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Banana Fish Anime Mappa

Banana Fish is Coming to Netflix With Human Voices This Time

Now that Prime Video's free of 'Banana Fish,' Netflix is snatching it up and adding real performers to its dub cast.

Anime Justin Carter Jul 12

Odyssey Christopher Nolan 2

Christopher Nolan Has No Time for ‘The Odyssey’ Backlash or GenAI

Movies Justin Carter Jul 12

Supes

‘My Adventures With Superman’ Creators Talk Darker, Hard-Hitting Midpoint

Television Justin Carter Jul 12

Avengers Doomsday Cyclops

This ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Concept Art Assembles the Teams

Movies Justin Carter Jul 11

Kamala Khan Marvels Hed

Iman Vellani Wants Superhero Movies to Step Up

Movies Justin Carter Jul 12

Sinners still of Michael B. Jordan's Stack smiling.

Here’s What’ll Be at the Oscars Museum’s Horror Movie Exhibit

Get ready to get scared and educated, because the Horror Show exhibit will have films to watch and materials to pore over.

Justin Carter Jul 12

Latest on io9

Sinners still of Michael B. Jordan's Stack smiling.

Here’s What’ll Be at the Oscars Museum’s Horror Movie Exhibit

Ghost Tsushima Legends

Oh, There’s the ‘Ghost of Tsushima: Legends’ Trailer

Scooby Doo Mystery

Fan-Favorite ‘Scooby-Doo’ Series ‘Mystery Inc.’ Comes to Blu-Ray

Rotta The Hutt Mandalorian And Grogu

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is Done, But Rotta the Hutt is Forever

Sentenced To Be A Hero key visual of heroes in a shopping center.

‘Sentenced to Be a Hero’ Team Gets Real About the Pain Behind 2026’s Must-Watch Dark Fantasy Anime

Evil Dead Burn Alice Ending

Let’s Talk About the End Credits Scenes of ‘Evil Dead Burn’

Spaceballs 2 Cinemacon

The ‘Spaceballs’ Are Invading Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con

Clevatess key visual of Clevatess carrying Luna.

How the ‘Clevatess’ Crew Made a Dark Fantasy Anime Celebrating Cel Animation

Backrooms At Home

‘Backrooms’ Seeps Into Your Home Starting Next Week

Faces Of Death Topart 2

‘Faces of Death’ Is Surprisingly Insightful—Not So Surprisingly, Also Gruesome as Hell

A promo image from 'Alien: Earth.'

Tracey Ullman Joins ‘Alien: Earth’ Season Two

Oni Press and FLUX HOUSE's advertisement for FORT PSYCHO's comic in a can.

Oni Press Unveils the World’s First Comic Book in a Can Preserved Exclusively for San Diego Comic-Con

Freddy The 13th

Dan Trachtenberg’s Next Animated Film Just Got a Release Date

Severance Season 2 Elevator

Apple TV’s Programming Head Knows You’re Dying for ‘Severance,’ ‘Pluribus,’ and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Updates

Naruto

The Live-Action ‘Naruto’ Movie Is Finally Happening, for Real

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is Projected to Have the Year’s Biggest Opening

Zan artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.

Yoshitaka Amano Assembled a Pantheon of Legends for His New Anime ‘ZAN’

Katniss Hunger Games

The ‘Hunger Games’ Movies Are Getting a Big-Screen Revival Ahead of ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’

Buddy Still

The First Teaser for Casper Kelly’s ‘Buddy’ Is Pleasingly Deranged

Elijah Wood Frodo Lord Of The Rings

Elijah Wood Is All for Stephen Colbert’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie

io9 Reviews

Moana 2026 Review

‘Moana’ Is an Exercise in How Not to Remake an Animated Classic

Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga'aia star in the live-action remake of the 2016 original.

io9 Reviews Germain Lussier Jul 8

Evil Dead Burn Review Main

‘Evil Dead Burn’ Is So Brutal You’ll Almost Feel It in the Theater

io9 Reviews Germain Lussier Jul 8

The Ghost In The Shell key visual of Motoko Kusanagi.

