Welcome to another edition of This Week In The Nerd Fandom, we’ll be rounding up several big news topics that have happened during the week.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season Two Prepares for Ranoa Magic Academy
After a problematic beginning for our Rudeus, we’re about to head back to school with the upcoming story arc involving the Ranoa Magic Academy, it begins on August 6th. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is available now on Crunchyroll.
Loki Season Two Teases War, Mischief, and The Return of Krang
Everyone’s favorite God of Mischief, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), and Mobius (Owen Wilson) are on another mission across time and space in the latest trailer for Season two, even running into a certain Goddess of Mischief, Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino). Loki Season Two premieres on October 6th on Disney Plus.
Beyond The Spider-Verse Is Taken Off The Calendar, Ghostbusters, and Kraven The Hunter are Delayed to 2024 as The Strike Continues.
As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA continue to fight for their rights and better benefits, Sony is being cautious, and updating their release calendar. According to Variety, Sony Pictures has taken Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse off the calendar due to the union’s work stoppage orders, the voice cast cannot complete dialogue recording in time for the spring opening, said a Sony source. A new date is expected in the coming weeks. As for Kraven the Hunter, it is being shifted from an October 6th premiere to August 24th, 2024, and finally, the long-awaited sequel for Ghostbusters Afterlife has been pushed from its 2023 Christmas corridor (December 20th) to Easter weekend next year (March 29th, 2024). While most are disappointed, it is important to remember that we need to show our support for the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, if you’re interested in showing your support for these organizations, click here for more information for the WGA, and here for SAG-AFTRA.
Good Night World Logs Onto Netflix For an October Premiere
They may be a broken family in the real world, but they are the strongest ones in-game. Netflix announced a new adaptation of Uru Okabe’s Good Night World. The show premieres on October 12th, and Crunchyroll has the cast list and details.
Geras Makes His Return In The Latest Mortal Kombat Trailer
Geras and the Keepers of Time Faction make their return in the newest Mortal Kombat One trailer, showcasing Geras and Liu Kang’s gruesome new fatalities. The trailer also showcased Gera’s new moves, Darius’s Kameo X-Ray Move, and much more. The game will be released on September 19th for the following consoles: Playstation 5, XBox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Players who purchase the Mortal Kombat 1 Premium Edition or Mortal Kombat 1 Kollector’s Edition will have early access to the game beginning Sept. 14th, 2023. It’s available for pre-order now.
Bandai Reveals More Kamen Rider Gotchard Goodies!
We’re following up on a previous article regarding Bandai and Kamen Rider Gotchard, Bandai has revealed several new themed DX Rider Weapons, including a new set for the mysterious stranger, Valvarad. For more information, head over to Bandai. Also, more information will be released on August 9th regarding the upcoming series, which will premiere on September 3rd on TV Asahi.
Discotek Reveals Several New Licenses, Including The Digimon Movie Collection and Digimon Season 2
Three days ago, Discotek Media announced a slate of new licenses at Otakon 2023, which included the English release of Digimon the Movies Collection 1, Digimon Season 2, a new Blu-ray release of Chargeman Ken, and more.
- Chargeman Ken
- Crying Freeman
- Cybersix
- Digimon the Movie Collection 1
- Digimon Season Two
- Lady Georgie
- Lupin the 3rd: Seven Days Rhapsody
- Midnight Eye Goku
- Overman King Gainer
- Street Fighter II
- The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Russia Has Taken Its Propaganda Regarding Ukraine To Video Games
As Russia’s war with Ukraine carries on, the Kremlin is trying to win over audiences in their favor as Russian Propaganda has found its way into Video Games. According to a new report from News Sources such as The New York Times, Wired, Business Insider, and Bloomberg, first-person, interactive games have become increasingly popular in Russia and starting to become a new source of fascist content and beginning to become a new breeding ground to showcase the Kremlin’s talking points, their justification for invading Ukraine, and their values. The video game that has seen a rise in propaganda was Minecraft and Roblox.
X Corp Sues Nonprofit Group That Tracks Hate Speech
The Self-Proclaimed Free-Speech Absolutist and Owner of X Corp is suing the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), accusing the CCDH of orchestrating a “scare campaign to drive away advertisers from the X platform”. NBC News also mentioned that the lawsuit was filed just hours after the CCDH revealed that Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, had sent the organization a letter on July 20 saying X Corp. was investigating whether the CCDH’s “false and misleading claims about Twitter” were actionable under federal law. For more information on this, head over to NBC News. In this writer’s opinion, if Elon Musk was so afraid of advertisers being driven away, then he needs to stop the racist, homophobic, and antisemitic content that has increased since he took over the social media platform, which includes the promotion of hateful rhetoric made by the owner.
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