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Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68, manga world pays tribute

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama has passed away. On Thursday, March 7, a statement published on the official Dragon Ball website announced that Toriyama had passed on March 1 due to an acute subdural hematoma. He was 68 years old. Toriyama was an acclaimed manga artist and character designer who first gained mainstream recognition in Japan through his sci-fi comedy manga Dr. Slump, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984. In 1984, Toriyama began publishing Dragon Ball, a martial arts adventure manga…

Artists and animators pay tribute to Dragon Ball’s Akira Toriyama

It will take decades for the world to fully unpack all the ways Akira Toriyama shaped our culture. The legendary artist and author, whose death was publicly announced Thursday, was a pioneer in manga, comics, anime, and video games, and his work formed a foundation for everyone in those industries who followed him. But Toriyama’s presence and importance can be felt far wider than in just the fields he excelled at. It’s hard to think of any single work that’s been as consistently important in the lives of kids growing…

My Adventures With Superman comic will bridge gap to season 2

The story of My Adventures With Superman will continue at DC Comics, with a miniseries bridging the gap between its first and upcoming second season, written by show producer and writer Josie Campbell. Gorgeously realized by Studio Mir (Voltron: Legendary Defender, The Legend of Korra), MAWS was one of 2023’s best surprises. Campbell (Wonder Woman, New Champion of Shazam) brought a comic book sensibility to the show, which combined action and mystery with a romance-forward frame — Superman for a shojo audience. The…

Naruto’s live-action movie will be helmed by Shang-Chi director

Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, American Born Chinese) will write and direct Lionsgate’s long-gestating live-action movie based on Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto. In Naruto, Kishimoto combined a ruthless refinement of shonen manga’s themes of perseverance and drama with the kid-irresistible story of the class clown at a school for ninjas, creating an internationally beloved hit manga and subsequent anime adaptations. Lionsgate announced it was in development of a live-action movie a year…

Marvel and DC Comics’ epic crossovers return to print this summer

Marvel and DC, like any good comic-book rivals, have been driven to unlikely team-ups. But for decades, that history of universe-bending crossover moments has existed only under comic book shop display cases and in the annals of wikis. That changes this summer, with the release of two epic collections rounding up the the rare encounters between Superman and Spider-Man, Batman and Captain America, the Teen Titans and the X-Men, as well as the even more twisted “Amalgam Age” stories, which melded Marvel and DC characters…

Miller back on Flash set amid controversies

In March, the Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore star was arrested in Hawaii for disorderly conduct following an alleged physical altercation with patrons after hurling obscenities at clients at a karaoke bar Ezra Miller Actor Ezra Miller is still very much part of The Flash movie despite the mounting legal controversies.According to reports, Miller, 29, returned to the set for additional filming earlier this year. In…

Camila Cabello confirms relationship with dating app CEO Austin Kevitch

When the couple was first spotted out together for a night out in June, which immediately sparked dating rumours at the time Camila Cabello. Pic/AFP Less than a year after splitting from Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello confirmed she is dating Austin Kevitch by engaging in lots of PDA with him. According to Page Six, the two stepped out for a public walk in Los Angeles. It shared some photos that were shared by Daily Mail. Page Six…

Pete Davidson undergoing trauma therapy due to Kanye West’s social media jabs targeting him

Most recently, just three days after it was revealed that Davidson and Kim have split, West shared a since-deleted Instagram post of a fake New York Times front page that read, "Skete Davidson Dead at Age 28" Kanye West. Pic/AFP American comedian and actor Pete Davidson, who recently split from Kim Kardashian, has been attending trauma therapy largely due to Kanye West's social media posts targeted at him. According to E!…

Amanda Seyfried says she regrets shooting ‘nude scenes’ at 19

To kick off her career, Seyfried acted in 'As the World Turns' and 'All My Children' however, she got her big break at the age of 18 when the actor played Karen Smith in 'Mean Girls' with Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams Amanda Seyfried. Pic/AFP Hollywood star Amanda Seyfried recently opened up about the early years of her career and the situations she was put in as a young actor. According to Fox News, Amanda told a magazine,…

Love and Thunder’ filmmaker Taika Waititi ties the knot with Rita Ora

The news of the duo's marriage has been confirmed by E! News. Fans have had their focus on the couple ever since April 2021, when they were seen getting cosy in one of the singer's Instagram posts Rita Ora. Pic/AFP 'Thor: Love and Thunder' filmmaker Taika Waititi and Rita Ora have taken their relationship to the next level about a year after the two first sparked romance rumours. The news of the duo's marriage has been…