I just finished the latest Paranormasight, and ya its definitely one of the best games of the year so far. Thank you Square for your sicko release tendencies and letting that team make another anthology period piece murder mystery about folklore and the weight of history.

At PAX East I had the pleasure of talking with horror developers about how the genre may have some answers to getting the game industry out of its current funk.

i wrote about how internalized misogyny kept me from playing one of the greatest games of all time

We've rounded up the best anime of winter 2026, including comedies about "torture," battle shonen brawls, and a must-watch drama. www.avclub.com/best-anime-w...

Live-action One Piece continues to be one of the best adaptations around because it takes a very sincere approach to its source material that gets at its underlying sense of kindness and adventure while also understanding the limitations of its new medium. Also, Chopper is goddamn adorable.

The very bluntly named Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games To Put Food On The Table continues to be one of the most interesting shows in a stacked season, and I wrote about how its thoughtful visual presentation confronts anime's tendency for fan service.

I wrote about Medalist and how if you want to learn the strategy behind figure skating (or want to become deeply emotionally invested and cry about figure skating), just in time for the final Olympic competitions, then it’s the show for you.

For Love Week at The A.V. Club, I got a chance to write about the excellent VN Misericorde and how its queer hot mess disaster protagonist struggles against her own deeply entrenched religious beliefs.

I got a chance to write about last week’s episode of Jujutsu Kaisen which, despite my issues with the show in general, delivered the kind of woman-led badassery that battle shonen so rarely give us. Incredible direction, sharp animation, and some hilarious use of slow mo (punch that twink!).

Silksong's secret final stretch has stuck with me, and not just because it was Team Cherry at its most sadistic. Like the rest of the game its difficulty feels quite purposeful.

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I put together our winter anime premiere list, and it's an absolutely packed season. There are the knowns—Frieren, Oshi no Ko, JJK, etc.—but what really sets it over are the surprises: Journal With Witch is thoughtful, SHIBOYUGI is deeply upsetting, and You And I Are Polar Opposites is adorkable.

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I wrote about Despelote, and how it’s unique presentation paves a way forward for new forms of documentary storytelling.

100 Meters is apparently on Netflix now, hey, you should watch 100 Meters:

I wrote about how even though anime is more popular than ever, the studios that actually create these shows continue to earn an alarmingly small percentage of the profits, leaving animators underpaid and overworked.

I wrote about how even though anime is more popular than ever, the studios that actually create these shows continue to earn an alarmingly small percentage of the profits, leaving animators underpaid and overworked.

I put together The A.V. Club's best anime of 2025 list; this year was rounded out by moving historical epics, queer body horror, and plenty of wonderful weirdos. Also, if you've been hoping for general pop culture sites to pay more attention to anime, AVC will do so going forward, spread the word!

I put together The A.V. Club's best anime of 2025 list; this year was rounded out by moving historical epics, queer body horror, and plenty of wonderful weirdos. Also, if you've been hoping for general pop culture sites to pay more attention to anime, AVC will do so going forward, spread the word!

Many good video games did in fact come out this year, and we got help from some excellent writers to compile the A.V. Club's list of our favorites!

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Unbeatable is rough around the edges, but it eventually finds its sound through powerful visuals and punchy rhythm gaming. www.avclub.com/unbeatable-r...

For its 40th anniversary and 4K re-release, I took a crack at unraveling the enigmatic all-timer Angel's Egg, while also acknowledging that fully "figuring out" the movie is impossible and kind of missing the point.

I had the privilege of interviewing Shinichirō Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Kids on the Slope, etc.) for The A.V. Club and asked him about what initially drew him to American pop culture, who he wants to work with next, and what defines enduring art.

I had the privilege of interviewing Shinichirō Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Kids on the Slope, etc.) for The A.V. Club and asked him about what initially drew him to American pop culture, who he wants to work with next, and what defines enduring art.

PSA: We're over at the A.V. Club now.

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I reviewed Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, a frantic animated anthology that elevates the chaos, strangeness, and pathos of its source material. Another excellent adaptation of Fujimoto's work, this dude signed his soul away or something.

I've really been enjoying May I Ask For One Final Thing? mostly because it's about monstrous rich people getting their shit rocked by a heroine nicknamed "The Bloodstained Lady."

why are there missing children posters coded into Mini Golf and other Bally Sente arcade cabinets? for @endlessmode.bsky.social, I tried to get to the bottom of it.

Sanda (aka the buff Santa Claus anime) continues to be one of the most interesting shows of the season, and its latest episode offered a suprisingly robust critique of anti-queer politics in Japan and Class S Tropes. Never judge a book by its cover etc.

I got blindsided by the Egg game in a way that was very enjoyable.

I reviewed Star Wars Visions Volume 3: overall, a bit of a step down from the previous two volumes, but it features a weirdo experimental short (Ep 9, “Black”) that everyone needs to see.

Just in time for the big day, we updated our best horror games of all time list to include one of last year's standouts.

It's hard to play many old games, and that's even more true when it comes to horror. @elijahgonzalez.bsky.social looks at five horror games that deserve a re-release on current hardware. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...

Capcom, please let me play Haunting Ground and/or Sweet Home.

I wrote about the very good Chainsaw Man movie and how it further solidifies the series as a preeminent tragedy of the moment.

I wrote about the very good Chainsaw Man movie and how it further solidifies the series as a preeminent tragedy of the moment.

Anime openings can serve dramatically different purposes, from setting a show's tone to pulling the rug out from under us. We've come up with six categories to classify them. www.endlessmode.com/article/the-...

I reviewed 100 Meters, a movie about trying to outrun the absurdity of human existence; it's very good!

Silent Hill f pays off something that was established in Silent Hill 2, but then forgotten: the promise of this series as an anthology. @elijahgonzalez.bsky.social on how the latest game frees itself of lore and plot-specific baggage to tell its own very good, but still very Silent Hill story.

Silent Hill f is a perfect example of what happens when a game isn't weighed down by established lore and canon; it can actually tell a new story. It's the anthology Silent Hill was meant to be before the series became increasingly obsessed with its past (and that damn cult) after Silent Hill 2.

in my section alone, we're running monthly pieces about women-fronted action movies, Blaxploitation soundtracks, new Criterion releases, and frequent actor-director collaborations. Plus, reviewing all the new stuff. No AI, no herbs, no glorified PR

Silent Hill f is a perfect example of what happens when a game isn't weighed down by established lore and canon; it can actually tell a new story. It's the anthology Silent Hill was meant to be before the series became increasingly obsessed with its past (and that damn cult) after Silent Hill 2.

"are games art?" is out "here's how Mario Galaxy is like the Sistine Chapel" is in my latest @endlessmode.bsky.social:

Belt Looks Weird On Child

Even as a complete Lumines newbie, 90 minutes with Lumines Arise completely converted me: maybe it won't be quite as impactful as Tetris Effect, but man, it's just as entrancing.

I wrote up our list of the best anime premieres of the fall: Spy x Family is back, May I Ask For One Final Thing? is the best kind of wish-fulfilmment (evil rich men getting punched in the nose), and dear god, the horse girl show is an alarmingly well-constructed sports drama.

It is very funny to me that this is getting another adaptation which looks like its doing its own thing, but I honestly don't know how you look at that key visual and think anything besides "that looks sick as hell."

I played a bunch of Steam Next Fest demos and came up with a list of five you definitely want to check out. We've got some long-awaited Devolver releases, a PSX flavored real time/turn based hybrid that I haven't seen anyone talk about, and a game about a psychic baby. Something for everyone, etc.