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10 Best ’90s Anime That Are Worth Revisiting
The 1990s was a major decade for Japanese animation. Thanks to media released in the 1980s, such as Akira, anime became more accessible and sought after on the global market, leading to a plethora of shows and films getting overseas dubs. Thanks to blocks like Cartoon Network’s Toonami, younger audiences were exposed to a wide variety of high-quality anime, which lay the bedrock for how globally dominant Japanese animation has become, sometimes even outperforming Western cartoons.
There are so many fantastic programs that premiered between 1990 and 1999—some of which are still ongoing—meaning that, if you’re interested in exploring this era and how it differs from today’s anime, you have your pick of the litter. For the purposes of this list, we will not be including anime that premiered in the late 1980s but ran into the 1990s, such as Ranma 1/2 and Dragon Ball Z, so consider those as very strong honorable mentions.
‘Pokémon the Series’ (1997–Present)
Ten-year-old Ash Ketchum (Hana Takeda, Rica Matsumoto, Veronica Taylor, and Sarah Natochenny) is an energetic boy living in a world full of Pokémon, mysterious creatures that use elemental attacks and who can evolve into larger, more powerful forms. He is given an electric mouse Pokémon named Pikachu (Ikue Ōtani) as his first partner, and after some initially rocky beginnings, they set off to travel the world and battle other strong trainers, so Ash can become a Pokémon Master. He is joined by numerous companions with their own hopes and dreams, and is hounded constantly by members of the criminal organization Team Rocket, who are obsessed with capturing Ash’s Pikachu.
Pokémon the Series is one of the biggest pop-culture icons to come from the 1990s, and played a key role in Pokémon‘s stranglehold on pop-culture during the late 1990s and early 2000s. While later seasons would try to match the rules of the games a bit closer, the original season was more concerned with doing its own thing, which ranged from including real-world animals to Electric-type attacks hurting Ground-type Pokémon. That said, there were also plenty of episodes that evoke strong emotions, like “Bye Bye Butterfree” and “Charmander – The Stray Pokémon,” and there is a lovely sense of nostalgia hearing the original 4Kids actors.
‘Digimon Adventure’ (1999–2000)
Seven young kids attending a summer camp together find themselves pulled into the Digital World, a parallel dimension inhabited by creatures made out of data called Digimon. The kids each receive Digimon partners, and, thanks to mysterious devices, they can temporarily allow their Digimon to transform into more powerful forms. This marks them as DigiDestined: heroes of prophecy who will save both worlds from wicked forces who seek to destroy and dominate all.
While at first Digimon Adventure might seem like a Pokémon knockoff, the two properties have nothing in common aside from transforming creatures. It tells a very solid quest story while managing to give each of its protagonists’ character arcs and believable personalities, including a wide array of home lives, from adoption to overbearing parents and divorced homes. The Digital World is also incredibly creative and detailed, with plenty of seemingly random items and locations, ensuring that each episode offered new surprises.
‘Slayers’ (1995–2009)
Lina Inverse (Megumi Hayashibara and Lisa Ortiz) is a teenage sorceress driven by wanderlust and greed. During her travels, she somehow acquires a group of more good-hearted and altruistic traveling companions, which means Lina often ends up getting roped into saving the world. Over time, she comes to like her friends, and figures that she can still get some gold out of battling the forces of evil.
Slayers offers a refreshing take on the typical high-fantasy quest thanks to its tone. Its high-stakes action is frequently broken up by moments of levity and comedy, from Lina’s petty attitude to hilarious slapstick comedy. The whole thing plays out like a Dungeons & Dragons campaign, complete with half of the troubles that befall the protagonists being of their own making.
‘Yu Yu Hakusho’ (1992–1995)
Yusuke Urameshi (Nozomu Sasaki, Justin Cook, and Darren Pleavin) is a teenage delinquent and street fighter who dies saving a young boy from being hit by a car. However, it turns out his altruism caught the eye of the Underworld’s elite, and he is allowed to come back to life as an Underworld Detective. Aided by his human best friend and two spirits, Yusuke must now investigate supernatural activity on Earth and thwart the plans of evil demons and other malevolent forces.
