Day: April 15, 2026

Isekai Are Getting Stale, Why Won’t The Industry Evolve?

Isekai Are Getting Stale, Why Won’t The Industry Evolve?

​The isekai genre, better known as portal fantasy in the West, has been a dominant force in the Anime and Manga industry for over a decade. In 2024 to 2025, isekai made approximately 15% of all new TV anime productions. However, outside manga, light novels are where isekai call home, making up roughly 76% of […]

How the Disney Version and the Brothers’ Grimm Version are Hilariously Different

How the Disney Version and the Brothers’ Grimm Version are Hilariously Different

When you think of Disney, you think to yourself that no matter what, the good character will win, and the bad character will either be put away or run away into the darkness, never to be seen again. For example, we know the Disney version of The Little Mermaid, she gets the prince to love […]

The Politics of Masking: Who Gets to Be ‘Acceptable’

The Politics of Masking: Who Gets to Be ‘Acceptable’

When it comes to politics, neurodivergent and the LGBTQ community, which for some are both, we barely get any safety from the people who disagree with the LGBTQ lifestyle or the quirkiness of a neurodivergent person. To survive everyday life, a neurodivergent person masks to not be seen as inappropriate or unacceptable. Most jobs do […]

Could The Amazing Digital Circus’s Theatrical Finale Release Be Indie Animation’s Greatest Step?

Could The Amazing Digital Circus’s Theatrical Finale Release Be Indie Animation’s Greatest Step?

The independent animation industry has for decades struggled under the thumb of corporate entertainment companies. However, the finale of a popular animated web series has many confident that it will be the industry’s best success to date. The Amazing Digital Circus is an Australian adult animated web series created by Gooseworx and produced by Glitch […]

It’s Jackie Robinson Day!

It’s Jackie Robinson Day!

The cultural diversity that Major League baseball holds was not achieved overnight but rather through a movement that aimed to create a more expansive league that welcomed players of all races and ethnicities. Change and reform within the sport was made only possible through the courage of players who were willing to break the racial […]

Man Slashes 3 With Machete at Grand Central and Is Killed by Officer

Man Slashes 3 With Machete at Grand Central and Is Killed by Officer

In New York on Saturday morning, police shot and killed a man who was wielding a knife on the subway platform at Grand Central Station. The subject, who was identified by police as 44-year-old Anthony Griffen, boarded the 7 train Saturday morning, arriving a short time later at Grand Central, where he stabbed an elderly […]

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