Anime

‘Studio Ghibli Fest’ Announces 2023 Slate and Return to Theaters

Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli classics and more are coming back to theaters this year as part of the Studio Ghibli Fest, a year-wide event hosted by GKIDS and Fathom Events in U.S. theaters nationwide! The acclaimed animation event is back…

Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away: Live On Stage’ Heads To U.S. Theatres This Spring

GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animated projects, recently announced that it has acquired the North American audiovisual distribution rights for Spirited Away: Live On Stage, filmed during the hit production’s 2022 run at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, Japan….

The Creative Plateau: Why The Corporate Breakdown of Animation Is Harming The Industry

It was only a few years ago when I got into animation. At the time, I watched Cartoon Network shows like The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time and Regular Show. As I got older, I began diversifying into other…

‘Housing Complex C’ Review: This Exploration of Human Nature Compromises Through Its Flow

SPOILERS FOR HOUSING COMPLEX C, READ AT YOUR OWN WILL! [Writer’s Note: This review centers on the English dub.] Human nature has always been a topic of interest, whether it be through how learning society works or exploring how certain…

NYCC Liveblog: ‘One Piece Film Red’ Cast & Crew Panel

Welcome to The Hollywood Handle’s NYCC liveblog series and Day 3 of NYCC! Throughout this series, we’ll be cataloguing the most important highlights from a range of panels during NYCC at the Javits Center! For this liveblog, we’ll be reporting…

All Anime Movies and Shows confirmed to release in 2023

2022 has been a great year so anime. The second part of the final season of Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and Spy X Family were some of the biggest releases of the year. Meanwhile, next year will see the…

‘Cyberpunk Edgerunners’ Review: A Flaming, Revitalizing Spark To The Game’s New Era

SPOILERS FOR CYBERPUNK EDGERUNNERS! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! When you think of Cyberpunk 2077, you might think of this dystopian, corporation-ruled world where the richest people thrive while it’s every man for himself for everyone else. Guns, cybernetics, and charm could…

Attack on Titan confirms the name of Eren’s final titan

The name of Eren’s final form from Attack on Titan season 4 part 2 has finally been confirmed. In a tweet from the franchise’s official Twitter, it was revealed the skeletal abomination, which is a combination of the Attack Titan, the Founding…