives on Netflix, and we have a review of the first three episodes. Critic EJ Moreno says the series is one of Netflix’s best-animated outings and […]