![]() ![]() Eiichiro Oda’s critically acclaimed pirate odyssey is one of the greatest in the shonen genre, as the series has repeatedly demonstrated its enduring qualities in long-form storytelling and excruciating attention to detail when it comes to character arcs, lore, and worldbuilding.ĭespite Oda’s involvement with the movies, they’ve all been deemed non-canonical to the series. ![]() The last true survivor of the era of “The Big Three” - One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach - is still going strong in this new decade. My Hero Academia season 6 premieres in October. Though it didn’t gain the same warm reception as previous seasons, season 5 set up massive stakes for the upcoming sixth, as the cast of heroes is about to be hit with war from the Paranormal Liberation Front. Kohei Horikoshi’s manga and the studio Bones anime adaptation that followed easily garnered the shonen fan following, with the colorful superhero adventures of Deku and the rest of Class 1-A an easy fit for current pop culture trends. In terms of equivalents, My Hero Academia is perhaps the closest to what Naruto achieved in the 2000s and early 2010s. It’s filled with a thoroughly compelling cast of characters with the depth to match, and fans should be in for an equal part action-packed and emotionally gut-wrenching story that’s refreshingly unlike most other shonen series.Ĭhainsaw Man is set to premiere sometime in 2022. The series is almost as ridiculous as the name sounds, but it’s relentless in how willing it is to explore the abyss of depression and loneliness. Tatsuki Fujimoto’s ultra-violent and surprisingly - and somberly - introspective Chainsaw Man manga finished less than two years ago, and its acclaim earned a sequel manga series and MAPPA’s attachment to animate the first. MAPPA has worked some serious animation magic with their work on Attack on Titan season 4, Jujutsu Kaisen, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, and more, and it looks like they’re not slowing down anytime soon. The second part (episodes 13-24) of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean will release on Netflix. Nonetheless, the second batch of Stone Ocean episodes has a fall release date where fans can continue Jolyne Cujoh’s stylish prison-break adventures and colorfully violent exploits to save her father Jotaro. The only thing that seems to be letting down fans is the painfully sporadic “batch” releases of episodes as opposed to weekly, as they’ve only had the first 12 episodes since December 2021. The latest season, Stone Ocean, hasn’t disappointed so far. The colorfully bombastic anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga has lived up to every bit of its wonderfully colorful reputation - and title. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Part 2 And to much fan delight, it looks like Super Hero will give much due respect and spotlight to Piccolo and Gohan.ĭragon Ball Super: Super Hero‘s April release has been stalled, but should release later this year. ![]() Dragon Ball Super was the first canonical TV continuation of Z, and though the show has stopped short compared to the manga, it appears the movies will keep it going into the future.īroly was a success worldwide, and this year’s Super Hero looks to be another nostalgia trip by involving the original 1980s series’ villainous group, the Red Ribbon Army. Series creator Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ballfranchise has long since been an anime staple globally, with DBZ specifically being one of the go-to series for when the genre as a whole hadn’t reached the mainstream peak we’re seeing now. ![]()
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