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  Chainsaw Man is full of unique and fascinating characters, but maybe the most iconic is Denji’s tiny companion Pochita! Even though he isn’t in the majority of episodes, his uniquely lovable design and adorable charisma has endeared him to anime fans all around the world. But what exactly… is he? He’s a devil and he has a chainsaw, but how exactly does this creature’s anatomy work? Well, we had the opportunity to talk with wildlife biologist and activist Che Frausto about Pochita and he gave us his opinion on how exactly this little creature is built!   NOTE: This article is based on an external expert’s opinion and does not reflect the actual character in question or any canon in-universe facts.   Che Frausto, in his words, is, “a wildlife biologist living on Maui, Hawaii which is, unfortunately, the extinction capital of the world. I created my own line of educational coloring books. I thought I could build more of a bridge between the community and conservat...

  Fuji TV's Tosochu game show—known in English as Run for the Money —has been running for the money since 2004, and now it has a new mission on the horizon. The original show has celebrity participants desperately attempting to outmaneuver Hunters in black who pursue them, with the goal of a cash prize waiting at the end. Now a TV anime has officially been revealed with the subtitle The Great Mission , and it's planned to air in spring 2023.   RELATED: Crunchyroll and Fuji TV Announce +Ultra Development Partnership   The official website and Twitter account are now live. Check out a teaser trailer and visual while we wait for more info, which will be revealed at a later date.       ／ ✨逃走中 グレートミッション✨ ＼ 2023年春　逃走開始❗ ティザービジュアルと特報映像が解禁となりました ????️ https://t.co/lAEVXmG8se ティザーサイト： https://t.co/SBmPlbvBco 詳細は後日発表????️ #アニメ逃走中 　 #逃走中gm pic.twitter.com/HFwjMjwhMI — TVアニメ「逃走中 グレートミッション」公式 (@tosochu_gm) December 31, 2022   Netflix...

  VTuber Minato Aqua is one of hololive's superstars, and October saw the launch of her very own romance visual novel. Aquarium. first launched on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan, and now it has its sights set on a PC release.   There's no date for the port at the moment, but Entergram made the announcement at this weekend's Comiket 101 event.   RELATED: Hololive VTuber Minato Aqua is Getting a Console Game This Year   While we wait for more information, here's a story synopsis via Gematsu :   The master, who is heir to the prestigious Francois household, has a nightmare every night. In this nightmare, he meets a girl who tells him she hates him, and they argue and go their separate ways. However, he did not know this girl.   One summer day, the master’s elder sisters tell him that they would like for him to practice leadership to prepare for the day that he succeeds the Francois household. They request that he take the new maid’s ...

Dead Island 2 was announced just a few years after the release of the first Dead Island and a little over a year after Dead Island Riptide – the forgettable and repetitive sequel that did, at least, continue the story of the first game’s survivors. Publisher Deep Silver released some spinoffs after Riptide, like Escape Dead Island , Dead Island: Epidemic , and the 16-bit beat ‘em up Dead Island Retro Revenge , but a full-scale, numbered sequel hasn’t yet happened, despite being announced nearly a decade ago.  The first iteration of Dead Island 2 was helmed by Spec Ops: The Line developer Yager, as Dead Island developer Techland had parted ways with the property and worked on Dying Light. Deep Silver then handed over development of the game to LittleBigPlanet 3 developer Sumo Digital in 2016 , but then, in 2019, Deep Silver announced that Homefront: The Revolution developer Dambuster Studios would be handling Dead Island 2 . And that studio has been working on this game since 2...

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian invites  Game Informer 's Kyle Hilliard to help him put a bow on 2022. That's right: It's the second annual All Things Nintendo Awards episode! Join Brian and Kyle as they talk about the best games across various categories and send 2022 off in style. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Instagram: @BrianPShea . You can follow Kyle on Twitter: @KyleMHilliard . The All Things Nintendo podcast is a weekly show where we can celebrate, discuss, and break down all the latest games, news, and announcements from the industry's most recognizable name. Each week, Brian is joined by different guests to talk about what's happening in the world of Nintendo. Along the way, they'll share personal stories, uncover hidden gems in the eShop, and even look back on the classics we all grew up with. A new episode hits every Friday! Be sure to subscribe to All Things Nintendo on your favorite podcast plat...