Science SARU’s ‘The Ghost in the Shell’ Has the Juice

io9 Reviews Isaiah Colbert Jul 6

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 still of Weak Kingsley staring at a MaxTac helicarrier.

Anime Expo’s World Premiere of ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’ Absolutely Ruled

io9 Reviews Isaiah Colbert Jul 4

Marriagetoxin key visual of Hikaru Gero and Mei Kinosaki.

‘MarriageToxin’ Proves Rom‑Com Anime Can Hit Just as Hard for Adults

io9 Reviews Isaiah Colbert Jun 30

Movies

Kamala Khan Marvels Hed

Iman Vellani Wants Superhero Movies to Step Up

Movies Justin Carter Jul 12

Odyssey Christopher Nolan 2

Christopher Nolan Has No Time for ‘The Odyssey’ Backlash or GenAI

Movies Justin Carter Jul 12

Sinners still of Michael B. Jordan's Stack smiling.

Here’s What’ll Be at the Oscars Museum’s Horror Movie Exhibit

Movies Justin Carter Jul 12

Avengers Doomsday Cyclops

This ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Concept Art Assembles the Teams

Movies Justin Carter Jul 11

Rotta The Hutt Mandalorian And Grogu

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is Done, But Rotta the Hutt is Forever

Movies Justin Carter Jul 11

Evil Dead Burn Alice Ending

Let’s Talk About the End Credits Scenes of ‘Evil Dead Burn’

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 10

Spaceballs 2 Cinemacon

The ‘Spaceballs’ Are Invading Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 10

Backrooms At Home

‘Backrooms’ Seeps Into Your Home Starting Next Week

Movies Cheryl Eddy Jul 10

Faces Of Death Topart 2

‘Faces of Death’ Is Surprisingly Insightful—Not So Surprisingly, Also Gruesome as Hell

Movies Cheryl Eddy Jul 10

A promo image from 'Alien: Earth.'

Tracey Ullman Joins ‘Alien: Earth’ Season Two

Movies Gordon Jackson Jul 10

Trailers

Buddy Still

The First Teaser for Casper Kelly’s ‘Buddy’ Is Pleasingly Deranged

Cheryl Eddy Jul 9

Godzilla Minus Zero still of Godzilla.

Godzilla Wants All the Smoke in New ‘Minus Zero’ Trailer

Isaiah Colbert Jul 9

Dune Part Three Poster Crop

The New ‘Dune: Part Three’ Trailer Takes Things to Another Level

Germain Lussier Jul 8

‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ Trailer Reveals New Release Date

Jen Lennon Jul 7

Star Wars Ninth Jedi Anime Expo

The Trailer for the First Full ‘Star Wars’ Anime Series Is Here

Germain Lussier Jul 2

Water Park Shark Overhead

The Director of ‘Sharknado’ Will Next Bring Sharks to an Even Funnier Place

Germain Lussier Jul 2

The Odyssey Matt Damon Ithaca

A New ‘Odyssey’ Trailer Focuses on the Battle at Home

Germain Lussier Jul 1

Not Alone Timothee Chalamet Window

Timothée Chalamet’s Animated Debut Is Rom-Com With a Sci-Fi Twist

Germain Lussier Jun 30

Werwulf Dafoe

The ‘Werwulf’ Trailer Invites You to Embrace the Darkness

Cheryl Eddy Jun 29

President Curtis

We’re Ready to Vote Keith David’s ‘President Curtis’ Into Office

Cheryl Eddy Jun 24

Television

Supes

‘My Adventures With Superman’ Creators Talk Darker, Hard-Hitting Midpoint

Jake Wyatt and Brendan Clogher discuss the latest action-heavy episode of 'My Adventures with Superman' and heading into heavier territory.

Television Justin Carter Jul 12

Scooby Doo Mystery

Fan-Favorite ‘Scooby-Doo’ Series ‘Mystery Inc.’ Comes to Blu-Ray

Television Justin Carter Jul 11

Severance Season 2 Elevator

Apple TV’s Programming Head Knows You’re Dying for ‘Severance,’ ‘Pluribus,’ and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Updates

Television Cheryl Eddy Jul 10

Crystallakesneakers

Linda Cardellini Drops a Few More ‘Crystal Lake’ Hints

Television Cheryl Eddy Jul 9

Widows Bay Finale Patricia Wyck

Of Course ‘Widow’s Bay’ Is a Comedy, and Apple TV’s Head of Programming Knows It

Television Cheryl Eddy Jul 8

Books & Comics

Oni Press and FLUX HOUSE's advertisement for FORT PSYCHO's comic in a can.

