https://screenrant.com The latest anime editorials, explainers, and featured articles from all the top franchises here on Screen Rant Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:00:22 GMT en-US hourly 60 The Galactic Patrol Prisoner saga of Dragon Ball Super is the first major story arc in the manga that has yet to be adapted to anime, which is a shame, because it also established a way of doing things that let other characters besides Goku and Vegeta play a role in protecting the Earth.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:00:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-super-moro-arc-changed-tradition/ Premier mangaka Tatsuki Fujimoto is making an oddball choice to be sure with Goodbye, Eri, his newest graphic novel; why would the creator of Chainsaw Man decide to put his dark fantasy gorefest spectacular on the back burner in favor of a whimsical coming-of-age yarn? The answer lies within the story itself, a naturalistic wonder of emotion that ultimately showcases one of the best examples of meta-narrative in contemporary manga. Now receiving a proper overseas release from Viz Media,Goodbye, Eri is one of the most evocative stories on the market, and it is squarely posited as a mature book for younger readers.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:01:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/goodbye-eri-review-good-social-media-experiment-chainsaw-man/ Pokémon's Galar region contains four of the strangest creatures in the entire franchise, whose very existence is highly questionable, and the anime version of their Pokédex entries is the ultimate proof.

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 14:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-strange-pokedex-entries-explanation-dracovish/ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is the new fantasy series is set to begin streaming on Crunchyroll in late September 2023. Aside from the gorgeous animation showcased in the trailer, the series is unique in how it's seemingly tailor-made for fans of Dungeons & Dragons. As the Summer 2023 anime season comes to a close, fans are anxiously beginning discussions about which shows they'll be watching as the Fall 2023 anime season begins. For many, this means picking up the continuations of shows like Spy x Family or Tokyo Revengers, but Frieren is the brand-new series worth adding to fans' watch lists.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 23:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/anime-frieren-beyond-journeys-end-crunchyroll-watch-dnd/ Dragon Ball Super has had plenty of powerful villains over the years, but one of the most surprisingly dangerous of them all was completely forgotten by Goku and Vegeta, and he could make a comeback soon in an even more threatening form.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 20:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/goku-vegeta-forgot-dragon-ball-super-villain-seven-three/ Warning: Contains spoilers for The First Slam Dunk.Slam Dunk’s new movie, The First Slam Dunk, has finally been released in the West, and it proves that the series is still the king of sports anime. Slam Dunk is a classic sports series about Hanamchi Sakuragi, a delinquent who takes up basketball to impress his crush, but as time goes on, he starts to love the game genuinely and becomes an invaluable member of Shohoku’s underdog team. Slam Dunk, along with Dragon Ball, was one of the biggest manga of the 90s, and 30 years later, it’s still one of the most popular and successful anime franchises of all time.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/first-slam-dunk-review-king-sports-anime/ The Demon Slayer: Mugen Train film was one of the most successful anime films ever, thanks in no small part to its guest star, the Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku. Fans who want a little more time with Rengoku after the movie are in luck, as the expanded version of the film gives Rengoku a whole spotlight episode, set just before the film.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 17:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/demon-slayer-rengoku-deeper-anime-mugen-train/ In the Boruto anime, Naruto makes a massive mistake twice when he only does so once in the manga. The amount of times Naruto messes up actually makes a considerable amount of difference when considering the severity of his actions' consequences, especially since they portray him as an ineffective and even reckless Hokage.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 16:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/naruto-biggest-mistake-worse-boruto-anime/ Like many anime protagonists, My Hero Academia's Izuku Midoriya has a very absent father--so absent, in fact, that while he's known to be alive, he has yet to appear in the manga's nearly 400 chapters. Will fans get to meet Deku's father before the series ends?

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 15:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/my-hero-academia-chance-reveal-deku-father/ Pokémon Horizons confirms that it's trying to be as faithful to the Pokémon games as possible, by having characters make use of the Paldea region's exclusive Terastal mechanic from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, giving the new game gimmick its first anime appearances.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 14:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-horizons-scarlet-violet-terastallize-mechanic/ One of King Kai's darkest theories about how Demon King Piccolo truly turned to evil despite his understood origin is actually proven by the creation of Majin Buu's truth wrathful counterpart in Dragon Ball. Even though Demon King Piccolo was created from the evil in the Nameless Namekian Warrior, and the warrior's goodness formed Kami, King Kai is never convinced that Demon King Piccolo was the byproduct of that split.