Yu Yu Hakusho is a stellar example of 1990s shōnen anime thanks to its aesthetic, character dynamic, and gorgeous animation. Its action sequences set a very high bar in terms of brutality and composition, while its characters had a strong camaraderie fueled by their flawed but complimentary personalities. It’s also got a fascinating mythology that pulls from the likes of Buddhism and Japanese folklore and Shintoism.
‘Sailor Moon’ (1992–1997)
Usagi Tsukino (Kotono Mitsuishi, Terri Hawks, Tracy Moore, and Stephanie Sheh) is your average teenage girl who is visited one day by a talking cat named Luna (Keiko Han, Jill Frappier, and Michelle Ruff). She gives Usagi the ability to transform into a magical form called Sailor Moon, and warns her that an evil organization called the Dark Kingdom has infiltrated the Earth and is draining humans of energy while they search for the powerful Silver Crystal, with which they can resurrect their Queen, Metalia (Noriko Uemura, Maria Vacratsis, and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn). As Usagi learns how to use her new powers to thwart the Dark Kingdom’s plans, she and Luna find other girls who can transform, and receive aid from the mysterious Tuxedo Mask (Toru Furuya, Toby Proctor, Rino Romano, and Robbie Daymon).
Sailor Moon revolutionized the magic girl genre by having female characters who could both stand up to evil themselves and had diverse and multifaceted personalities. Usagi is a good example of this, being a very flawed character who starts off as an underachiever who is terrified of her new responsibilities, but over time develops confidence through interacting with her fellow Sailor Guardians. Aside from its historical significance, the show is still pretty fun to re-visit, blending comedy with intriguing worldbuilding, fun characters, and plenty of visually interesting monsters of the week.
‘Case Closed’ (1996–Present)
Shinichi Kudo (Kappei Yamaguchi, Minami Takayama, Jerry Jewell, Griffin Burns, Mauricio Ortiz-Segura, Alison Viktorin, Wendee Lee, and Molly Zhang) is a teenage genius who uses his analytical mind to aid the police in solving crimes. One day, he is captured by two men in black and fed an experimental drug that was supposed to kill him, but instead reverted his body to six-years-old. Shinichi adopts the alias Conan Edogawa and continues to solve cases alongside private detective Kogorō Mōri (Akira Kamiya, Rikiya Koyama, R. Bruce Elliot, Xander Mobus, and Robert McCollum) and his daughter, Ran (Wakana Yamazaki, Akemi Okamura, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Cristina Vee, and Megan Shipman).
Case Closed, also known as Detective Conan, is one of the longest-running anime, and keeps bringing audiences back thanks to its simple yet brilliant formula. While each episode is a self-contained case, the show maintains plenty of long-running narratives, such as the mystery behind Conan’s attackers, and the romantic tension between him and Ran. It’s also just a ton of fun, with plenty of great mysteries, comedic interactions between the characters, and a wide array of gadgets that Conan uses to make up for his transformation.
‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ (1995–1996)
In the year 2000, a cataclysmic event called the Second Impact sees the Earth devastated and humanity nearly annihilated. 15 years later, humanity is now under threat by monsters called Angels, which are protected by powerful forcefields. Amidst all of this, 14-year-old Shinji Ikari (Megumi Ogata, Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Spike Spencer, and Casey Mongillo) is summoned by his estranged father to pilot a massive biomechanical mech called an Evangelion, which could be humanity’s only hope against the Angels.
Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the most revolutionary animes to come from the 1990s. Unlike other giant robot anime at the time, it chose to prioritize the characters over the action, dedicating lots of time to deconstructing its own genre and unpacking the emotional trauma behind each of its protagonists. Plus, it’s gorgeous to look at, with a very sleek and detailed design for the Evangelions that lends itself well to action, and a wide variety of unique and alien designs for the Angels to make them feel properly mythical and horrific.
