Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films draw heavily from this '70s Japanese action star's work, particularly when it comes to ...

Netflix has greenlit a second season of “Last Samurai Standing,” the Japanese period-action series that has become a global streaming hit since its debut. Set during Japan’s Meiji period in the late ...

Anime may have been “niche” at one point in time, but nowadays, it’s everywhere, and that won’t stop anytime soon. Thus, you won’t be surprised that there are quite a few games on this list that tie ...

“This should be exciting,” I said to my wife as I sat down to watch the sixth and final episode of Last Samurai Standing’s first season. “There should be some cool fights.” My wife laughed. “I think ...

The showdown comes early. It also comes as a surprise. On one side: Ukyo Kikuomo, the upright and elegant Guardian God of the Court Nobles. On the other: Bukotsu Kanjiya, the dirt-encrusted madman who ...

Surrounded by uniformed snipers, a crowd of contestants gather at a secret location. Soon they will be forced to fight to the death, spurred on by the slim chance of winning a colossal cash prize.

Squid Game has crowned its winner, Alice's Borderland story has ended, and Shōgun is drawing up battle plans to return in a year or so. Yet fans of these shows needn't despair, not when Last Samurai ...

Hui-Ying Kerr previously received funding from the AHRC (now UKRI), for her doctorate in History of Design (2010 - 2013) on Japan in the 1980s Bubble Economy, including an AHRC-IPS grant for her ...

A bride's entire extended family withdrew their wedding RSVPs "within minutes of each other" after she enforced a child-free policy The bride asked Reddit users for their opinions on the situation, ...

Cowboy Bebop often steals the spotlight in conversations about the best anime of all time, but its spiritual sibling, Samurai Champloo, deserves equal recognition. The influence of this historical ...

Adriano is GameRant’s Anime Features lead. He has been working on creating anime content for GameRant since November 2021. He enjoys a wide variety of anime, with Shinichiro Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop ...