With 2025 coming to a close, anime fans are already looking forward to a great year in 2026! Four manga from *Shonen Jump* are confirmed to be adapted into anime, and three of them will premiere next year. These series already have strong followings and could become some of the most popular new anime stories.
Evolution Studios was founded in 1999 by Martin Kenwright and Ian Hetherington. They left their previous company, Digital Image Design, after it was acquired by Infogrames. The new studio, located in Frodsham, Cheshire, England, quickly started developing a racing game demo focused on rally cars.
While challenges remained, particularly with key franchises like Halo, the Xbox platform was generally moving in a positive direction. Although Xbox trailed behind PlayStation, it was pursuing a different approach to competition – one that went beyond simply offering a similar console with appealing games. Instead of just repackaging the same ideas, Xbox aimed to innovate and offer something truly distinct. By 2020, the Xbox Series X|S consoles and the Game Pass subscription service were considered central to Xbox’s future, but recent months have brought more difficulties.
The one-year anniversary livestream for *Metaphor: ReFantazio* is happening on October 10th at 9 PM Pacific Time (12 AM Eastern Time on October 11th). Atlus announced the event on X (formerly Twitter), and fans are excited to speculate about what big news might be revealed. Given Atlus’s history, there are some interesting theories and a lot of anticipation.
Professional dancer Jenna Johnson revealed that her two-year-old son, Rome, is recovering after a night at the hospital. Her husband, Val Chmerkovskiy, is with her as they care for him.
Rapper Boosie Badazz (born Lontrell D. Williams) was released from prison after serving three years of his five-year and three-month sentence, according to his attorney, Bradford Cohen.
We’re highlighting manga series that finished within the last ten years, though some may have begun a bit earlier in 2015. These stories varied in length, but each one concluded in a way that really impacted the anime community. It was tough to choose, and some great series like *Call of the Night* and *Undead Unluck* didn’t quite make the list, but the manga we did select were exceptional. Now, let’s count down the top ten completed manga, from least to most impressive.
This article explores how some of Spider-Man’s most notorious enemies – villains who once focused on ruining his life – unexpectedly teamed up with the hero. It looks at the biggest Spider-Man villains who later became surprising allies.
Rebecca Ferguson, known for her role as Lady Jessica in the first two *Dune* films, has confirmed she will be back for the third movie. In an interview with *IndieWire*, she explained that her part isn’t large, as the character appears only briefly in the source novel. She suggested director Denis Villeneuve specifically included her, and praised the script as excellent, acknowledging the challenges of adapting such a complex book. Ferguson expressed her full confidence in Villeneuve’s vision and ability to stay true to the story while bringing it to life on screen.
To mark the anniversary, Atlus and their development team, Studio Zero, are holding a live stream this week on October 10th at 9pm Pacific Time. That’s October 11th at midnight Eastern Time, 5am in the UK, and 6am in most of mainland Europe. It’ll be an early morning for viewers in Europe!