‘Berserk’ (1997–1998)
Guts (Nobutoshi Canna and Marc Diraison) is an enigmatic mercenary who wanders the land wielding a massive sword and a brand that attracts the forces of darkness to him. A flashback reveals that his troubles began when he met Griffith (Toshiyuki Morikawa and Kevin T. Collins), the leader of the Band of the Hawk, who recruited Guts after defeating him in a duel. Over time, the two become friends as Guts helps Griffith achieve his goal of ruling his own kingdom, but a series of betrayals and poor choices sees their fates altered in the most unforeseeable of ways.
Berserk focuses on the manga’s Golden Age Arc, which explains the backstory of the principal characters. Thus, the story is a tragedy of epic proportions, with each character getting enough time to establish them as fully-realized characters with camaraderie and unique dialogue about the meaning of life and the dangers of reckless ambition. It’s also got plenty of epic battles, a gritty dark fantasy world, and a haunting soundtrack that compliments the mature tone.
‘Cowboy Bebop’ (1998–1999)
With the aid of hyperspace gateways, humanity leaves a devastated Earth and spreads itself across the Solar System. This, unfortunately, leads to an increase in crime among the colonies, so the struggling Inter Solar System Police instate a bounty system that will pay registered mercenaries if they bring the criminals in alive. Among these mercenaries, nicknamed “Cowboys,” is the crew of the Bebop, who struggle to get enough bounties to keep themselves fed day by day, while also dealing with ghosts from their pasts.
Cowboy Bebop is often ranked as one of the best animes, and thanks to being only 26 episodes long, it’s also an easy binge. The writing combining elements of space opera, film noir, and westerns into a one-of-a-kind science fiction world that is guaranteed to leave you eager to learn more about it and the complex people who dwell within. It’s also got phenomenal music, courtesy of Yoko Kanno, which at times is used to carry the story in lieu of dialogue.
‘One Piece’ (1999–Present)
Before he was executed by the World Government, Pirate King Gol D. Rogers (Chikao Ohtsuka and Sean Hennigan) announced that his massive fortune, called One Piece, would be available to anyone who can find it first. This sparks a new era of piracy as hundreds of ships sail the seas, headed for the Grand Line, a dangerous sea route that is supposed to lead to One Piece’s hiding spot. Among these treasure hunters are the Straw Hat Pirates, captained by Monkey D. Luffy (Mayumi Tanaka and Colleen Clinkenbeard), a young man who ate a magic fruit that turned his skin to rubber.
One Piece is one of the most recognized pieces of Japanese media, and between its near 30-year run and a live-action adaptation on Netflix, it shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. Audiences remain enthralled thanks to the fantastic worldbuilding and storytelling, as the Straw Hats visit new locations with their own unique cultures and factions, a robust set of powers that ensure characters feel unique, and long-form storytelling that is constantly paying off events setup years ago. Speaking of the characters, the Straw Hats in particular are a fantastic group of protagonists thanks to their diverse skills, flaws, and dreams, resulting in a wide array of fantastic character interactions and developments.
One Piece
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October 20, 1999
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Fuji TV
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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
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34 Years Later, Peter Gabriel’s Most Heartbreaking Song Still Captures the End of an Era
Peter Gabriel‘s career has been one of the most prolific and groundbreaking in music history. From his beginnings in Genesis, where his progressive rock compositions and shocking and disruptive stage performances stunned audiences, to his incredible solo career, where he experimented with rhythms and sounds from around the world, he never stopped reinventing himself. He now has an album coming up at the end of 2026, and the singles he has released so far prove that he’s not slowing down.
Most of his biggest hits came out during the ’80s and ’90s, and they range from funk and dance rock tracks like “Sledgehammer” to beautiful, moving ballads. On his 1992 album, Us, he recruited Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor and recorded a few duets with her. One of them is his hit ballad, “Come Talk to Me.” Most likely, when fans first listened to this song, they assumed it was a classic love song about estranged lovers. But the true meaning behind it is more heartbreaking. Gabriel wrote it about his daughter, and it was a desperate attempt at connection.
