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Black Clover anime's return sets the stage for its most ambitious arc yet
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Black Clover anime's return sets the stage for its most ambitious arc yet

Black Clover has been off television for several years, but its long-awaited return couldn’t arrive at a more pivotal point in the story. The anime ended in 2021 after adapting much of Black Clover by Yūki Tabata, leaving fans waiting as the manga pulled further ahead. Now, the series returns with a new season that dives into one of the franchise’s biggest turning points, shifting from the kingdom-spanning conflicts that defined the original run into an all-out struggle against seemingly impossible…

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Weekends are the perfect time to snuggle up on the couch with a stack of scary movies. You can opt for a fun triple feature like John Carpenter’s unofficial Apocalypse Trilogy, which includes The Thing (1982), Prince of Darkness(1988), and In the Mouth of Madness(1995). Alternatively, you could choose any three genre films that share a theme to make the most out of the experience. Obsession is finally available to rent online, so why not pair it with Possession for a…

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Where does one of fantasy’s most prolific authors see the industry headed 20 years from now? Brandon Sanderson — author of the Mistborn Saga and Stormlight Archive — recently sat down with fellow writer Joe Abercrombie for a lengthy conversation about everything from industry trends to Sanderson’s ongoing work adapting several of his works. One of the final questions in the video posted June 26 posed by a fan asked specifically about the future of the industry. Sanderson offered a surprising…

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Polygon July 4, 2026

Bleach enters its final stage with episode 1 premiere at Anime Expo

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Final Fantasy 4 is a big deal. Not just because it was the series' first Super Famicom-slash-Super Nintendo installment. Not for the debut of the Active Time Battle system, something Square Enix still uses now. And not even because it made fewer overt Star Wars references than usual. (There's still plenty of Star Wars, though.) It's special for how it combines character personalities and abilities with the broader story, something most RPGs and other Final Fantasies rarely do.

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Marvel Rivals' new Captain America swimsuit skin is NSFW

Marvel Rivals is notorious for its selection of revealing and asset-enhancing skins. Naturally, with a batch of new swimsuit costumes coming to the Marvel superhero shooter for summertime, developer NetEase Games was bound to get a little risqué. Surprisingly, though, it's Steve Rogers' new beachwear that's drawing the most attention, because Captain America is packing.

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