One of the most beloved horror tropes of all time has become its own strange and occasionally unsettling genre of anime, even ...

Anime creators have given vampire fans some of the most terrifying, strong, and even cute vampires of all time. While not every season introduces a new vamp, the supernatural being is common enough ...

If someone created a character in your likeness, you might feel flattered. If they happened to be your boss and mandated you hand over your mannerisms and voice so they could use a facsimile of your ...

Prolific anime and manga publisher Kadokawa is aiming to crack America and, now, its chief anime officer Daijo Kudo has outlined one of the surprising ways it can grow on western shores. When ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook When an ordinary-looking older man stands on a bridge about to take his own life, a mysterious ...

Setting aside whether Grok’s romantic companion, Ani, is creepy or just silly, she made me crave not just a human partner but also a better AI one. I’ve been writing about consumer technology and ...

Congrats are in order for Vampire Diaries actor Paul Wesley and model Natalie Kuckenburg as the two are engaged! Kuckenburg shared an Instagram post on July 19 announcing the happy news and showing ...

Elon Musk has just unveiled “Companions,” a new feature for his AI chatbot, Grok, that allows users to interact with AI personas. These include Ani, a gothic anime girl who communicates with emojis, ...

There’s never a dull moment with Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk‘s xAI, which he has consistently called the “smartest” AI in existence despite its forays into racial conspiracy theories, tendency to ...

Do you remember that scene in Blade Runner 2049 where a giant, holographic Ana De Armas tells Ryan Gosling he looks lonely? Well, I certainly do. The team behind this head-turning Kickstarter project ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Originally, the Baban Baban Ban Vampire live-action movie was slated to arrive on February 14th in ...