Minority Mindset

Science fiction anime covers a lot of ground, from time travel adventures like Steins;Gate to unsettling stories about seemingly perfect worlds with dark secrets, like From the New World. What often makes the best sci-fi anime truly stand out is their ability to deliver genuinely surprising twists and turns.

Just thinking about the 2026 TV lineup without new seasons of Stranger Things is giving me a headache. (Although, we will get the animated spinoff, Tales from ‘85.) But first, we have to get through the final season, which promises to resolve all the major storylines—like the origins of the Upside Down, Vecna’s plan for Dimension X, and, hopefully, the mystery of what was inside that soldier’s case that kept Henry away from the cave for so long.

Great JRPGs are plentiful, but a few truly stand out as must-play masterpieces. These three games remain the best examples of the genre, and continue to be benchmarks for quality that many others try to meet.

Both Affleck and Damon have become major stars. Affleck has achieved success as an Oscar-winning director, even playing Batman, while Damon has collaborated with highly respected directors like Christopher Nolan and the Coen Brothers. Though they’ve continued to work together on projects like Air and The Last Duel, fans have long hoped for a specific kind of film from them. Now, Netflix’s The Rip seems poised to deliver exactly that, a project that feels like it should have happened 28 years ago.

Tyler Perry, known as one of Hollywood’s top earners, is now facing a sexual assault lawsuit. Actor Mario Rodriguez alleges Perry made unwanted sexual advances on multiple occasions, including an incident in 2018 where Perry allegedly hugged him tightly and inappropriately touched him. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and stems from their work on Perry’s 2016 film, Boo! A Madea Halloween.