There are so many choices when finding a movie or series to watch with younger children. Of course, there are the classics we grew up on, such as the Disney animated films or something like Shrek from DreamWorks animation. Still, there are constantly new shows and films coming out for families looking for something to watch. So, how do you choose?
Read MoreBy now you’ve probably heard: X-Men ’97 is phenomenal. This little cartoon show is one of the biggest, loudest, most colorful, most ambitious, most heartbreaking projects Marvel has ever done. Originally advertised as a nostalgic revival of the original X-Men: The Animated Series, X-Men ’97 is the complete opposite, becoming one of the most aggressively progressive comic book adaptations ever made. With
Read MoreNowadays, just about every popular manga gets picked up, spun around, and put out as an anime. For the most part, that’s great! It can be wonderful to have multiple versions of your favorite stories, or to see a story you love reach a wider audience. But manga is an art in its own right, and some manga simply does not
Read MoreStar Wars: Tales of the Empire delves into the mystery of the Galactic Empire with characters we’re familiar with. By exploring the lives of compelling characters against the backdrop of tyranny and rebellion, Tales of the Empire does what its predecessor Tales of the Jedi did best by giving us a quality story in a short amount of time. [Warning: Spoilers
Read MoreI recently had the pleasure to sit down and talk to two of the English voice cast for Spy x Family CODE: White, Megan Shipman, who voices Anya Forger, and Natalie Van Sistine who voices Yor Forger. We chatted about the new film and their hit anime series Spy x Family, what makes the characters so special, the preparation for and
Read MoreThe Forgers are back, baby. Not only that, the unconventional anime family of Loid, Yor, and Anya Forger has returned for their own full-length feature film Spy x Family Code: White. Directed by Takashi Katagiri and written by Ichiro Ohkouchi, and based on the popular manga by Tatsuya Endo, Code: White will finally be released in the U.S. and other countries
Read MoreThank goodness, warm weather is here. It’s spring at long last, which means the winter season of anime is coming to an end. One of the shows wrapping up its first season on Crunchyroll is The Apothecary Diaries. The Apothecary Diaries is the story of Maomao, a young girl living during the Tang Dynasty working as an apothecary in the red-light
Read MoreThe X-Men are back! I’ve waited so long to say those words and mean them, and boy, I mean them with every bit of my soul. A double episode premiere of X-Men ‘97 has landed on Disney+ and surely transported everyone back to the Saturday morning feeling of gathering around the television to see what happened “Previously on X-Men!” I couldn’t
Read MoreLet’s be honest: sometimes you need to relax from a long hard day by watching fictional characters experience the joys of first love. Sometimes fake people kissing can heal you. If you’ve been needing that feel-good, lovey-dovey energy lately, oh boy do I have a recommendation for you. A Sign of Affection is an anime currently airing on Crunchyroll, and it
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