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If you’re at all remotely into the anime aesthetic or enjoy poking around the gacha genre, well, it looks like October will be a busy month for you. As I’ve so handily pointed out about next February, ...

A tepid performance in a Week 1 loss to the Green Bay Packers raised alarms around the Detroit Lions. It was nothing that a visit from the Chicago Bears couldn't fix. The Lions steamrolled the Bears ...

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A man who was convicted in the fatal shooting of a Denver woman while she was unloading her groceries will spend the rest of his life in prison. Pa Reh was sentenced on Friday for the fatal shooting ...

One of the best anime of 2024, Delicious in Dungeon, is crossing over with Sword of Convallaria, a tactics gacha game. The event already happened in China earlier this year, giving us some insight ...

A 72 year-old man who goes by Matchan is going viral for his love of Umamusume. He’s been a fan of the series for years, with videos about it from years ago resurfacing with millions of views. Even to ...