Reader’s Corner of Horrors: Halloween Frights, Kaiju Fights, and Undead Love in the Witching Hour!

Things are getting a little spooky in this week’s Reader’s Corner—or should we say Reader’s Corner of Horrors? Just in time for Halloween, we’re diving into three delightfully creepy Japanese horror picture books, including the latest illustrated work from horror master Junji Ito! We’ve also got My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi trying his hand… Read More Reader’s Corner of Horrors: Halloween Frights, Kaiju Fights, and Undead Love in the Witching Hour!

10.27.202610.27.2026 StaffLeave a comment

Fanart Friday, Too: The End for Orihime

It’s almost time to say goodbye to Orihime (and the rest of the cast). The final episode of Bleach airs in just a few days—October 26th. It’s been decades now in the making, but I’m still not ready for it all to end. 😭 ★ 【千真】「 Orihime 」

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Fanart Friday: Talia’s Fate in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2

WARNING: Don’t look too closely at this illustration if you haven’t finished Cyberpunk: Edgerunners S2 yet. It may feature SPOILERS. ⚠️ Have you watched season two of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners yet? What did you think of it? ★ 【Dino】「 Talia 」

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Film Review: Klara and the Sun

What makes us human? It’s a question science fiction* has long explored, particularly through stories about robots and artificial intelligence. The new film Klara and the Sun, based on the novel by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro, offers an intriguing take on the subject. Unfortunately, while the movie has some lovely moments and compelling ideas,… Read More Film Review: Klara and the Sun

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Review: Scenes from Awajima, Vol. 3

Scenes from Awajima continues its understated and melancholic—if subtly optimistic—stories of the young women who attended Awajima Revue School with three new tales in its third volume. As with the previous volumes, these are stories less concerned with grand drama (a surprise—considering the setting—but not a surprise, considering the author) than with the complicated emotions… Read More Review: Scenes from Awajima, Vol. 3

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Fanart Friday, Too… Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Returns!

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners returns in a matter of days with a second season on Netflix! A new cast of characters and a new story drop when the anime premieres on October 20th. Among the new characters are Talia and D, lovingly illustrated below: ★ 【Dino】「 Talia // D 」 If you can’t wait to watch… Read More Fanart Friday, Too… Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Returns!

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Fanart Friday: The Miku Network

As Lain reminds us…we are always connected. ★ 【Doeun】「 Network 1,2 」 Follow Anime Pop Heart, our main fanart site on Tumblr, for tons of great art posts every single day.

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