Marks on Media

I'm going through all the Studio Ghibli films, and Howl's Moving Castle is my latest watch. It was definitely weird and I'm not sure I even totally understand it. Maybe that's the point?

I'm diving into my latest obsession: Kaiju No. 8. I’ve been on the hunt for my next big anime fix—and I think I've found it! Kaiju No. 8 has taken the anime world by storm, and it’s not hard to see why. For fans of Attack on Titan, you need to check this out! ARTICLE: https://screenrant.com/new-crunchyroll-anime-perfect-attack-on-titan-replacement Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfcocSpAyUqZ0gxu7yf4nQ/join

The Russo Brothers attribute the Marvel Cinematic Universe's popularity decline to shorter attention spans. They argue younger audiences prefer quick content over traditional movies. THOSE DARN KIDS! ARTICLE: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/29/avengers-endgame-directors-blame-decline-of-mcu-on-shorter-attention-spans-of-younger-audiences-this-next-generation-is-looking-for-ways-to-tell-their-own-stories-that-service-their-own-sort-o Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfcocSpAyUqZ0gxu7yf4nQ/join

Doctor Who dropped two episodes this past weekend: Space Babies and The Devil's Chord. Both of very different from each other and gave us a taste of what to expect for the rest of the season. I break it all down in this review. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfcocSpAyUqZ0gxu7yf4nQ/join

The 4th episode of the new era of New NuWho has dropped, titled "Boom". It's also the return to the series for former showrunner, Steven Moffat. Was it any good, though? That's debatable. I'm breaking it all down. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfcocSpAyUqZ0gxu7yf4nQ/join

Nintendo has officially announced a successor to the Switch, set to be revealed later this year. President Shuntaro Furukawa shared the news, mentioning that while a Nintendo Direct in June will discuss the Switch's software lineup for the latter half of 2024, there will be no information about the successor. The original Switch has been a massive success, but to keep up with technology, a next-gen system is on the horizon. Sources: https://thatparkplace.com/nintendo-president-shuntaro-furukawa-announces-switch-successor-to-be-revealed-later-this-year https://apnews.com/article/nintendo-switch-console-zelda-5edd1eeb134bbfb6ce7680c935b3bf24 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/05/nintendo-direct-june-2024-confirmed-to-boost-an-otherwise-quiet-year-for-switch Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfcocSpAyUqZ0gxu7yf4nQ/join

After the disappointment of The Rings of Power, Amazon is gearing up for season 2. Meanwhile, WBD is using its film rights for new movies, including The War of the Rohirrim and The Hunt for Gollum, directed by Andy Serkis. The return to Middle-earth has me excited for more epic adventures! #LordOfTheRings #Gollum #WarnerBrosDiscovery ARTICLE: https://www.ign.com/articles/new-the-lord-of-the-rings-movie-announced-for-2026 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfcocSpAyUqZ0gxu7yf4nQ/join

Square Enix faces a downturn, cancels projects after poor choices and game releases, and plans to allocate resources more selectively. The company expects a loss of approximately $140 million from game cancellations in the fiscal year ending March 2024. Despite these challenges, major titles like Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts 4 are likely safe. Their next major release, the Dawntrail expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, is scheduled for July 2nd. ARTICLE: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/30/square-enix-cancels-multiple-console-games-suffers-multi-million-dollar-loss-as-part-of-plan-to-be-more-selective-and-focused-in-the-allocation-of-developmental-resources Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfcocSpAyUqZ0gxu7yf4nQ/join

When you're promoting the new season of your show on a new platform, you'd think you'd talk about the positives and highlight the great stuff yet to come. Not for Doctor Who! The new Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, and showrunner Russell T. Davies just keep tripping over themselves to virtue signal, insult their potential audience, and tell you not to watch their show. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfcocSpAyUqZ0gxu7yf4nQ/join ARTICLE: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/05/01/doctor-who-showrunner-confirms-upcoming-season-to-feature-heavy-focus-on-progressive-messaging-if-youre-not-writing-that-in-2024-what-on-earth-are-you-doing

There are some minor updates on the upcoming Disney's live action Hercules movie. There will be a new God of War video game. Plus, Disney is fighting piracy with the US Congress. Sources: https://gamerant.com/santa-monica-studio-job-listing-new-god-of-war-game https://screenrant.com/hercules-live-action-movie-update-russo-brothers https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/27/disney-and-other-studios-with-streaming-platforms-work-with-congress-to-crack-down-on-piracy-arousing-free-speech-concerns-and-ignoring-the-real-problem

Doctor Who is openly telling critics not to watch and are ruining their show, all spin-offs of The Witcher have been cancelled by Netflix, and we've got updates on the upcoming Chronicles of Narnia television show on Netflix. Sources: https://www.superherohype.com/news/573921-the-witcher-final-2-spin-off-shows-scrapped-at-netflix https://comicbook.com/movies/news/chronicles-of-narnia-reboot-production-start-potentially-revealed https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/26/doctor-who-lead-ncuti-gatwa-responds-to-critics-of-his-casting-go-and-touch-grass-please-for-gods-sake

Was it a work of cinematic masterpiece? Was it even on-par with Ghostbusters 1 and 2? No, not at all. Was it a family friendly, fun trip to NYC with ghost busting jokers? Absolutely! I break down the plot and review it all for you, giving my thoughts along the way. https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks

