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The phrase, ‘Great minds think alike,’ is apt when it comes to some of the most groundbreaking mangakas in the industry. Gege Akutami is the proud creator of Jujutsu Kaisen, while Tite Kubo has written Bleach, one of the Big Three series. In an interview, the authors received a chance to connect with each other and were shocked to realize that they both had more things in common than they had previously imagined.

Both Tite Kubo and Gege Akutami fawning over each others’ creations was endearing, to say the least. It didn’t take much time to unearth the influences behind each author, and it became apparent that their love for Japanese mythology stood supreme.

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In the interview with Gege Akutami, Tite Kubo revealed all the manga that have inspired him. The author admitted that he...

Bastard -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- is an animated series based on the outstanding Bastard!! manga series, written by Kazushi Hagiwara and featuring that genuine blend of humor and violence that has captivated millions of fans around the world.

The first part of the series was directed by Takaharu Ozaki at Liden Films. The anime premiered on Netflix on June 30, 2022, with the first 13 episodes. The remaining episodes, from 14 to 24, premiered on September 15, 2022.

Bastard -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- is set in a post-apocalyptic world where magic and technology coexist. The story follows Dark Schneider, a powerful wizard who is sealed inside the body of a young boy named Lucien Renlen. When the Dark Rebel Army, led by the Four Divine Kings, threatens to resurrect the god of destruction Anthrasax, Dark Schneider is freed to fight them.

A Netflix gift for fans of the most classic dark fantasy anime, brutal and also fun...

One of the most buzzed-about shows of the summer is coming this weekend: Max launches music drama series “The Idol” on Sunday, June 4. Jocelyn’s (played by Lily-Rose Depp) career was derailed by a breakdown on her last tour. Now, she wants to reclaim her status as America’s sexist pop star and believes that Tedros (The Weeknd) — a nightclub owner with a shady past and possible cult ties — can help her. But will romance blind her to reality?

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Apple TV’s upcoming thriller “Hijack,” starring and executive produced by Idris Elba, is set to debut on June 28. The action drama is told in real time — a hijacked plane makes its way to London during a seven-hour flight, as authorities on the ground try to save the lives of passengers.

Photo: ‘Bastard!!’ The New Anime on the Block (with an Old Soul) Given that Netflix is either incapable of or not invested enough to market the overwhelming majority of its content, new shows don’t so much premiere but plop into the unsuspecting viewer’s lap. This is not always a bad thing. Even with zero buildup, a new anime program on Netflix is unlikely to fly under everyone’s radar, given the service’s long and loving relationship with the medium, along with a pretty solid track record. Enter ‘Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-’, a fairly notable Netflix “original” anime whose first season premiered just in time for the July 4th weekend. Based on a manga of the same name which premiered in 1988, ‘Bastard!!’ comes from a different era — the same period of anime and manga that gave us ‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’, and the shared ancestry is unmistakable; for better or worse,...