Culture

Day of the Dead blends Indigenous Mexican traditions with the Catholic feasts of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day; it is not a separate Catholic feast.

“Namjooning” is a verb coined by BTS fans, known as ARMY, for living the way BTS leader RM likes to spend his time, mainly visiting museums, looking at and collecting art, and enjoying nature. The word comes from RM’s real name, Kim Nam-joon. The term drew new attention in October 2026, when RM x SFMOMA: … Read more

A haiku is a short Japanese poem of 17 sound units in a 5-7-5 pattern, traditionally with a seasonal reference and a cutting word.

In Tron: Legacy, ISOs are isomorphic algorithms, programs that emerged naturally on the Grid; Quorra is the last survivor.

Keiichi Sigsawa and illustrator Kouhaku Kuroboshi, the writer and artist behind Kino’s Journey, are launching a new light novel series called Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyōryū Kitan~ (Drifted: Strange Tale of John Smith’s Drifting in Edo) under Kadokawa’s Dengeki Bunko imprint. The first volume ships in Japan on November 10, 2026. The story follows … Read more

Who is making the Sentinel 6 anime? Kyoto-based studio Creative Freaks is leading production on Sentinel 6, an Afro-futurist sci-fi adventure anime, with former NBA player Michael Carter-Williams and NFL player Jamaal Williams serving as executive producers, according to a report covered on October 10, 2026. Creative Freaks is best known for background art on … Read more

NARUTO×NINKŪ is a new limited-series TV anime that crosses Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto with Koji Kiriyama’s 1990s ninja manga Ninku. It was detailed at New York Comic Con on October 10, 2026. In the original story, Naruto acts as Team 7’s captain while Kakashi is away, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura accidentally wander into the world … Read more

Which Marvel manga launched with Kadokawa? Marvel and Kadokawa launched five new manga on Kadokawa’s KadoComi website on October 11, 2026: Iron Man: I Am Iron Man The Manga (by TERU), Spider-Man: Shibuya Cross Line (tokitokoro), Deadpool: Millionaire With a Mouth The Manga (Hōsuke Momoi), Spider-Gwen: Her Big Debut The Manga (Ryūsei Yamada), and Venom: … Read more

Yes. At the “NARUTO: What’s Next?” panel at New York Comic Con on October 10, 2026, organizers announced that Naruto Mobile, which has only been available in Mainland China since 2016, will get a worldwide release. More details are due at Jump Festa ’27 on December 19-20, 2026. The panel also said the new Naruto … Read more

When does One Punch Man Season 3 Part 2 premiere? The second cours (second half) of the third One Punch Man anime season will debut in January 2027, Bandai Namco Filmworks announced in a new trailer on October 11, 2026. JAM Project returns to perform the opening theme, “Never Done – SUPREME POWER VS ULTIMATE … Read more