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The Sea Beast is an animated Netflix film about how the life of a legendary sea beast hunter’s life is affected when a girl stows away on his ship.

Are we done with face masks? This vox explainer looks into the issue (Spoiler: conclusion is no). Me, I’m going to keep wearing them.

The world’s biggest self-service instant noodles store is in Thailand! Good Noodle in Union Mall, Bangkok. Looks amazing.

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is one of Japan’s top-grossing films from 2021 – a dark fantasy seinen animation about a boy and his dead friend.

Sengoku Dynasty – we love video games set in ancient Japan! Hope this is as fun and as beautiful as Ghost of Tsushima and Sekiro.

Halo TV Show – now out at Paramount+ to mixed reception, though it’s unsurprisingly already broken viewership records, being the tv adaptation of the wildly popular game series.

The Silent Criminal is a Ming Dynasty(ish) 13 episode Chinese drama about a highborn Jinyiwei agent meeting a constable.

Tokyo Vice – Ken Watanabe is in Tokyo Vice, a TV adaptation of the 2009 police book of the same name by Jake Adelstein.

The Ms Marvel TV adaptation looks good! One of Marvel’s most beloved teen characters is finally on screen – if with different powers.

The Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer is out: featuring Ewan McGregor reprising his iconic role in the Star Wars franchise, now as a tv show.