Why Peter Gabriel Wrote His Most Personal Song for His Daughter
“Come Talk to Me” opens Peter Gabriel’s 1992 album, Us, the album that he described as his most vulnerable one. And with good reason. Right away, the song reveals the many different influences he wanted to include from around the world. It starts with distorted guitars, African drums, synthesizers, and bagpipes, creating a dissonant but hypnotic sound. According to Peter Gabriel, it grew out of a Senegalese groove he’d recorded years before. “I tried to introduce quite a lot of textures, so it’s more of a journey than some of the other tracks,” he explained. “Starting off with these bagpipes, there’s something gutsy and primal about the sound of pipes.”
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But while the rich melody is beautiful, the lyrics are the most moving part. Especially considering the real meaning behind it. “Darkness creeps in like a thief / And offers no relief / Why are you shaking like a leaf? / Come on, come talk to me,” Gabriel sings earnestly, before going into a chorus that is basically a plea. “Oh please talk to me / Won’t you please talk to me / We can unlock this misery / Come on, come talk to me / I did not come to steal / This all is so unreal / Can’t you show me how you feel? / Now come on, come talk to me.”
Around the time he was writing this album, he was divorcing his first wife, and his family was struggling as a result. “In ‘Come Talk To Me’ there’s a block in communicating,” Gabriel shared, and added that it was with one of his daughters. “I saw that she was angry and was unable to externalize her feelings, so it was a real cry from the heart.”
The Pain Behind ‘Us’ Shaped Peter Gabriel’s Greatest Songs
His estrangement from his daughter and the end of his marriage were weighing on Gabriel, and this album, Us, is very vulnerable as a result. But vulnerability doesn’t mean it’s grim; it just means it’s honest. And Gabriel was proud of that. “I don’t think the tone of the album is dark,” Gabriel argued. “It feels quite alive for the fact that it is letting stuff out, and relationships are more directly addressed than before… I feel that by looking in the darkness and by plunging into it, diving into it, that there is some light at the other end of it, which otherwise you bury, it gets suppressed. It feels quite hopeful to me, quite positive.”
“I have never been more sincere in my life. Whether that’s sincere enough, I don’t know. But I do know that I have taken a lot of trouble to give the listener an unadulterated glimpse of my inner life. Therapy taught me that it’s always essential to be open about one’s feelings and emotions, in order to get a grip on them,” he went on. For him, working on the album was the best way to do that. He explained that, while his life was falling apart around him, he felt that music was something he could control. The theme of the album, at its core, is connection and communication. Everything he felt he couldn’t say to his family, and especially to his daughter, he was saying through music. It makes the name Us take on a whole different meaning. And it’s clearly perfectly fitting.
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And in the process ruins Mallory’s “dream come true.”
The first look at Outer Banks‘ final season hinted at more potential deaths after Rudy Pankow‘s controversial exit as JJ.
Netflix released the official trailer on Wednesday, July 28, which showed John B. (Chase Stokes), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), Kiara (Madison Bailey), Pope (Jonathan Daviss) and Cleo (Carlacia Grant) mourning the loss of JJ. They ultimately decide on a revenge plan that seems to led to some potentially fatal moments including someone on a motorcycle falling off a cliff, deadly explosives and more.
Outer Banks, which debuted in 2020, follows the conflict between two groups of teenagers in a coastal North Carolina town. The social divide is introduced with the wealthy residents (a.k.a. the Kooks) and the working class (the Pogues).
Season 5, which premieres August 20, will follow the aftermath of JJ’s shocking death. The show originally received backlash when Pankow’s departure was confirmed despite the writing team claiming it was always the plan to kill off the fan-favorite character.
“It’s been kind of lurking in his DNA from the beginning. He’s really a tragic figure, and the idea of mortality, and you only have a finite window — it’s also a theme of the show,” executive producer Jonas Pate told The Hollywood Reporter in November 2024. “It’s something John B. has talked about from the first season. So believe it or not, this is something that was always sort of baked in the cake, and we just wanted to tell the story as elegantly and interestingly as possible.”
