Author: Breana Ceballos

*English Release in U.S. and Canada Aniplex of America is thrilled to announce that the English version of hit mobile game, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story will be coming to the U.S. and Canada this summer. Based on the popular anime series that revolutionized the magical girl genre, the highly anticipated mobile game is developed by f4samurai, whose past projects include mobile games Ange Vierge Girls Battle and Hortensia Saga, which reached 9 million users in Asia. At their industry panel at Sakura-Con in Seattle, Washington, Aniplex of America welcomed producers Masaki Sato of f4samurai and Yusuke Toyama of Aniplex, who introduced…

Following the recent debate at Anime Pasadena on “What’s Better?” Pokemon or Digimon it only seemed appropriate that I would type up some news I found on the beloved franchise Digimon. In this months release of V-Jump Magazine in Japan under the “Digimon Corner” Category they teased that in the next few months their magazine would feature some big news for fans. This could be more news on the movie that is supposed to come out in 2020 or maybe even regarding the game that is being worked on “Digimon Survive” which is coming out sometime this year. Most people…

It seems crazy that something that started out as collector cards in 1985 would be making a comeback now in the 2010’s but that is exactly what the brand Garbage Pail Kids is doing. Now though instead of collecting cards and memorabilia they are offering up the brand as a food. The cereal will even include marshmallow “barf bits”. Yum. They will have two candy bars, the “Leaky Bar” which I imagine to be somewhat like a Reptar Bar and a “Blasted Bar” which you might assume was sour. The Crazy Crisps with Marshmallow Barf Bits will be like rice…

In an exclusive from Variety we heard that John Cena is now in talks to join Suicide Squad. His character is still unknown along with Elba’s mystery character. Elba who was once thought to replace Smith’s Deadshot was revealed to be playing a completely new character. Many are guessing at Elba playing Bronze Tiger. Those confirmed coming back to their original characters from the first film are Margot Robbie as the renowned Harley Quinn and Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang. This will be John Cena’s first comic book role after being in Transformer’s “Bumblebee”. Suicide Squad is set to hit…

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA (April 16, 2019) – Gothic perfume powerhouse Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (BPAL) presents its latest major scent collaboration, a line of eleven new limited edition products inspired by the new HELLBOY film released by LIONSGATE. These include the Lab’s very first beard oil release, HELLBEARD: “bourbon tobacco, gunpowder, and brimstone.” Each perfume blend is packaged in a 5ml apothecary bottle featuring label artwork from the movie. These collectible, hand-blended products introduce film lovers of all ages to an entirely new sensory experience, capturing Mike Mignola’s classic characters and the film’s settings and story points in fragrance. This…

Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service, today announced its first original African animated series, Mama K’s Team 4, produced by Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation Studios and leading London-based kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE. Mama K’s Team 4 tells the story of four teen girls living in the neo-futuristic African city of Lusaka, Zambia who are recruited by a retired secret agent still committed to saving the world. The series joins Netflix’s growing slate of original animated programming designed for kids and families everywhere, brought to 190 countries by artists from around the world. Mama K’s Team 4 is created by Zambian writer Malenga Mulendema,…

Jonathan Frakes, who has directed many a Star Trek Episode is now slated to join in the fun on the new CBS show for Picard. He will be directing episodes three and four, or what the call “the second block.” The show will be like one long movie according to Stewart, with five different directors for two episodes each. “Eighteen years later. I think the fans are going to be thrilled and excited and surprised,” said Frakes. “I have had the privilege of reading the first couple of episodes and I have spent some time with Patrick who is so…

Game of Thones eighth and final season is among us! As I type this I am eagerly awaiting the first episode to air on HBO tonight. Scouring the internet for Game of Thrones merch, window shopping and killing time. Then I came across this pop up book of Westeros and I thought that the world needed to see it. With this book you can put on shitty flute and navigate your way through the world, visiting places in 3D and reading about the lore. Here listen to the video while I tell you about it. The book measures about 9…

If you have been at Target or Best Buy lately you know that the new line of Detective Pikachu toys are no joke. They are lining the shelves everywhere and people are buying them up in the blink of an eye. Believe me I tried Target yesterday and that aisle was a wasteland. But some good news for those of you who had the foresight to plan to see Detective Pikachu opening weekend as they have released a preview of an exclusive trading card that you will receive with ticket purchases at theaters everywhere! If you play the game you…

Stepan Studios, an art and comics website founded by Bruce Stepan Jr, announced new size and style options for their online print shop. Previously, all art prints were available as 8” x 10” inkjet prints only. Now, Stepan Studios offers size options ranging from 5” x 7” to 18” x 24”. Prints are made with heavy weight archival matte paper, which produces a crisper image. Additionally, all art prints are available as archival gallery wrapped canvases or framed canvas panels. Framed or gallery wrapped canvases can be easily hung on any wall straight out of the package. Visitors of the…