]]> Sat, 05 Aug 2023 12:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/majin-buu-confirms-piccolo-theory-dark-dragon-ball/ The fascinating new Shonen Jump manga Wild Strawberry flips the script on the "traditional" post-apocalyptic world and paints a doomsday scenario that draws a lot from the struggles of the COVID pandemic. It is one of Jump's more intriguing additions to its monthly lineup and therefore should be on everyone's list as a potential blockbuster.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/wild-strawberry-new-shonen-jump-manga-apocalyptic-covid/ Warning: Spoilers for Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War, episode #17Bleach's dog-headed Captain Komamura made a dramatic return to the battlefield in episode #17 of The Thousand-Year Blood War, and in so doing revealed the truth of the so-called werewolf clan, exposing why they look like animals to begin with. The secret is unveiled in a heartbreaking manner, as the desire for vengeance consumes Komamura so fully that he loses himself in it.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 19:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/bleach-captain-komamura-werewolf-clan-secret-vengeance/ My Hero Academia likes to portray its villains as sympathetic, or at least with a chance to be redeemed, but there's at least one major villain Kyudai Garaki, who has proven he's deserving of no sympathy at all, and it's a manga bonus page that puts the final nail in his evil coffin.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 17:01:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/mha-hero-academia-winged-nomu-tsubasa-garaki-grandson/ Naruto's Shadow Clone Jutsu remained his signature move throughout the series, but when it was first introduced, it was so overpowered that it needed to be nerfed. While Naruto showcased other powerful jutsu, chiefly the Rasengan, whose creation is detailed in the new Fourth Hokage manga from series creator Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto's first jutsu remained his most popular one, but it was so broken it had to be changed shortly after its introduction.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:01:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/narutos-shadow-clones-kage-bunshin-broken-nerfed-one-hit/ The Pokémon Horizons anime has just debuted yet another Paldean Gym Leader, Iono, including the streamer-themed character in a way that's both clever and logical given what the series has to work with.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-horizons-debuts-a-new-paldean-gym-leader/ Vegeta embracing his evil side again was one of Dragon Ball Super's most tantalizing prospects, which is why it's unfortunate that his actual brush with villainy felt much too random. However, a lighthearted moment in the anime not only foreshadowed Vegeta's embrace of his villainous ways later on, but subsequent scenes also seemed to suggest that the Saiyan Prince would likely succumb to his evil urges once again.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/vegeta-return-villain-dragon-ball-super-joke/ Warning: Spoilers for Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War, episode #17 Recent episodes of Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War have ended with some mysterious Ichigo scenes not found in the original manga, and fans are already spotting hints that this new power may have a role to play in this arc's final battle with Yhwach.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:00:23 GMT https://screenrant.com/bleach-ichigo-power-up-soul-king-anime-irazusando/ Sasuke and Sarada share incredible moments in the Boruto anime that the manga has unfortunately failed to capitalize on despite the obvious appeal of the two Uchiha. Two scenes from the anime, in particular, highlight the full potential of what this father-and-daughter relationship could be capable of through irony and a powerful metaphor.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/sasuke-sarada-potential-fulfilled-anime-not-manga/ Crunchyroll's Summer 2023 anime lineup is in full swing, and Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is leading the charge as one of the best due to its entirely unique horror protagonist, Akira Tendo, that adds value to an already atypical horror story. In the early days of the zombie apocalypse, where the trauma of the end of the world mixes with vibrant colors and a light-hearted tone, Akira takes the general idea of what horror protagonists should act like and throws it aside to be his own kind of hero in this zombie-infested world.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:01:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/zom-100-bucket-list-dead-akira-horror-unique-protagonist/ The Pokémon Horizons anime has set up its third protagonist to finally take the spotlight, showing just how different this iteration of the Pokémon anime is from what came before.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-horizons-third-protagonist-dot-new-formula/ Dragon Ball Super has plenty of absurdly strong fighters, ranging from gods to unbeatable warriors from other universes, but the title of strongest must go to Whis, Lord Beerus' "attendant". However, despite being even more powerful than a God of Destruction, Whis will never get a chance to fight side-by-side with Goku, and it's all due to a divine restriction placed upon his kind, a part of their very nature.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-super-strongest-character-whis-never-win/ Warning: SPOILERS for Chainsaw Man manga chapter #135The Chainsaw Man manga teases that there could be a second Chainsaw Devil lurking around, one that is completely separated from Denji. In chapter #111 of Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga, a mysterious creature looking exactly like the Chainsaw Devil appears and kills Yuko, a human-devil hybrid, while Denji is soundly sleeping, meaning that someone, or something, else can transform into Chainsaw Man.

]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 20:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/chainsaw-man-second-chainsaw-devil-black-pochita/ Warning: Spoilers for One Piece episode #1070After weeks of One Piece anime teases and previews, Luffy's Gear 5th transformation is here, but the show makes a subtle change to that epic moment compared to the manga, giving Luffy's fellow Straw Hat Nami a big role. Gear 5th has been a nearly impossible spoiler to hide from among the One Piece community almost as soon as its debut in the manga in March 2022. Viewers of the anime have gotten the first official look at Luffy's Gear Fifth in the anime's previews, but episode #1070 added a scene that wasn't in the manga, which made Nami much more critical for Luffy's resurrection and ultimate Gear Fifth transformation.

]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/one-piece-improves-luffy-gear-5-change-anime-nami/ The love western audiences have for Thorfinn has even surprised the author of Vinland Saga, Makoto Yukimura. While the manga has been around since 2005, it wasn't until recent years that the story gained a great deal of attention in the Western anime and manga fandom. This new rise in popularity came on one part with the anime and on the other with its main character's development.

]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:01:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/vinland-saga-creator-thorfinn-most-iconic-quote-no-enemies/ When it comes to ridiculously powerful main heroes in the shonen genre of manga, One Piece's Monkey D. Luffy and Dragon Ball's Son Goku reign supreme. Both characters are top-tier mystic warriors and main protagonists of their respective series. With the recent introduction of Luffy's Gear Fifth that enhances his power level, it calls into question whether or not he would be able to withstand the divine might of a Saiyan in a one-on-one battle with Goku.

]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/one-piece-luffy-gear-5-vs-goku-saiyan/ The second part of the Boruto saga is set to begin in August 2023, and while the specific details of the plot are still unknown, the fact its title is Two Blue Vortex strongly suggests that Boruto's dojutsu (eye technique) Jougan (also spelled as Jogan) will play a significant role in what comes to pass.

]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/boruto-part-2-jougan-dojutsu-explained/ An episode of the Hoenn-era Pokémon anime revealed that the rarest Poké Ball in the franchise was able to capture something that is more precious than any legendary Pokémon: a human soul.

]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/ancient-poke-ball-pokelantis-human-soul-pokemon/ Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury had a major LGBTQ+ milestone, but unfortunately, Bandai Namco appears to have walked back on it. One of the biggest draws to The Witch from Mercury was that it featured a same-sex couple as the main couple and greatly developed Suletta and Miorine’s relationship to the point that the series ended with them getting married. Animation, in general, still often struggles with this topic, even if 2023 was a great year for positive LGBTQ+ representation in anime, so seeing a major franchise like Gundam make a same-sex couple the leads in its latest show and have them get married was a major win for representation in animation.

]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:30:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/gundam-witch-mercury-lgbtq-bandai-controversial-apology/ The source of Goku's mysterious heart disease in Dragon Ball Z could finally be answered in Dragon Ball Super. Rumors have abounded as to how Goku actually contracted the disease, with one of the likeliest possibilities being that it actually came from planet Yardrat because it metastasized after his return from the planet, but the mystery was never addressed. However, Vegeta's own trip to Yardat in Dragon Ball Super could finally confirm this controversial theory.

]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:01:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-goku-heart-disease-explained-super-yardrat-vegeta/ While The Walking Dead may be one of the most well-known zombie comics and shows, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is subverting some of its iconic elements. This includes the traditional black and white color scheme the Image Comics' series is known for, as well as the serious tone. Even the gory elements, such as blood, are being given a fresh new twist.

]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:00:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/zom-100-bucket-list-subverts-walking-dead-art-style/ Warning! Contains spoilers for One Piece #1088!

]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:00:24 GMT https://screenrant.com/one-piece-koby-conqueror-haki-garp-replacement/ While the climax to Boruto: Part 1 did not disappoint with provocative elements to the story that have more than renewed fan interest and excitement about what is to come, a subtle but significant plot hole involving Boruto's sister Himawari threatens to upend what is looking to be a deeply interesting time-skip. Boruto: Two Blue Vortex might already have a problem well before it begins.

]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/boruto-ultimate-power-timeskip-plot-hole-himawari/ Broly is easily one of the strongest characters in Dragon Ball, as he is the Legendary Super Saiyan whose raw power and latent potential is essentially unmatched by any other solo fighter. However, while insanely powerful as-is, fans have never seen Broly at his absolute maximum in the anime, and they likely never will (for more reasons than one).

]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/god-broly-strongest-form-powerful-dragon-ball-anime/ The entirety of a Replicant’s existence in Blade Runner is horrific, as they are sentient beings nearly indistinguishable from humans that were created just to be slaves. However, as bad as that sounds, there is a secret use for Replicants within this dystopian world’s futuristic society that is arguably even more inhumane.

]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 21:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/blade-runner-replicants-horrific-secret-use-explained-anime/ Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is already shaping up to be one of Crunchyroll's best horror anime of the Summer 2023 anime season, and part of that is due to one impressive trick that sets it apart from other zombie anime. Following Akira Tendo as he navigates a zombie apocalypse, this series shows what life would be like if the world suddenly fell apart. The only difference is that Zom 100 has a unique way of telling this story that gives it a unique edge.

]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 19:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/zom-100-zombie-anime-trick-new-classic-crunchyroll/ Warning: Contains Spoilers for Different Stories in Junji Ito Maniac!While it may seem like a mistake that the stories in Junji Ito Maniac end rather abruptly, it's actually an intentional choice that mirrors the style of the author. Junji Ito Maniac's official release has given fans and newer viewers an opportunity to see the works of one of the most well-known horror mangakas come to life. What's even better is that it's been distributed by Netflix, which expands the potential viewership it can have, creating potential new fans along the way. However, there is one common criticism that's followed Junji Ito: Maniac following its impressive first trailer...and it's one that has been misunderstood as some kind of mistake.

]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 18:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/junji-ito-maniac-abrupt-endings-not-mistake-intentional/ Throughout the entirety of Dragon Ball Z, there is one villain who Vegeta should hate the most as he was the reason Vegeta died a tragically pointless death, and in Dragon Ball GT, Vegeta finally has his revenge against him–though it isn’t nearly as satisfying as fans would assume it would be, and, in fact, was actually quite heartbreaking.