After JJ’s onscreen death, the show’s creators explained their decision to kill off a Pogue.
“The overarching plan was to begin with just some kids who wanted to have a good time all the time, and take them on a whole journey,” Shannon Burke told Deadline in November 2024. “One of them was going to end up dying, and pretty early on, we knew that was going to be JJ, he’s the most reckless. He is also the most beloved and, in one way, the most sacrificing and the most risk-taking. And this was going to be JJ’s year.”
JJ’s shocking death on Outer Banks inspired fan speculation about what led to the controversial decision — including cast feud rumors and more. During the second part of season 4, which premiered in November 2024, viewers were in for a surprise when a trip to track down treasure in Morocco led to one of the […]
He continued: “The kids, they’re getting older. We wanted to begin in a place of innocence and then go to a place that at least one point to go is really dark for them, and then have them come out of it. That’s the overarching plan for the show. It was always JJ that was going to be, we just weren’t sure how we were going to play it.”
Viewers subsequently started to question whether Pankow’s exit came as a result of a rumored rift between him and the cast, which includes characters John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope, JJ and Cleo (Carlacia Grant).
Pankow, 28, for his part, has said that he thinks JJ’s death was meant to move the story along.
“When I first found out JJ was gonna risk it all and not make it, I understood it. And the risks got bigger and bigger, and the stakes got higher and higher,” he explained to Netflix’s Tudum that same month. “His death really does set up the future of OBX with the question, what is worth it? And when someone that close to you is gone, how do you navigate that?”
Outer Banks is currently streaming on Netflix.
Eva Mendes is making it clear that a viral image appearing to show Ryan Gosling and Johnny Depp together at San Diego Comic-Con never happened. The actress called out an Instagram account after it shared an AI-generated picture depicting her longtime partner walking alongside Depp at the convention. Although both actors attended the event, their appearances occurred on separate days, and there is no evidence they spent time together. Eva Mendes’ response prompted the account to apologize and change its caption to identify the image as artificial intelligence.
The fabricated picture was shared by the Instagram account @opavisions and showed Gosling walking through the Comic-Con crowds alongside Depp, who was dressed as Ebenezer Scrooge. A character named Slopaxo also appeared partially in the image and was tagged in the post. The original caption presented the scene as if it were a genuine candid moment from the convention.
“Some of our favorite moments from Comic-Con weren’t on stage; they were watching Ryan Gosling, Johnny Depp, and @slopaxo moving through the crowds like the unlikeliest best-friend trio,” the caption read. “Between candid walks, conversations with fans, and spontaneous stops, they quietly became one of the weekend’s most memorable sights.”
Mendes quickly entered the comment section to correct the claim. “FAKE. Please let People know when you’re putting out AI,” she wrote.
Instagram Account Apologizes After Being Called Out
Following Mendes’ response, the account acknowledged that the image was not authentic and promised to be more transparent. “@evamendes DISCLAIMER: THIS WAS AI***,” the account wrote.
“Thank you for saying something. You’re right, and I’ll be more clear going forward,” the message continued before praising Mendes and Gosling’s respective careers.
The account reportedly issued an additional apology with, “Ok we will sorry,” and later added, “Wow. I’m a big fan. I love your movies.” Comments have since been disabled on the post, while its lengthy original caption has been replaced with one word: “AI.”
Although the post has now been labeled, the initial presentation gave viewers no clear indication that the scene had been artificially created.
Johnny Depp Appeared At Comic-Con As Ebenezer Scrooge
Part of what made the fabricated image appear believable was Depp’s elaborate Ebenezer Scrooge costume, which he genuinely wore during Comic-Con. The actor made a surprise appearance in San Diego to promote “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol,” scheduled to arrive in theaters on November 13.
Organizers constructed a mock storefront in the Gaslamp Quarter and covered the surrounding area in artificial snow. A crowd gathered as Christmas carolers performed before Depp emerged in character from the building. Despite fans cheering and calling out to him, Depp maintained Scrooge’s famously irritable demeanor as he moved through the activation.