  Since its very first season back in 2016,  Mob Psycho 100 has had many things going for it. From how much heart its characters have to its poignant look at what makes a person special or not, there’s a lot to love about the show. But I'm not here to talk about what makes this show great under the surface, I'm here to look at that shiny surface-level charm that is the visual spectacle gifted to us by the artists at studio BONES .   Yeah, we’re here to look back at the most amazing moments from the show’s three seasons from an animation standpoint.   The Introduction – Season 1, Episode 1     This might come as a weird choice considering how many amazing sequences the show offers us, but I can’t help but recognize the importance of those few seconds at the start of the first episode of the series. BONES showed us their vision for Mob Psycho 100 by giving us a fireworks show like no other, flexing their muscles to declare their intention to ...

Metal Gear Solid creator and Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima and Metal Gear Solid publisher Konami parted ways with each other back in 2015 and since then, there hasn't been a mainline entry in the famed MGS series (although there was the not-so-great Metal Gear Survive in 2018).  While there's no reason to believe Kojima and Konami are teaming up again anytime soon, it seems the latter might be preparing for some kind of return to MGS. Longtime MGS producer Noriaki Okamura wrote in a recent issue of Famitsu that "2023 will be a year of many announcements," as reported by Gematsu .  In this special end-of-the-year issue of Famitsu , multiple Japanese developers and producers wrote quick teases about what 2023 might hold for them. It's here where Okamura teased that 2023 will be a year of announcements for Konami Digital Entertainment. More specifically, he said "Other than [the educational edition of Momotaro Dentetsu announced last year], 2023 wi...

Image via  the Detective Conan film Twitter   Following up on yesterday's article on the top TV anime of 2022 as voted on by Japanese fans, Anime! Anime! released the results of their poll for the top anime films of 2022 as voted on by readers of the website with the latest film from the  Detective Conan  anime franchise topping the rankings.   313 people were surveyed by the website, a much smaller number than that of TV anime, with 26.8% of respondents being male and 71.9% being female. As with yesterday's poll. the numbers skewed younger with 40.3% of those who responded under the age of 19, 15.0% from the 20 to 24 age range and 12.5% between 25 and 29 years old. The other 32.2% of people were 30 and over. The survey was conducted between December 2 and December 13.     Note that Crunchyroll did not have a say nor conduct this poll, we’re just as interested as to what Japanese fans think as you are. So here are the top 10 results:...

  As we approach the end of the year, Japanese film website Eiga has complied the box office numbers from 2022 and found that out of the top five films released over the last year in Japan, four of the five were anime films with One Piece Film Red leading the pack and the other film being Top Gun Maverick in third place.    Top 5 Films at the Japanese Box Office in 2022   1.  One Piece Film Red - 18.78 billion yen (US$134.04 million) 2. JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 - 13.8 billion yen (US$121.15 million) 3.  Top Gun Maverick - 13.5 billion yen (US$100.45 million) 4.  Suzume - 10.01 billion yen (US$72.74 million) 5.  Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween - 9.78 billion yen (US$74.45 million)   According to Eiga, the total box office in 2022 was 140% of that in 2021 but is still only 90% of the average five-year period before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The increase comes from anime films, which saw a massive increase over last year, w...

Game delays are a part of life. You know the old saying, a delayed game is…well, you know. It’s undeniably a bummer to see a title you’re excited about slip into the following year, but it’s generally for the best to ensure a quality product at release. 2022 has had a growing handful of high-profile setbacks, and we’ve assembled them all in one alphabetized list for a handy reference. Arc Raiders Arc Raiders was set to be the debut title from Embark Studios, a team of ex-DICE talent led by former EA head Patrick Söderlund. The co-op shooter about fighting off robots from space made a splash during last year's Game Awards . In a surprising twist, however, Embark announced months later it was delaying Arc Raiders to next year to focus on launching another shooter project first . This title, formerly known as Project Discovery and christened as The Finals during Gamescom, had quickly progressed through development, causing Embark to focus on releasing it first with Arc Raider...