]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 17:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/vegeta-heartbreaking-revenge-buu-dragon-ball-gt-dbz/ Warning! Spoilers for My Hero Academia Chapter #395My Hero Academia's ending is proving to be a game changer, redeeming the series' recent issues. Kohei Horikoshi's blockbuster manga has taken the world by storm since it began serializing in Shonen Jump in 2014. Since its release, the action shonen has spawned a successful anime adaptation with six seasons, three spin-off films, and three spin-off manga series.

]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 15:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/my-hero-academia-manga-final-arc-redeeming-series/ Pokémon's Ash Ketchum has collected dozens of badges over his career across six different regions, but there are two gym badges from the Unova region that Ash never had a chance to earn. Typically, Ash earns the eight badges available in the same generation's games, and while he's earned some unofficial badges here and there, he has always ended his time in a region with all eight of the canonical badges.

]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 14:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-gym-badges-ash-never-earned/ Even though Cell made a name for himself as the most terrifying villain the Z-Fighters had ever faced up until that point, Dragon Ball GT introduces another foe who is similar to Cell in a number of ways, but who is somehow far more disturbing. Cell is a bio-android created by Dr. Gero who is essentially an amalgamation of the strongest fighters in DBZ history, heroes and villains alike. When Goku was a child during the days of classic Dragon Ball, he decimated the Red Ribbon Army beyond repair, leaving one of the regime’s top scientists, Dr. Gero, destitute.

]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 12:00:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-more-disturbing-power-cell-absorbing/ When Boruto returns to its regular publication schedule next month, one of the new abilities Naruto's son will emphasize is his mastery of Jougan, which he will surely need to overcome the challenges of a united Kawaki and Eida. While this outcome may not be clear to fans of the manga, to anime watchers - it's all but guaranteed.

]]> Sat, 29 Jul 2023 21:00:25 GMT https://screenrant.com/boruto-jougan-mysterious-eye-technique-part-2-anime/ Warning: Spoilers for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: The JoJolands, Chapter #6It's a rite of passage for each new Jojo's Bizarre Adventure part to include its first terrifying new body horror scene, and it seems that The JoJoLands is wasting no time hitting that milestone. The latest chapter already features its first dose of body horror, and there's every sign that things are only going to get worse for Jodio and his crew as the confrontation continues.

]]> Sat, 29 Jul 2023 20:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-part-9-milestone-body-horror/ Crunchyroll's new anime series The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today is a must-see, particularly for female fans of the genre. Crunchyroll's growing catalog of seasonal anime has expanded over the last year, hosting a wide variety of content and different genres. Among these, slice-of-life series aimed at adults have become increasingly popular, including series like The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague and My Senpai Is Annoying. While just as cozy to watch and lighthearted as series set in high schools, adult slice-of-life is relatable to a more mature audience, making the stories feel much more relevant to older anime fans.

]]> Sat, 29 Jul 2023 18:01:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/crunchyroll-anime-masterful-cat-depressed-again-today-watch/ Warning contains spoilers for Episode 2 of Zom 100: Bucket List of the DeadZom 100: Bucket List of the Dead has already shown that it is far from the typical zombie story, but it's the dynamic between two of its main characters that proves it is truly special. This anime takes a comedic and colorful approach to the world's end and launches Akira Tendo into the spotlight as an apocalyptic survivor. His journey is central to the story and his dynamic with one of the first survivors he meets is pivotal to the tone of this show.

]]> Sat, 29 Jul 2023 18:01:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/zom-100-akira-shizuka-anime-special/ The third season finale of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba culminated in a shocking plot twist. While the series is a very faithful adaptation compared to the manga, the Season 3 finale made an important change. This results in a much more emotional and impactful revelation in the latter half of the episode.

]]> Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:00:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/demon-slayers-season-3-finale-different-manga-nezuko/ Battles in the Pokémon anime often work on their own kind of logic, in order to make fights more interesting to viewers, but there's at least one mechanic from the games which the anime has traditionally ignored that could add a whole new dimension to Pokémon Battles: held items.

]]> Sat, 29 Jul 2023 14:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-anime-ignores-game-element-battle-items/ Some of the most iconic parts of Luffy's character design in One Piece are the scars that he bears, one on his face and one on his chest. Upon seeing a picture of him, many fans may wonder how he got those scars and what they say about him. Luckily, One Piece directly addresses these questions in its story.

]]> Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/luffy-scar-explained-one-piece/ Warning: Spoilers for One-Punch Man Ch. #189 (JP)The latest chapter of One-Punch Man features an infamous joke from the webcomic that fans have been dying to see adapted, and the manga's execution nailed the bit perfectly.

]]> Fri, 28 Jul 2023 20:00:36 GMT https://screenrant.com/anticipated-one-punch-man-moment-manga-apple/ Warning: Spoilers for the original Neon Genesis Evangelion animeAs a mecha anime series, Neon Genesis Evangelion's EVAs are a core part of the series, and their unique nature means that they also have a major role to play in the plot. Each EVA seen is fairly unique, with its own problems and capabilities, to the point that they can essentially only be piloted by a single specific person. Here's a rundown of the EVA units seen throughout the series, what they can do, and what's known about how they were made.