He later appeared in costume during Collider’s Directors on Directing panel, giving convention attendees a closer look at his transformation for the forthcoming film.
Ryan Gosling’s Ghost Rider Casting Was Revealed Days Later
Gosling made his own surprise Comic-Con appearance on Saturday, when Marvel announced that he will portray Ghost Rider in an upcoming standalone film. Shawn Levy will direct the project, which is slated for release in 2028. The filmmaker recently worked with Gosling on “Star Wars: Starfighter,” scheduled to premiere on May 28, 2027.
“Gosling is the absolute sh-t. I say that with tremendous respect,” Levy told the Comic-Con audience. “We spent a lot of time last year making Starfighter, and the opportunity as Ryan started talking about this character, I was like, “Bro, let’s ride.” We’ll see you in 2028!”
The project will mark Gosling’s entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and reunite him with Levy behind the camera.
Eva Mendes Has Her Own Connection To ‘Ghost Rider’
Gosling’s casting creates an unexpected full-circle moment for Mendes, who previously appeared in the 2007 “Ghost Rider” movie starring Nicolas Cage. Mendes portrayed Roxanne Simpson, the former girlfriend and love interest of Cage’s Johnny Blaze. The film earned approximately $229 million worldwide against a reported production budget of about $110 million.
The actress has publicly supported Gosling’s casting in the new adaptation, making her connection to the franchise even more personal. However, Mendes was considerably less enthusiastic about seeing her partner placed into a fictional Comic-Con encounter without an upfront disclosure.
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Officially Closes In on 2026’s Biggest Sci-Fi Box Office Milestone
Following one of the most impressive opening weekends of the year, where it broke numerous records, including becoming its director and star’s highest-grossing opening yet, Christopher Nolan‘s historical epic The Odyssey held that momentum for weekend #2. The blockbuster, which was dubbed an “unrivaled cinematic spectacle” in Joe Schmidt‘s review for Collider, has now sailed to $700 million worldwide, against a $250 million production budget.
Matt Damon finally made the move to leading man in a Nolan movie in The Odyssey, after previously appearing in the likes of Interstellar and Oppenheimer. Add to this a star-studded ensemble including Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, and Zendaya, the reputation of Nolan, and the promise of a feast of practical filmmaking, and The Odyssey was destined to prove an unstoppable hit. Can it reach the $1 billion mark? After such a strong start, it certainly looks likely, and that would make it only Nolan’s third film to hit this height after The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises.
With a global haul of $700 million after just a few weekends, The Odyssey has now surpassed the final box office total of one of 2026’s most defining films. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Project Hail Mary made $684 million in global revenue earlier this year, with this total likely to be smashed by The Odyssey in less than a week. Considering just how strong Project Hail Mary‘s theatrical run was, for The Odyssey to make overtaking it look like a breeze is particularly impressive.
Another Movie Just Hit an Enormous Box Office Milestone
It wasn’t just The Odyssey celebrating a successful weekend at the box office. In its sixth weekend, after falling no further than third in the ranks, Pixar’s latest animated sequel, Toy Story 5, has finally reached the box office promised land, breaking the billion-dollar boundary. One of the most successful films of the year, Toy Story 5 is just the third to reach $1 billion in 2026, following in the footsteps of the video game adaptation sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and Antoine Fuqua’s musical biopic, Michael.
The Odyssey is currently available to watch in theaters worldwide. For more of the latest box office stories, stay tuned to Collider.
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July 15, 2026
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173 minutes
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Danny DeVito parties, gets married, and ‘human traffics’ in first look at “It’s Always Sunny” season 18
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Usher warned a fan during a concert in Birmingham, Alabama, before bringing her onstage. The singer is currently performing in the ‘The R&B Tour,’ and he recently kicked a woman named Gabrielle Cheyenne off the stage after she failed to play along during the fan segment. His new warning also seemed to address Gabrielle’s “pretty privilege” comments.