Oni Press Unveils the World’s First Comic Book in a Can Preserved Exclusively for San Diego Comic-Con

Books & Comics Isaiah Colbert Jul 10

Lightspeed Io9 194 July 2026 2

A Magical Ritual Keeps a Family’s Past Alive in This Speculative Short Story

Books & Comics Lightspeed Magazine Jul 9

Best Manga Books Anime Expo Main

6 Standout Manga and Books Announced at Anime Expo 2026

Books & Comics Jen Lennon Jul 8

Odyssey Matt Damon Boat

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Gets Two Lavish Companion Books

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Jul 7

Kodansha Witch Hat Atelier Special Stories Main

All the New Books and Manga Announced by Kodansha at Anime Expo 2026

Books & Comics Jen Lennon Jul 5

July Audiobooks

10 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Audiobooks Releasing in July

Books & Comics Jen Lennon Jul 2

Panslabyrinthbook

Celebrate 20 Years of ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ With These Gorgeous Books

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Jul 1

Afugitivehistory 2

70 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in July

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Jul 1

Maya Audiobook Exclusive

Dive Into a New Sci-Fi World With an Exclusive Excerpt from ‘MAYA: Seed Takes Root,’ Read by Hugo Weaving

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Jul 1

One World Under Doom Main

The MCU Missed Doctor Doom’s Big Moment, but That’s a Good Thing

Books & Comics Sam Barsanti Jun 29

Anime

Banana Fish Anime Mappa

Banana Fish is Coming to Netflix With Human Voices This Time

Now that Prime Video's free of 'Banana Fish,' Netflix is snatching it up and adding real performers to its dub cast.

Anime Justin Carter Jul 12

Ghost Tsushima Legends

Oh, There’s the ‘Ghost of Tsushima: Legends’ Trailer

Anime Justin Carter Jul 11

Sentenced To Be A Hero key visual of heroes in a shopping center.

‘Sentenced to Be a Hero’ Team Gets Real About the Pain Behind 2026’s Must-Watch Dark Fantasy Anime

Anime Isaiah Colbert Jul 10

Clevatess key visual of Clevatess carrying Luna.

How the ‘Clevatess’ Crew Made a Dark Fantasy Anime Celebrating Cel Animation

Anime Isaiah Colbert Jul 10

Zan artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.

Yoshitaka Amano Assembled a Pantheon of Legends for His New Anime ‘ZAN’

Anime Isaiah Colbert Jul 9

Toys & Collectibles

Obsession Funko Topart

We Love This ‘Obsession’ Nikki Funko Pop So, So, So, So Much

The breakout character from Curry Barker's horror hit has her own gory Funko arriving today.

Toys & Collectibles Cheryl Eddy Jul 9

Transformers Scooby Doo Crop

Scooby-Doo and Transformers Is the Mash-Up We Needed Today

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier Jul 7

Lego July

Lego’s July Releases Are Few But Mighty

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier Jul 6

E.t. Lego Hed

‘E.T.’ Is Getting a Lego to Light Up Your Life

Toys & Collectibles Justin Carter Jul 5

Carnival Creeper Spirit Halloween

Spirit Halloween’s New Animatronics Are Pure Nightmare Fodder

Toys & Collectibles Cheryl Eddy Jul 1

Games

Persona 4 Revival

Legendary Anime Studio Mappa Will Animate ‘Persona 4 Revival’ Cutscenes

Games Jen Lennon Jul 4

Danganronpa 2 Main Image

‘Danganronpa 2×2’ Slayhem Mode Brings New Thrills, Chills, & Kills

Games Jen Lennon Jul 3

Attack On Titan Hed

MAPPA Gets to Work On ‘Attack on Titan’ One Last Time

Games Justin Carter Jul 3

Vampire The Masquerade Bound By Blood Art

‘Vampire: The Masquerade’ ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Kindred Class Includes 6 Clans

Games Jen Lennon Jun 26

Free Rpg Day

The Best Games to Snag on Free RPG Day

Games Jen Lennon Jun 24

Truck Kun Is Supporting Me From Another World screenshot of a truck hitting a pedestrian.