]]> Fri, 28 Jul 2023 19:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/neon-genesis-evangelion-every-eva-unit-explained/ An unusual circumstance in the Pokémon anime allowed the series to reveal the typing of a Pokémon that otherwise never shows up in a Pokédex, giving fans an interesting new piece of information on an uncatchable Pokémon everyone knows.

]]> Fri, 28 Jul 2023 14:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/anime-revealed-uncatchable-pokemon-type/ There are a few attacks Goku has used throughout his time as a Dragon Ball protagonist that are entirely his, and over the years, those moves have been passed down to younger generations–including one particular move that Goku taught to Uub, one which confirmed Uub as Goku’s true successor the moment the young warrior used it in battle.

]]> Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-goku-true-succesor-uub-not-gohan/ The main character of Vinland Saga, Thorfinn, has changed so much in Season 2 that he is hardly recognizable. Thorfinn was a brutal and ruthless Viking warrior in Season 1, but his misadventures and the time spent as a slave have changed him into a submissive man who is haunted by the sins of his past.

]]> Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:01:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/vinland-saga-season-2-thorfinn-unrecognizable-warrior-farmer/ Warning: Spoilers for My Hero Academia Ch. #395My Hero Academia's confrontation between Toga and Uraraka has finally come to an unexpected end, as Toga manages a shocking turn towards redemption at the battle's finish, and it's all thanks to Uraraka's incredibly heroic resolve.

]]> Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/my-hero-academia-greatest-redemption-tragic-toga/ The Pokémon Horizons anime has taken a slower approach to team building for its core heroes, but the time has finally come for one of them to make his first wild Pokémon catch. The new addition is just in time, as it looks like the airship crew are about to have a new fight on their hands.

]]> Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:01:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-new-hero-first-catch-roy-wattrel/ While many fans weren’t too receptive to Dragon Ball GT upon its initial release, it has sense gathered something of a cult following within the fandom, especially when it comes to Super Saiyan 4, which could mean that the widely popular transformation could be making its debut in the newly-established continuity of Dragon Ball Super in the near future–and if it does, GT already revealed the best way to make it happen. Upon the release of Dragon Ball Super, Super Saiyan 4–a transformation unique to Dragon Ball GT–became utterly obsolete. Super instead introduced a new level of power called Super Saiyan God.

]]> Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-gt-super-saiyan-4-introduce-super/ One popular Chainsaw Man hero was, surprisingly enough, inspired by a South Park character. One of the trademarks of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s writing style is how his stories will constantly make references to various Western media, most notably movies. Sometimes, this will only come out in small references like in a chapter title or someone just namedropping a movie or celebrity, but there are also many instances where something from a movie will be lifted wholesale for Fujimoto’s story such as a scene or an entire character model.

]]> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/chainsaw-man-hero-power-southpark-cartman-inspiration/ While it is true that Vegeta has no shortage of jaw-dropping scenes throughout his Dragon Ball career–ranging from brutal battles to epic exhibitions of power–there is one in particular that is easily his most iconic: his Dragon Ball Z sacrifice. Too bad even Vegeta knows it was a stupid mistake.

]]> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/vegeta-dragon-ball-z-sacrifice-mistake-goku-dbz/ Warning: Spoilers for My Hero Academia Ch. 395Many of My Hero Academia's students have proven their mettle as heroes throughout this final battle with the villains, but none of them can yet match the level of self-sacrificing heroism that Ochaco Uraraka exhibited in recent chapters. Uraraka's heroic sensibilities have driven her to save even her enemy, a feat no other hero can match.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:01:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/my-hero-academia-greatest-hero-finale-ochaco/ Warning: Spoilers for Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 16The Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War anime has revealed one Captain's previously unseen Bankai for the first time, and it made a powerful introduction by slaughtering the dozens of Quincy around him.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/bleach-reveals-captain-bankai-first-shinji/ The new series Pokémon Horizons has upped the bar on what it means to be a Pokémon villain with the Explorers, but their latest agent of evil is taking things to a whole other level by using Pokémon in devious new ways.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:01:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-horizons-best-villain-franchise-spinel/ Like most shonen manga, One Piece has its fair share of hotly debated versus battles within the community. There are some truly iconic matchups that are constantly talked about such as Whitebeard and Roger or Zoro and Sanji, and especially Mihawk versus Shanks. However, One Piece seems to have already put this one debate to bed entirely.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/one-piece-1058-mihawk-vs-shanks-fight-stronger/ Fans of Dragon Ball are well aware that Goku has needed help returning from the grave on more than one occasion, and usually the Dragon Balls are the perfect quick-fix for something like that, but in one Dragon Ball GT episode, the Z-Fighters actually come up with a workaround that can return one of their own from the afterlife without the use of the Dragon Balls–and it’s all thanks to Piccolo.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/goku-piccolo-resurrect-without-dragon-balls-dbz-anime/ Blue-Eyes White Dragon is one of the most iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! cards of all time, serving as Kaiba’s ace monster. However, the card actually has a surprisingly dark origin that recontextualizes Kaiba’s obsession with it. The origin also ties into the history of the Duel Monsters card game as a whole and Kaiba’s past life as an advisor to the Pharaoh.

]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/yugioh-blue-eyes-white-dragon-dark-origin-seto-kisara/ Warning: SPOILERS for chapter #95 of Dragon Ball SuperThe Dragon Ball Super manga fixed one of the few disappointing moments in the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero movie by making Piccolo's Potential Unleashed form look as strong as it should have been. While Piccolo's first power-up in the movie was hugely disappointing, the manga fixes that by making the Namekkian stand his ground against the powerful Gamma Androids, before they gang up on him.

]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:00:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-fixes-super-hero-piccolo-potential-unleashed-mistake/ Warning! Contains Spoilers for One Piece Chapter #1088!The Final Saga of One Piece has been off to a great start, but it is about to get even better by repeating the series' best and most tragic story, Ace's execution at Marineford, only that this time Luffy will have to race against time to save his grandpa Garp. Mangaka Eiichiro Oda is quite fond of returning to previous plots and exploring them in new ways. Thus, it only makes sense that before the series concludes he would revisit the arc that many fans view as the best.

]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/one-piece-1088-garp-captured-ace-marineford-luffy/ Heists are synonymous with Mission Impossible and even Cowboy Bebop - but Great Pretender is a must-see anime that breathed new life into the genre. Released in June 2020, this shonen anime follows the adventures of Japan's self-proclaimed 'greatest swindler' Makoto Edamura. After falling in with world-class thief Laurent Thierry, Edamura is whisked into the arena of high-stakes heists and charismatic teammates that changes his life forever.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 20:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/great-pretender-underrated-heist-anime-genre/ Warning: Spoilers for My Hero Academia chapter #394The most controversial one-sided love story in My Hero Academia has been dismissed in the perfect way, as Himiko Toga finally puts aside her romantic feelings for Deku. Toga became obsessed with the protagonist early on in the series, but this created a bizarre and, many fans would say, pointless love triangle involving the two and Ochako Uraraka, which became even stranger when Himiko later shared how she felt about Ochako.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 19:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/mha-hero-academia-fixed-toga-deku-love-story-worst/ DIO is the Joestars' greatest adversary in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but he may actually have unintentionally helped one JoJo by granting him a Stand at such a young age. It started when DIO revived using Jonathan's body and developed his own Stand. This had a trickle-down effect on Jonathan Joestar's descendants, triggering the ability to control Stands in Joseph and his grandson Jotaro, not long before 1989.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 18:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-dio-josuke-stand-help/ Warning: Spoilers for Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War, episode 15Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War's Quincy takeover of the Soul Society was dramatic and sudden, but at first glance, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. How were the Quincy already inside the Seireitei, and where had they been hiding that kept them out of sight for a thousand years? The anime has offered an explanation, but it's a bit complicated.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 16:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/bleach-plot-hole-explained-quincy-hide/ Warning: Spoilers for Naruto: The Whorl Within the SpiralFans will no longer look at Hokage Rock the same way again after reading a new Naruto one-shot. Hokage Rock always served as a visual reminder of the incredible exploits of the current and former leaders of Konoha village. Or, in Boruto's case, it signified everything he didn't want to become. And although this new manga uses Hokage Rock to create a stunning call forward to the Fourth Hokage's identity like Naruto did, it puts more effort into recontextualizing Hokage Rock by how it relates to Kushina's status as a Jinchuriki.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 15:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/naruto-hokage-rock-new-meaning-minato-kushina/ While Team Rocket has been the primary antagonistic organization in Pokémon since even before the anime, one supposed hero in the series is so ruthless, she makes Jessie, James, and Meowth look like good guys.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 14:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-hero-makes-team-rocket-look-good-anime/ The anime universes of Yu-Gi-Oh! and Dragon Ball are surprisingly similar. From how alike Yugi and Goku’s origin stories are, to the fact that Yugi powers up to a stronger version of himself before a ‘battle’ like a Super Saiyan. And now, it seems there is one more similarity that can be added to the ever-growing list, as Yu-Gi-Oh! perfectly recreates DBZ’s most iconic anime moment.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 12:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/yugioh-recreates-dbz-iconic-frieza-goku-anime-moment/ Akira Toriyama is one of the most celebrated mangaka of all time, and the film adaptation of his beloved manga Sand Land, which just premiered at San Diego Comic-Con, pulls off the miraculous achievement of going above and beyond his most famous work, Dragon Ball. Originally released in 14 chapters, Sand Land is seeing a resurgence 20 years after the original manga was published. A film, video game, and high-quality toy line are being released to celebrate the beloved manga's legacy. Though the shadow of Dragon Ball looms large, the Sand Land movie's premiere at San Diego Comic-Con 2023 definitively proves that the original Sand Land manga is Toriyama's true opus.

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 22:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/sand-land-review-akira-toriyama-better-dragon-ball/ Warning! Contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode #2!

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 21:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/jujutsu-kaisen-shows-mappa-improves-source-manga/ The Dragon Ball anime made Vegeta's backstory a lot more interesting by adding details on his life as a young Saiyan under the cruel tutelage of Frieza. This added more layers to Vegeta's turn to good, making one of the most famous redemption stories in manga and anime history more nuanced.