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Usher Seemingly Throws Shade & Warns Fan Before Bringing Her Onstage
Usher is known for his spicy performances during his concerts, and he has a special segment where he brings a female fan onstage while he sings ‘Can U Handle It?’
A fan was kicked offstage recently during the tour, and she later said on social media that she looked too good to decline the offer to go onstage with her “PRETTY PRIVILEGES.” Days later, Usher warned a fan at his Birmingham show, referencing the woman he had previously kicked off the stage.
“Before we get started, don’t bring your a*s up here if you don’t wanna be here,” he said as the audience howled. “God, don’t like ugly, but he most certainly don’t feel too good about pretty privilege, either.”
Woman Kicked Off Stage Explains Her Reaction
During a performance in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, July 25, Usher kicked a fan off stage after bringing her up for the sexy segment of the show. The fan seemed less than enthusiastic as the ‘Climax’ artist attempted to lay her down on a bed, and he waved her off the stage after saying, “I don’t think she wants to be on stage.” The fan, Gabrielle Cheyenne, explained herself on Facebook after receiving backlash.
“First off NOBODY is declining to go on stage. I looked good… you thought I wasn’t gonna let THOUSANDS of people see me?? On the big screen, where you Will never be???? My mom and I had FLOOR SEATS. Their team approached us and moved us to VIP before the show even started !! PRETTY PRIVILEGES something you will never know about!! They don’t say what you’re going up there for!! Y’all wanted me to get up there and f**k him atp ?? CHATT FOLKS AREN’T USED TO ANYTHING. That’s the most exciting thing that would’ve happened in y’all little a** lives !! F**k yall, DISRESPECTFULLY
Cheyenne spoke to TMZ on Monday, July 27, and admitted that she wanted to be onstage with Chris Brown, who is also on the tour. Cheyenne said that she was brought to the VIP area but wasn’t told what she would be brought onstage for. She said that she would have reacted differently if it has been Brown onstage with her instead of Usher. She added that she wouldn’t have accepted has she known the VIP offer was for the ‘Yeah!’ artist.
“I’m more of a Chris Brown fan than I am of Usher,” she said. “So, of course, it would have been a different reaction with Chris Brown… it wouldn’ta been the stiffness.”
The fan added that she didn’t mean to ruin the moment, but she prefers one artist over the other.
Fans Have Mixed Reactions To Usher’s Warning
Fan reactions were mixed after the clip was shared on TSR’s Instagram page. Several Roomies were feeling Usher’s warning while others shared their critiques about both fan interactions.
User @anishajanae wrote, “Yall talking about his ego hurt when it’s as simple as, don’t go up there if you don’t want to participate. We’ve seen how these shows go.”
User @gueits wrote, “He said nothing wrong, that girl was playing on them people’s stage .”
@dutchisrunway wrote, “Don’t mess up people performance and bag ..just to be weird.”
User @jinadoll1212 added, “Start bringing up REAL fans and not IG models and that won’t happen.”
@therealcourtneybee added, “Get real fans up there, the ones with your faces on the shirts 🤷🏾♀️😂.”
@iheartdna noted that Usher threw the whole tree with his warning. “Not ‘he don’t feel so good about pretty privilege either’ 😂 That was petty 🤣🤣.”
@mr_grindhard4 added, “Humbled her ssa quick😂😂😂.”
@shay_tha_great wrote, “Yall talking about ego???? HE AT WORK!!!! 😂😂😂.”
User @she.prettyxoxo wrote, “Imagine waiting your whole life to get picked just to get unpicked.😂.”
@nunu_struts replied, “It’s not about ego. It’s fn facts. Don’t get up there if you don’t want to be up there. It’s very simple.”
