The international arm of Japanese broadcaster NHK, NHK World-Japan, is adapting the tiny desk concerts series from American public broadcaster NPR with a platform license. The tiny desk series features artists performing in an intimate setting with acoustics that match the atmosphere. For the inaugural broadcast, Fujii Kaze will be featured on “tiny concerts JAPAN.” Fujii Kaze is a performer who has been earning accolades domestically and abroad, and those who haven’t heard of him will get their first chance while those familiar with him will hear his music in a new way. I first came across Fu ..read more

Pop culture is a never-ending world of updates, teases, trailers, and hopefully releases. What’s New Wednesday is Dorkaholics’ way to keep us all up to date with what’s new across comics, tv, film, games, and more! This week, the focus is on Monkey Man, Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Monkey Man: Producer Jordan Peele Featurette Producer Jordan Peele shares his admiration for the work that Dev Patel puts into their upcoming film Monkey Man. With themes of revenge and representing/fighting for a cause, comparisons to John Wick and Ba ..read more

Pop culture is a never-ending world of updates, teases, trailers, and hopefully releases. What’s New Wednesday is Dorkaholics’ way to keep us all up to date with what’s new across comics, tv, film, games, and more! This week, the focus is on Suicide Squad Isekai, The Crow, Atlas, and The Acolyte. Suicide Squad Isekai: Trailer 3 Suicide Squad Isekai is an upcoming original anime series collaboration between Warner Bros. Japan and WIT Studio (Attack on Titan, Spy × Family). Release Date: 2024 (Further details TBA) Synopsis: Amanda Waller has assembled a group of notorious criminals for a missi ..read more

Shortly after the release of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the Dorkaholics team was invited to speak with Yvonne Chapman, who plays Avatar Kyoshi on the live-action series. Andrew Nguyen: So just to kick things off, we just wanted to know first, what made you a dork growing up? Yvonne Chapman: Oh gosh, what didn’t? Um, okay, let me ask you, how do you define dork and then I can pare it down for you. Andrew Nguyen: Well, I think the way that we define dork is just someone that’s passionate about something and that’s borderline obsessive or borderline passionate, so we’re somewhere in between. Yvo ..read more

Pop culture is a never-ending world of updates, teases, trailers, and hopefully releases. What’s New Wednesday is Dorkaholics’ way to keep us all up to date with what’s new across comics, tv, film, games, and more! This week, the focus is on 3 Body Problem, Strictly Confidential, I Saw The TV Glow, and Sing Sing.  3 Body Problem: Final Trailer The final trailer for 3 Body Problem frames the supernatural phenomena of the film as what happens when consciousness ends in one world only to continue on in other worlds. But the grandness of the scenes really drives home the point that this wil ..read more

Let’s just talk about the elephant koi fish in the room.  Is the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender as culturally impactful as the animated series? No. Is this live action series still a solid adaptation? Most definitely. The thing is, the animated series was a generational defining moment for many of us as we entered our teen years. The animation was able to introduce to us a number of mature themes such as war, loss, prejudice, and love. Understanding the impact of the animated series is also knowing that even if you were to create a shot for shot remake, there will be fans that wil ..read more

Anime Trending (the source for weekly anime rankings, polls, and charts) has announced the riveting post-apocalyptic series Tengoku-Daimakyo as Anime of the Year at the 10th Anime Trending Awards, an annual celebration of the best of anime each year.  The series also took home awards for Best in Episode Directing and Storyboard with episode 8 ‘Their Choices,’ Best in Sceneries and Visuals, Mystery or Psychological Anime of the Year, and Supernatural Anime of the Year. 【OSHI NO KO】also took home multiple awards such as Girl of the Year, Supporting Girl of the Year, Best in Adapted Screenp ..read more

With such a positive and successful reception from fans, Netflix has confirmed that the live-action series reimagining Avatar: The Last Airbender will be returning for a second and third season to conclude the story of the four nations uniting – Water. Earth. Fire. Air. After debuting on Netflix on February 22, Avatar: The Last Airbender has dominated the lists as the #1 English TV show in 76 countries with 41.1 million views in the first 11 days, and placing in the top 10 of 92 countries.  Across social media, the #AvatarTheLastAirbender hashtag has generated 1 billion global views withi ..read more

Pop culture is a never-ending world of updates, teases, trailers, and hopefully releases. What’s New Wednesday is Dorkaholics’ way to keep us all up to date with what’s new across comics, tv, film, games, and more! This week, the focus is on I Saw The TV Glow, Strictly Confidential, Horizon: An American Saga, and Invincible. I Saw The TV Glow: Trailer Justice Smith (The American Society of Magical Negroes) stars in this A24 horror film that revolves around an TV show called The Pink Opaque that feels like a blend of The Twilight Zone, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and Scooby-Doo with a plot o ..read more

The upcoming Korean drama The Tyrant promises to captivate audiences worldwide as it unveils a high-stakes narrative of espionage and intrigue. Scheduled for release later this year, the series will be available exclusively on Disney+ for international viewers and on Hulu for audiences in the United States. In The Tyrant, viewers will witness a gripping storyline centered around the theft of a groundbreaking bioenhancer during a clandestine exchange between Korean and U.S. intelligence agencies. As both nations scramble to recover the stolen formula, tensions escalate, and alliances are forged ..read more