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 19:01:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-vegeta-backstory-more-interesting-anime/ Warning! Contains spoilers for My Hero Academia Chapter #394!

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 18:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/mha-hero-academia-394-toga-knife-scary-villain/ Warning: Spoilers for Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War episode 15Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War has seen the Quincy begin their second assault on the Soul Society, with Quincy Sternritter facing off against Soul Reaper Captains. One such match-up saw a Sternritter, Bazz-B, up against Toshiro Hitsugaya, and the Quincy was quick to brag about the power of his fire ability. However, in the manga, Bazz-B's bragging was completely absurd, as he claimed to have stronger flames than even Head Captain Yamamoto's Bankai.

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 16:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-fixed-manga-mistake/ In the Pokémon anime, gym leaders have the final say in who deserves one of their badges and who doesn't, to the point where Ash has sometimes won badges for helping out with disasters or even by simply fending off Team Rocket. However, in order for gym leaders to get those badges in the first place, they must undergo a surprisingly difficult ordeal.

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 16:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-gym-leaders-badges-work-harder-than-challengers/ The Boruto anime gives Sakura a more important role that underscores her skills as a shinobi, including, in one of the best surprising developments, proving that she can do something a lot better than Sasuke, and it has to do with something her husband should know everything about: the Sharingan.

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/sakura-teaching-sharingan-sarada-better-than-sasuke-boruto/ In the current landscape of Dragon Ball, Goku has become so powerful that he is able to channel god-like energy which he is able to use to defeat even the strongest mortal foe, yet he is still no match for the God of Destruction, Lord Beerus. There is, however, another earthbound fighter who had one ability Goku could never attain, and with that power, could have defeated Beerus in a matter of seconds. Unfortunately, Goku accidentally killed him.

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 12:00:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-goku-killed-best-hope-against-beerus-carrotter/ One Piece shows a new awakening of a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, confirming that Luffy's version of this rare and powerful ability is absolutely unique. Kaku's awakened form shares an important future with the one shown by his CP0 companion, Lucci, highlighting how different Luffy's Gear Fifth appearance is.

]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:01:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/one-piece-confirms-luffy-devil-fruit-awakening-unique/ Warning: Spoilers for Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War episode #15Fans have eagerly anticipated Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War's anime adding new scenes to the series' final arc, and the show has delivered, with new scenes featuring Ichigo in a mysterious place called "Irazusando." But what is this place, and where did these new scenes even come from?

]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-ichigo-irazusando-scenes-explained/ Warning: Spoilers for the end of the Naruto MangaSasuke fails to make it through the Naruto series in one piece, and the beginning of the series even warns readers which limb the young Uchiha would lose. Many great mangakas like to hide Easter eggs in their series that foreshadow huge story elements that happen much later in the series. One Easter egg found in one of the Naruto manga's most brutal panels shows Sasuke missing a limb he wouldn't lose until almost 700 chapters later.

]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:00:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/sasuke-tragic-ending-foreshadowed-early-naruto/ The latest villain in Pokémon Horizons is employing an ingenious tactic to disable the heroes' airship, and all he needs is a small army of one fairly ordinary Pokémon: Magneton. The use of numerous Magneton at once is creating a powerful electromagnetic field, blocking the ship's electronics from working and leaving those aboard helpless to escape.

]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-horizons-dark-use-magneton/ Although the Dragon Ball Z anime is known for having poorly adapted the manga, one specific retcon that occurred during Goku and Frieza's famous battle that actually addressed a glaring plot hole in the original story which diminished the ferocity of Goku's Super Saiyan state. This comes irrespective of the fact that the anime also notoriously altered Goku's Super Saiyan transformation for the worse.

]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:01:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/goku-frieza-fight-plot-hole-dragon-ball-anime-fixed/ Warning: Spoilers for Black Clover chapter #365How Nero describes her relationship with Asta could be seen as Black Clover just pandering to shonen's ubiquitous theme of friendship but the manner in which the series capitalizes on Nero's unique circumstances revolutionizes what is otherwise too often overused in the genre.

]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/black-clover-nero-asta-friendship-revolutionizes-overused-shonen-trope/ Warning! Contains spoilers for One Piece episode #1068!The One Piece anime usually stays faithful to the manga, adding only minor details to its story, but in the instance of Izo's tragic final battle the anime actually rectified a major mistake of the manga and gave one awesome character the sendoff they deserved. This is generally quite a rare occurrence given how excellent a writer One Piece's author Eiichiro Oda is, making it hard to improve on his work. But the ending of Wano suffered from an overcrowding of characters and stories, making it a prime target for the anime to change for the better.

]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:00:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/one-piece-izo-final-battle-cp0-anime-tragic/ Warning: Spoilers for Naruto: The Whorl Within the SpiralThe apparent protagonist of a Naruto one-shot series doesn't appear to be the main focal point even though fans voted for him. Participants in the so-called NARUTOP99 poll not only got to settle once and for all who the best Naruto character was, but had the chance to shape a future one-shot by none other than Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto himself, as the winner of the poll would serve as the protagonist in the upcoming manga. Naruto's father Minato won by far, but the resulting one-shot called Naruto: The Whorl Within the Spiral is clearly more about his wife and Naruto's mother, Kushina.

