Established in 2011, MAPPA slowly climbed through the ranks to become one of the biggest animation studios in Japan. After five years of releasing critically acclaimed series and movies, the studio had its breakthrough year in 2016 with the premiere of Yuri!!! on Ice. MAPPA has been on the rise ever since then with the […]
2026 has been one of the best years for anime, and the Summer season helped solidify that with a shonen anime that emerged as one of the best of the year. It is Black Torch, which has increasingly emerged as the perfect shonen anime with each new episode. Adapted from the manga of the same […]
The massively popular Baki the Grappler franchise has officially announced it’s getting its own Isekai anime release next year, and the first teaser trailer is helping to show it all off. Keisuke Itagaki’s Baki franchise has been such a success since it made its original debut, the manga has gone on to all kinds of […]
Robot Chicken is making its return to Adult Swim with a new special bringing together 25 years worth of characters for a fun new crossover, and ComicBook got the chance to speak with the creators behind it all about how it all came together. Adult Swim has officially kicked off the celebration for its 25th […]
Dandadan Season 3 is still a while away, and it’s going to adapt the manga’s best arc. Written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu, the beloved Shonen Jump+ manga released its anime adaptation in Fall 2024. The anime returned with a new season in Summer 2025, six months after the first season’s finale. However, considering the […]
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War truly shocked Bleach fans by giving Orihime Inoue a major power up in the final season, and the newest episode has helped to explain how her reality bending power actually worked. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is now in its final slate of episodes with each new one bringing the anime closer […]
More than 22 years since the original anime’s premiere, Bleach is all set for its finale, and it’s way better than fans expected. The original anime premiered in 2004 and stopped airing in 2012, leaving fans waiting for the final season for a decade. The anime finally returned in 2022 to conclude the story in […]
The release of new shonen anime every season has become a trend in the anime industry, and this year has seen plenty of great shonen releases. However, one of the newest shonen entries of 2026 comes from Summer 2026 on Crunchyroll, with Black Torch, based on a manga that came to a premature end almost […]
As the Summer 2026 anime season continues, Netflix is releasing a new list of anime series and films for its September Calendar. Unlike Crunchyroll, which releases dozens of seasonal releases, Netflix has a monthly schedule for the latest series and the older series getting licensed for the first time. As the anime industry grows in popularity, Netflix […]
Ever since it was launched in 1968, Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has serialized some of the most iconic series of all time, including Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, and more. Thanks to all these exceptional series, WSJ eventually became the highest-selling manga magazine of all time. It continues its legacy with new-generation hits such […]