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Sports comedies have been enjoying a bit of a renaissance in the streaming era, arguably ever since the debut of the feelgood Emmy-winning hit Ted Lasso in 2020. Netflix recently took a big swing at the subgenre with its new golf series, The Hawk, starring Will Ferrell as a washed-up former PGA legend aiming to make the big comeback nobody wants him to, but that hat was just the latest example in a line of titles finding laughs among the pros. Apple TV also put its own spin on the game with Owen Wilson‘s Stick, and, just last year, Happy Gilmore 2 made its long-awaited return to the green with Adam Sandler back in the lead role as the former hockey player turned golf legend. Not to be lost in the shuffle is Glen Powell‘s football series Chad Powers, which overcame a lukewarm critical reception to score a touchdown with viewers and earn a Season 2.
Inspired by the Eli’s Places segment where Eli Manning goes undercover as a college walk-on, Chad Powers Season 1 followed canceled football star Russ Holliday (Powell) as he eyes an opportunity to return to football glory after blowing up his reputation in a championship game. With some help from his roommate Danny (Frankie A. Rodriguez), he dons a new face and comes back to the game as Chad Powers, a West Virginia man competing for a starting job on the South Georgia Catfish. Hilarity ensues as he slowly leads the team out of the doldrums while keeping his secret gets harder and harder and the stakes soar ever higher. Season 2 now sees Chad as an established superstar, but with much bigger issues now that assistant coach and will-they-won’t-they love interest Ricky (Perry Mattfield) knows his secret. After filming began in February, that date has now been set for when the titular quarterback will begin the march to the promised land.
Hulu has announced that Season 2 will kick off on September 3, a remarkably quick turnaround less than one year after Season 1’s arrival. Accompanying the date was also a new set of images teasing what’s to come as the Catfish aim for the College Football Playoffs. A couple shots see him working on perfecting the disguise to ward off suspicion while he tries to lead the SEC football team to glory. Nonetheless, Coach Hudson (Steve Zahn) and Gerry (Colton Ryan) seem increasingly wary of him given his suspicious activity off the field. As much as she doesn’t want to help, Ricky may be his only hope, as she’s seen meeting with Russ and Danny at a restaurant, presumably to discuss plans to keep the Chad Powers myth alive.
- Release Date
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September 30, 2025
- Network
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Hulu
- Directors
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Tony Yacenda
- Writers
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Michael Waldron
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Russ Holliday / Chad Powers
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We all love going for a stroll down memory lane and hearing noises, seeing sights, and clicking buttons we used to click as kids, which is why it’s been such a bummer that some of the original Xbox’s most fondly remembered games have remained frustratingly difficult to revisit outside Microsoft’s consoles. While backward compatibility has become a major part of the Xbox identity, PC players have largely been left watching from the sidelines. Well, all of that has now officially changed for good.
Xbox has officially launched Backward Compatibility on PC, beginning with four classic games from the original Xbox era. Conker: Live & Reloaded, Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and Fuzion Frenzy are now available through the Xbox app on PC, and all four can be purchased individually and are also included with every Xbox Game Pass plan.
More Classic Xbox Games Are Coming to PC
Through Xbox Play Anywhere, each title can be accessed across compatible PCs, Xbox consoles and handhelds including the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, while cloud streaming is also supported. Players who already own a digital Xbox licence for any of the four games will not need to purchase them again on PC. The updated versions include resolution scaling of up to four times the original output, VSync, fullscreen and windowed display options, anisotropic filtering and improved anti-aliasing.
Backwards compatibility has been a huge feature of the Xbox since the Xbox One began supporting the original Xbox titles and those from the Xbox 360. It continued through the Series X and S, but this is the company’s first coordinated effort to bring that legacy catalog properly to PC. And in more good news, Achievements are going to be added to selected original Xbox games on both PC and consoles later in the year. The initial four releases are expected to receive Achievement support within the coming months, which will give us all those endorphin rushes we used to get when we’d complete a level in 30 seconds or something.
Microsoft has not yet revealed which games will join the service next, although it confirmed that the library will continue expanding. For now, PC players can finally revisit the foul-mouthed squirrel who’s well known for having very bad days, control time, battle through the skies, and ruin friendships in multiplayer permanently without digging an original Xbox out of storage.
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