Take-Two Entertainment is cutting costs and jobs. Even more changes are coming to the Blade reboot as its star holds firm. Wednesday season 2 gets new co-stars. Also, Netflix's One Piece gets a new co-showrunner. https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks Sources: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/16/grand-theft-auto-publisher-take-two-announces-brutal-cost-reduction-plan-cuts-over-500-employees-and-cancels-several-projects-in-development https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/21/marvel-blade-reboot-with-mahershala-ali-going-back-to-basics-of-killing-vampires https://comicbook.com/horror/news/wednesday-season-2-cast-thandiwe-newton-netflix-series https://comicbook.com/anime/news/one-piece-netflix-season-2-joe-tracz

Warhammer 40K faces controversy as Amazon's Prime Video's series in development may lose Henry Cavill, echoing his departure from The Witcher. Rumors suggest Amazon is behind changes to lore, like female Adeptus Custodes. This move, part of Amazon's diversity push, has sparked backlash that led to a CFO's resignation amid stock decline. https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks Sources: https://thatparkplace.com/rumor-games-workshop-introduced-female-adeptus-custodes-for-amazons-upcoming-warhammer-40k-series-with-henry-cavill https://thatparkplace.com/games-workshop-cfo-sells-two-thirds-of-her-shares-amid-growing-warhammer-boycott

Mangamura, once the largest manga piracy site, has been ordered to pay a record 1.7 billion yen in damages, the largest in Japanese history. This highlights Japan's crackdown on piracy, leading to a drop in domestic piracy but a rise internationally. The fight against online copyright infringement continues to be a challenge, with efforts to strengthen collaboration and enforcement. #Manga #Anime #Piracy ARTICLE: https://www.cbr.com/manga-piracy-biggest-payment-japanese-history https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks

Pokemon GO is changing avatars to appear childlike and genderless, Warhammer 40K is retconning its lore and gaslighting gamers about it, and the president of Wizards of the Coast finally steps down. https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks

I gave it the benefit of the doubt. I looked past the DEI initiatives and the shilling for the alphabet people. But it's hit after hit after hit of stupidity, racism, pushing of agendas, and outright disrespect for Doctor Who lore and Whovians of old. Doctor Who is destroying itself. https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks Sources: https://www.avclub.com/stranger-things-bbc-wants-doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-1851413788 https://thatparkplace.com/ncuti-gatwa-wants-doctor-who-to-feature-dance-scene-where-the-doctor-destroys-a-monster-with-twerking https://deadline.com/2024/04/doctor-who-star-ncuti-gatwa-complains-about-white-mediocrity-123589088

We've got some potentially exciting updates for Netflix's The Witcher! Liam Hemsworth gears up as Geralt of Rivia for seasons 4 and 5, set to be the saga's finale. With mixed reviews and big boots to fill post-Henry Cavill, hopes are tepid. Will this new chapter restore the magic or fail to big time? ARTICLE: https://www.cbr.com/the-witcher-ending-season-5-henry-cavill https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks

James Gunn has cast Superman's adoptive father, Jonathan "Pa" Kent. Keanu Reeves will voice Shadow the Hedgehog in the upcoming Sonic 3 film. We also discuss whether Sam Raimi will come back to direct another Spider-Man film. https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks Sources: https://www.cbr.com/pruitt-taylor-vance-jonathan-kent-superman https://deadline.com/2024/04/keanu-reeves-voicing-shadow-sonic-the-hedgehog-3-1235886277 https://www.cbr.com/rumor-spider-man-no-way-home-sequel-sam-raimi

The upcoming Ubisoft Star Wars Outlaws video game isn't even set to come out until the fall, and it's already causing controversies online over the protagonist's appearance and the game's price points, with trailers being ratioed into oblivion. I'll explain it all to you in 5 minutes! ARTICLE: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/16/ubisofts-star-wars-outlaws-faces-massive-backlash-over-absurd-release-pricing-protagonists-in-game-model-looking-worse-than-real-world-actress https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks

I'm giving some Studio Ghibli film reviews for Whisper of the Heart and its spiritual spin-off, The Cat Returns. https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks

Disney is continuing to gaslight us on their modern messaging while still pushing modern messaging with a female Silver Surfer. At the same time, they've dropped a big slate of films to look forward to in 2026. https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks

The biggest anime in the world, Jujutsu Kaisen, is headed to Netflix! Also, a BAFTA Games poll voted Tomb Raider's Lara Croft the most iconic video game character of all time. REALLY!? https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks

A new tabletop RPG game is coming out of Tomb Raider, and the companies Evil Hat and Crystal Dynamics are completely rewriting and retconning the character of Lara Croft. She will no longer "raid tombs," but rather "do the work" or learning about and respecting cultures. Straight trash! https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks Sources: https://www.pcgamer.com/a-tomb-raider-tabletop-rpg-wasnt-an-announcement-i-expected-but-the-more-i-think-about-it-the-more-i-think-its-a-perfect-combo https://www.tombraiderchronicles.com/headlines4855.html

Upcoming PS5 exclusive action RPG, Stellar Blade, is highly anticipated and making headlines! Korean video game company, Shift Up, is giving a middle finger to IGN for criticizing their main character for being a beautiful woman. On top of that, the creator says they WILL NOT utilize microtransactions, bilking customers for more money. https://linktr.ee/MainEventMarks Sources: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/04/ign-offers-official-apology-after-french-branch-insults-stellar-blade-director-for-choosing-to-create-attractive-female-protagonist https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/05/stellar-blade-director-rejects-microtransactions-promises-game-will-not-require-players-to-spend-any-additional-money-beyond-what-they-paid-for-the-package