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January 10th 2023

Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Ended Its First Season With the Power of Incredible Violence

After a season of relationship building and a distanced approach to conflict, the new Gundam show is ready to remind you: it's a Gundam show .

Television James Whitbrook Jan 10

January 8th 2023

AMC’s Pantheon Canceled After One Season Despite Two-Season Order

It'd be great if TV networks could stop pulling this crap.

Television Justin Carter Jan 8

January 7th 2023

Zom 100 Makes the Zombie Apocalypse Into an Office Worker’s Godsend

The anime adaptation of Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata's comedy horror manga hits in July.

Television Justin Carter Jan 7

Netflix’s 2022 Darling The Sea Beast is Getting a Sequel

And its director Chris Williams also has another separate movie lined up at Netflix.

Movies Justin Carter Jan 7

December 31st 2022

Netflix Makes Pinocchio’s Art Book and Screenplay Free for All

Can't get enough of Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson's stop-motion film? Then Netflix is doing you a solid.

Movies Justin Carter Dec 31

December 29th 2022

The Team Behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Feels Those Huge Expectations

Writers and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller talk following up Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 29

December 28th 2022

Chainsaw Man‘s Latest Ending Song Has a Bloody Great Music Video

Eve's "Fight Song" music video is a kinetic, kick ass animated story of a dragon girl and her rough and ready protector

io9 James Whitbrook Dec 28

December 25th 2022

Happy Birthday to Jesus’ Twin Sister, the Vampire Camilla

Unto us a vampire is born, queen of all creation... wait, what?

io9 James Whitbrook Dec 25

December 24th 2022

The Ark TV Show Trailer May Have Sold Me on Ark: Survival Evolved

It's got dinosaurs, lesbians, and Michelle Yeoh, and it honestly looks kinda rad.

Television Justin Carter Dec 24

December 23rd 2022

The Best Animated TV and Movies of 2022

A year of challenges in the animation industry went hand in hand with some truly excellent TV and movies.

io9 James Whitbrook & Germain Lussier & Linda Codega & Cheryl Eddy & Sabina Graves & Rob Bricken Dec 23

December 22nd 2022

Dragon Age: Absolution‘s Creators on Making Its Connections Matter

Showrunner Mairighread Scott and EP John Epler talked to io9 about the franchise's new animated venture on Netflix.

Television Justin Carter Dec 22

December 21st 2022

This Strange World Deleted Scene Highlights a Heroine Moment

The film arrives on digital and Disney+ starting December 23, and Blu-ray on February 14.

Movies Sabina Graves Dec 21

December 19th 2022

Across the Spider-Verse Wants You to Take Its Villain Seriously

Phil Lord and Chris Miller tease the Spot as a compelling foil to Miles Morales in his second animated outing as Spider-Man.

Movies James Whitbrook Dec 19

December 18th 2022

Spy x Family Isn’t Just Getting Season 2, It’s Also Getting a Movie

The Forger family will surely look their most elegant on the red carpet.

Television Justin Carter Dec 18

December 17th 2022

Akira Toriyama’s Sand Land is Jumping Over to Anime

Toriyama's 2000 sci-fi comedy manga is coming to life in 2023.

Television Justin Carter Dec 17

Jujutsu Kaisen’s First Look at Season 2 Winds Back the Clock

Gojo and Geto serve as our protagonists for the first half of the new season.

Television Justin Carter Dec 17

December 16th 2022

Pokémon Will End Ash and Pikachu’s Journey Next Year

It's official—after 25 years, Ash is hanging up his ball cap as the star of the Pokémon anime series.

Television James Whitbrook Dec 16

December 15th 2022

It’s Been 25 Years Since Pokémon Accidentally Gave Hundreds of People Seizures

Looking back on a time when Pikachu's attacks were a little too super effective.

Television James Whitbrook Dec 15

December 13th 2022

Bugs Bunny Finally Wins His First Emmy

The award went to Eric Bauza, current voice of the icon along with Tweety, Daffy, and Marvin the Martian on the HBO Max's Looney Tunes Cartoons .

io9 Sabina Graves Dec 13

More Spider-People Revealed in Across the Spider-Verse Concept Art

Mayday, Spider-Man India, and Spider-Punk have been revealed for the 2023 sequel.

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 13

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Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Ended Its First Season With the Power of Incredible Violence

AMC’s Pantheon Canceled After One Season Despite Two-Season Order

Zom 100 Makes the Zombie Apocalypse Into an Office Worker’s Godsend

Netflix’s 2022 Darling The Sea Beast is Getting a Sequel

Netflix Makes Pinocchio’s Art Book and Screenplay Free for All

The Team Behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Feels Those Huge Expectations

Chainsaw Man‘s Latest Ending Song Has a Bloody Great Music Video

Happy Birthday to Jesus’ Twin Sister, the Vampire Camilla

The Ark TV Show Trailer May Have Sold Me on Ark: Survival Evolved

The Best Animated TV and Movies of 2022

Dragon Age: Absolution‘s Creators on Making Its Connections Matter

This Strange World Deleted Scene Highlights a Heroine Moment

Across the Spider-Verse Wants You to Take Its Villain Seriously

Spy x Family Isn’t Just Getting Season 2, It’s Also Getting a Movie

Akira Toriyama’s Sand Land is Jumping Over to Anime

Jujutsu Kaisen’s First Look at Season 2 Winds Back the Clock

Pokémon Will End Ash and Pikachu’s Journey Next Year

It’s Been 25 Years Since Pokémon Accidentally Gave Hundreds of People Seizures

Bugs Bunny Finally Wins His First Emmy

More Spider-People Revealed in Across the Spider-Verse Concept Art

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