Strange Scaffold’s Oopsie-Daisy Drive-By Anime Game Has Me Rethinking My Isekai Ick

Games Isaiah Colbert Jun 24

Naruto Tcg Hed

Believe It: ‘Naruto’ Gets In On the Anime Trading Card Game Craze

Games Justin Carter Jun 21

Vampire The Masquerade Bound By Blood

‘Vampire: The Masquerade’ Officially Joins ‘Dungeons & Dragons’

Games Jen Lennon Jun 19

Destiny 2 Monuments Hed

Bungie’s Last ‘Destiny 2’ Update Is a Bittersweet Blast

Games Justin Carter Jun 13

Creepshow Video Game Main

The ‘Creepshow’ Video Game Is Coming Sooner Than You Think

Games Jen Lennon Jun 11

Corporate Culture

Netflix Shows Keep Hitting a New Season Slump

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jul 6

Midjourney Thinks Hollywood Should Fess Up About Using AI

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jul 5

Paramount Gets Justice Dept. Approval to Buy Warner Bros.

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jun 13

US States Will Sue Paramount to Prevent Warner Bros. Merger

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jun 6

Magic The Gathering Union Of The Third Path

This Is the Weekend Wizards of the Coast Needs to Not Put a Foot in It

Corporate Culture James Whitbrook May 1

Thor Avengers Doomsday

Marvel Studios’ Former Art Staff Discuss ‘Shortsighted’ Layoffs

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Apr 18

Disney’s Massive Layoffs Have Seemingly Hit Marvel Hard

Corporate Culture James Whitbrook Apr 15

Star Trek First Contact Battle Of Sector 001 Enterprise E

Hollywood’s Stars Are Beginning to Turn Against the Paramount-Warner Deal

Corporate Culture Cheryl Eddy Apr 13

Tron Ares Jared Leto

Disney Says It Will Find Ways to Peddle Slop Elsewhere After Pulling Out of OpenAI Deal

Corporate Culture Cheryl Eddy Mar 24

Howl's Moving Castle's Calcifer eating a pan of bacon and eggs.

Sony Wants to Defeat Ghibli AI Slop… By Feeding Ghibli Movies Into Its Own Slop Machine

Corporate Culture Isaiah Colbert Mar 18

Theme Parks & Destinations

Obi Wan Vader Star Wars

The ‘Star Wars’ 50th Anniversary Celebration Begins in Philadelphia

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Jul 7

Disneyland Hed

Disneyland Would Like You to Know It’s Got 1 Billion Guests Now

Theme Parks & Destinations Justin Carter Jul 4

Isaiah Colbert posed over Attack on Titan's wall Maria.

The Raddest Things We Saw at Kodansha House

Theme Parks & Destinations Isaiah Colbert Jul 3

Louis Mccartney (henry Creel), Ella Karuna Williams (patty Newby) Photo By Manuel Harlan 3

The ‘Stranger Things’ Play Is Coming to an End

Theme Parks & Destinations Cheryl Eddy Jun 10

Universal Kids Resort

You Won’t Have to Wait Long to Visit Universal’s Latest Theme Park

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier May 28

Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run Cockpit

Everything to Know About Disney’s Huge New Millennium Falcon Ride Update

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier May 21

Sinners Key Art At Hhn 2026 2

‘Sinners’ Will Sink Its Teeth into Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights

Theme Parks & Destinations Cheryl Eddy May 21

Star Wars Jedi Speeder Bike

We Know What Part of ‘Star Wars’ George Lucas’ Museum Will Focus On

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier May 4

Star Wars Galaxy Edge Dok Ondar

Here’s One Change We Didn’t See Coming at ‘Star Wars: Galaxy Edge’

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier May 1

Doug Chiang Star Wars Podrace Crop

‘Star Wars’ Is Only a Small Part of What’s Coming to the Lucas Museum

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier May 1

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