]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 16:30:18 GMT https://screenrant.com/naruto-creator-broke-character-poll-competition/ Pokémon Horizons has slowly set up its heroes, who didn't initially have strong goals like Ash's dream of being a "Pokémon Master." Roy was first inspired by the Black Rayquaza, aiming to catch up to it some day, but as more details were revealed about the Ancient Poké Ball, that dream has begun to shift to something bigger, and episode 13 confirms this with one subtle detail tying into the Scarlet and Violet games.

]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/pokemon-horizons-roy-dream-different-ash/ Gohan has proven himself to be one of, if not the strongest warriors in Dragon Ball mythos, which makes the fact that he was a literal heartbeat away from becoming the series’ ultimate villain absolutely terrifying.

]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/gohan-almost-dragon-ball-villain-piccolo-raditz-dbz/ An awesome One Piece cosplay of Luffy's grandfather, Vice-Admiral Monkey D. Garp recreates, to stunning effect, his devastating Haki-infused "Galaxy Impact" fist strike that obliterates opponents.

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:00:14 GMT https://screenrant.com/luffy-grandpa-garp-more-powerful-rare-one-piece-cosplay/ While the majority of Weekly Shonen Jump's current line-up of titles conforms to the manga styles, genres, and stories that manga fans have made clear they like and want to see more of, The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins eschews popular trends and fan service to deliver a manga masterwork of epic proportions. The genius that is Taizen5's The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins is that it succeeds at something few mainstream contemporary manga attempt to do, namely telling an intensely cerebral David Lynch-esque story without auditory, visual, and non-native Japanese cultural clues that make Lynch's production stand out for the uber-attractive oddity.

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:00:23 GMT https://screenrant.com/shonen-jump-ichinose-family-deadly-sin-masterpiece-manga-year/ Yugi and Kaiba have one of the most intense rivalries in anime history, but the former actually has one achievement in Yu-Gi-Oh! that the latter does not. In fact, due to his own actions, Kaiba will likely never be able to claim this accomplishment. But in some ways, this is fitting, as it suits Yugi more.

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:00:15 GMT https://screenrant.com/yugioh-beat-monsters-kaiba-horrify-achievement/ Warning: contains spoilers for One Piece Volume 4 billionOne of the most explosive theories in One Piece, regarding Red-Haired Shanks, was just confirmed. Many fans believed that Shanks is actually a descendant of the Celestial Dragons, the cruel nobles who rule the One Piece world, and new information from series author Eiichiro Oda seems to confirm this is the truth. Shanks' past is shrouded in mystery, outside the fact that as a kid he was an apprentice on the ship of the legendary Pirate King Gol D. Roger.

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/one-piece-4-billion-shanks-celestial-dragon-theory/ In the manga world of Dragon Ball Super, the villain-turned-hero known as Vegeta has ascended to yet another level of power after mastering an ultimate form called Ultra Ego, a transformation that, as of now, hasn’t made its official debut in the on-hiatus Dragon Ball Super anime. And now, in a new piece of fanart, Vegeta not only goes Ultra Ego with style but thanks to some choice colorization and a first-class battle-damaged design, also shows fans what this Z-Warrior could look like once he’s finally animated onscreen!

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/ultra-ego-vegeta-anime-debut-fanart/ The Dragon Ball Official website has given fans of the popular franchise an authoritative answer on why Goku is stronger than Vegeta, at least according to a university professor. When it comes to rivalries, Goku and Vegeta have one of the best-known in anime and manga, however, they approach it very differently, and that is what makes Goku a stronger fighter than Vegeta and what will allow him to surpass his former enemy continually.

]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/goku-stronger-vegeta-dragon-ball-official-professor/ Warning spoilers for Naruto: The Whorl Within the SpiralFans have known for quite some time that Naruto's father Minato invented the Rasengan, but the story of this iconic jutsu was only revealed with the release of Naruto: The Whorl Within the Spiral, the spinoff focused on Naruto's father that shows how the Rasegan's origin is deeply connected with the beautiful and tragic love story between Minato and Kushina Uzumaki.

]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:00:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/new-naruto-manga-minato-rasengan-perfect-origin/ The answer to the most pressing question currently on the minds of Jujutsu Kasien fans, namely who will win the fight between Satoru Gojo and Sukuna is simple: Gojo will die, and the manga already foreshadowed this development.

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 19:00:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/jujutsu-kaisen-foreshadowed-gojo-death-against-sukuna/ Many Dragon Ball fans were understandably upset when, after the series made Gohan the strongest warrior at the end of the Cell saga, the young half-Saiyan was immediately nerfed and made weaker to bring Goku back on top. However, the manner in which Gohan and Cell's battle transpired before he grew up into a scholar actually gives a perfect reason for Gohan to turn out the way he did during the Majin Buu saga.

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/why-dragon-ball-made-gohan-weak-perfect-reason/